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Contacts
Website: : http://weill.cornell.edu/
Phone: (212) 746-106
Admissions e-mail: wcmc-admissions@med.cornell.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4-year program
- Joint Programs are available. Descriptions are available here
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Required courses:
- Biology (2 semesters) with labs
- Physics (2 semesters) with labs
- Chemistry (2 semesters) with labs
- Organic chemistry (1 semester required, 2 recommended) with lab
- If only one semester is completed, applicant must have an additional advanced biology or chemistry course
- Writing-intensive courses (2 semesters)
- One course on the humanities or social sciences
- One course on English-language literature
- Students not majoring in the basic sciences should pursue at least an extra two terms in the biological sciences
For more information, click here.
GPA
- Mean Science GPA 2013: 3.77
- No minimum GPA
- For more information, click here.
MCAT
- There are no cut-offs for MCAT scores.
- Average MCAT scores for 2013: 35.3
- MCAT must have been written within three years of application
For more information, click here.
Supporting Documents
- AMCAS application
- Two Letters of Evaluation
- If your university has a preprofessional advisory committee, you will need to submit a letter from it, or a letter explaining why a letter from this committee could not be obtained.
- If your university does not have a preprofessional advisory committee, you will need to submit two letters of recommendation.
- If you have completed any considerable volunteering, work, or research, a letter should be submitted from your supervisor.
- Supplemental Application Form
- Received only once the AMCAS application is received by WCMC.
For more information, click here.
Evaluation criteria
- Premedical Curriculum
- Letters of Evaluation
- MCAT
- Extracurricular Activities
- Investigation of the field of medicine
- Research
- Character
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Interview
- Interview invitations will be sent out by emailing on a rolling basis
- Interview days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
- Type of interview: Two interviews with members of the Committee on Admissions
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Timeline
- August 1: AMCAS application due for Early Decision
- October 1: Early Decision applicants are notified of decision.
- October 15: AMCAS application due for all other applicants
- October 15: Completed application due for MD/PhD program
- November 15: Completed application due for Regular MD program
- Early March: Class selected
- Mid April: Accepted students revisit weekend
- May 15: Tuition deposit of $100 to hold a place in the entering class due
- May 15: Only one medical school acceptance may be held by an applicant
- June 1: Deadline for accepted students to request deferment
- Third Week of August: Matriculation and orientation; classes begin
For more information, click here "Important Dates".
Tuition 2012-2013
- Tuition and fees: $49,990
For more information on tuition, click here
For information on financial aid, click here.