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This article is from the Medical Education FAQ, by eric@wilkinson.com (Eric P. Wilkinson, M.D.)with numerous contributions by others.

3.1) What is the timeline for admissions?

AMCAS (cf 3.3) begins accepting applications on June 1. After
receiving your application and school transcripts, you will receive
a Transmittal Notification from AMCAS, which means that schools have
been sent your central application. After evaluating your
application, schools can choose to have you continue the process by
completing a supplementary application (cf 3.8) and after further
evaluation, an interview (cf Section 4). Some schools are on a
"rolling admissions" system where applicants can hear about an
admissions decision fairly soon after interviewing. Other schools
wait until late in the season to send decision letters. More
information can be found in the MSAR (cf 1.4), the AMCAS application
materials, and school admissions brochures.

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