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Medical College Admission Test
Applicants for admission to the First-Year Class must take the
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) no later than the fall
of the year preceding your planned admission date. We only accept
MCAT’s taken within the three years before applying. For MCAT
registration material, please visit http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat
American
Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
participates in the American Medical College Application
Service (AMCAS). Applications can only be submitted
on the web at http://www.aamc.org.
Applications for admission to the First-Year Class
of our School of Medicine must be submitted to
AMCAS by November 1st. Applications can be filed
as early as June 1. Secondary application material
must be received in Admissions by December 15th.
Early submission of applications is strongly recommended.
Students applying to the M.D./Ph.D. program (http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/rbe/mstp)
are encouraged to complete the MD/PhD applications
by December 1st.
AMCAS Financial
Assistance Program
The AMCAS Financial Assistance Program is provided by the
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for applicants
whose inability to pay the AMCAS service fee prevents them from
applying to medical school. Complete details regarding this are
provided on the AMCAS website at http://www.aamc.org
Application
Fee
A money order payable to the University at Buffalo for $65.00
to cover the application processing fee will be requested by us
after we receive your application from AMCAS. The processing procedure
cannot begin until the fee is received. It is important to print
your name and AMCAS ID number on the money order. Personal checks
are not accepted.
Credentials
When AMCAS has completed its processing procedures, the applicant
is sent a Transmittal Notification indicating the schools to which
applications have been sent. Upon receipt of the AMCAS application,
our Admissions Office will acknowledge receipt and further explain
our procedures in our supplemental application.
Transcripts
AMCAS procedures require applicants to submit all official
transcripts directly to AMCAS for verification.The application
materials forwarded to the Medical School by AMCAS contain the
verified academic record and we consider this record sufficient
for our purposes and do not wish applicants to forward transcripts
directly to us. Only if a candidate is accepted to the entering
class will the Committee request that he/she bear the expense
of submitting additional transcripts and then only final official
transcripts for inclusion in his/her Medical School student file.
Letters of Recommendation: All Applicants
- Required is either a Pre-Health Committee Letter, OR three letters
of recommendation with at least one letter from a science professor.
Letters from TA's, Instructors, etc. should be countersigned by the professor, if possible. (MSTP applicants are encouraged to forward a letter of recommendation from a research mentor/advisor as well.)
- Applicants with Graduate School Education
If a significant number of years have transpired since your undergraduate education, you have the option of excluding undergraduate letters but must supply us with letters from three (3) of your graduate school professors.If you choose to continue using undergraduate recommendations and you:
- are just beginning your Masters or Ph.D. program, no
additional letters are required.
- have completed at least one year of a Masters or Ph.D.
program, one (1) recommendation from a professor in your program is required.
- have completed two (2) or more years. Two (2) letters
from graduate professors are required.
- Substitution
Applicants unable to secure the required letters of recommendation should advise this Office immediately in writing. State the problem and set forth the credentials (name and title) of the people who will submit letters for you.
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