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Contacts

Website: http://brown.edu/academics/medical/admission
Phone: 401 863-2149
Admissions e-mail: MedSchool_Admissions@brown.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 4 years in length
• Class of 2016: 120 students

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: 4275
• Applicants interviewed 2013: 298
• Class size in 2013: 45 (4 international)

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

Degree: Bachelor's degree required Required Courses

• Biology - 2 courses (lab experience recommended)

• Calculus - 1 course

• Chemistry
  • inorganic Chemistry - 2 courses
  • Organic Chemistry - 1 course

• Physics - 2 courses

• Social/Behavioural Sciences -2 courses (anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics or political science are preferred)

• Recommended Courses
  • Biochemistry - 1 course
  • Genetics - 1 course
  • Humanities - 1 course
• Note – AP and IB credits accepted by undergraduate university will be accepted as fulfilling the requirements

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.0 (4.0 scale)
• average of entrance in 2013: 3.75

MCAT

• Minimum scores:
  • There are no minimum score requirement for application
• Class of 2016 composite score range: 26-38
  • Biological Sciences Test Average: 11.2
  • Physical Sciences Test Average: 11.2
  • Verbal Reasoning Test Average: 10.4
• MCAT scores must be from January 2008 or onwards
  • latest test score date: September 11, 2013 exam

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Supporting Documents

Application process click here

• Students apply through AMCAS
  • Official Transcript from all colleges/universities attended
  • Biographic Information
  • Course Work
  • Work/Activities
  • Essay

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• Secondary Application
  • applicants who identify “Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University” as a receiving school on AMCAS application will be paper mailed and emailed instructions for online secondary application (Brown-specific)

• Recommendation letters
  • 1 composite recommendation from premedical committee or 3 individual letters from research advisors, professors, or other individuals of choice

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Interview

• September - March
  • All applicants notified by end of February for interviews
• 2 half-hour individual meetings with students, faculty, and/or administration staff

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Timeline

• September 11, 2012 - Latest MCAT score accepted
• November 1, 2012 – AMCAS deadline
• December 31, 2012 – Secondary Application, Letters of recommendation deadline
• September 2012 - March 2013 – Interviews
• End-of-February 2013 – All applicants are notified of interview decision

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Tuition 2011-2012

• First year tuition (all students) - USD $ 43,064
• Total first year fees (all students) - USD $ 67,790

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For information on financial aid including scholarships, click here