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The 2014 AMCAS
Application
AMCAS Communications
Spring 2013
In this presentation…
• AMCAS Application
 How does AMCAS work?
 2014 Application Dates & Participation
 The AMCAS Application
– Sections of the Application
 After Submission
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Verification
Post-Submission Changes
Criminal Background Checks
Multiple Acceptance Data
• Fee Assistance Program
• More Resources for Applying
How does AMCAS work?
Application
Submitted
• Online
application
completed and
submitted to
AMCAS
• Fees paid (or
FAP award used)
Application
Processed
• All required
official transcripts
arrive at AMCAS
• Verification of
coursework
• Calculation of
AMCAS GPAs
Application
Delivered
• Verified
application sent
to designated
medical schools
• Letters delivered
on a rolling basis
• MCAT scores
automatically
received (before
or after
application is
submitted
2014 Application Dates
Date
January
Event
2013 Fee Assistance Program opens
April 1
2014 AMCAS Resources released
May 8
AMCAS application opens
June 4
AMCAS application submission
begins
June 28
Initial transmission of application data to
medical schools
August 1
Early Decision Program deadline
Sept.-Dec.
Application deadlines
2014 Application Dates
Application Deadlines
• Completed application must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET
of the deadline date
• All required official transcripts must be received by AMCAS
within 14 calendar days of the application deadline date
• EDP deadline for application and transcripts is August 1
• AMCAS does not grant deadline extensions
• Visit www.aamc.org/amcasdeadlines
2014 AMCAS Participation
AMCAS Participation
143 Schools/Programs
Application
AMCAS Letters
All MD granting schools in the United States with the
exception of MD programs at Texas public schools
141 Schools/Programs
See www.aamc.org/amcasletters
Criminal
Background Checks
109 Schools/Programs
See www.aamc.org/amcascbc
For complete participation listings:
Application: www.aamc.org/students/applying/amcas/participating_schools/
Letters: www.aamc.org/aboutamcasletters
CBC: www.aamc.org/amcascbc
www.aamc.org/amcas
The AMCAS Application
• Identifying Information
• Schools Attended
• Biographic Information
• Course Work
• Work/Activities
• Letters of Evaluation
• Medical Schools
• Essay(s)
• Standardized Tests
AAMC Registration
Only complete registration if
you do not have an AAMC ID
number
AMCAS Main Menu
1. Identifying Information
2. Schools Attended
2. Schools Attended
2. Schools Attended
2. Schools Attended
3. Biographic Information
4. Course Work
4. Course Work
Use a personal copy of
your official transcript to
complete this section
5. Work/Activities
• Maximum of 15 entries
Applicants can enter 3 additional
date ranges for repeated
activities
• Maximum of 3 “Most Meaningful”
Work/Activities
• You can indicate repeated activities
• Up to four separate date ranges
• Future end dates up to the start of the matriculation
year (up to August 2014)
• You will specify the total hours spent on this activity
for each date range
• Work/Activities entries will be shown in the order they are
entered within the application
• These entries are still sorted by each medical school’s
preference during application review
6. Letters of Evaluation
You can submit
your application
before your letters
are received by
AMCAS.
6. Letters of Evaluation
6. Letters of Evaluation
Letter Request
Form
Applicant’s
identifying
information
Letter ID and
Letter Type
The author’s address
Methods the
author can
use to send
their letter to
AMCAS
AMCAS
uses this
barcode to
attach the
letter to the
correct
application
6. Letters of Evaluation
Applicant
Letter Author(s)
AMCAS
Submission Methods:
 AMCAS Letter Writer Application
 Interfolio
 VirtualEvals (VE)
 Mail
Medical School(s)
Receive letters
electronically, on a rolling
basis after the application is
processed
www.aamc.org/amcasletters
7. Medical Schools
Be sure to select the
correct program type and
be mindful of program and
transcript deadlines
8. Essay(s)
9. Standardized Tests
Contact MCAT
[email protected] |
202-828-0690
Monday – Friday
9 am – 5 pm ET
If you are re-taking the MCAT and don’t
indicate your upcoming testing date, medical
schools may review your application without
waiting for your new score.
Certification Statement
AMCAS Verification
Transcripts
• Once your application is submitted
and all required official transcripts
are received, your application will
join the verification queue
Application
Submitted
 You should consult the AMCAS
Instruction Manual and video
tutorials to ensure that all
coursework is entered accurately
 Academic Change Requests
 From date of “Ready to Review”
application status, 4-6 weeks
Processing updates are provided
weekly on Facebook and Twitter!
All Official
Transcripts
Received
Verification
Queue
27-Jan
20-Jan
13-Jan
6-Jan
30-Dec
23-Dec
16-Dec
9-Dec
2-Dec
25-Nov
18-Nov
11-Nov
4-Nov
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30-Sep
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2-Sep
26-Aug
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5-Aug
29-Jul
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8-Jul
1-Jul
24-Jun
17-Jun
25-Jan
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11-Jan
4-Jan
28-Dec
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7-Dec
30-Nov
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16-Nov
9-Nov
2-Nov
26-Oct
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12-Oct
5-Oct
28-Sep
21-Sep
14-Sep
7-Sep
31-Aug
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10-Aug
3-Aug
27-Jul
20-Jul
13-Jul
6-Jul
29-Jun
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8-Jun
30
10-Jun
30
3-Jun
# of days to complete verification
AMCAS Verification
2013 Application Cycle
25
20
15
10
5
0
2012 Application Cycle
25
20
15
10
5
0
Post-Submission Changes
• Once your application is submitted you can make
changes to limited content of your application using the
“Update Application” button.
Post-Submission Changes
• Only these items can be updated or changed in your application after
it has been submitted:
 ID Numbers
 Name
 Including full legal name, preferred name, and alternate names
 Contact Information
 Mailing addresses
 Alternate contact information
 Date of birth, birth address, and sex
 Letters of Evaluation
 Notification that a letter will no longer be sent
 Addition of up to 10 letter entries
 Next MCAT testing date
 Addition of Medical Schools or changes to existing program types
 Deadlines, fees, and restrictions apply
 Release application information to school-designated pre-health advisor
Criminal Background Checks
• Participating medical schools have Criminal Background
Checks on their accepted or waitlisted applicants facilitated by
the AAMC
• Applicants will receive an e-mail notification from Certiphi
Screening, Inc., initiating the background check
• Applicants have 10 calendar days to review their report for
irregularities, after that time it will automatically be sent to the
medical school(s)
• There is no additional charge to the applicant for this service
2013 Fee Assistance Program
Benefits
• Reduction of MCAT Registration
fee from $270 to $100
•
Apply: www.aamc.org/fap
• Free copy of The Official Guide to
the MCAT Exam & access code for
The Official MCAT SelfAssessment Package®
•Free access to MSAR Online
• Waiver of AMCAS application fees
for up to 14 medical schools
Apply for fee assistance before
registering for the MCAT or
submitting an AMCAS
application. Benefits cannot be
applied retroactively.
Resources
Pre-health
Advisors
Hub
Updated Instruction Manual
and Quick Start Guides
www.aamc.org/advisors
www.aamc.org/amcas
AMCAS
Fee
Assistance
Program
Applicants:
[email protected]
202-828-0600
www.aamc.org/fap
[email protected]
202-828-0600
www.aamc.org/mcat
MCAT
MSAR
[email protected]
202-828-0690
www.aamc.org/msar
[email protected]
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