Is My Application Already Late?: Details and Tips for Delayed Medical School Applications
As an applicant to medical school, you may have heard more than enough reasons to apply early in the admissions process . Applying early in the timeline has traditionally been and continues to be an important step in ensuring an applicant is as competitive as possible. Ideally, students should be ready to apply to MD schools once the AMCAS opens for submission in early June. But what if a student is unable to apply at that time? Does the timing of an application have as much of an impact since more and more schools have moved toward holistic admissions ? Deadlines for submission vary by institution but are typically towards the end of the fall with some schools allowing applications through November. So then what is considered late? As with much of the admissions process, the answers to these questions depend on where you apply and why you haven't been able to submit. In regards to the MSU College of Human Medicine (CHM), applying anytime through the month of August i