amcas 2022

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Based on the below information, AMCAS 2022-2023 opens on May 4th, 2022. AMCAS 2022-2023 can be submitted on May 28th, 2022. Verified AMCAS applications are transmitted to medical schools starting on June 26th, 2022. Will applications submitted on May 28th and June 25th will be considered as...

Hi everyone, I am going through a bit of setback at the moment given I was deferred from Early Decision at a school in NJ 2 weeks ago and I need some help. Since I received that decision I have applied to other schools (about 12) in NJ, PA, VT and NY. I was wondering what my chances look like...

2 questions that I haven't been able to find on here... first, I took an Addiction Studies class (Alcohol Use and Addiction) my junior year. Would I classify this as "Special Studies," "Behavioral & Social Sciences," or "Other" ? It didn't focus on any biology/psychology, basically just learned...

Hi guys. I am an international student with a Canadian bachelor's degree(and a Canadian permanent resident). I had some transfer credits from my home school(first year) but they didn't count towards my GPA. Instead, they're written as 'CR' and miscellaneous credits. I want to apply to a US...

Hi everyone! :) I'm a first time applicant (new to SDN) and wanted to ask for some input on my school list before I finalize it/put it into AMCAS. Here's some info about me: -Home state = AZ -GPAs (total and science) ~3.75 -MCAT = 519 -ECs: 350 hrs cancer research (no pubs) 8000 hrs as an ER...

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Basically what the title says. I have 5 total LORs, and all 5 of them were compiled into a committee letter. My school's version of a committee letter is essentially just a condensed letter that compiles snippets of my other individual letters. My advisor told me though that my strongest letters...

Hi all, So I just received an email from AMCAS telling me that they identified an issue that impacted the name of the schools I selected within the Schools Attended section of AMCAS and that it could impact my AMCAS GPA? I'm not quite sure what this means, but I do have a couple of clarifying...

I am filling out the AMCAS application for this year, and there was an study abroad experience I wanted to write about. In this experience, I went to India for two weeks and learned about the healthcare there, and then came back and had an 8 week debrief basically. I received credit for it and...

Hello, Can I just send my transcript to AMCAS via my university's transcript request portal, or is it REQUIRED that I ask them to attach the Transcript Request Form? I already reached out to the registrar at my uni and they said there was no option to attach the Transcript Request document. They...

To give you a better idea of what to include in this section of the application, I am providing examples of activity descriptions and most meaningful essays at the bottom of this blog post. They were generously shared by students who were accepted into medical school. As you’ll see, these are...

Hello, As I was filling out the AMCAS application, it generated 2 transcript requests: one for the old institution and 1 for the current one (i transferred). I wanted to verify that this correct and that I will have to send two transcripts to AMCAS. From what I understand, I send the AMCAS...