$3712
Here's the depressing breakdown:
Kaplan MCAT course - 1349
MCAT registration - 185
AMCAS fee - 600 (16 schools)
AACOM fee - 375 (DO schools, used as backup)
secondary fees - 1085 (12 allopathic, 2 osteopathic)
LOR mailings - 84
transcript mailings - 34
I didn't include interview fees because I haven't had to fly anywhere or stay overnight in a hotel. Most were day trips. Also, I didn't complete all my secondary applications, because either I realized I would not likely get in, or I didn't actually want to go there, or the application was too hard and I didn't feel like finishing it ("laziness"). Also, I knew from the outset that I only actually was considering about 2 of the osteopathic schools, but I heard at a PCOM presentation that they can kind of tell when a student applies to only 1 or 2 DO schools and thus frown a person using DO as backup. So I could have saved money there, I guess. Finally, the secondary fees ranged from $55 (Temple) to $100 (NYMC, Albany)
Hope this helps. Thank gosh my parents were able to help out with some of this, otherwise I'd be a financial mess. Its been totally worth it, though.
PS - as for how to pay, I paid the Kaplan fee and the MCAT fee (I figured I'd be more likely to study hard and buckle down if I knew how it felt to write a check for that much!) To do this, I just saved some money from work. My parents helped out with the AMCAS, AACOM, and many secondary fees; it sucks having to ask for money, but otherwise I couldn't afford it. Bless their hearts!
