Send official transcripts from each school you have attended to AMCAS after March 15, 2001. You must wait until the end of the semester if you want those classes included in your application. Request an additional copy of your transcripts to be sent to you. You will need these for the actual application (see below for details on how to apply).  Secure a resume listing all of your volunteer, work, extra-curricular, research, etc.  activities BEFORE beginning the application process.  Secure your personal statement BEFORE beginning the application process.  AMCAS will automatically send a copy of your MCAT scores to the schools you request.

After April 1, 2001:

   1. Go to www.aamc.org
   2. Click on “Students and Applicants” (left side of page)
   3. Click on “Applying to medical schools” (left side of page)
   4. Click on “AMCAS” (left side of page)
   5. Click on “2002 Entering Class” (left side of page)
   6. Click on “Download AMCAS for Windows”
   7. You now should be on a page that says: “AMCAS-E Software Distribution”- Scroll down
     and fill out the information they request. Then click on “Submit Registration and Proceed
     to Download Page.”
   8. You will now be on a page that lists the instructions for downloading the application
     software. Read these instructions before you start downloading. You may even want
     to print these off. They contain some information that is very important after you
     download. You may download onto disks, or directly onto your desktop.
   9. Download the program and follow the directions listed.
  10. After you have opened the program, fill out each area. Make sure you write down your
     password somewhere so that you will know it for later applications. Make sure you audit
     your application before finalizing it. This will help you find any mistakes that AMCAS
     would automatically reject you for. Then, after the application is finalized, you can follow
     the directions on the screen and send it off with your check/money order or fee waiver as
     early as June 1, 2001.

 How to Apply for Financial Assistance (fee waiver):

     For this, you will need:
     Your Tax Information
     Your Parents’ Tax Information
     Your Parents’ Signature
     Deadlines for this program are listed following the directions.

Directions:

   1. Follow steps 1-4 for applying to M.D. schools.
   2. Click on “Fee Assistance Program (FAP)” (left side of page)
   3. READ THE INFORMATION LISTED! Then click on “FAP application” (far right
     side of the page)
   4. Click on link below the user name and password boxes to assign yourself a password and
     user name.
   5. Using your new user name and password, log in and follow the directions listed.

Other Important Dates

                    Jan. 12
                           First day to apply to the AAMC
                           Financial Assistance Program (FAP)
                    Mar. 2
                           Deadline for FAP application for the
                           April 2001 Medical College Admission
                           Test (MCAT)
                    Mar. 15
                           AMCAS begins to accept official
                           transcripts to support applications to
                           the entering class of 2002
                    Apr. 1
                           The new 2002 AMCAS web application
                           will be available from the web site.
                           Applicants may begin to complete the
                           application.
                    Apr. 21
                           MCAT examination date
                    June 1
                           Applicants to the entering class of 2002
                           may begin to certify and submit their
                           completed AMCAS web applications to
                           the AAMC
                    June 29
                           Deadline for FAP application for the
                           August Medical College Admission
                           Test (MCAT)
                    August 18
                            MCAT examination date
How to apply to osteopathic (DO.)
schools

     This is a web based application process. It is possible for you to download and print off a
     paper version to fill out by hand if you wish. However, you will need Adobe Acrobat
     software to read these. This is available online, at www.aacom.org.
     Secure a resume listing all of your volunteer, work, extra-curricular, research, etc.
     activities BEFORE beginning the application process.
     Secure your personal statement BEFORE beginning the application process.
     You may begin to apply as early as June 1, 2001.
     Request that a copy of your transcripts (from each school attended) be sent to:

               AACOMAS

               5550 Friendship Blvd., Suite 310

               Chevy Chase, MD 20815

               (301)-968-4190

To apply (using the web based application):

   1. Go to www.aacom.org
   2.Click on “Application” (left side of page)
   3. READ THE INFORMATION LISTED. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on
     the link for the web based program. It is on the right side of the page, under the address
     where the transcripts need to be sent.
   4. Click on “New Application”
   5. Fill out the information requested. The program will walk you through the process from
     here. This process is very similar to applying for allopathic schools. However, the personal
     statement section of this form is much shorter, so you may have to revise your personal
     statement in order to fulfill the requirements.