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Contacts
Website: https://hms.harvard.edu/
Phone: (617) 432-1000
Admissions e-mail: pme@hms.harvard.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 4 years in length
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Admission Statistics
- Number of applications for August 2016 entering class: 7,069
- Number of applicants interviewed: 800 - 1,000
- Class size: 165
- International students are eligible to apply, but are rarely accepted, if not US or Canadian university.
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study or a baccalaureate degree required prior to matriculation (any discipline)
- Required Courses:
- Biology with laboratory (6 credits)
- Chemistry with laboratory (12 credits)
- e.g. General Chemistry with labs + Organic Chemistry (6 credits) with labs
- Physics (6 credits)
- Calculus (6 credits)
- Expository writing (6 credits)
- Recommended Courses:
- Literature, languages, arts, humanities, social sciences, computer, honours courses and independent research
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GPA
- Average accepted GPA 2016: 3.8
- No minimum cut-off, but academic excellence is expected
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MCAT
- MCAT is required
- Average scores 2016:
- Average old MCAT scores were:
- Verbal - 10.65
- Physical Science - 12.39
- Biological Science - 12.33
- Cumulative - 35.44
- Average new MCAT scores were:
- BBFL - 129.85
- CARS - 128.89
- CPBS - 129.22
- PSBB - 129.37
- Average old MCAT scores were:
- No minimum cut-off, but academic excellence is expected
- MCAT older than 3 years must be retaken
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Supporting Documents
- Essay that demonstrates integrity, maturity, concern for others, leadership potential, and an aptitude for working with people
- Maximum of six letters of recommendation allowed
- At least 2 from science professors with whom you have taken classes
- At least 1 from non-science professor
- Letters from ALL research supervisors are required
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Evaluation
- Academic Records
- Applicant's essay
- Medical College Admission Test scores
- Extracurricular activities
- Summer Occupations
- Life experiences
- Experience in the health field, including research or community work
- Letters of evaluation
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Interview
- All interviews held in Boston area
- Two separate interviews with two different members of the Committee on Admission
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Timeline
- October 17, 2016 11:59 PM EST: Deadline for online AMCAS application
- October 24, 2016 11:59 PM EST: Last day to submit HMS supplemental application, and for AMCAS to receive letters of recommendation
- October 24, 2016: Dead line to submit Letters of Recommendation
- August, 2016 -mid January, 2017: E-mail invitations for interviews
- March, 2017: Final decision letters mailed for all applicants
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Tuition 2016-2016
- First year tuition: $58,050
- First year total: ~$61,000
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