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Contacts

Website: http://medicine.uconn.edu//
Phone: 860-679-4713
Admissions e-mail: admissions@uchc.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 4 years in length
• Joint program available. For more information, click here

Admission Statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2015: 3,061
• Class size in 2015: 100

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Bachelor's Degree
• Required Courses
  • Biology or Zoology with Lab (1 year)
  • Chemistry with Lab (2 years)
    • one semester should be Organic Chemistry
  • Physics with Lab (1 year)
  • English (1 year)
    • Courses in composition and literature are strongly recommended

For more information, click here.

GPA

• Average GPA of admitted applicants in 2015: 3.7

MCAT

• MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application, and no later than the August exam preceding the expected date of matriculation

Supporting Documents

• AMCAS application
• Supplemental application
• Letters of recommendation
  • a composite recommendation from the premedical advisory committee at the undergraduate school, or
  • at least 3 letters from individuals familiar with the applicant's academic history
  • additional references confirming the applicant's experiences and comments on personality and character traits
• Transcripts
• MCAT scores

For more information, click here.

Interview

• Early Decision interviews: late August - early September
• Regular Decision: September - March
• Applicants invited to interviews: approximately 320
• Interview day: typically 9am - 2:30pm
  • a faculty interview
  • a student interview
  • financial aid information session
  • a tour of the UConn Health
  • lunch with current students

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Timeline

• June 1: Primary application is available via AMCAS.

• August 1: Deadline for Early Decision applicants to complete AMCAS application.

• October 1: Early Decision applicants are notified of their status.

• November 15: Deadline for submitting AMCAS application.

• December 31: Deadline for receipt of all materials, including the Supplemental Statement and Letters of Recommendation.

• August – March: Invitations are sent to applicants selected for interview.

• October – End of Admissions Cycle: Offers of acceptance are issued on a rolling basis.

Tuition 2016-2017

• In-state students:
  • Tuition: $34,706
  • Fees: $3,660
  • Total first year fees: $38,366
• New England students:
  • Tuition: $60,735
  • Fees: $3,660
  • Total first year fees: $64,395
• Out-of-state students:
  • Tuition: $67,318
  • Fees: $3,660
  • Total first year fees: $70,978

For more information on tuition, click here
For information on admission scholarships and financial aid, click here