{"id":16477,"date":"2023-08-25T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=16477"},"modified":"2023-08-25T15:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:58:28","slug":"the-3-phases-of-applying-to-medical-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qa.kaptest.com\/study2\/mcat\/the-3-phases-of-applying-to-medical-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Phases of Applying to Medical School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becoming a doctor is something you\u2019ve dreamed about for a long time, so it\u2019s only natural you\u2019d want everything to be perfect when you submit your application. That\u2019s why we\u2019re breaking down the MCAT application process into its three simple phases.<\/span><\/p>\n

While applying to medical school can be broken into three phases, it\u2019s also a rolling process, meaning decisions at each phase are made on an ongoing basis\u2014not at any one or two predetermined points in the year. In fact, while schools have a final submission deadline, it is often ill-advised to wait for that date to roll around, as spots can be full by that point.<\/span>
\nLet’s look at the phases of the medical school application process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. The primary application<\/h3>
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\nThe primary application\u2014as its name suggests\u2014is the first portion you will submit, and generally the earliest it can be sent is the first week of June of the application year, the year immediately before your first year of attendance. So, if you wanted to start medical school in the fall of 2023, for example, you would submit your primary application in June of 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most U.S. medical schools use the <\/span>American Medical College Application Service<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> (AMCAS<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>)<\/span><\/a>, which is the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) centralized medical school application processing service.<\/span><\/p>\n

The great thing about <\/span>AMCAS participating schools<\/span><\/a> is that, no matter how many med schools you apply to, you submit just one online application to AMCAS. If you apply to non-AMCAS schools, however, you will have to fill out primary applications specific for each one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to submitting, start <\/span>gathering all the materials<\/span> that will go into your primary application. It\u2019s best to begin this process in April and May. You will need to;<\/span><\/p>\n