9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0602
(858) 534-3880
Admissions E-mail:
[email protected]
Web site:
http://meded.ucsd.edu/
Electronic application:
http://meded.ucsd.edu/admissions/
Fall 2008 Admissions
Information
AMCAS application accepted? Yes
Earliest application date:
06/01
Application deadline:
11/01
Oldest MCAT considered:
2005
Application fee: $60
Director of admissions:
Brian Zegler
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, mathematics
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 31
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: None
-Deposit due: N/A
-Deposit refundable prior
to: N/A
-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)? No
-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: |
5,238 |
500 |
290 |
122 |
| In-state: |
3,380 |
422 |
253 |
110 |
| Out-of-state: |
1,858 |
78 |
37 |
12 |
| Women: |
2,476 |
230 |
146 |
59 |
| Minorities: |
2,468 |
247 |
138 |
59 |
| International: |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Acceptance rate: 5.5%
GPA
Average undergraduate GPA:
3.73
MCAT
Overall score (composite):
11.2
Verbal reasoning: 10.5
Physical sciences: 11.5
Biological: 11.7
Writing: Q
Undergraduate Majors
Biological sciences (biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.): 48%
Physical sciences (biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.): 30%
Non-sciences (sociology, economics, English, etc.): 5%
Other health professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 0%
Mixed disciplines and other: 17%
|
Biological sciences
(biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.): 48% |
|
Physical sciences
(biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.): 30% |
|
Non-sciences
(sociology, economics, English, etc.): 5% |
|
Other health
professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 0% |
|
Mixed disciplines and
other: 17% |
|
|
Combined Degree Programs
Combined degree programs
offered: M.D./Ph.D., M.D./M.P.H., M.D./M.S.
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:
meded.ucsd.edu/admissions/med-scholar.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)
Please refer to our catalog: http: //meded. ucsd. edu/Catalog/curriculum/application.
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