Albert Einstein College of Medicine
From SUS Redbooks
Revision as of 19:40, 26 January 2013 by Hannah.namgung (talk | contribs)
Contacts
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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)
- MD/PhD click here
- 4 years in length
- 7,784 applicants
- Class of 2016: 183 students
For more information, click here
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 (8 Credits)
- Organic Chemistry + Lab (8 Credits)
- One semester of Biochemistry may substitute the 2nd semester of Organic Chemistry
- Physics + Lab (8 Credits)
- College-Level Mathematics (6 Credits) (Statistics and Computer Science are acceptable)
- English (6 Credits)
- Recommended Courses
- Molecular, Cell or Neural Biology (6 Credits)
For more information, click here
GPA
- Class of 2016
- Average GPA: 3.75
- Average science GPA: 3.72
For more information, click here
MCAT
- Average MCAT score of class of 2016: 32.8
- Test must have been written within 4 years of application deadline.
- MCAT examination must be taken no later than September
- Applicants applying for “early decision” must take the MCATs no later than July 14
- Scores must be sent by March 15.
For more information, click here and here
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.
- Secondary Application fee of $120.00
- Letters of recommendation may be one of the following choices:
- letter of recommendation by the Pre-Professional Advisory committee
- Two 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)
- 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
For more information, click here
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
For more information, click here, here and here
Timeline
- Early Decision Application:
- Application to AMCAS Deadline – August 1
- Supporting document deadline – August 15
- MCATS must be taken no later than July 14
- 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 secondary application – February 15, 2013
- Latest date for completion of application – March 15
- Earliest date for letter of acceptance – January 15
- Request for deferred enrollment – June 1
For more information, click here
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 - check [http://www.einstein.yu.edu/admissions/page.aspx?id=666&ekmensel=15074e5e_1106_1114_666_4 here} for more information
For more information, click here
