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Four Tips for Completing Your AMCAS® Application
Completing your AMCAS Application
The 2018 AMCAS application cycle is now open! While the information entered in the application is straightforward, it can be easy to make simple mistakes that may delay processing time. To avoid delays and help you fill out your application, we asked the AMCAS Verification Team, who reviews and processes thousands of applications each year, to provide some essential tips to help you successfully complete your application.
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Advisor Corner: Crafting Your Personal Statement
Advisor Corner
Being able to articulate an answer to the question "why medicine?" is critical for an applicant as they apply to medical school. One of the first places an applicant can convey this message to admissions officers is through their personal comments essay in the AMCAS application. We asked three pre-health advisors how they advise their students when they begin crafting their personal statements.
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Four Tips for Using the Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR®)
Using the MSAR
The Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) is an online database that allows you to browse, search, sort, and compare information based on your personal requirements for every M.D.-granting, LCME-accredited medical school in the U.S. and Canada. This year, the MSAR received major enhancements, including a new look and feel! To help you get the most out of the new design and find the schools that are the right fit for you, check out these four tips.
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Inspiring Story Highlight: Marianne Seneczko
Marianne Seneczko
Marianne was inspired to serve the U.S. Military Medical Corps after volunteering at a military hospital in Ukraine during her Fulbright Fellowship.
Read Marianne's story about her path to medical school →
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Important Dates
May 13
MCAT Test Day
May 18 and 19
MCAT Test Days
May 23
MCAT scores released for April 22 examinees
May 29
The AAMC office will be closed for Memorial Day
May 30
MCAT scores released for April 28 examinees
June 1
2018 AMCAS cycle applications open for submission
June 1
MCAT Test Day
June 1
2017 Southern National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (SAAHP) Regional Conference Pre-health Fair in Charleston, SC from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM ET. For more information and to register, click here.