AMCAS Application Workbook

2025 AMCAS® Application Workbook

This document is intended to serve as a resource for prospective AMCAS applicants. The questions contained in

the 2025 AMCAS application are listed below and, where possible, selection choices are also provided. Unless

otherwise noted, all questions require a response. Items in blue are explanatory notes.

Beginning May 1, 2024, you may initiate your 2025 AMCAS application at www.aamc.org/amcas.

This resource is designed to help you prepare your materials for the 2025 AMCAS application but does not

replace the online application.

DO NOT SUBMIT THIS RESOURCE TO AMCAS.

2025 AMCAS Application Workbook

New Features of the 2025 AMCAS Application

The 2025 AMCAS application has the following new features to highlight:

1. “Race and Ethnicity” categories and subcategories for “Self-Identification” will have changes and new additions.

2. AAMC PREview

professional readiness exam participation will be noted in the Medical School section of the

AMCAS application. PREview scores will only be sent to schools that are participating in the PREview exam.

3. A new section will be added to the AMCAS application for “Tribal Affiliation.”

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Contents 
Identifying Information .......................................................................................................................................... 4 
Legal Name ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 
Preferred Names ................................................................................................................................................ 4 
Alternate Names ................................................................................................................................................. 4 
ID Numbers ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 
Birth Date and Birth Place ................................................................................................................................ 5 
Gender Identity and Pronouns ........................................................................................................................... 5 
Schools Attended ................................................................................................................................................... 6 
High School ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 
Colleges.............................................................................................................................................................. 6 
Advisor Release .................................................................................................................................................. 7 
Transcript Request ............................................................................................................................................. 7 
Transcripts ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 
Previous Matriculation ...................................................................................................................................... 7 
Institutional Action ............................................................................................................................................. 8 
Biographic Information .......................................................................................................................................... 9 
Preferred Mailing Address ................................................................................................................................ 9 
Permanent Mailing Address............................................................................................................................... 9 
Alternate Contact ............................................................................................................................................. 10 
Citizenship........................................................................................................................................................ 10 
Legal Residence ............................................................................................................................................... 11 
Self-Identification ............................................................................................................................................. 11 
Languages ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 
Childhood Information ..................................................................................................................................... 15 
Military Service ................................................................................................................................................ 16 
Military Discharge ........................................................................................................................................... 17 
Felony .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 
Misdemeanor.................................................................................................................................................... 19 
Other Impactful Experiences ........................................................................................................................... 20 
Parents and Guardians .................................................................................................................................... 22 
Siblings ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 

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Dependents ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 
Coursework .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 
Work/Activities .................................................................................................................................................... 25 
Letters of Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................ 27 
Medical Schools ................................................................................................................................................... 29 
Essays ................................................................................................................................................................... 30 
Standardized Tests ............................................................................................................................................... 32 
MCAT
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 Exam Date .......................................................................................................................................... 32 
MCAT
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 Scores ................................................................................................................................................. 32 
AAMC PREview
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 Exam Date .......................................................................................................................... 32 
AAMC PREview
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 Scores ................................................................................................................................. 32 
Other Tests ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 
Certification Statements ....................................................................................................................................... 33 
 

Identifying Information

If you reside in the European Union, do not answer this question.

Legal Name

You must enter your full legal name and preferred name.

Salutation (select one)

Capt.

Col.

Dean

Imam.

Lt.

Fr.

Gen.

Hon.

Mr.

Mrs.

Ltcol.

Maj.

Miss

Prof.

Rabbi

Ms.

Mx.

Right Hon.

Sen.

Sr.

Rep.

Rev.

Dr.

Ens.

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix

Preferred Names

Salutation

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix

Alternate Names

You are asked to add any names that may appear on transcripts, MCAT scores, and prior AMCAS applications.

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

ID Numbers

You should include any identification (ID) numbers that may appear on transcripts and documents. This may

include:

•

School-assigned ID numbers

•

MCAT or AMCAS IDs (only if used prior to 2002)

•

Other IDs that may appear on their documents

Birth Date and Birth Place

Birth Information:

Birth Date:

Birth Country:

Birth State:

Birth City:

Gender Identity and Pronouns

Gender:

Man

Woman

Another Gender Identity

Decline to Answer

What best describes your current gender identity? (optional, multiple selections allowed)

Man

Woman

Trans man

Trans woman

Genderqueer/Gender non-conforming

Another Gender Identity (Please Specify

[write in])

Non-binary

Agender

Please select the set of pronouns you want people to use to refer to you: (optional)

She/Her/Hers

He/Him/His

They/Them/Theirs

Ze/Hir/Hirs

Another Pronoun set

Schools Attended

High School

If you attended multiple high schools, enter the high school from which you graduated.

School Name:

Country:

State:

County:

City:

Graduation Year:

Colleges

You must list every post-secondary institution where you were enrolled for at least one course, even if credits have

been transferred, no credits were earned, or you withdrew. This includes taking foreign coursework, a study

abroad course, or any military coursework, as well as any college courses taken while in high school.

School Name:

Country:

State:

City:

Start Date:

End Date:

Program Type (Select One):

Junior College

Undergraduate

Post-Baccalaureate

Graduate

Other Options:

Summer School Only

Study Abroad Program

Degree (Select One):

Associate of Arts

Associate of Science

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Doctor of Medicine

Law Degree

Master of Arts

Master of Science

Other Associate

Other Bachelors

Other Doctorate

Other Masters

Ph.D.

Date Earned or Expected:

Majors:

Minors:

For each school attended, you must select whether you authorize AMCAS to release your information to the

school- designated advisor(s) at each school and indicate if an official transcript from each school is required by

AMCAS.

Advisor Release

The school-designated advisor(s) have met AMCAS-established requirements and are bound by confidentiality.

Information transferred includes your personal/demographic information, work/activity information, credit hours,

MCAT

scores, PREview

scores, GPAs, the names and types of your recommenders, the names of any other

schools you have attended, the medical schools to which you have applied and what action those schools have

taken, and the status of your application with AMCAS. Additionally, if you applied for fee assistance through the

AAMC Fee Assistance Program, and in your fee assistance application agreed to release award information to your

health professions advisor this information will be made available along with your application information.

Do you authorize AMCAS to release your application information to the school-designated advisor(s) at this

institution?

Yes

Transcript Request

Note: One official transcript is required from each U.S., U.S. Territorial, or Canadian post-secondary institution at

which you have attempted course work, regardless of whether credit was earned.

If you click “Yes,” you must have an official transcript sent to AMCAS by the Registrar’s Office of the institution.

If you click “No,” this means that you are submitting a Transcript Exception Request and does not preclude you

from transcript requirements. AMCAS will review your request and notify you if your Transcript Exception is not

granted. This may result in delays in processing your application.

Does AMCAS require an official transcript from this school? Generally, a transcript is required. Please

review this additional information if you need assistance in determining if a transcript is required.

Yes

Transcripts

Required official transcripts must be sent to AMCAS from the Registrar’s Office at each school you have attended.

Use the Transcript Request Form to provide the Registrar with the information necessary for sending your transcript

to AMCAS.

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I understand that I must have my schools send my transcripts.

Previous Matriculation

You have "matriculated" as a medical school student if you were officially enrolled and attended classes as a

candidate for a medical school degree regardless of country.

Have you ever matriculated at, or attended, any medical school (US MD Schools, US DO Schools,

Caribbean Schools, and other Foreign Schools) as a candidate for a medical degree?

Yes

If you marked “Yes” to previously matriculated to any medical school, you must provide the name of

all medical schools to which you previously matriculated, the degree you sought, and why you are

reapplying to medical school this time.

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Institutional Action

You must answer "Yes" even if the action does not appear on or has been deleted or expunged from your official

transcripts due to institutional policy or personal petition. Please review these important instructions to help

answer this question.

Were you ever the recipient of any institutional action by any college or medical school for unacceptable

academic performance or conduct violation, even though such action may not have interrupted your

enrollment or required you to withdraw?

Yes

Please choose the appropriate Institutional Action Category from the dropdown below.

Academic

Conduct

Both

Please briefly explain each instance along with the date(s) of occurrence:

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Biographic Information

Preferred Mailing Address

This information can be updated after submission until the close of the application cycle.

Country:

State/Province:

County:

City:

Street Address:

Zip/Postal Code:

Daytime Phone:

Evening Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Permanent Mailing Address

Country:

State/Province:

County:

City:

Street Address:

Zip/Postal Code:

Daytime Phone:

Evening Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

Alternate Contact

Alternate Contact information may be entered, allowing you to authorize AMCAS and your designated medical schools to

release information to this contact relevant to your application and/or admissions status. An Alternate Contact may be

especially important if you expect to be out of the country or in an area with limited phone and/or e-mail access.

Do you want to designate an alternate contact? AMCAS and your designated medical schools may

release information about your AMCAS processing and/or admissions status to this Alternate Contact.

(Yes/No)

Contact Name:

Relationship:

Country:

Street Address:

State / Province:

City:

Zip/Postal Code:

Daytime Phone:

Evening Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

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I authorize AMCAS and my designated medical schools to release information about my AMCAS processing

and/or admissions status to this Alternate Contact. However, AMCAS and the medical schools are under no

obligation to release information to this contact.

Citizenship

Are you a citizen of the United States?

Yes

If “No,” please provide your country of citizenship and indicate the type of immigration status you

currently hold in the United States:

Country:

Please indicate the type of immigration status you currently hold in the United States:

Adjustment of Status

DACA

Exchange Visitor/Student (J1)

Permanent Resident

Refugee/Asylum

Student (F1)

None

Other (write in)

Legal Residence

Some medical schools are interested in your state and/or county of legal residence for consideration as part of their

application review process. Each state has their own qualifications for determining legal residency; medical

schools may request additional documentation. You are responsible for researching and understanding a state’s

qualifications for legal residency before claiming it as your state of legal residence in your AMCAS application. It

may be possible to qualify for multiple states of legal residency, but you may select only one in the AMCAS

application.

If your state of legal residency changes after submitting your application, you may request that it be changed

following the procedure outlined in the Applicant Guide. The updated information will be provided to all medical

schools designated in your application.

Do you have a state of legal residence in the United States?

Yes

If “Yes,” please provide your state and county.

State:

County:

Self-Identification

Race/ethnicity data is provided to schools for research, program evaluation, and reporting purposes.

How do you self-identify? Please check all that apply. (If you reside in the European Union, do not answer this

question.) (Optional)

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American Indian or Alaskan Native

Tribal affiliation:

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Asian

Bangladeshi

Cambodian

Chinese

Filipino

Indian

Indonesian

Japanese

Korean

Laotian

Pakistani

Taiwanese

Vietnamese

Some other Asian:

☐

Black or African American

African

African American

Afro-Caribbean

Ethiopian

Haitian

Jamaican

Nigerian

Somali

Some other Black or African American:

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Hispanic or Latino

Argentinian

Colombian

Cuban

Dominican

Mexican or Mexican

American

Peruvian

Puerto Rican

Salvadorian

Some other Hispanic or Latino:

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Middle Eastern or North African

Arab

Egyptian

Iranian

Israeli

Lebanese

Moroccan

Palestinian

Syrian

Some other Middle Eastern or North African:

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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Chamorro

Fijian

Marshallese

Native Hawaiian

Samoan

Tongan

Some other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander:

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White

English

French

German

Irish

Italian

Polish

Some other White:

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Some other race or ethnicity:

Tribal Affiliation

This optional question is intended to provide an opportunity to share additional information about yourself. Read Tribal

Affiliation FAQs.

Do you self-identify with an American Indian or Alaska Native tribe?

Yes

If “Yes” is selected above, the following question will be asked, and a response selection will be required.

Choose the one option that best describes your affiliation.

I am an enrolled member of an American Indian or Alaska Native tribe

I am not an enrolled member of an American Indian or Alaska Native tribe

A response to the following question is required once the question above is answered.

Based on your response above, please complete the following section. Guidance on Tribal Affiliation Categories.

Federally Recognized Tribe [dropdown]

State Recognized Tribe or Non-Federally Recognized Tribe [write-in]

If you self-identify with Indigenous tribes, other than American Indian or Alaska Native, please enter the name(s)

below [write-in]. If not, leave blank.

Guidance on Tribal Affiliation Categories

This pop-up help text will appear if “Guidance on Tribal Affiliation Categories” is selected.

Federally Recognized Tribe: "Recognition" is a legal term meaning that the United States recognizes a government-to-

government relationship with a tribe and that a tribe exists politically in a "domestic dependent nation" status. Federally

recognized tribes possess certain inherent powers of self-government and entitlement to certain federal benefits, services,

and protections because of the special trust relationship.

https://www.justice.gov/otj/about-native-americans

State Recognized Tribe: State recognized tribes are Indian tribes and heritage groups that are recognized by individual

states for their various internal state government purposes. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana/fact-sheet/american-indians-

and-alaska- natives-what-are-state-recognized-tribes

Non–Federally Recognized Tribe: While the term “non-federally recognized tribe” is not defined in federal laws, it can

include state recognized tribes and tribal entities without state or federal recognition.

https://www.achp.gov/sites/default/files/whitepapers/2018-06/GuidetoWorkingwithNon-

FederallyRecognizedTribesintheSection106Process.pdf

Languages

Please add all languages that you speak, including English. For each language, rate your proficiency

and use in your childhood home as described in the lists below.

Native/Functionally Native

I converse easily and accurately in all types of situations. Native

speakers may think that I am a native speaker, too

Advanced

I speak very accurately, and I understand other speakers very accurately.

Native speakers have no problem understanding me, but they probably

perceive that I am not a native speaker.

Good

I speak well enough to participate in most conversations. Native speakers

notice some errors in my speech or my understanding, but my errors

rarely cause misunderstanding.

Fair

I speak and understand well enough to have extended conversations about

current events, work, family, or personal life. Native speakers notice many

errors in my speech or my understanding.

Basic

I speak the language imperfectly and only to a limited degree and in limited

situations. I have difficulty in or understanding extended conversations.

Language(s)

Proficiency

Use in Childhood Home

Use in Childhood Home:

• Never

• Often

• Rarely

• Always

• From Time to Time

American Sign Language

French

Lithuanian

Serbocroatian

Amharic

French Creole

Malayalam

Slovak

Arabic

German

Miao (Hmong)

Spanish

Armenian

Greek

Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)

Swedish

Bengali

Gujarati

Navajo

Syrian

Cajun

Hebrew

Norwegian

Tagalog

Chinese

Hindi

Pennsylvania Dutch

Tamil

Croatian

Hungarian

Persian

Thai (Laotian)

Czech

Ilocano

Polish

Turkish

Danish

Italian

Portuguese

Ukrainian

Dutch

Japanese

Punjabi

Urdu

English

Korean

Romanian

Vietnamese

Finnish

Kru

Russian

Yiddish

Formosan

Latin

Samoan

Other

Childhood Information

1. In what area did you spend the majority of your life from birth to age eighteen?

Decline to Answer

Country

City

State

Description (check only one):

Military or Government Installation

Rural

Suburban

Urban

Other

2. Do you believe that this area was medically under-served?

Yes

Don’t Know

Decline to answer

3. Have you or members of your immediate family ever used federal or state assistance programs?

Yes

Don’t Know

Decline to answer

4. What was the income level of your family during the majority of your life from birth to age eighteen? Select the

answer that applies.

Don’t know

$100,000 - $124,999

$200,000 - $224,999

$375,000 - $399,000

Less than $25,000

$125,000 - $124,999

$250,000 - $174,999

$400,000 and more

$25,000 - $49,999

$125,000 - $149,999

$275,000 - $299,999

Decline to Answer

$50,000 - $74,999

$150,000 - $174,999

$300,000 - $324,999

$75,000 - $99,999

$175,000 - $199,999

$350,000 - $374,999

5. Did you have paid employment prior to age eighteen?

Yes

Decline to answer

6. Were you required to contribute to the overall family income (as opposed to working primarily for your own

discretionary spending money)?

Yes

Decline to answer

7. How many people lived in your primary household during the majority of your life from birth to age eighteen?

(Enter a number)

8. Did you receive a Pell Grant at any time while you were an undergraduate student?

Yes

Don’t Know

Decline to answer

9. How have you paid or did you pay for your post-secondary education? For each of the applicable options below,

indicate the average percentage contribution towards your post-secondary education. The percentages entered

should equal 100%.

Academic Scholarship

Financial Need-based Scholarship

Student Loan

Other Loan

Family Contribution

Applicant Contribution

Other

TOTAL

100%

Military Service

1. Have you or are you currently serving in the United States Military?

Yes

Decline to answer

2. If “Yes,” please indicate your anticipated military status at the time of enrollment to medical school:

Active Duty

Veteran

US Reserves or National Guard

Other

If Veteran status, please provide your date of separation: (MM/YYYY)

3. Are you eligible for any of the following GI Bills?

Yes

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Montgomery GI Bill

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Post 9/11 GI Bill

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Other

Military Discharge

1. Have you ever been discharged by the Armed Forces of the United States? Select ‘No’ if you have never served

in the Armed Forces, or are currently serving without previous discharge.

Yes

2. If “No,” please explain the circumstances of your discharge, including the circumstances leading to your

discharge, your period of service, and your rank at the time of discharge.

Note that a dishonorable or general discharge under other than honorable conditions will not necessarily

disqualify you for acceptance or admission. Individual medical schools will review your response for accuracy

and completeness, and will consider the information in the context of their overall assessment of your suitability

for admission. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recommends that all U.S. medical

schools verify your response(s) upon your initial acceptance to a medical school by means of a national

background check. Failure to disclose information, or the submission of inaccurate or incomplete information

on this application, may disqualify you for admission.

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3. If “Yes,” did you receive an honorable discharge or a discharge under honorable circumstances?

Yes

Felony

You are encouraged to review the Felony section of the AMCAS Applicant Guide before responding. You will find important

information about your responsibility to notify medical schools if your answer to this question changes after submission, as

well as state-specific notifications that have been mandated for inclusion alongside our question.

Applicants need NOT disclose any instance where they:

•

were arrested but not charged;

•

were arrested and charged, but the charges were dropped;

•

were arrested and charged, but found not guilty by a judge or jury;

•

were arrested and found guilty by a judge or jury, but the conviction was overturned on appeal; or

•

received an executive pardon.

Responding “Yes” to this question will not necessarily disqualify you for acceptance or admission. Individual

medical schools will review your response for accuracy and completeness, and will consider the information in the

context of their overall assessment of your suitability for admission. The Association of American Medical Colleges

(AAMC) recommends that all U.S. medical schools verify your response(s) upon your initial acceptance to a

medical school by means of a national background check. Failure to disclose information, or the submission of

inaccurate or incomplete information on this application, may disqualify you for admission.

Have you ever been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a Felony crime, excluding 1) any offense

for which you were adjudicated as a juvenile, or 2) convictions which have been expunged or sealed by a

court (in states where applicable)?

Yes

If “Yes,” please explain the circumstances of your conviction, including the number of conviction(s), the

nature of offense(s) leading to conviction(s), date and location of conviction(s), the sentence(s) imposed, and

the type(s) of rehabilitation.

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Misdemeanor

You are encouraged to review the information labeled “Misdemeanor” in the AMCAS Applicant Guide before

responding. You will find important information about your responsibility to notify medical schools if your answer

to this question changes after submission, as well as state-specific notifications that have been mandated for

inclusion alongside our question.

Applicants need NOT disclose any instance where they:

•

were arrested but not charged;

•

were arrested and charged, but the charges were dropped;

•

were arrested and charged, but found not guilty by a judge or jury;

•

were arrested and found guilty by a judge or jury, but the conviction was overturned on appeal; or

•

received an executive pardon.

Responding “Yes” to this question will not necessarily disqualify you for acceptance or admission. Individual

medical schools will review your response for accuracy and completeness, and will consider the information in the

context of their overall assessment of your suitability for admission. The Association of American Medical Colleges

(AAMC) recommends that all U.S. medical schools verify your response(s) upon your initial acceptance to a

medical school by means of a national background check. Failure to disclose information, or the submission of

inaccurate or incomplete information on this application, may disqualify you for admission.

Have you ever been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a Misdemeanor crime, excluding 1) any

offense for which you were adjudicated as a juvenile, 2) any convictions which have been expunged or sealed

by a court, or 3) any misdemeanor convictions for which any probation has been completed and the case

dismissed by the court (in states where applicable)?

Yes

Other Impactful Experiences

This question is designed to help promote holistic review by providing admissions officers with a snapshot of applicants’

lived experiences. In addition, the question is designed to give applicants the opportunity to provide additional context

about the challenges they may have experienced during their lives. It is intended for applicants who have had impactful

life experiences and faced or overcome challenges in various areas such as family background, financial background,

community setting, education, religion, or other life experiences. Learn more about this question.

To provide some additional context around each individual’s application, admissions committees are interested in

learning more about the challenges applicants may have overcome in life. The following question is designed to give

you the opportunity to provide additional information about yourself that is not easily captured in the rest of the

application.

Please consider whether this question applies to you. Medical schools do not expect all applicants to answer “yes” to

this question. This question is intended for applicants who have overcome major challenges or obstacles. Some

applicants may not have experiences that are relevant to this question. Other applicants may not feel comfortable

sharing personal information in their application.

Have you overcome challenges or obstacles in your life that you would like to describe in more detail? This

could include lived experiences related to your family background, financial background, community setting,

educational experiences, and/or other life circumstances. How do I know if I should answer “yes” to this

question? [This link in the application will direct to the help text – see below for details.]

Yes

Please use the space below to describe why you selected “yes.” This text and the textbox only appear if “yes” is selected

for this question.

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This pop-up help text will appear if “How do I know if I should answer “yes” to this question?” is selected.

Other Impactful Experiences Description

The following examples can help you decide whether you should respond “yes” to the question, and if so, what kinds of

experiences you could share. Please keep in mind that this is not a fully inclusive list and any experiences you choose to

write about should be ones that directly impacted your life opportunities.

Example Experiences

• Family background: serving as a caretaker of a family member (e.g., siblings, parent/guardian), first generation to college

• Community setting: rural area, food scarcity, high poverty or crime rate, lack of access to regular health care (e.g.,

primarily used urgent care clinics or emergency room, no primary care physician)

• Financial background: low-income family, worked to support family growing up, work-study to pay for college, federal

or state financial support

• Educational experience: limited educational opportunities, limited access to advisors or counselors who were

knowledgeable/supportive of higher education requirements

• Other general life circumstances that were beyond your control and impacted your life and/or presented barriers (e.g.,

religion)

Writing Instructions

• Select the most impactful experiences. Describe the challenge(s) or hardship(s) you consider most impactful in your life.

• Write about how experiences impacted your life. Write about any topics you deem important to discuss, including

information that might be mentioned elsewhere in your application (e.g., your personal statement). You can use the space

provided in this question to further elaborate on those topics, if desired.

• Use a narrative style format. Describe your impactful experience(s) in a narrative format to help admissions committees

understand your story but be mindful of the 1,325-character limit.

Parents and Guardians

You are required to add all of your parents and/or guardians. If you are unable to provide this information, you may select

the checkbox in this section labeled “I am not able to provide this information.” We do not collect information for non-

living parents.

Name:

Occupation:

Living?

Yes

Don’t Know

Gender:

Man

Woman

Another Gender

Identity

Decline to Answer

Highest Education Level:

Degree:

Less than high school

High School Graduate (high school diploma or equivalent)

Some college, but no degree

Associate Degree (AS,AN,etc.)

Bachelor Degree (BA,BS, etc.)

Some graduate, but no degree

Masters degree

Doctorate of medicine (MD)

MD/PhD

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)

Doctor of Jurisprudence

Doctor of Chiropractic

Doctor of Optometry

Doctor of Pharmacy

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Doctor of Philosophy PhD

Doctor of Science

Doctor of Education

Other Doctorate Degree

Don't know

Highest Education Level School Location:

United States

State

School

City

Canada

Province

School

City

Other

Country

School

City

School:

Country of Legal Residence: (required for all living parents/guardians)

United States: State County

Canada: Province

Other: Country

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I am not able to provide this information

Siblings

Please add any siblings you have. Some medical schools want to know information about your brothers or

sisters, if you have any.

Age:

Gender:

Man

Woman

Another Gender

Identity

Decline to Answer

Dependents

How many dependents do you have? (Enter number)

Coursework

You must enter all the courses you took at each school. Prior to entering coursework, you are encouraged to

watch some brief tutorials to help guide you through the process of entering your coursework.

In this section, applicants enter all courses in which they have enrolled, regardless of whether credit was earned, for each

of the schools attended. Including any course(s) ever enrolled in at any U.S., U.S. Territorial, or Canadian post-

secondary institution, regardless of whether credit was earned. This includes, but is not limited to:

•

Courses from which the applicant withdrew.

•

Courses for which they received a grade of “Incomplete” and for which no final grade has been assigned.

•

Courses that have been repeated; Repeated courses and courses removed from the transcript or GPA as a result

of academic bankruptcy, forgiveness, or similar institutional policies should be entered exactly as they appeared

on the transcript issued prior to removal/repeat.

•

Courses that were failed, regardless of whether they have been repeated.

•

Courses in which they are currently enrolled or expect to enroll in prior to entering medical school.

•

Remedial/developmental courses.

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College-level courses you took while in high school even if they were not counted toward a degree by any college.

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Courses taken at an American college overseas.

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Courses removed from a transcript or GPA as a result of academic bankruptcy, forgiveness, or similar institutional

policies.

Applicants Must:

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Enter courses exactly as they appear on the transcript of the school where they were originally attempted, not as

they appear on the transcript of any school which may have accepted the courses in transfer. Only specific types

of special courses qualify for an exception to this rule.

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Enter courses in chronological order. Within each term, list the courses in the order in which they appear on the

official transcript.

Add a Course

You will be asked to enter coursework for each of their academic institutions.

Academic Year

Academic Term

Year in School

Course Number

Course Name

Course Classification

(The Course Classification Guide

can be found in the AMCAS

Applicant Guide)

Credit Hours

Transcript Grade

Did the course include a lab

section?

Lecture Only

Lab Only

Combined Lecture and

Lab

Special Course Types:

Advanced

Placement

CLEP

Deferred

Grade

Honors

International

Baccalaureate

No Record

Repeat

Audit

Current/Future

Exempt

Incomplete

Military Credit

Pass/Fail

Withdrawal

Transcript Grade and Credit Hours are required fields to complete if the information appears on your official

transcript.

In certain cases, it may be appropriate to leave these fields blank. You should review the Coursework section of

the AMCAS Applicant Guide for more information. Failure to include required grades and credit hours may

result in application processing delays, missed deadlines, and lost application fees.

Work/Activities

The Work and Activities section is designed to give you the opportunity to include in your application any

work or extracurricular activities that you would like to bring to the attention of the medical. You will be

able to add up to fifteen (15) entries and will be prompted to summarize each experience in 700 characters.

Refer to this guide, which provides instructions for entering “Completed” and “Anticipated” experience

hours.

As part of this process, you will be asked to identify up to three (3) experiences that you consider the most

meaningful. If you have two or more entries, you will be required to identify at least one as the most meaningful.

When considering which experiences are the most meaningful, you might consider the transformative nature of

the experience: the impact you made while engaging in the activity and the personal growth you experienced

because of your participation.

After the required information is entered, you should check the box to select this experience as one of the

“Most Meaningful.” An additional 1325 characters are available to summarize why this experience has been

selected as one of the most meaningful.

For each experience entry, applicants can choose the experience type that best describes each experience.

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Artistic Endeavors

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Community Service/Volunteer – Medical/Clinical

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Community Service/Volunteer – Not Medical/Clinical

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Conferences Attended

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Extracurricular Activities

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Hobbies

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Honors/Awards/Recognition

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Intercollegiate Athletics

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Leadership – Not Listed Elsewhere

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Military Service

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Other

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Paid Employment – Medical/Clinical

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Paid Employment – Not Medical/Clinical

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Physician Shadowing/Clinical Observation

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Presentations/Posters

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Publications

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Research/Lab

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Social Justice/Advocacy

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Teaching/Tutoring/Teaching Assistant

The following information for each experience must be entered.

Indicate the total number of hours that you spent completing this work experience or activity during the date range that you

indicate. If this is a repeated experience, enter the total number of hours for each date range you provide. Indicate the total

number of hours you anticipate completing for this experience in the future, if applicable.

Experience Type (see above list):

Experience Name:

Organization Name:

Country:

City:

Contact First Name:

Contact Last Name:

Contact Title:

Contact’s Phone Number:

Contact’s E-mail Address:

Completed Start Date:

Completed End Date:

Completed Hours:

Repeated?

Yes

Anticipated Hours?

Yes

Anticipated Start Date:

(if yes above)

Anticipated End Date

(if yes above)

Anticipated Hours

(if yes above)

Experience Description (700 Characters)

This is one of my most meaningful

experiences:

Yes

Most Meaningful Experience Summary (1325 Characters)

Letters of Evaluation

A maximum of ten (10) letter entries may be created. Letter entries may be added and assigned to medical schools after

you have submitted your application. However, once you have submitted your application, existing letter entries cannot

be edited or deleted; they can only be marked "No Longer Being Sent."

Letters are accepted electronically via AMCAS Letter Writer Application or Interfolio.

Select Your Letters of Evaluation/Recommendation

You are not required to assign letters of evaluation to a medical school prior to submitting your AMCAS application.

However, after you submit your application, letter assignments cannot be changed. Your letters do not have to arrive at

AMCAS (for medical schools participating in AMCAS Letters) before you submit your application.

Important Information about Letters:

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Applicants may submit their application before creating letter entries in this section.

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Applicants may submit their application prior to letters being received by AMCAS.

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Letter deadlines are established individually by each medical school, so applicants should check their websites

for deadline dates.

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Letters sent to AMCAS cannot be released to applicants or letter authors under any circumstances, and are

provided only to medical schools that are participating in the AMCAS Letter Service.

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Re-applicants should note that letters received by AMCAS do not rollover to later application years, so advise

letter authors to keep a copy of their letter.

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The AAMC publishes a list of guidelines for letter of evaluation authors. A link to the guidelines is on the

Letter Request Form applicants will provide to your letter authors.

*Applicants must contact schools that do not participate in AMCAS Letters to determine their letter of evaluation

requirements. AMCAS will not forward your letters to these schools. See the list of Participating Schools and

Deadlines.

Applicants can watch "How to Add Letter of Evaluation Entries & Assign them to Medical Schools" Tutorial

Note: Letter writers must send applicant letters through AMCAS, if an applicant is applying to one or more schools

participating in the AMCAS Letters Service.

Add a Letter of Evaluation

Applicants must create one letter entry for each Committee Letter, Individual Letter, or Letter Packet

being sent to AMCAS. Most medical schools participate in the AMCAS Letter Service. Please review

additional information about letters of evaluation.

Many medical schools determine whether or not an applicant has met their letter of

evaluation/recommendation requirements by the type of letters they receive in support of an

application. For example, a medical school may require a committee letter OR three individual letters in

support of your application.

Please review the AMCAS Applicant Guide for more information about Letters of Evaluation.

Please identify the type of letter you wish to enter. If you are uncertain as to the type of letters

provided by your school/institution, please ask your pre-health advisor or career center prior to

answering this question.

☐

Committee Letter:

A committee is a letter authored by a pre-health committee or pre-health advisor and intended to

represent your institution's evaluation of you. A committee letter may or may not include additional

letters written in support of your application. A Committee Letter is sometimes called a composite letter.

☐

Letter Packet:

A packet or set of letters assembled and distributed by your institution, often by the institution's career

center.

☐

Individual Letter:

An individual letter refers only to a letter authored by, and representing, a single letter writer. If you have already

included an individual letter within either a committee letter or letter packet, you do not need to add a separate entry

for the individual letter.

You are encouraged to select a meaningful Letter Title, as you may need this title later to identify a

letter. For example, if this letter were from the University Of X, with a primary contact of John Doe,

and you intend to have this letter sent only to MD/PhD programs, you might create a title of

"UX_Doe_MD_PhD."

Letter Title:

Select School:

Primary Contact/Author

Prefix:

First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Suffix:

Title

Phone:

Email:

Organization Name:

Address:

Country:

City:

Additional Authors (for Letter Packet):

Medical Schools

In this section, you designate the medical schools to which you wish to apply. You may filter by state, deadline,

program type, and school. You may apply to one program per school.

Add a Medical School

Filters:

State

Deadline

Program Type

Schools

Program: You may need prior permission from the medical school to select any of the following program types:

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Deferred/Delayed Matriculant

•

Early Assurance

•

Combined Bachelors/Medical Degree

•

Other Special Program

Program (select one):

Regular M.D.

Deferred/Delayed Matriculation

Combined Bachelors/Medical

Degree

Early Decision

Combined Medical Degree/Graduate

Combined Medical Degree/Ph.D.

Have you applied to this medical

school in previous years?

Yes

AAMC PREview® Exam Requirement

Upon designating your school and program selections, you will be informed whether an AAMC PREview® exam score is

required, recommended, used for research only, or not applicable. If not applicable, no information will be listed.

AAMC PREview® Exam Required – You must submit a PREview score to complete your application

AAMC PREview® Exam Recommended – You may apply with or without a PREview score

A Situational Judgement Test is Required – You may submit a PREview® score to satisfy this requirement

AAMC PREview® Exam Accepted for Research Only – You may apply with or without a PREview score

Background Check

Upon designating your school selections, you will be informed whether the schools participate in the AMCAS-facilitated

Criminal Background Check Service. If the schools use this service, you will receive the following notification:

Upon your initial, conditional acceptance to medical school or by request of a medical school that has placed you on its

alternate list, a criminal background check will be initiated.

You will receive an e-mail from Certiphi Screening, Inc. providing additional information and access to a secure form

through which you will provide consent for the procurement of this report. Your consent applies to all medical schools

that participate in this service, so you will not be asked to provide consent if additional acceptances are offered. For more

information, visit https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/criminal-background-check-

service/

Medical School Selections, Participation, and Program Information

Medical

Schools

Letters of

Evaluation

(LOE)

Criminal

Background

Check (CBC)

Program

Type

Program

Deadline

Transcript

Deadline

Actions

School Name

Yes / No

Program Type

Selection

Deadline Date

Edit / Delete

School Name

Yes / No

Program Type

Selection

Deadline Date

Edit / Delete

Balance Due:

Essays

Personal Comments Essay

You should enter your Personal Comments in the Essay section of the application.

If you indicate you will be applying to a school’s M.D.-Ph.D. program, you are required to enter two additional

essays: the M.D.-Ph.D. Essay, in which you state your reasons for wishing to pursue the combined M.D.- Ph.D.

degree, and a Research Experience Essay, in which you describe significant research experiences.

Personal Comments space available is 5,300 characters

MD/PhD. Essay space available is 3,000 characters

Research Experience Essay space available is 10,000 characters

You may use artificial intelligence tools for brainstorming, proofreading, or editing your essays. However, it is essential to

ensure that the final submission reflects your own work and accurately represents your experiences.

Consider and write your Personal Comments carefully; many admissions committees place significant weight on this section.

This essay should reflect your personal perspective and experiences accurately. Make sure you proofread carefully because no

changes may be made after you submit your application. What information should I consider including in my personal

comments?

This following pop-up help text will appear if “What information should I consider including in my personal comments?” is

selected.

What information should I consider including in my personal comments?

Some questions you may want to consider while drafting this essay are:

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Why have you selected the field of medicine?

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What motivates you to learn more about medicine?

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What do you want medical schools to know about you that hasn't been disclosed in another section of the

application?

In addition, you may wish to include information such as:

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Special hardships, challenges or obstacles that may have influenced your educational pursuits

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Commentary on significant fluctuations in your academic record which are not explained elsewhere in your

application

Use the space provided to explain why you want to go to medical school.

5300 characters

MD/PhD Essay

Your response will only be forwarded to your designated MD/PhD program(s).

This essay should reflect your personal perspective and experiences accurately. Make sure you proofread carefully because no

changes may be made after you submit your application.

Please state your reasons for wishing to pursue the combined MD/PhD degree.

3000 characters

Significant Research Essay

Your response will only be forwarded to your designated MD/PhD program(s).

If your research resulted in a publication on which you were an author, please provide the full citation in the Work/Activities

section of your application.

Please describe your significant research experiences. In your statement, please specify your research supervisor's name and

affiliation, the duration of the experience, the nature of the problem studied, and your contributions to the project. This essay

should reflect your personal perspective and experiences accurately. Make sure you proofread carefully because no changes

may be made after you submit your application.

10000 characters

Standardized Tests

MCAT

Scores

MCAT Scores prior to 2003 that have not been released must be released by the applicant at www.aamc.org/mcat.

MCAT Scores from 2003 forward are automatically updated in the applicant’s application.

MCAT

Exam Date

Medical schools need to know if they should expect future MCAT scores in support of your application. Do you have an

upcoming or recently taken MCAT exam date where official MCAT scores have yet to be released?

Yes

If “yes” is selected, you will be asked to choose an exam date from the following dropdown.

Select the appropriate test date from the list below.

PREview

Scores

This section will display AAMC PREview scores taken since September 2020. If you have taken the AAMC PREview exam

recently and scores for that administration do not appear, note that these scores may be pending for inclusion in your AMCAS

application.

Please review your AAMC PREview scores. If you have any questions, please contact PREview at [email protected]g.

PREview

Exam Date

Please remember to keep this information current, especially after initial submission, as it alerts medical schools when to

expect your PREview exam scores.

PREview-participating medical schools need to know if they should expect future PREview scores in support of your

application. Do you have an upcoming or recently taken PREview exam date where official PREview scores have yet to be

released??

Yes

If “yes” is selected, you will be asked to choose an exam date from the following dropdown.

Select the appropriate test date from the list below.

Other Tests

You may optionally provide other test scores. Information provided here is not verified by AMCAS.

Would you like to include your test score from another exam (such as the GMAT, LSAT or GRE)? Note: AMCAS

does not verify test scores other than the MCAT.

Yes

Add Test Score

Test Name:

Test Date:

Test Section:

Test Score:

 
 
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selecting the Agree button. 
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knowledge. 
•  I certify that all my writing, including personal comments, essays for MD-PhD applicants, and descriptions of work/activities, 
is my own. Although I may utilize mentors, peers, advisors, and/or AI tools for brainstorming, proofreading, or editing, my 
final submission is a true reflection of my own work and represents my experiences. I acknowledge that no changes can be 
made after submission and will thoroughly proofread my work. Quotations are allowed if I cite the source. 
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responsible for monitoring and ensuring the progress of my application process by checking the Main Menu of my 
application. 
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notifying the AMCAS program of any discrepancies resulting from the verification process by using the Academic Change 
Request process, located in the Quick Links section of the Main Menu. 
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guidelines for ethical conduct during the application process and defines important application cycle dates. 
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and Enrollment Standards, which sets forth the AAMC’s practices for investigating and reporting discrepancies in credentials, 
attempts to subvert the admissions process, inaccuracies, material omissions, or other attempts to subvert the admissions 
process.  
•  I understand that I am responsible for learning the admission requirements, application policies, and due dates for each school 
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•  I understand that, unless advised otherwise by the recipient school, I am required to inform the admissions office of each 
medical school to which I apply if I am convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, a misdemeanor or felony crime after the 
date of my original application submission and prior to medical school matriculation. I understand that this communication 
must be in writing and must occur within 10 business days of the conviction. 
•  I understand that I am required to inform the admissions office of each medical school to which I apply if I become the 
subject of an institutional action after the date of original application submission and prior to medical school matriculation. I 
understand that this communication must be in writing and must occur within 10 business days of the occurrence of the 
institutional action. 
•  I acknowledge and agree that my sole remedy in the event of any errors or omissions relating to the handling or processing of 
my application is to obtain a refund of my AMCAS application fee; however, I may be eligible for a refund only if I have 
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•  I understand that the AMCAS program has my permission to release information, at the request of the medical school(s), to a 
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•  I understand that any medical school in which I enroll may release my relevant student records to the AAMC for inclusion in 
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