Admissions FAQs

See our Academic Requirements page for more information.

You do not have to wait to submit your application; however, be sure to indicate in the AACOMAS application that you have an upcoming MCAT. This will allow us to hold your application for review until the new score is available in AACOMAS if your current score is below our standard. For instructions on how to release MCAT scores, visit this page. You may also wish to notify the Office of Admissions once your new score is available in AACOMAS by contacting us at [email protected].

We do not accept international students or students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program at this time.

Letters are accepted through AACOMAS, through Interfolio, or by email to [email protected] directly from the evaluator once an applicant has applied.

This is great. However, you are still responsible for coordinating with this service to ensure that we receive at least one letter of recommendation from a pre-med adviser, committee, or science faculty member. Additionally, we will need one letter from a physician from either a DO or MD. Any of these letters may be forwarded directly from the author(s) as well.

Yes. Letters of recommendation can be used for up to two years from the date on the letters.

Recommendations and evaluations dated more than two years before your application is submitted to AACOMAS are considered outdated. This can happen when you have been away from academia for a period of time. You may substitute your pre-med adviser or committee letter with a letter from a science faculty member.

A pre-med committee letter is not required. Applicants who do not have a pre-med adviser or committee will need to submit a letter of recommendation from a science faculty member.

Applicants should work directly with AACOMAS for any academic updates. We recommend reviewing this webpage related to updating your AACOMAS application.

In some cases, substitutions may be made for the biochemistry requirement. To request a substitution for undergraduate coursework, please forward one of the following to the Office of Admissions:

• A faculty letter detailing course content
• A copy of the course description from the school catalog
• A copy of the actual course syllabus
  • The method providing the most detail will produce the most accurate assessment. For biochemistry, the information should indicate the applicant has studied intermediary metabolism or specifically lipid metabolism.
  • Applicants will be notified of decisions upon review of course content.
  • If a request to substitute a course is granted, the substituted course will not be counted toward the fulfillment of any other prerequisite.

Yes, provided you have listed the coursework as “In Progress (IP)” on your AACOMAS application. Please make sure to list all coursework you are planning to take on your application. All other required materials must be received for the application to be considered complete.

When you are invited to complete the secondary application, your account to our application portal will be created. You will be prompted to access the portal through entering your email information through the Forgot Password option. This should be the same email you applied to AACOMAS with. Remember to keep your personal login information private.

For best consideration, secondary applications should be submitted within 30 days of invitation. The last day to submit a secondary application each year is May 15, unless otherwise noted from the Office of Admissions.

We recommend using Google Chrome to access the portal; however, any browser should allow access given there are not strict requirements on your browser settings for necessary cookies.

For any issues accessing the secondary application portal, please contact [email protected].

In your application portal, you will be prompted to submit the $50 non refundable fee upon completion of the secondary. This payment can be made via credit card. Your application will not be considered complete for review until this payment has been remitted.