136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 636-6571
Admissions E-mail:
[email protected]
Web site:
http://www.tufts.edu/med
Electronic application:
http://www.tufts.edu/
med/admissions/fye_secondary_app.html
Fall 2008 Admissions
Information
AMCAS application accepted? Yes
Earliest application date:
06/01
Application deadline:
11/01
Oldest MCAT considered:
2005
Application fee: $105
Director of admissions:
Thomas M. Slavin
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
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 21
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: N/A
-EDP application period
ends: N/A
-EDP applicants notified
by: N/A
Fall 2005 Admissions
Statistics
| |
Applied |
Interviewed
|
Accepted |
Enrolled |
| Total: |
6,694 |
824 |
453 |
171 |
| In-state: |
607 |
206 |
125 |
76 |
| Out-of-state: |
6,087 |
618 |
328 |
95 |
| Women: |
3,506 |
406 |
214 |
75 |
| Minorities: |
2,567 |
345 |
148 |
52 |
| International: |
213 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Acceptance rate: 6.8%
GPA
Average undergraduate GPA:
3.61
MCAT
Overall score (composite):
10.5
Verbal reasoning: 10.2
Physical sciences: 10.6
Biological: 10.8
Writing: P
Undergraduate Majors
Biological sciences (biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.): 45%
Physical sciences (biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.): 20%
Non-sciences (sociology, economics, English, etc.): 26%
Other health professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 3%
Mixed disciplines and other: 6%
|
Biological sciences
(biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.): 45% |
|
Physical sciences
(biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.): 20% |
|
Non-sciences
(sociology, economics, English, etc.): 26% |
|
Other health
professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 3% |
|
Mixed disciplines and
other: 6% |
|
|
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? No
Number of years to complete
combined college/M.D. program: N/A
Web site for combined
college/M.D. program: N/A
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)
Applicants who apply via the national application service (AMCAS)
are requested to complete a school-specific secondary
application. All applicants who complete a secondary application
are considered for a personal interview based on the
qualifications presented on their application. The Admissions
Committee meets monthly to review these candidates and admits
selected applicants on a rollin.
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