All application materials - verified AMCAS application, MCAT scores, letters of recommendation,
supplemental application, application fee and signature page are due by DECEMBER 1.
NO EXCEPTIONS are made.

Step 1: AMCAS - applications must be submitted to AMCAS by October 15th

The College of Medicine participates in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) system.

complete a standard AMCAS application
(on-line)
send one official transcript from each institution of higher education attended
submit your scores from the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

AMCAS then transmits copies of the application to medical schools that are designated by applicants.

For more information on AMCAS (The
American Medical College Application Service):
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N. Street NW, Suite 201
Washington, D.C. 20037-1131
www.aamc.org

Step 2: Applications to the College of Medicine must be complete by December 1st.

Once the College of Medicine receives your verified AMCAS application, we will email you instructions on how to access our secondary application. You must have an accurate email on file with us.

Note: Once you submit your on-line secondary application you will need to print out a signature page and mail it with a $100 non-refundable application fee (or AMCAS fee waiver) to our Admissions office.

Applicants must also have the appropriate letters of recommendation sent to our office by December 1st.

It is our policy to forward a secondary application to everyone that submits a verified AMCAS application. However, not every applicant will be granted an interview. Interviews are done by invitation only.

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General Information

Thank you for your interest in attending SUNY Upstate Medical University's College of Medicine.

Each year approximately 160 students enter Upstate's College of Medicine from more than 75 colleges and universities. The College of Medicine receives approximately 4600 applications each year. The Class of 2011 has 51% women and 49% men. The average MCAT was 10.16 and the average cumulative GPA was 3.61.

Applications are accepted from U.S. citizens, permanent residents and foreign citizens who have completed at least 90 semester hours of coursework in the United States or Canada at an accredited institution.

The Admissions Committee reviews all applications and uses all available information to determine an applicant's qualifications for the study and practice of medicine. This is done without regard to sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or marital status.

To complete an application, applicants must:

submit a verified AMCAS application by October 15th
submit a SUNY Upstate Medical University Secondary Application by December 1st - once our admissions office receives your verified AMCAS application we will forward you instructions on how to access our secondary application
submit a non-refundable application processing fee of $100 by December 1st
submit Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores to AMCAS by October 15th
submit the appropriate letters of recommendation to our office by December 1st

It is the responsibility of the applicant to make certain that all materials are received by our office prior to the appropriate deadlines. If an applicant decides to withdraw their application, we do require that they notify our office, in writing, as soon as possible.

Your SUNY Upstate secondary application signature page (which is available once you submit your on-line secondary application), $100 application fee and letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the following address:

SUNY Upstate Medical University
Office of Student Admissions
1215 Weiskotten Hall
766 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210

Admission Application Deadlines:

June - Begin submitting AMCAS applications
August 1 - AMCAS Early Decision application deadline
August 15 - Early Decision applicants must have a completed application on file at SUNY Upstate
October 15 - AMCAS regular application deadline
December 1 - All applicants must have a completed application on file at SUNY Upstate (MD and MD/PhD applicants)
May 15 - Last day to receive the $100 deposit refund
June 1 - Last day to request a deferment of acceptance

MCAT Policy -

SUNY Upstate Medical University will:

ONLY accept MCAT's taken within the 3 years prior to application
ONLY consider scores that are received prior to our December 1st application deadline
Not hold applications for January test scores
Not re-review an application once the admissions committee has made a decision on an applicant

Contact Information

Office of Student Admissions
1215 Weiskotten Hall
766 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210

(315)464-4570
1-800-736-2171

admiss@upstate.edu