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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: 842
• 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/Biochemistry with laboratory (12 credits)
    • including inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry
  • Physics (6 credits)
  • Math (6 credits)
    • including calculus and statistics
  • 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
    • TOTAL - 517.33

• 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

• Early May: AMCAS application opens
• Early June: AMCAS application can be submitted
• Early July: HMS secondary opens and can be submitted
• September - January: Interviews
• October 16: Deadline for online AMCAS application
• October 23: Last day to submit HMS supplemental application, and for AMCAS to receive letters of recommendation
• October 31: AMCAS transcript deadline
• December 1: AMCAS verification deadline
• Early March: Final decision letters mailed for all applicants

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Tuition 2016-2017

• First year tuition: $58,050
• First year total: ~$61,000

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