Rush Medicine

Medicine
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Contacts

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

Program Information

• Only accepts U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• M.D.
  • 4 years in length
• Number of applications in recent years: ~6000
• Class size in 2010: 128

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Completion of a minimum of 90 credits in undergraduate study
  • Virtually all that are accepted have a bachelor's degree at a college or a university in the United States.
• 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: composite of 27 or higher
• Average scores:
  • 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
  • Admission decisions made throughout the interview period

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Timeline

• Documents
  • AMCAS Submission Deadline – November 1, 2010
  • Rush Supplemental Application online – December 31, 2010
  • Deadline for all other supporting documents - December 31, 2010

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Tuition 2010-2011

• Tuition based on 2007-2008 academic year
  • Approximately $45-46,000 per year

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