Application Process
Candidates for admission to the Boston University School of Medicine should apply to the:
Association of American Medical College
2450 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1126
Candidates may apply between June 1 and November 1, but early application is strongly recommended.
Initial applications are accepted only through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Information and application materials are available at www.aamc.org.
BUSM applicants should send all letters of recommendation directly to AMCAS which will forward the letters to our office electronically. AMCAS will accept letters from users of Virtual Evals, Interfolio, and via the US Postal System. The address to which letters should be mailed will appear on the AMCAS Letter Request Form. For more information on this process, please visit AMCAS Letters FAQ.
Those applicants who attend, or who have recently graduated from, an undergraduate institution or a postbaccalaureate premedical program which offers a Health Professions Advisor or Advisory Committee should submit a letter from this person or committee; this letter should be sent to AMCAS as described above. If no such institutional letter is available, the applicant should explain this on the BUSM supplemental application and substitute a minimum of three individual letters, including two from science professors. These letters should be sent to AMCAS as described above.
Timetable for application and acceptance for the entering class of 2010
Routine Application
Receipt of AMCAS application: 06/01/2009-11/01/2009
Receipt of all secondary materials: 06/15/2009-01/04/2010
Interviews (by invitation only): 10/02/2009-02/15/2010
Earliest notice of acceptance: 01/15/2010
Early Decision Application
Receipt of AMCAS application: 6/1/2009-08/01/2009
Receipt of all secondary materials: 06/15/2009-08/15/2009
Interviews (by invitation only): 08/15/2009-9/15/2009
Notice of acceptance: Prior to 10/02/2009
Individuals interested in additional information are encouraged to browse our Viewbook. Further questions can be addressed directly to the Office of Admissions at 617/638-4630 or medadms@bu.edu.
