Complete an Online Application through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS).

Secure Letters of Recommendation. Meharry applicants should send all letters of recommendation directly to AMCAS, which will forward the letters to our office electronically. AMCAS will accept letters from users of VirtualEvals, Interfolio, and via the U.S. Postal Service. The address to which the letters should be mailed will appear on the AMCAS Letter Request Form. For more information on this process, please click here.

Those applicants who attend, or who have recently graduated from, an undergraduate institution or a post baccalaureate premedical program which offers a Health Professional Advisor or Advisory Committee should submit a letter from this person or committee; this letter should be sent to AMCAS as described above. If no such institutional letter is available, the applicant should substitute a minimum of three (3) individual letters, including two from science professors. These letters should be sent to AMCAS, as described above.

Secondary Application: Upon receipt of the application from AMCAS, it is reviewed and a link to the online supplemental application is sent to all eligible applicants. The secondary application allows the applicant to further describe their activities as they relate to the institutional mission. At the time of completing the application online, College Net will assess a non-refundable $65 processing fee. Please do not send a separate payment to Meharry.

Invitation to Interview: The Admissions Committee will interview select candidates between September-April. Interviews are by invitation only. All students are required to take CASPer before their interview. Your CASPer score will be made available to Meharry approximately 3 weeks after your test date so please ensure that your test date is at least 3 weeks before your interview date. Learn more about CASPer here.

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Admissions Process: The Admissions Committee reviews each applicant holistically. Admissions status updates are provided as they are made available by the committee. The Admissions Committee begins reviewing candidates in June and will complete their review by the spring before the intended start date.

Important Dates

Note: deposits can be refunded upon request until April 30^th. Any deposits made after April 30^th are non-refundable.

• December 15^th AMCAS Application deadline
• September-April Interview Season
• February 19^th AMCAS Choose Your Medical School tool opens with the “Plan to Enroll” option for Admitted Students
• April 30^th AMCAS “Commit to Enroll” Opens on AMCAS. Applicants holding multiple acceptances after April 30^thmay have offers rescinded.
• Applicants that are committed to enroll at another institution will withdraw your acceptance/waitlist offer
• May 1^st All Admitted students must withdraw from other institutions and submit proof of withdrawal. Students that are still holding a spot at another medical school and have not deposited or indicated that they plan to enroll will have their admissions decision rescinded. A non-refundable enrollment/orientation deposit of $1500 is required.
  • Accepted students are required to select “Commit to Enroll” option in AMCAS. Students that do not will have the admissions offer rescinded.
• April-June Waitlisted applicants accepted must commit or plan within two business days and withdraw admission from all other schools. By June 1^st applicants who plan to enroll must commit to enroll and immediately withdraw from waitlists at all other schools
• June 24^th New Student Orientation
• June 25^th Classes begin. Students that arrive to orientation and transfer or withdraw from classes after June 18^th will forfeit their tuition refund and will have a hold placed on their account. Students will also be charged a penalty fee.

Meharry participates in the Early Decision Program. Under this program, an applicant applies only to Meharry and is guaranteed prompt notification by October 1 of either acceptance or rejection. All required application materials and official transcripts must be received by AMCAS by August 1. If not accepted under the Early Decision Program, the applicant may be considered as a regular candidate and may then apply to other schools. During this process, institutional scholarships will also be considered for early decision applicants.

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