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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
- Other programs are also available:
- Combined MD/PhD Program
- Combined MD/MPH Program
- Combined MD/MBA Program
- Accelerated 7-year BA-MD Program
- Eng-Medic Program (joint program for biomedical enginners wishing to become physicians)
- Number of applications in 2010 > 11,000
- Class size in 2010 = 178
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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 University
- Required Courses
- English Composition or Literature (1 year)
- Humanities (1 year)
- Biology with Lab (1 year)
- General Chemistry with Lab (1 year)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (1 year)
- Physics (1 year)
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GPA
- No minimum required GPA
- The incoming averages for the first year class 2010 was roughly 3.65
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MCAT
- No minimum required MCAT score.
- The incoming averages for the first year class 2010 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: 06/01/2010-11/01/2010
- Receipt of all secondary materials: 06/15/2010-01/04/2011
- Interviews (by invitation only): 10/02/2010-02/15/2011
- Earliest notice of acceptance: 01/15/2011
- Receipt of AMCAS application: 06/01/2010-11/01/2010
- Early Decision Application
- Receipt of AMCAS application: 6/1/2010-08/01/2010
- Receipt of all secondary materials: 06/15/2010-08/15/2010
- Interviews (by invitation only): 08/15/2010-9/15/2011
- Notice of acceptance: Prior to 10/02/2010
- Receipt of AMCAS application: 6/1/2010-08/01/2010
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Tuition 2010-2011
- Tuition for the 2010-2011 academic year is US $48,116 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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