AMCAS
The American Medical College Application Service
AMCAS is a centralized application service provide by the Association of American Medical Colleges. A completed AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service) application is required by most allopathic (M.D.-granting) schools, including the College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Some medical schools do not use AMCAS. It is your responsibility to obtain separate application forms from medical schools that do not participate in AMCAS. For information about applying to Schools of Osteopathic Medicine, see AACOMAS below.
How much does it cost to submit an AMCAS application?
You only need to complete one application; AMCAS will send it to the medical schools that you have designated. The initial application fee with AMCAS for one medical school is $160. Additional applications are $30 for each designated medical school. Many schools charge an additional fee at the time the supplemental or "secondary application" is submitted. For instance, UAMS requires a non-refundable fee of $100 at the time the Supplemental Application is submitted.
When do I apply?
Students wishing to apply to medical school begin the application process a year before matriculating. For instance, if you plan on entering medical school in the summer after you graduate ie. summer of 2008, you need to apply BEFORE you enter your senior year (summer of 2007). The relevant dates for the College of Medicine at UAMS are listed in the table below. This also includes the deadline for submission of completed application materials to the Premedical Advisory Committee at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
AMCAS will begin accepting web applications on June 1. AMCAS only provides an on-line application pro, available at: www.amcas.org
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
Filing of AMCAS web application to AAMC
Earliest date: June 1, 2007
Deadline for submission of completed AMCAS to UofA Fayetteville Premedical Advisory Commitee: Third week in August of 2007 August 13-16**(There will be NO exceptions.)
UAMS Policy: "The Premedical Advisory Committee Composite Evaluation: (Mandatory) If it has been two years or less since an applicant last attended or graduated from a college, he/she must request a letter of evaluation from the school's Premedical Advisory Commitee. It is the responsibility of the applicant to investigate and determine if his/her school has Premedical Advisory Committee. The applicant must meet all established deadlines of that committee for requesting a letter be sent to the College of Medicine Office of Admissions."
Source:
www.uams.edu/com/comcat/ under "For the Medical School Applicant"
UAMS Deadlines
Final deadline for all applicants to submit AMCAS web application to AMCAS:
November 1
First day applicants can call UAMS to schedule an interview if their AMCAS application has been both submitted and certified by AMCAS: August 15
Last day for Arkansas residents to call UAMS to schedule faculty interviews: November 15
Last day for non-Arkansas residents with strong ties to Arkansas to submit letter to UAMS advocating strong ties to Arkansas: November 15
Acceptance notice to regular applicants
Earliest date: December 15
Letters mailed to additional Early Accepts: January 15
Deadline for ALL application documentation at UAMS for ALL applicants: January 15
Letters mailed to all applicants informing them of their admission status: February 15
(Accepted, Alternate List, or Not Accepted)
Latest date for acceptance: until class is filled
What do I do to find out specific information regarding medical school requirements for states other than Arkansas?
The premed advisors, Dr. Neil Allison and Dr. Jeanne McLachlin have detailed information about all U.S. and foreign medical schools. Make an appointment to meet with them. Medical school addresses and other admissions information can also be obtained from the latest edition of the MSAR, "Medical School Admission Requirements" on reserve in the Mullins Library under Premed. The MSAR lists the average GPA and MCAT score of successful applicants, the class size, and the number of out-of-state applicants for all the allopathic medical schools in the U.S. and Canada.