Rush Medicine

Contacts

Website: http://www.rushu.rush.edu/servlet/Satellite?c=RushUnivLevel1Page&cid=1142960797000&pagename=Rush%2FRushUnivLevel1Page%2FLevel_1_College_Home_Page
Phone: (312) 942-5000
Admissions e-mail: : RMC_Admissions@rush.edu

Program Information

• M.D.
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in recent years: ~5000
• Class size in 2008: 128

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Completion of a minimum of 90 credits in undergraduate study
• Required Courses
  • Biology (8 credits)
  • Physics(8 credits)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (8 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry (8 credits), or
  • Organic Chemistry (4 credits) and Biochemistry (4 credits)
• Recommended Courses
  • Mathematics
  • Social Sciences
  • English

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.0
• Recent average accepted GPA (Science): 3.6
• Recent average accepted GPA (Non-Science): 3.7

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MCAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Physical Sciences – 8
  • Biological Science – 8
  • Verbal Reasoning – 8
• Median scores 2008:
  • Physical Sciences – 10.6
  • Biological Sciences – 10.7
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10
  • Writing Sample – P
• MCAT must have been written within 2 years of application deadline

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Supporting Documents

• AMCAS Application (Submit online)
• Rush Supplemental Application (Submit online)
• Signature Form Items:
  • Form with your original signature
  • 2”x2” passport-style photo
• Proof of citizenship status (U.S. birth certificate, passport or Green Card)
• $75 Fee (non-refundable)
• Letters of Recommendation:
  • One committee letter from undergraduate school OR
  • One Letter Packet OR
  • Two individual letters (One from individual whom you have had substantial contact with in past 24 months)

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Interview

• When – October - March
• Where – On site at Rush Medical College

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Timeline

• Documents
  • AMCAS Submission Deadline – November
  • Rush Supplemental Application online – December
  • Deadline for all other supporting documents - January

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Tuition 2009-2010

• Tuition (Yearly)
  • M1 - $46 272 + $100 enrollment fee
  • M2-M4 - $45 804

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