Early and Regular Decision Admission
For Early Decision and Regular Decision Plan candidates applying through AMCAS for M.D. admission
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The College of Medicine at NEOMED welcomes new students via early decision and regular decision admission plans outside of early assurance.
Candidates applying to NEOMED as first-year medicine students should begin the application process through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS).
As a member of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), NEOMED participates in a common application service and abides by AAMC deadlines and practices.
EARLY DECISION ADMISSION
All applicants to the M.D. program who consider NEOMED their medical school of choice and are strongly aligned with its mission are encouraged to apply electing the Early Decision Plan (EDP).
- Early Decision is binding, which means that candidates who receive offers of admission are obligated by AMCAS policy to attend NEOMED should they wish to attend any allopathic school of medicine.
- All Early Decision applicants must present valid MCAT scores, apply through AMCAS by August 1, and have the secondary application (by invitation only) complete and verified to the Office of Admissions by September 1 of the year before anticipated enrollment. For 2024 the deadline is September 3rd.
- Notification to the applicant regarding admission is given by October 1. If selected, an EDP admit receives the benefit of early notification of acceptance and is, therefore, obligated to attend the NEOMED College of Medicine under American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) admission policy. If not selected for admission through the early decision plan, applicants may then apply to other medical schools. For more about consideration of whether the early decision program is right for you, visit students-residents.aamc.org.
EARLY DECISION PLAN: OHIO ADMISSION ADVANTAGE
While all admission candidates are encouraged to consider the early decision plan, NEOMED uses the early decision plan to extend highly favorable consideration toward a number of Ohio candidates with above-average academic credentials.
- For these purposes, an Ohio candidate is any early decision plan applicant who either maintains permanent residence in Ohio and indicates as much on his or her AMCAS application or who attends/attended an Ohio institution of post-secondary education (university, college, community college), whether state or private
- Ohio candidates with above-average academic profiles selecting the early decision plan receive a significant advantage over candidates that elect the regular decision plan. Ohio candidates pursuing admission to NEOMED outside of early assurance are strongly encouraged to apply using the early decision plan to maximize their chances for admission to medical school in the event that NEOMED is their first choice.
- All early decision policies, procedures, and deadlines apply to the Ohio Admission Advantage. For full details and policies, please refer to the NEOMED Compass, which is our catalog and handbook.
Application Eligibility Guidelines
All traditional admission candidates must:
- Possess at least a baccalaureate (four-year) degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or a Canadian university prior to enrolling at NEOMED (applicants may be in their final year of progress toward a degree prior to graduation at the time of application).
- Be a U.S citizen/U.S. permanent resident (latter must submit documentation of status during application process). This requirement still applies to Canadian university students.
All candidates for admission to NEOMED as M1 students, regardless of pathway, are required to have successfully completed (C – or better) the following prerequisite courses prior to matriculation:
• Two semesters of Organic Chemistry and one lab
• Two semesters of Physics
• Two semesters of Biology
• One semester of Biochemistry
Entering M1 students, regardless of pathway, may benefit from the recommended courses below (determined by surveying students and faculty):
- Anatomy
- Calculus
- Cell Biology
- Composition/Writing
- Genetics
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
- Sociology
- Statistics
Competitive Academic Profile
The academic profile for the entering early decision and regular decision M1s is as follows:
- Overall GPA: 3.57 – 3.90 (middle 50%)
- Overall GPA average: 3.74
- College BCPM (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math) GPA: 3.42 – 3.90 (middle 50%)
- Overall BCPM GPA average: 3.66
- MCAT score: 512 – 518 (middle 50%)
- MCAT average: 515
How to apply
Students apply to NEOMED using the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application as early as June 1 of the year preceding anticipated enrollment in medical school.
Step 1
Fill out your AMCAS application, and select NEOMED as a school to receive the application.
Step 2
Once your application has been verified by AMCAS, NEOMED may send you an invitation to complete your secondary application beginning on or about July 31and on a rolling basis thereafter until one week prior to the NEOMED supplemental application deadline. There is a $95 fee for the secondary application.
Note – NEOMED Secondary application is by invitation only following screening and review of AMCAS applications. Applicants should refer to AMCAS to begin application to medical school.
Step 3
Watch for email notification that your file is complete and await word on a possible interview between September and March.
Required application materials:
- AMCAS application
- Supplemental application
- Personal statements
- MCATscores
- $95 Secondary Application Fee
Letters of evaluation are neither required nor accepted for this program.
NEOMED will not accept MCAT scores older than three years at the time of the month of matriculation.
As an applicant seeking admission to NEOMED, you are required to pay a non-refundable supplemental application fee of $95.An online payment will be made when you submit your supplemental application.
You may qualify for a supplemental application fee waiver if you qualified for a fee waiver through AMCAS. Follow the instructions on the NEOMED supplemental application to receive the fee waiver.
