3420 N. Broad Street, MRB 102
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215) 707-3656
Admissions E-mail:
[email protected]
Web site:
http://www.temple.edu/medicine
Electronic application:
http://www.aamc.org
Fall 2008 Admissions
Information
AMCAS application accepted? Yes
Earliest application date:
06/01
Application deadline:
12/15
Oldest MCAT considered:
2005
Application fee: $70
Director of admissions:
Dr. Audrey B. Uknis
Does this school ask for a
secondary application as part of the admissions process?
Yes
This school requires
undergraduate work in these subjects in order to apply:
biology, organic chemistry, inorganic (general) chemistry,
physics, humanities
Is a personal interview
required for admission? Yes
Are interviews conducted at the
medical school? Yes
Acceptance notice to regular
application for the 2007-2008 first-year class:
-Earliest date:
October 15
-Latest date:
August 1
Applicant's response to
acceptance offer for the 2007-2008 first-year class:
-Maximum time in weeks:
2 weeks
-Does the school consider
requests for deferred entrance? Yes
-Deposit to hold place in
class: $100
-Deposit due: At
time of acceptance offer
-Deposit refundable prior
to: May 15
-Starting month for the
class of 2007-2008: August
Early Decision Plan application
period for the 2007-2008 first-year class:
-Does the school have an
Early Decision Plan (EDP)? Yes
-EDP application period
begins: June 1
-EDP application period
ends: August 1
-EDP applicants notified
by: October 1
Fall 2005 Admissions
Statistics
| |
Applied |
Interviewed
|
Accepted |
Enrolled |
| Total: |
8,410 |
938 |
576 |
175 |
| In-state: |
1,049 |
270 |
200 |
92 |
| Out-of-state: |
7,361 |
668 |
376 |
83 |
| Women: |
4,255 |
451 |
307 |
86 |
| Minorities: |
3,627 |
403 |
248 |
68 |
| International: |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Acceptance rate: 6.8%
GPA
Average undergraduate GPA:
3.61
MCAT
Overall score (composite):
10.0
Verbal reasoning: 9.7
Physical sciences: 10.0
Biological: 10.3
Writing: Q
Undergraduate Majors
Biological sciences (biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.): 63%
Physical sciences (biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.): 25%
Non-sciences (sociology, economics, English, etc.): 12%
Other health professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 0%
Mixed disciplines and other: 0%
|
Biological sciences
(biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.): 63% |
|
Physical sciences
(biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.): 25% |
|
Non-sciences
(sociology, economics, English, etc.): 12% |
|
Other health
professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 0% |
|
Mixed disciplines and
other: 0% |
|
|
Combined Degree Programs
Combined degree programs
offered: M.D./Ph.D., M.D./M.B.A., M.D./M.P.H.
Does the school have a combined
college/M.D. program? Yes
Number of years to complete
combined college/M.D. program: 8 years
Web site for combined
college/M.D. program:
www.temple.edu/medicine/admissions/special_admissions.html
Selection Factors
Details on the policies,
preferences, criteria, factors and procedures used in the M.D.
admission process:
(Data appear as originally
submitted by this school)
The AMCAS and a supplemental application form must be completed.
Over 8000 apply. Fewer than 1000 are interviewed for the 180
available positions. Individuals with a variety of social,
ethnic, and scholastic backgrounds, older and second-career
individuals comprise the diverse student body. Foreign nationals
without Permanent Resident or Refugee/Asylee status are
ineligible for consideration.
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