AMCAS
Citizenship of Applicants
Secondary Application
Supporting Materials
MCAT
Early Decision Applicants
Time Table
Application Review
Interview
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, (after your application is verified), we will email you the link for our 2011 Drexel Secondary Application. Please note that it can take up to four weeks for you to receive your Drexel secondary application after your primary application has been verified by AMCAS. Please complete the application and application fee credit card payment of $75. 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, 2011.
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 transfer website for more information.
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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, 2011.
Drexel University College of Medicine participates in the AMCAS Letter Writing Service. Please follow all directions as stated by the AMCAS application process and send all lettres through AMCAS.
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MCAT
The MCAT is required. The College of Medicine will accept MCAT scores from two years prior to the application year. (For 2011 applicants, we will review MCATs no older than April 2008.) We review all MCAT scores, but are especially interested in the most recent. Drexel will accept scores through September 2010 for the 2011 admissions cycle. January 2011 scores will not be considered for applicants applying for the 2011 entering class, unless the applicant has been interviewed and waitlisted.
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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 30.
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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 30
Decision to EDP applicants
October 1
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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.
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Interview
Applicants selected for an interview will receive an e-mail from the Office of Admissions. Applicants may then schedule their interview through our online scheduling system. Interviews are conducted daily September through March.
Applicants through our Special Program Linkage Schools will receive a letter or e-mail from us with their scheduled interview date. These applicants may not schedule their own interviews as we try to keep everyone from the same school on the same days.
If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend your interview. Give us a call at 215-991-8204 and we'll do our best to reschedule your interview as close as possible to the original date.
If it is necessary to cancel your interview, please do so at least 72 hours prior to your interview date. There are many invited applicants who would like to reschedule to an earlier date, but need enough time to make a schedule change possible. Please cancel your interview on-line or contact our interview coordinator at kjohnson01@drexelmed.edu.
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