SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://www.downstate.edu/college_of_medicine/
Phone: 718-270-2446
Admissions e-mail: admissions@downstate.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Class size: 185
- There have been no international students in the entering class for over 19 years
Admission Requirements
- For admission booklet, see here
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: At least three years of study toward a baccalaureate degree
- Required courses must be completed prior to matriculation
- Required Courses
- Biological or Zoology + Lab (8 Credits)
- General or Inorganic Chemistry + Lab (8 Credits)
- Organic Chemistry + Lab (8 Credits)
- Physics + Lab (8 Credits)
- English (6 Credits)
- Recommended Courses
- Advanced science subjects or college Mathematics (6 Credits)
- Note on AP Credits
- AP credits will be accepted to satisfy undergraduate requirements if they are accepted by undergraduate college and on transcript, though advanced level courses recommended
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GPA
- Average GPA based on the national average of admitted students
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MCAT
- Average MCAT based on the national average of admitted students
- 2011 national averages:
- Physical Sciences: 10.4
- Verbal Reasoning: 9.8
- Biological Sciences: 10.8
- Test must have been written within 3 years of planned enrolment
- Latest test considered is September 11th, 2013
- Scores must be posted in AMCAS application by November 1st
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Supporting Documents
- Application through AMCAS
- Secondary Application
- Processing fee of 80USD
- Letter of Recommendation from premedical advisor committee
- OR 2 letters of recommendation from two different professors in different departments
- One letter must be from a professor in a science department
- The other should be from a professor in your field of study
- Letters must be from professors that have had you in their classes and know you well
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Other Requirements
- Technical standards, see here
Interview
- Interviews are offered to applicants who are competitive
- Interviews begin in early September
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Timeline
- Early Decision Application
- Application to AMCAS – August 1
- Application complete – August 17
- Regular Decision Application
- Earliest date for submission of AMCAS application – June 1
- Latest date for submission of AMCAS application – December 15
- Latest date for completion of application – February 1
- Latest date to make deposit for admission reservation - May 15
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Tuition 2012-2013
- In-State Yearly Tuition: $14,765 USD/semester
- Out-of-State Yearly Tuition: $27,325 USD/semester
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For financial aid, click here