MD programs

Medical School Application Platforms and Their Essays

The three US-based medical school application platforms are AMCAS, which is for MD (allopathic) programs; AACOMAS, which is for DO (osteopathic) programs; and TMDSAS, which is Texas’s own, special system for (mostly public) MD and DO programs. Each platform has different deadlines and essay requirements, so keeping track of which you’re applying through is key!

Maureen Meyer2022-07-18T09:23:33-04:00July 18th, 2022|Categories: AACOMAS, AAMC, AAMCAS, AMCAS Application, DO Program, MCAT, Med School Application Platforms, Medical School, Medical School Admissions, Medical School Admissions Requirements, medical school planning, Osteopathic Medical Degree, Personal Statement|Tags: AACOM, AACOMAS, AAMC, AMCAS, collegiate gateway, DO Programs, julie gross, MD programs, Med School Application Deadlines, Med School Application Submission, Medical School Applications, OMSAS, TMDSAS|

Evaluate Your Candidacy for Medical School Part II: Application Factors

In Part II of this two-part blog series, we discuss application factors that impact med school admissions outcomes. Learn how your medical school list, essays, recommendations, and interviews, as well as the timing of your submission, all determine the competitiveness of your med school candidacy.