| Fall 2009 Admissions Information |
|
| Application fee |
$80 |
| AMCAS application accepted |
No
|
| Early application deadline |
06/01 |
| Application deadline |
02/01 |
| Secondary application required
|
Yes
|
| Personal interview required |
Yes
|
| Regular application acceptance
notification begins |
10/15 |
| Regular application acceptance
notification ends |
04/01 |
| Number of weeks within which
students must respond to offers of admission |
3 |
| Deferred entrance available |
Yes
|
| Deposit is due |
X |
| Early decision plan for admission
offered |
Yes
|
| Early decision plan application
period begins |
06/01 |
| Early decision plan application
period ends |
09/01 |
| Early decision plan notification
date |
10/01 |
| Fall 2007 Admissions Statistics |
|
| Total admissions data |
2364 applied, 335 interviewed, 250
were accepted, 162 enrolled |
| In-state admissions data |
223 applied, 106 interviewed, 81
were accepted, 56 enrolled |
| Out-state admissions data |
2141 applied, 229 interviewed, 169
were accepted, 106 enrolled |
| Women admissions data |
1302 applied, 171 interviewed, 138
were accepted, 90 enrolled |
| Minor admissions data |
605 applied, 87 interviewed, 76
were accepted, 52 enrolled |
| International admissions data
|
0 interviewed, 0 were accepted, 0
enrolled |
| GPA |
|
| 2007 Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.53 |
| MCAT |
|
| 2007
Average MCAT score |
8.0 |
| 2007 Average biological MCAT score
|
8.0 |
| 2007 Average physical sciences
MCAT score |
8.0 |
| 2007 Average verbal reasoning MCAT
score |
8.0 |
| 2007 Average writing MCAT score
|
Q |
| Undergraduate Majors |
|
| Required undergraduate coursework
|
biology, English, organic
chemistry, physics, demonstration of writing skills,
general chemistry |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in biological science |
56.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in physical science |
15.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in social sciences/humanities
|
11.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in other health professions
|
17.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in mixed disciplines, double
majors, and other areas of study |
1.0 % |
| Combined Degree Programs |
|
| Combined college/M.D. program
offered |
No
|
| Number of years to complete
combined college/M.D. program |
N/A |
| Combined college/M.D. program URL
|
N/A |
| Selection Factors |
|
| Details
on the policies, preferences, criteria, factors and
procedures used in the M.D. admission process |
| Admissions policies and procedures
|
Basic Requirements: Undergraduate
degree including 8 hours Biology, General Chemistry,
and Organic Chemistry, 6 hours Physics, English, and
additional Science with minimum GPA of 2.75 and a
recent MCAT score no earlier than April 2005.
Preference is given to candidates who fulfill our
mission (Appalachian, rural, minority,
mission-minded) with scores near our average
(GPA-3.5, MCAT-24). |
