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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
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Admission Requirements
- Initial applications accepted only through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS).
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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)
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GPA
- No minimum required GPA.
- The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 was roughly 3.65.
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MCAT
- No minimum required MCAT score.
- The incoming averages for the first year class 2009 was roughly 33.
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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.
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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 each applicant has a 45-60 minute personal interview with a member of the faculty who serves on the Committee on Admissions.
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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
- Receipt of AMCAS application: 06/01/2009-11/01/2009
- 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
- Receipt of AMCAS application: 6/1/2009-08/01/2009
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.
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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