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The 2014 AMCAS Application
AMCAS CommunicationsSpring 2013
Other Application ServicesThis presentation will focus on the 2014 AMCAS application.
Many of the principles apply to other applications you may be using this cycle including:
• AACOMAS – American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service
• AADSAS – American Association of Dental Schools Application Service
• TMDSAS – Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service
For further information on these sites visit their websites at:
• AACOMAS – http://www.aacom.org/Documents/AACOMASInstructions.pdf
• AADSAS – http://www.adea.org/AADSAS/
• TMDSAS – https://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/homepage.html
How does AMCAS work?
Application Submitted
• Online application completed and submitted to AMCAS
• Fees paid (or FAP award used)
Application Processed
• All required official transcripts arrive at AMCAS
• Verification of coursework
• Calculation of AMCAS GPAs
Application Delivered
• Verified application sent to designated medical schools
• Letters delivered on a rolling basis
• MCAT scores automatically received (before or after application is submitted
Date Event
January 2013 Fee Assistance Program opens
April 1 2014 AMCAS Resources released
May 8 AMCAS application opens
June 4 AMCAS application submission begins
June 28 Initial transmission of application data to medical schools
August 1 Early Decision Program deadline
Sept.-Dec. Application deadlines
2014 Application Dates
www.aamc.org/amcas
The AMCAS Application• Identifying Information
• Schools Attended
• Biographic Information
• Course Work
• Work/Activities
• Letters of Evaluation
• Medical Schools
• Essay(s)
• Standardized Tests
Accessing the Application
Use the same username and password that you used for MCAT or the Fee Assistance Program, otherwise click “register”
AAMC Registration
Only complete registration if you do not have an AAMC ID number
AMCAS Main Menu
1. Identifying Information
2. Schools Attended
2. Schools Attended
2. Schools Attended
2. Schools Attended
2. Schools AttendedInstitutional Action:
• Medical schools require you to answer this question accurately and provide all relevant information. Medical schools understand that many individuals learn from the past and emerge stronger as a result. Full disclosure will enable the Medical schools to more effectively evaluate this information within the context of your credentials.
• You must answer “Yes” to this question if you were ever the recipient of any institutional action resulting from unacceptable academic performance or a conduct violation, even if such action did not interrupt your enrollment or require you to withdraw. You must answer “Yes” even if the action does not appear on or has been deleted from your official transcripts due to institutional policy or personal petition.
• If you are not certain whether or not you have been the subject of an institutional action, contact an advisor in Pre-Professional Programs or the Assistant Dean of Student Life at Johns Hopkins.
• Applicants who become the subject of an institutional action after certifying and submitting the AMCAS application must inform their designated medical schools that an action has occurred.
• If you answer “Yes,” you may use the space beneath the question to explain; this space is 1325 characters or approximately one-quarter of a page in length. You will receive an error message if you exceed the allotted space.
• Failure to provide accurate information in answering this question or, if applicable, in completing the form provided by the school, will result in an investigation.
3. Biographic Information
4. Course Work
4. Course Work
Use a personal copy of your official transcript to complete this section
Please refer to Guide Three: Applying to Health Professions School for very specific information pertaining to JHU and the AMCAS application.
• http://web.jhu.edu/prepro/guides.html
On page 18 of Guide Three, we have FAQs on how to enter Coursework.
4. Course Work
5. Work/Activities• Maximum of 15 entries• Maximum of 3 “Most Meaningful”
5. Work/Activities • You can indicate repeated activities
• Up to four separate date ranges• Future end dates up to the start of the matriculation
year (up to August 2014)• You will specify the total hours spent on this activity
for each date range
• Work/Activities entries will be shown in the order they are entered within the application
• These entries are sorted by each medical school’s preference during application review
Please refer to Guide Three: Applying to Health Professions School for very specific information pertaining to JHU and the AMCAS application.
• http://web.jhu.edu/prepro/guides.html
On page 21 of Guide Three, we have FAQs on how to enter Experiences.
5. Work/Activities
6. Letters of Evaluation
You can submit your application
before your letters are received by
AMCAS.
6. Letters of Evaluation
6. Letters of EvaluationDo you want to prepare and print your Letter Request Form now? Select Yes.
6. Letters of Evaluation
Applicant’s identifying
information
The author’s address
AMCAS uses this barcode to attach the letter to the correct application
Methods the author can
use to send their letter to
AMCAS
Letter Request Form
Letter ID and Letter Type
7. Medical Schools
Be sure to select the correct program type and be mindful of program and transcript deadlines
8. Essay(s)
9. Standardized Tests
Contact [email protected] |
202-828-0690Monday – Friday 9 am – 5 pm ET
If you are re-taking the MCAT and don’t indicate your upcoming testing date, medical schools may review your application without waiting for your new score.
Certification Statement
Post-Submission Changes• Once your application is submitted you can make
changes to limited content of your application using the “Update Application” button.
Post-Submission Changes• Only these items can be updated or changed in your application
after it has been submitted: ID Numbers Name
Including full legal name, preferred name, and alternate names Contact Information
Mailing addresses Alternate contact information
Date of birth, birth address, and sex Letters of Evaluation
Notification that a letter will no longer be sent Addition of up to 10 letter entries
Next MCAT testing date Addition of Medical Schools or changes to existing program types
Deadlines, fees, and restrictions apply Release application information to school-designated pre-health advisor
Criminal Background Checks
• Participating medical schools have Criminal Background Checks on their accepted or waitlisted applicants facilitated by the AAMC
• Applicants will receive an e-mail notification from Certiphi Screening, Inc., initiating the background check
• Applicants have 10 calendar days to review their report for irregularities, after that time it will automatically be sent to the medical school(s)
• There is no additional charge to the applicant for this service
Application Status CBC Procured
Accepted, Early Decision Program
Upon Acceptance
Accepted, Regular After January 1
Alternate List After May 15, by school’s request only
CBC Schedule
2013 Fee Assistance Program
Benefits• Reduction of MCAT
Registration fee from $270 to $100
• Free copy of The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam & access code for The Official MCAT Self-Assessment Package® (if award is used to register for MCAT exam)
• Free access to MSAR Online
• Waiver of AMCAS application fees for up to 14 medical schools
• Benefits are only valid for the calendar year in which the award is granted.
• Apply: www.aamc.org/fap
Apply for fee assistance before registering for the MCAT or submitting an AMCAS application. Benefits cannot be applied retroactively.
ResourcesPre-health Advisors Hub
www.aamc.org/advisors
AMCAS
www.aamc.org/amcas
Applicants:[email protected]
202-828-0600
Fee Assistance Program
www.aamc.org/fap
MCATwww.aamc.org/mcat
MSAR
www.aamc.org/msar
Connect with us! @AMCASinfo
Updated Instruction Manual and Quick Start Guides
Application Tips:
• Early is good. Error-free is better.
• Before submitting your application, print it out and review it very carefully for missing courses or grades as well as for typos and errors.
• Monitor the status of transcripts and remember that transcripts must be official.
• Look for emails from [email protected] regarding problems or delays.
• Review verified coursework immediately after AMCAS processing is complete.
Essential Resources• Applicants Page of the Pre-Prof. website:
http://web.jhu.edu/prepro/health/Applicants/applicants.html
• 2014 AACOMAS Application Instructions
• 2014 AMCAS Instruction Manual
• 2014 TMDSAS Application Instructions
• Guide Three: Applying to Health Professions School
• Guide Two: Letters of Recommendation and the veCollect Letter System
