Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Contacts
Website: http://www.einstein.yu.edu/home/default.asp
Phone: 718-430-2106
Admissions e-mail: admissions@aecom.yu.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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- 4 years in length
- Class size: 183
Admission Requirements
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 Sciences + Lab (6 Credits)
- General Chemistry + Lab (6 Credits)
- Organic Chemistry + Lab (6 Credits)
- Physics + Lab (6 Credits)
- College-Level Mathematics (6 Credits) (Statistics and Computer Science are acceptable)
- English (6 Credits)
- Recommended Courses
- Molecular, Cell or Neural Biology (6 Credits)
- Note on AP Credits
- AP credits will be accepted to satisfy undergraduate requirements
- Biology AP recommended to have higher level course work
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GPA
- Average GPA 2009: 3.72
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MCAT
- Average scores 2009:
- Physical Sciences – 10.8
- Verbal Reasoning – 9.9
- Biological Sciences – 11.1
- Test must have been written within 4 years of application deadline
- Scores must be posted in AMCAS application by November 1st
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Supporting Documents
- Application through AMCAS
- Secondary Application
- Applicants will be sent a link to the Secondary Application once the receipt of the AMCAS application has been received.
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- At least 2 letters of recommendation
- One letter from a faculty member in the applicant’s major
- A second letter from a different science faculty member
- Applicants are encouraged to submit 1 or 2 letters of recommendation from someone with whom they have worked closely (faculty, research mentors, volunteer directors, or employers)
- Post-bac applicants must request a letter from the Dean of Students or Registrar at their college affirming good standing status
- Applicants who have completed all of their pre-medical requirements prior to 5 years at the time of application must show evidence of participation in either academic or work experience in the biological sciences
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Interview
- Approximately 1300 applicants interviewed
- Latest date for interview: April 30
- Interviews can be conducted in Queens, Manhattan, or the Bronx, though applicants are encouraged to come to the College of Medicine (Bronx) and attend a noontime luncheon and a tour
- Interviewer will either be a clinician or a scientist
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Timeline
- Early Decision Application
- Application to AMCAS – August 1
- Application complete to Einstein – August 15
- Decision notification – October 1
- Regular Decision Application
- Earliest date for submission of AMCAS application – June 1
- Latest date for submission of AMCAS application – November 1
- Latest date for submission of transcripts to AMCAS – November 15
- Latest date for completion of application – March 15
- Earliest date for letter of acceptance – January 15
- Request for deferred enrolment – June 1
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Tuition 2009-2010
- First-Year Tuition: $39,186
- Health Insurance: $3,602
- General Instructional Cost First and Second Year Students: $2,440
- Housing: $9,000
- Books, Supplies and Instruments: $1,920
- Meals: $4,000
- Personal Expenses: $4,502
- Computer: $2,000
- TOTAL: $66,650 USD
- Application Fee: $120
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