Question: What Are the Components of the Medical School Application?
Unlike college and most graduate schools, in which you prepare an application for each individual school, applying to medical school entails preparing only one application.
Answer: The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) is a centralized service that collects applications and processes them for all medical schools. The AMCAS saves you time and standardizes the process of applying to medical school. Submit your application and information once. The service collects applications, screens them, and sends them to the schools that you identify.
The application to medical school includes the same components as the graduate school application:
- GPA and transcript
- MCAT scores
- Personal essay
- Letters of recommendation
