amcas 2025

Hello all! I am a recently graduated neuroscience major looking for help in building my school list. I am hoping to apply to 25-30 schools for financial reasons. Let me know what suggestions you may have for my school list please. Here are some relevant facts: GPA: cGPA 3.86 sGPA 3.85 MCAT...

Hello applicants! Are you feeling confident about your primary medical school applications? If you have questions about how to frame your activities, fill out the demographics section, or tackle the optional essays, don’t miss office hours with Dr. Rachel Rizal tomorrow from 5-7pm PST / 8-10pm...

Hello! Dr. Rachel Rizal here from Cracking Med School Admissions. I know you are hard at work filling out your medical school applications! I am here to help every step of the way! :) I'm holding office hours this Thursday so you can come ask me any questions you have about medical school...

How do I build a solid school list? / Please help refine my school list Overall GPA: 3.80 Science GPA: 3.72 MCAT score: 517 (129, 128, 128, 132) State of Residence: TX Undergrad Attended: TAMU Major: Biology (B.S.) Minority? No Reapplicant? Yes Nontrad? Yes (gap year) Shadowing Experience...

I just received my MCAT score, and I’m feeling a bit nervous. I’d really appreciate any suggestions on whether I should apply this cycle and which schools you think I might have a good chance at. I’ve lived in Indiana my whole life and am applying as a traditional applicant (21 years old M)...

Hey everyone, I saw other threads similar to this but not exactly what I am asking. In my freshman year I received a No Credit (NC) grade for college trig. This grade per my institution guidelines says doesn't affect your GPA which I confirmed today with my Registar office. Now I took a look...

Planning to apply to medical school in the upcoming cycle? With so much to do and so many deadlines to stay ahead of, the next few months can be a hectic time. Here are ten tips to help you hit the ground running. 1. Get cozy with AMCAS and AACOMAS (and TMDSAS, if you’re in Texas). Medical...

The AMCAS Work and Activities section is where you will share all your research, clinical experiences, paid employment, publications, leadership, extracurricular activities, awards, memberships, volunteer work, and advocacy and social justice efforts. The types of activities that you include...

Currently completing my secondary drafts and a few schools have asked questions about areas you want to pursue like advocacy and serving an underserved group. I am Active duty mil and want to support and provide care for veterans, especially disabled veterans but I can not find a clear answer if...

Somehow the format of my activities section got messed up and one of my extracurriculars has no description at all???? I want to send a letter to schools and give them some sort of description considering that experience gave me some clinical hours. When should I send that letter? Is it too...

If you are a medical school applicant with the goal of matriculating in the fall of 2025, it is time to submit your primary application! The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) opened on May 1, 2024, and fully completed applications can now be submitted (as of May 28, 2024)...