University of California, San Diego Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://medicine.uscd.edu/
Phone: 858- 434- 3880
Admissions e-mail: somadmissions@ucsd.edu
Admissions
- Acceptance rate: 5.5%
- In-state acceptance rate: 7.1%
- Out-of-state acceptance rate: 2.5%
- Minority acceptance rate: 5.0%
- International acceptance rate: 0.0%
Admission Requirements
- The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application is accepted.
- School asks for a school-specific application as part of the admissions process.
- You must be a United States Citizen, or have Permanent Resident status, to be eligible to apply to the UCSD School of Medicine.
Undergraduate coursework required
- You must complete the following lecture courses with a grade of "C" or better to be eligible to apply to the UCSD School of Medicine. Typically, each of these required courses must be completed at an accredited U.S. institution.
- One year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) of college-level Biology (excluding botany & biochemistry).
- One year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) of college-level General Chemistry (biochemistry is acceptable).
- One year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) of college-level Organic Chemistry.
- One year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) of college-level Physics.
- One year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) of college-level Math (only calculus, statistics, or computer science will be considered).
- UCSD does not require any laboratory coursework.
- UCSD does not require English coursework, but competence in spoken and written English is required.
- AP credit with a score of 4 or 5 can be used to satisfy some of the requirements:
- The full year of Math.
- One semester of Physics (meaning you would need to complete ONE semester or TWO quarters to complete the requirements).
- One semester of General Chemistry (meaning you would need to complete ONE semester or TWO quarters to complete the requirements).
- AP credit can NOT be used to meet the Biology or Organic Chemistry requirements.
GPA
- Student Characteristics – ENTERING CLASS, 2008
- Average overall GPA: 3.75
- Average science GPA: 3.79
- 33.4 Q Composite Avg. MCAT (VR: 10.4; PS 11.4; BS 11.6; Writing Q)
- 46% female / 54% male
- 90% Residents of California
- 63% Biology/Chemistry majors, remainder in physical and social sciences and humanities
- 47% of applicants receiving interviews offered admission
Interview
- from late September through the end of March
Costs and Financial Aid
- Financial aid phone number: 858- 534-4664
- Tuition, 2007-2008 academic year: In-state: $22,959; Out-of-state: $35,204
- Room and board: $12493
- Percentage of students receiving: Loans: 81%, Grants/scholarships: 55%, Work-study aid: 1%,
- Average medical school debt for the Class of 2006: $79562