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The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) is the AAMC's centralized medical school application processing service. Most U.S. medical schools use the AMCAS program as the primary application method for their first-year entering classes.
Contact the AMCAS Program
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The 2026 AMCAS application is now open. If you wish to start medical school in Fall 2026, please complete and submit the 2026 AMCAS application.
As of July 18, the AMCAS program is:
- Marking transcripts as "Received" that were delivered on or before:
- Paper (mailed) – July 17
- Parchment – July 17
- National Student Clearinghouse – July 18
- Certree – July 18
- Processing applications that reached "Ready for Review" on June 9.
- Processing Academic Change Requests submitted on July 11.
Important 2026 AMCAS cycle dates:
August 1: Early Decision Program deadline
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The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) is the AAMC's centralized medical school application processing service.
These pages outline the sections of the AMCAS® application, including the Choose Your Medical School tool.
Use the AAMC American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) Medical Schools and Deadlines search tool to find application deadlines at participating regular MD programs.
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For more detailed FAQs on the AMCAS Letter of Evaluation process, including information for letter authors, please visit the AMCAS How to Apply section of the site.
The AAMC American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) resources, tools, and tutorials for premed students preparing to apply to medical schools.
The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) application policies are established protocols for applicants and admission officers.
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This resource is designed to help you prepare your materials for the AMCAS® application but does not replace the online application.
Before you are accepted to medical school, you will have some admissions-related costs to plan for, including the AMCAS application service and the MCAT exam.