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Contacts
Website: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/
Phone: 212-305-3595
Admissions e-mail: psadmissions@columbia.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in for class of 2012: 5255
- 2012 Class size : 153
- Dual degree programs offered: click here
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study at an American or Canadian University (any discipline)
- Required Courses
- Chemistry (6 credits) with lab
- Organic chemistry (6 credits) with lab
- Physics (6 credits) with lab
- General biology (6 credits) with lab
- English (6 credits)
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GPA
- Grades of A or B should be attained in required courses
- Applicant should attain no lower than a C- in required courses
- Pass/Fail courses are still regarded
- Average GPA: 3.78
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MCAT
- MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application deadline
- No "lower limit" score. Average MCAT score is 35.7
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Supporting Documents
- Application through AMCAS
- Secondary application
- Passport sized-photo
- Letters of recommendation submitted through AMCAS
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Timeline
- May 1: AMCAS application becomes available
- June 5: AMCAS application submission begins
- October 15: Deadline to submit AMCAS application
- November 15: Deadline to submit secondary application
- December 15: Deadline to submit letters of recommendation and other supporting documents
- March 1: First-round of acceptance
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Tuition 2009-2010
- First year tuition – 44 866 USD
- Estimated first year total – 67 060 USD
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For information on financial aid, click here