{"id":274,"date":"2016-05-31T22:58:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T05:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcatcracker.com\/blog\/?p=274"},"modified":"2016-06-01T06:58:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T13:58:56","slug":"applying-med-school-amcas-2017-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcatcracker.com\/blog\/applying-med-school-amcas-2017-open-2016-05-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying to Med School: AMCAS 2017 is OPEN!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time has come for the entering class of 2017 med school hopefuls to APPLY<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

As of May 1st the American Medical College Application Service<\/a> aka the AMCAS is OPEN!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the BIG one. This application is massive and meticulous so get on it ASAP. With the exception of the schools in Texas, the AMCAS is the application used for nearly<\/em> all med schools in the U.S.<\/span>
\nThe Texas programs use the Texas Medical & Dental School Application Service<\/span><\/strong> aka the TMDSAS<\/a>, which also opened this month. Either way, it\u2019s time to start applying!<\/p>\n

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Before You Apply<\/span><\/h3>\n

First thing first, here is the full 2017 AMCAS Instruction Manuel<\/strong> that you are required to read. The AMCAS is long and complicated; make your life easier and actually<\/em> read the whole thing. All the information you can ever want can be found there and at the very comprehensive AMCAS website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The application fee for the submitting your AMCAS is $160<\/strong> <\/span>(that includes one medical school designation) and additional medical school designations: $38<\/strong> each. Keep in mind there is the Fee Assistance Program and if you qualified to use it when registering for the MCAT you probably qualify here too!<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll use your AAMC username and password to login, save, edit, and submit<\/span> your AMCAS. This is the same login info from registering for the MCAT and Fee Assistance Program. If you are completely new to the AAMC website you can register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Important Dates<\/span><\/h3>\n

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The AAMC does a great laying it all out with videos, charts, etc. so we\u2019ll hit up the AAMC\u2019s big highlights and sections here below \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n

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