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The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) is a non-profit,
centralized application processing service for applicants to the
first-year entering classes at participating U.S. medical schools.
For the 2009 entering class, most medical
schools will be participating in AMCAS. Applicants to medical
schools that do not participate in AMCAS, as well as all advanced
standing and transfer applicants, should contact schools directly
for application instructions. You should also contact schools directly
for application information regarding joint or special programs,
such as BA/MD, MD/Ph.D., MD/JD and so forth.
AMCAS does not render any admission decisions and does not advise
applicants where to apply. Each participating school is completely
autonomous in reaching its admissions decisions. AMCAS provides
only the application processing service. The AAMC and AMCAS neither
endorse, nor have any relationship to, commercial counseling services
concerned with admission to either U.S. or foreign medical schools.
Regardless of the number of AMCAS schools to which you apply, you
submit just one application to AMCAS via the Web. You must also
request an official transcript from each college of registration
in the United States and Canada. AMCAS then assembles your application
file, verifies it and forwards the application to your designated
medical schools. AMCAS also sends your MCAT scores for tests taken
since April 1991, provided you have released them to AMCAS.
Deadlines
All deadlines
are set by the individual medical schools and represent when materials
(application and fees) must be received by AMCAS. Submitting materials
as early as possible avoids any processing delays or missed deadlines.
You are responsible for ensuring that all required information is
received by AMCAS according to the school-specific deadlines set
forth in the application. In addition, applicants are responsible
for checking the status of their submitted application.
Refunds
AMCAS will not issue refunds for missed deadlines. You will be
eligible for a refund of your AMCAS application fees — minus
a $160 non-refundable service fee — if you withdraw your application
before it has begun the verification process. You will receive a
refund only for those schools for which the published deadline has
not yet passed at the time you withdraw your application.
Fees
The fee for applications for the 2009 entering class is $160 for
the first designated school and $30 for each additional school,
regardless of the point at which you add school designations. Those
unable to pay this fee may apply for a waiver through the AAMC Fee
Assistance Program (FAP).
Data Policies
The Association of American
Medical Colleges (AAMC) recognizes its responsibility to treat with care the information
it collects about individuals involved in medical education, and to respect
their privacy relative to sensitive data concerning them. To meet this
obligation, the Association has developed privacy
policies to prevent the exposure of truly confidential personal data
without the permission of the individual involved, to limit the distribution
of sensitive data to those situations which require it, and to permit
distribution of non-sensitive, directory information wherever a useful
purpose can be served.
Investigations
Two significant responsibilities of the AAMC are to promote integrity in the processes
associated with entry into medical school or a graduate medical
education program, and to encourage high standards during the course
of enrollment. These policies
and procedures have been developed to advance this purpose by
addressing cases which arise in the application process while ensuring
the rights of all concerned parties.
The AAMC requires applicants to present accurate and current information
at the time application materials are submitted and during all phases
of the admission process for entry into medical school or a graduate
medical education program. It is the policy of the AAMC to investigate
discrepancies in credentials, attempts to subvert the admission
process, and any other irregular matter that occurs in connection
with application activities.
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