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Application Timeline and Deadlines

Applicants are advised to complete their application file by published deadlines to be considered for admission.  

Suggested timeline

The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) may be taken as soon as prerequisite coursework is complete, provided that adequate time has been devoted to MCAT preparation (such as taking full-length, timed practice exams). For some applicants, this may occur as early as the summer after their sophomore year.

Not later than the fall of their junior year, traditional applicants (who plan to matriculate the August following their graduation from a four-year baccalaureate degree-granting program) are recommended to follow the timeline below. Non-traditional applicants should consider a similar timeline beginning about two years before their anticipated fall enrollment in medical school.

• September - Begin preparation for Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)
• May - Request transcripts and faculty evaluation letters
  • Begin the online American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application
• June - Take the first MCAT
• July - Complete secondary application(s)
• Summer - Retake MCAT (if needed)
• September - Interviews begin

Deadlines

Applicants should submit all documents as early as possible and well ahead of deadlines. Applicants are solely responsible for ensuring all required documents reach the appropriate offices by the specified deadlines. An applicant file lacking any item by the specified deadline will be considered incomplete and ineligible for admission consideration.

The tables below summarize dates for submitting required documentation to AMCAS and UMMC. Click here for more information about the Early Decision Program (EDP), Regular Decision Program (RDP) and Combined MD/PhD Program.

The AMCAS program accepts official eTranscripts from: 

• Certree
• National Student Clearinghouse
• Parchment

²Do NOT send letters to this school. See Faculty Letters of Evaluation for instructions on how to submit letters for electronic transmission to this school as a component of an AMCAS application.

³Applicants must submit a passport-style photograph (head shot only) after being invited for interviews. Photos must be uploaded on the WebAdmit Applicant Portal. 

⁴An additional set of all undergraduate and post-baccalaureate transcripts must be mailed to:

• Office of Enrollment Management
  University of Mississippi Medical Center
  2500 N. State St.
  Jackson, MS 39216-4505
  (601) 984-1080

⁵Access to UMMC SOM web-based secondary application is restricted and achieved through the Applicant Portal. Functionality requires receipt of a verified AMCAS application by this medical school; therefore, do NOT log in until you receive an e-mail instructing you to do so. A nonrefundable supplemental application fee of $50 for residents and $100 for nonresidents is required.

 

Monitoring Receipt of Documents

To monitor timely document receipt, an applicant should:

• Contact AAMC to confirm their AMCAS application is complete and transcripts for all college course work have been received.
• Access the WebAdmit Applicant Portal to confirm that the secondary application, supplemental application fee, photo, transcripts for all college course work, and required faculty letters of evaluation have been received.

An applicant's file for this medical school is not considered complete until all of these items have been received. Due to the volume of material, anticipate a few days delay between receipt and posting of received information.

For questions pertaining to transcripts, contact the UMMC Office of Enrollment Management. For all other questions, contact the the SOM Office of Admissions.