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==Admission Requirements== | ==Admission Requirements== | ||
− | *Initial applications | + | *Initial applications accepted only through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). |
For more information, click [http://www.bumc.bu.edu/admissions/applicationprocess/requirements/ here] | For more information, click [http://www.bumc.bu.edu/admissions/applicationprocess/requirements/ here] | ||
====Course and Degree Requirements==== | ====Course and Degree Requirements==== | ||
− | * | + | *Minimum of a bachelors degree from an accredited 4 year US or Canadian college. |
*Required Courses | *Required Courses | ||
**English Composition or Literature (1 year) | **English Composition or Literature (1 year) | ||
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====GPA==== | ====GPA==== | ||
− | *No minimum required GPA | + | *No minimum required GPA. |
− | *The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 | + | *The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 was roughly 3.65. |
For more information, click [http://www.bumc.bu.edu/admissions/welcome/classprofile/ here] | For more information, click [http://www.bumc.bu.edu/admissions/welcome/classprofile/ here] | ||
====MCAT==== | ====MCAT==== | ||
− | *No minimum required MCAT score | + | *No minimum required MCAT score. |
− | *The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 | + | *The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 was roughly 33. |
For more information, click [http://www.bumc.bu.edu/admissions/welcome/classprofile/ here] | For more information, click [http://www.bumc.bu.edu/admissions/welcome/classprofile/ here] | ||
====Supporting Documents==== | ====Supporting Documents==== | ||
− | * | + | *Letters of recommendation must be sent directly to AMCAS. |
*One letter from a Health Professions Advisor or Advisory Committee | *One letter from a Health Professions Advisor or Advisory Committee | ||
**If no such letter is available, applicant should explain this on the supplemental application and provide a minimum of 3 individual letters - 2 from science faculty. | **If no such letter is available, applicant should explain this on the supplemental application and provide a minimum of 3 individual letters - 2 from science faculty. |
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Contacts
Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/
Phone: (617) 638-4630
Admissions e-mail: medadms@bu.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD): 4 years in length
- Combined MD/PhD Program
- Combined MD/MPH Program
- Combined MD/MBA Program
- Number of applications in 2008: More than 10,000
- Class size in 2009: 177
For more information, click: here
Admission Requirements
- Initial applications accepted only through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS).
For more information, click here
Course and Degree Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelors degree from an accredited 4 year US or Canadian college.
- Required Courses
- English Composition or Literature (1 year)
- Humanities (1 year)
- Biology (1 year) with Lab (1 year)
- General Chemistry (1 year) with Lab (1 year)
- Organic Chemistry (1 year) with Lab (1 year)
- Physics (1 year)
For more information, click here
GPA
- No minimum required GPA.
- The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 was roughly 3.65.
For more information, click here
MCAT
- No minimum required MCAT score.
- The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 was roughly 33.
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- Letters of recommendation must be sent directly to AMCAS.
- One letter from a Health Professions Advisor or Advisory Committee
- If no such letter is available, applicant should explain this on the supplemental application and provide a minimum of 3 individual letters - 2 from science faculty.
For more information, click here
Interview
- Boston University conduct interviews on selected Monday, Wednesday, and Friday dates from early October to the middle of February. All interviews are offered by invitation of the Committee on Admissions. The interview day program runs from 8:00 AM to about 3:00 PM and includes opportunities to meet students and faculty, and a presentation from the Office of Student Financial Services. Each applicant has a 45-60 minute personal interview with a member of the faculty who serves on the Committee on Admissions.
For more information, click here
Timeline
- Routine Application
Receipt of AMCAS application: 06/01/2009-11/01/2009
Receipt of all secondary materials: 06/15/2009-01/04/2010
Interviews (by invitation only): 10/02/2009-02/15/2010
Earliest notice of acceptance: 01/15/2010
- Early Decision Application
Receipt of AMCAS application: 6/1/2009-08/01/2009
Receipt of all secondary materials: 06/15/2009-08/15/2009
Interviews (by invitation only): 08/15/2009-9/15/2009
Notice of acceptance: Prior to 10/02/2009
Tuition 2009-2010
Tuition for the 2009-2010 academic year is US $46,488 with a Graduate Program Fee of $600 which does not include books or housing.
Financial Aid information is available through the Office of Student Financial Services.
Please visit their website at here
International students would have to be able to prove that they could pay their way through their medical education, should they be accepted.
More information for International Students at BU is available at here