A successful AACOMAS application requires patience, dedication, and the ability to juggle many moving pieces at once. Use our osteopathic medical school application guide to understand the primary application process.
Just getting started? Review AACOMAS Quick Start Guide. For help with application-related questions, contact AACOMAS Customer Service at 617-612-2889 or [email protected]. Note the following:
So long as you are only applying to DO schools, AACOMAS verifies, processes, and submits your materials to the schools you choose. The AACOMAS application opens for submissions around the beginning of May each year, and colleges start receiving applications around mid-June.
Write in complete sentences. When you describe your experiences, use complete sentences rather than bullet points. This simply adds to the professional appearance of your application. Remember that the experiences section of the AACOMAS is your opportunity to present non-academic achievements to the admissions committee.
Study Abroad at Another US InstitutionAdd the school in the Colleges Attended section.Add any courses you completed at the school in the Transcript Entry section. Make sure you mark these courses as Study Abroad during Transcript Review. ... Arrange for the school to send your transcript directly to AACOMAS.
From the time you submit until your application is verified, you cannot make changes to your colleges, degrees, and coursework. Once your application is verified, you can: Add new colleges and degrees.
We cannot accept transcripts sent via email from applicants. AACOMAS only accepts electronic transcripts from Credentials Solutions, Parchment, and National Student Clearinghouse. If your school does not offer any of these services, your transcript must be sent by mail.
Yes, you must submit official transcripts to AACOMAS. See Sending Official Transcripts for more guidelines on each type of transcript.
You do not have to wait for your MCAT score to be in to submit. You do not have to have all of your letters of evaluation in to submit.
The AACOMAS application opens for submissions around the beginning of May each year, and colleges start receiving applications around mid-June. You should aim to get your application in soon after the submission opens for your best chance of success.
On average, it takes up to five business days for your transcript to post to your application from the date we receive it.
AMCAS accepts both paper and electronic transcripts. Electronic transcripts must be transmitted through our approved vendors, National Student Clearinghouse and Parchment, or sent via secure email from approved school registrars. AMCAS will not accept transcripts via fax.
The AACOMAS Experiences and Achievements Section On the AMCAS application, this section is called Work and Activities. AMCAS only allows space for 15 experiences with 700 characters to describe each, whereas AACOMAS allows you to add unlimited experiences and achievements with 600 characters to describe each.
approximately 10-12 daysIt takes approximately 10-12 days to process official MCAT scores once they are released to AACOMAS from AAMC.
If you have a 3.5/27, then applying before September is early. If you have a 3.2/24, then applying before August is early.