Vanderbilt Medicine

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Contacts

Website: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/
Phone: 615-322-2145
Admissions e-mail: pat.sagen@vanderbilt.edu

Program Information

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 4 years in length
  • Number of applicants in 2009: 4890


Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: Bachelor's degree
  • Required Courses
    • Biology (8 credits, including lab)
    • Organic chemistry (8 credits, including lab)
    • Inorganic chemistry (8 credits, including lab)
    • English and composition (6 credits)
    • Physics (8 credits, including lab)
  • AP credits may not be substituted for prerequisites - higher level science courses must be taken if AP credits are granted for entry-level courses

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GPA

  • Average accepted GPA 2009: 3.80

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MCAT

  • Average scores: 11.3 per subject (~34)
  • MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application deadline

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Supporting Documents

  • Application submitted through AMCAS
  • Letters of Recommendation (submitted through AMCAS)
    • Two from science faculty members
    • One from a person of the applicant's choice
  • Transcripts (submitted through AMCAS)

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Interview

  • Out of 4890 applicants, 952 were granted interviews
  • Interviews conducted by a faculty member

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Timeline

  • June 2, 2010: Earliest date for submission of application to AMCAS
  • Aug. 1, 2010: Deadline for early decision applications
  • Oct. 1, 2010: Early decision applicants receive decisions
  • Oct. 15, 2010: Earliest date an admissions decision can be made available to the applicant (usually 6-8 weeks after interview)
  • Nov. 15, 2010: Latest date for submission of application, transcripts to AMCAS
  • Dec. 15, 2010: Latest date for submission of secondary application to AMCAS.

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Tuition 2010-2011

  • First year tuition - $39,900 USD
  • Total first year fees - $62,820 USD

For more information on tuition, click here (pdf)
For information on financial aid, click here