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How to Manage Transcripts for Your Application

April 10, 2025 by Emil Chuck, PhD

Transcripts are essential for graduate or professional school applications, and their delivery determines how smoothly … Read more

Four Tips for Completing Your AMCAS Application

June 26, 2022May 11, 2017 by AAMC Staff

The 2018 AMCAS application cycle has started! If you plan to apply to attend medical school starting in Fall 2018, the application is now open for you to begin working through the nine different sections of the application. While the application is straightforward, it can be easy to make simple mistakes that can delay the verification process. To help you fill out an application that may be processed faster, we asked for tips from the AMCAS Verifications Team, as they review and process thousands of AMCAS applications each year. The Verification Team provided us with some important tips to help you avoid making mistakes and ensure your application gets successfully verified.

10 Tips to Prepare for the AMCAS Application Opening

June 26, 2022April 13, 2017 by AAMC Staff

Updated December 1, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and technical … Read more

Time to Start Thinking About Your Medical School Application

June 26, 2022March 10, 2016 by AAMC Staff

If you are planning to start medical school for the 2017 Fall Semester, it’s already time to start thinking about your application!
You will apply using the American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) for your medical school applications – the 2017 application cycle opens in early May. AMCAS is the primary application method used by most US medical schools. For you, this means that you’ll submit only one online application, regardless of the number of medical schools you choose to apply to.
We’ve highlighted tips and resources to help you begin to prepare for completing your application whether you are applying for this upcoming cycle or sometime down the road.