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Contacts
Website: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/
Phone: 212-305-3595
Admissions e-mail: psadmissions@columbia.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
- 4 years in length
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics
- Total number of applicants in 2015: 7802
- Applicants interviewed 2013: 1072
- Class size in 2015: 159 (28.1% in-state, 71.9% out-of-state, international)
- International students are accepted. However, they must attend 1 year of premedical training at a US institution in addition to taking the MCAT.
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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: 3.83
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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
- Three letters of recommendation (max. 7) are required.
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Interview
- Interview invitations will be sent out on a rolling basis
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Timeline
- June: AMCAS application becomes available
- June-October: AMCAS applications are submitted
- 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
- Early March: Admission offers are sent
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Tuition 2014-2015
- First year tuition – $53378 USD
- Estimated first year total (including other expenses) – $79572 USD
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