The Application Process

Wake Forest University School of Medicine participates in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Formal application for admission to the first-year class must be submitted through AMCAS. Appropriate information about this procedure may be obtained from premedical advisors; the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Admissions Office; or at http://aamc.org/stuapps. Applications for admission to Wake Forest University School of Medicine are received from AMCAS from June 15 to the November 1 deadline.

Applicants are encouraged to review the annual volume of the AAMC publication, Medical School Admission Requirements. Because AMCAS will not forward applications received after November 1, prospective students are urged to apply as early as possible. Upon receipt of the AMCAS application, the Committee on Admissions evaluates each applicant and selectively sends an online secondary application. All others are notified of their status.

The secondary application includes a request for a nonrefundable processing fee of $55, and for a letter of evaluation from the applicant’s premedical advisory committee. If there is no premedical advisory committee, two letters of recommendation from individuals who have taught or supervised the applicant are required. AMCAS collects the evaluations and makes them available to the medical school. After the secondary application, MCAT scores, and evaluation(s) are received, the completed secondary application is reviewed, and competitive candidates are invited for an interview.

Approximately 8% of all applicants are asked to visit Wake Forest University School of Medicine for interviews from mid September to mid March. Academic achievement, academic improvement, MCAT scores, state of residence, and evaluations are considered in selecting applicants for interview. By the first of April, all applicants are notified of the action of the Committee on Admissions, whether it be accept, wait list, or not accept. Those retained on the wait list are considered for vacancies as accepted applicants withdraw; this list is maintained until orientation. An applicant who is accepted is asked to respond in writing within two weeks. Upon acceptance of an offer, a holding place fee must be submitted. This fee, which is credited toward tuition, is refundable until May 1.

Criminal background checks are required for all entering students.

Application for Early Decision can be made through AMCAS from June 1 to August 1. Early Decision candidates are informed of their program status in September and offers of acceptance made by October 1. The MCAT is required for this program.

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