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Contacts

Website: http://hms.harvard.edu/admissions/default.asp?page=application
Phone: (617) 432-1550
Admissions e-mail: Admissions_Office@hms.harvard.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • MD/PhD available here
  • MD/MBA available here
  • MD/MPH available here
  • MD/MPP available here
• 4 years in length
• All students are admitted into either of two programs
  • New Pathway Curriculum: 135 students are admitted each year.
  • HST Curriculum: collaboration between Harvard and MIT. 30 students are admitted each year.
• Number of applications for 2008 entering class: 5,138
• Class size: 165
• No rolling admissions policy

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study and baccalaureate degree required prior to matriculation (any discipline)
• Required Courses
  • Biology with laboratory (6 credits)
  • Chemistry with laboratory (12 credits)
  • Physics (6 credits)
  • Calculus (6 credits)
  • Expository writing (6 credits)
  • Calculus involving differential equations and 6 credits of calculus based physics are additionally required for HST Curriculum
• Recommended Courses
  • Literature, languages, arts, humanities, social sciences, computer, honours courses and independent research

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GPA

• Average accepted GPA 2005: 3.76
• No minimum cut-off, but academic excellence is expected

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MCAT

• Median scores 2005:
  • Physical Sciences – 12.09
  • Biological Sciences – 12.03
  • Verbal Reasoning – 11.01
• No minimum cut-off, but academic excellence is expected
• MCATs more than 3 years old must be retaken
• Scores must be posted in AMCAS application by November 1st

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Supporting Documents

• Essay that demonstrates integrity, maturity, concern for others, leadership potential, and an aptitude for working with people
• Maximum of six letters of recommendation allowed
  • at least 2 from science professors with whom you have taken classes
  • at least 1 from non-science professor
  • letters from ALL research supervisors are required

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Interview

• 800-1000 applicants out of 5,138 applicants invited for interviews for 2008 entering class
• All interviews held in Boston area
• one-on-one interview with members of the Committee of Admissions for both New Pathway and HST applicants
• Additional interview with a faculty member and student for New Pathway applicants

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Timeline

• Oct 15, 2009: deadline for online AMCAS application
• Nov 1, 2009: last day to submit online supplemental application, and for AMCAS to receive letters of recommendation
• Sep-mid Jan 2010: e-mail invitations for interviews
• Mar 2010: final decision letters mailed for all applicants

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Tuition 2009-2010

• First year tuition: $38,600
• First year average expenses: $60,880

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Student Composition

• 165 students
  • from 64 undergraduate institutions, 34 states, and 13 foreign countries
  • 66% majored in sciences
  • 16% social science majors, 7% humanities major
  • Age of entrance: 21-36
  • 49:51 women to men ratio
  • 50% are students of colour

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