In the AMCAS application, you can filter medical schools by state, deadline, and program type by selecting from one (or more) of the drop-down menus. You can also select the medical school directly from the school drop-down list.
Once you have made a selection, information on the medical school’s participation in other services (e.g., AMCAS Letters and Criminal Background Check Service) will appear. The additional information will update each time you select a medical school from the list.
You must review your medical school designations carefully. Once you have submitted your application to the AMCAS program, you can’t remove or substitute schools on your designation list under any circumstances.
Adding Schools After Submitting Your Application
You can send your application to additional medical schools if their application deadlines have not passed. To designate additional schools after you have submitted your application, return to the Medical Schools section of the application, select the additional schools you wish to designate, then return to the Main Menu to recertify and officially update your application by selecting the Resubmit Application button. You must recertify and officially update your application with the newly designated schools in accordance with those schools’ stated deadlines. Deadlines may differ for different program types. There is a fee for applying to additional medical schools.
Updating your application will not delay the processing of your application.
Previous Application to a Medical School
If you have a verified AMCAS application from a previous application year that was sent to designated medical schools, you are considered a reapplicant to those medical schools, regardless of whether you completed a secondary application.
If you add a school to which you previously applied (through the AMCAS program, another application service, or directly to the school), you must indicate the addition of that school in your current application. Failure to acknowledge previous application activity may result in an investigation.