| Fall 2009 Admissions Information |
|
| Application fee |
$155 |
| AMCAS application accepted |
No
|
| Early application deadline |
06/01 |
| Application deadline |
02/15 |
| Secondary application required
|
Yes
|
| Personal interview required |
Yes
|
| Regular application acceptance
notification begins |
09/01 |
| Regular application acceptance
notification ends |
05/01 |
| Number of weeks within which
students must respond to offers of admission |
14 |
| Deferred entrance available |
Yes
|
| Deposit is due |
O |
| Early decision plan for admission
offered |
No
|
| Early decision plan application
period begins |
N/A |
| Early decision plan application
period ends |
N/A |
| Early decision plan notification
date |
N/A |
| Fall 2007 Admissions Statistics |
|
| Total admissions data |
2770 applied, 601 interviewed, 518
were accepted, 198 enrolled |
| In-state admissions data |
136 applied, 84 interviewed, 62
were accepted, 53 enrolled |
| Out-state admissions data |
2634 applied, 517 interviewed, 456
were accepted, 145 enrolled |
| Women admissions data |
1229 applied, 277 interviewed, 232
were accepted, 102 enrolled |
| Minor admissions data |
142 interviewed, 129 were
accepted, 37 enrolled |
| International admissions data
|
0 applied, 0 interviewed, 0 were
accepted, 0 enrolled |
| GPA |
|
| 2007 Average undergraduate GPA
|
3.44 |
| MCAT |
|
| 2007
Average MCAT score |
7.8 |
| 2007 Average biological MCAT score
|
8.0 |
| 2007 Average physical sciences
MCAT score |
7.4 |
| 2007 Average verbal reasoning MCAT
score |
8.1 |
| 2007 Average writing MCAT score
|
M |
| Undergraduate Majors |
|
| Required undergraduate coursework
|
biology/zoology, English, organic
chemistry, inorganic (general) chemistry, physics |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in biological science |
58.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in physical science |
20.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in social sciences/humanities
|
6.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in other health professions
|
7.0 % |
| Percent of entering class with
undergraduate major in mixed disciplines, double
majors, and other areas of study |
9.0 % |
| 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
|
Students are the key to WVSOM's
commitment to improving health care. The Admissions
Committee strives to fill each class with students
motivated toward primary care in rural communities;
seeking students who share the school's commitment
to rural health care, as well as aptitude, maturity,
ability to relate to people, motivation for
osteopathic medicine, personal conduct, and
scholarship. |
