AMCAS
The College of Medicine participates in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The AMCAS application is available at www.aamc.org. Applications are accepted by AMCAS starting June 1 for possible matriculation in the following year.

Citizenship of Applicants
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. If the applicant is a permanent resident of the U.S., a copy of the applicant's green card is required when applying.

Secondary Application
When the College of Medicine receives your materials from AMCAS, we will e-mail you the link for our 2009 Drexel Secondary Application. Please complete the application and application fee credit card payment of $75.00. Only those applicants receiving a fee waiver from AMCAS will have their application fee waived. The College of Medicine's deadline for receipt of your secondary application, fee and all supporting materials is January 1, 2009.

Please send materials to:
Drexel University College of Medicine
Office of Admissions
2900 Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129

Applicants interested in admission with advanced standing should visit our website at LinkClick.aspx for more information.

Supporting Materials
The College of Medicine requires letters of recommendation. Applicants whose college or university has a premedical advisory committee should send a composite letter of recommendation, including evaluations from science and non-science professors. If this isn't possible, students should ask three individuals who hold college-level academic appointments to send letters of recommendation. Two of these should be from science faculty and one from a faculty member in a non-science discipline. If candidates have taken time off between college and medical school, they should also send a letter of recommendation from a person who can comment about experiences during that period. All supporting materials must be received by the College of Medicine by January 1, 2009.

MCAT
The MCAT is required. The College of Medicine will accept MCAT scores from two years prior to the application year. (For 2009 applicants, we will review MCATs no older than April 2006)  We review all MCAT scores, but are especially interested in the most recent. Drexel will accept scores through September 2008 for the 2009 admissions cycle.  January 2009 scores will not be considered for applicants applying for the 2009 entering class, unless the applicant has been interviewed and waitlisted.

Early Decision Applicants
Competitive applicants interested only in Drexel University College of Medicine are encouraged to apply through the AMCAS Early Decision Program. The deadline for early decision is August 1, 2008.

Time Table for Application and Acceptance
Standard Application Procedure

Filing of AMCAS application
June 1 to December 1

Receipt by medical school of applicant's supporting materials
January 1

Decision to applicants
October 15 until class is filled

Early Decision Program (EDP)

Filing of AMCAS application
June 1 to August 1

Receipt by medical school of applicant's supporting materials
August 1

Decision to EDP applicants
October 1

Application Review
A complete application includes the AMCAS application, the completed Supplemental Application and $75 fee (or AMCAS waiver), letter(s) of recommendation, and MCAT score. All completed applications are reviewed by a member of the admissions committee.

Applications are reviewed in their entirety. GPA, MCATs, advisor recommendations, the essay, extracurricular activities, etc. are all taken into consideration when choosing whom to interview.