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Contacts

Website: http://md.tufts.edu/Admissions.aspx
Phone: 617-636-6571
Admissions e-mail: med-admissions@tufts.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • MD/PhD - click here
  • MD/MPH - click here
  • MD/MBA - click here
  • MD/MA - click here
• 4 years in length
• Total Initial (AMCAS) applicants in 2009: 9044
• Total Completed applicants in 2009: 7361
• Applicants Interviewed in 2009: 917
• Applicants Enrolled in 2009: 200
• Strong preference is given to applicants from the United States citizens and U.S permanent residents

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study (any discipline)
  • Strong preference given to applicants who will complete a bachelor’s degree in the U.S.
• Required Courses:
  • Biology (8 credits) – classical genetics and introductory biology sequence + lab.
  • Chemistry (8 credits) – full year of general chemistry + lab
  • Organic Chemistry (8 credits) – full year of organic chemistry + lab
  • Physics (8 credits) – introductory physics + lab
    • Note - AP credits will be awarded to biology, chemistry and physics if at least one upper level course has been taken.
• Recommended Courses
  • English – applicants must possess strong skills in English both spoken and written.
  • Math – calculus, statistics, and computer science.
• Technical Standards: Refers to all non-academic criteria that are necessary to participate in the program. For more information, click here

For more information on course requirements, click here

GPA

• Minimum: 3.5 (4.0 scale)
• Mean GPA of 2009 Entering Class:
  • Mean Total GPA: 3.60
  • Mean Science GPA: 3.53

For more information on class profile, click here

MCAT

• Median scores 2009:
  • Physical Sciences – 10.7
  • Biological Sciences – 11.0
  • Verbal Reasoning – 10.1
• MCAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline, and no later than the September one calendar year prior to enrolment.

For more information, click here and here

Supporting Documents

• An American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) Application must be completed and submitted online.
• A Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) Secondary Application must be completed
• 3 letters of recommendation: sent as either hard-copy (via the U.S. Postal Service) or as PDF files (via the Virtual Evals system).

For more information, click here

Interview

• Sep-March: TUSM interview season
• Personal interviews are conducted at the Boston campus, and consist of a full day of orientation including two individual interviews with members of the TUSM Committee on Admissions of speakers.

For more information, click here

Timeline 2012-2013

• June-Nov: TUSM receives applications from AMCAS
• Aug. 1: Deadline to complete Early Decision AMCAS application
• Nov. 1: Deadline to complete regular AMCAS application
• July-Jan: TUSM receives secondary applications and letters of recommendations
• Sep 1: Deadline to complete Early Decision TUSM Secondary application
• Jan. 15: Deadline to complete regular TUSM Secondary application
• Oct. 1: TUSM notifies Early Decision applicants of application outcome
• March: TUSM sends letters of regret to applicants not selected to interview
• April 1: All applicants have received either an invitation to interview or a letter of regret
• Oct-Apr: TUSM Admissions Committee admits selected applicants
• May 15: Tuition deposit refund deadline
• May-Aug: TUSM admits selected applicants from Wait List
• Mid-to-late Aug: Orientation of the Entering Class

For more information, click here

Tuition 2012-2013

• Annual Tuition Fee: $59,027 USD
• Anticipated Minimum Cost for First Year:
  • Off-campus: $81,757 USD
  • Dorm: $78,873 USD

For more information on tuition, click here

Financial Aid 2010-2011

• All applicants:
  • Awarded on an academic year basis
  • Applicable to US Citizens with Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • Not applicable to international students (see Private Loans below)
  • FAFSA School Code: E00520
• Private Loans may be obtained with a co-signer for international students

Information on scholarships is also available at here
For more information on Financial Aid, Loans, and Costs, click here