AMCAS application accepted? Yes
Earliest application date: 06/01
Application deadline: 12/15
Oldest MCAT considered: 2005
Application fee: $70
Director of admissions: Dr. Audrey B. Uknis
Does this school ask for a secondary application as part of the admissions process? YesThis school requires undergraduate work in these subjects in order to apply: biology, organic chemistry, inorganic (general) chemistry, physics, humanities
Is a personal interview required for admission? Yes
Are interviews conducted at the medical school? Yes
Acceptance notice to regular application for the 2007-2008 first-year class:
-Earliest date: October 15
-Latest date: August 1
Applicant’s response to acceptance offer for the 2007-2008 first-year class:
-Maximum time in weeks: 2 weeks
-Does the school consider requests for deferred entrance? Yes
-Deposit to hold place in class: $100
-Deposit due: At time of acceptance offer
-Deposit refundable prior to: May 15
-Starting month for the class of 2007-2008: August
Early Decision Plan application period for the 2007-2008 first-year class:
-Does the school have an Early Decision Plan (EDP)? Yes
-EDP application period begins: June 1
-EDP application period ends: August 1
-EDP applicants notified by: October 1
Fall 2005 Admissions Statistics
Acceptance rate: 6.8%
GPA
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.61
MCAT
Overall score (composite): 10.0
Verbal reasoning: 9.7
Physical sciences: 10.0
Biological: 10.3
Writing: Q
Undergraduate Majors
Biological sciences (biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.):63%
Physical sciences (biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.):25%
Non-sciences (sociology, economics, English, etc.):12%
Other health professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 0%
Mixed disciplines and other: 0%
Combined Degree Programs
Combined degree programs offered: M.D./Ph.D., M.D./M.B.A., M.D./M.P.H.
Does the school have a combined college/M.D. program? Yes
Number of years to complete combined college/M.D. program: 8 years
Web site for combined college/M.D. program:www.temple.edu/medicine/admissions/special_admissions.html
Selection Factors
Details on the policies, preferences, criteria, factors and procedures used in the M.D. admission process:
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
The AMCAS and a supplemental application form must be completed. Over 8000 apply. Fewer than 1000 are interviewed for the 180 available positions. Individuals with a variety of social, ethnic, and scholastic backgrounds, older and second-career individuals comprise the diverse student body. Foreign nationals without Permanent Resident or Refugee/Asylee status are ineligible for consideration.