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Note: Foreign students will not be offered financial aid. As well, foreign students (except for Canadians) must pay all four years of tuition in advance ($178, 600 in 2009) or deposit the sum in an escrow account. | Note: Foreign students will not be offered financial aid. As well, foreign students (except for Canadians) must pay all four years of tuition in advance ($178, 600 in 2009) or deposit the sum in an escrow account. | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 22 October 2009
Contacts
Website: : http://www.med.cornell.edu
Phone: (212) 746-1067
Admissions e-mail: wcmc-admissions@med.cornell.edu
Program Information
WCMC offers the following programs:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 2009 Class Size: 101
- 53 men, 48 women
- Age Range: 21-42 years old
- Mean Age: 24 years old
- Universities Represented: 51
- Science Majors: 58%
- Non-science Majors: 30%
- Double Major (Science or Non-science): 13%
- US Citizens or Permanent Residents: 100%
- 5,827 applicants, 742 interviewed.
- Participates in the Early Decision program.
- 2009 Class Size: 101
- Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
- MD with Honours in Research Program
- MD with Honours in Service Program
- MD-MBA Program
For more information on the different programs offered at WCMC, click here.
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Required courses:
- Biology(6 credits) with labs
- Physics (6 credits) with labs
- Chemistry (6 credits) with labs
- Organic chemistry (3 credits required, 6 recommended) with lab
- If only one semester is completed, applicant must have an additional advanced biology or chemistry course
- Writing-intensive courses (6 credits)
- One course on the humanities or social sciences
- One course on English-language literature
- AP credits may only be used to satisfy the requirement for physics.
- The minimum grade needed to fulfill a requirement is a “C”
- Students not majoring in the basic sciences should pursue at least an extra two terms in the biological sciences
For more information, click here.
GPA
Mean Science GPA of Class of 2008: 3.77
For more information, click here (page 25).
MCAT
- There are no cut-offs for MCAT scores.
- Average MCAT scores for class of 2008:
- Verbal – 10.9
- Physical Sciences – 12.0
- Biological Sciences – 12.1
- MCAT must have been written within three years of application
For more information, click here (page 25).
Supporting Documents
- AMCAS application (cost is $75).
- Letters of Evaluation
- If your university has a preprofessional advisory committee, you will need to submit a letter from it, or a letter explaining why a letter from this committee could not be obtained.
- If your university does not have a preprofessional advisory committee, you will need to submit two letters of recommendation.
- If you have completed any considerable volunteering, work, or research, a letter should be submitted from your supervisor.
- Supplemental Application Form
- Received only once the AMCAS application is received by WCMC.
For more information, click here.
Interview
- Interviews will occur on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
For more information, click here.
Timeline
- August 1: AMCAS application due for Early Decision
- October 15: AMCAS application due for all other applicants
- October 15: Completed application due for MD/PhD program
- November 15: completed application due for Regular MD program
- Early March: Class selected
- Mid-April: Accepted students revisit weekend
- May 15: Tuition deposit of $100 to hold a place in the entering class due
- May 15: Only one medical school acceptance may be held by an applicant
- June 1: Deadline for accepted students to request deferment
- Third Week of August: Matriculation and orientation; classes begin
For more information, click here.
Tuition 2009-2010
- 2009-10 tuition and fees: $46, 955.00
Note: Foreign students will not be offered financial aid. As well, foreign students (except for Canadians) must pay all four years of tuition in advance ($178, 600 in 2009) or deposit the sum in an escrow account.
For information on financial aid, click here.
