The Verification Process
After you have certified and submitted your application, and the AMCAS program has received all of your required transcripts, your application will enter the processing queue.
AMCAS staff will verify your application and ensure that the coursework data that you have entered correctly reflects your official transcript(s). After we have verified your application, we will send the verified application back to you; it is your responsibility to check it for any errors that may have occurred during the verification process.
You must click the Resubmit Application button on the Main Menu of the application to officially update and save any changes you make after your initial submission. If you do not officially resubmit the application, your changes will not be saved.
- Processing Times: AMCAS staff make every attempt to process your application in a timely manner. During our busy season, the verification process can take about eight weeks and begins only after all materials (including all official transcripts required in support of your application) are received.
- Checking the Status of Your Application: You are responsible for regularly checking the status of your application throughout the entirety of the application process. To check the status of your application, click on the Details link on the Main Menu of the application.
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Not Submitted to the AMCAS Program |
The AMCAS program has not received your application. |
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Submitted to the AMCAS Program – Waiting for Transcripts |
AMCAS has received your application. Required transcripts have not been received for review. |
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Submitted to the AMCAS Program – Ready for Review |
AMCAS has received a copy of all required transcripts and has placed the application in line to be reviewed by an AMCAS verifier. |
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Submitted to the AMCAS Program – Under Review |
A verifier is reviewing your application. You will be notified if there are any additional transcripts needed for processing. |
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Submitted to the AMCAS Program - Financial Hold |
You have certified and submitted your AMCAS application. However, the AMCAS program is unable to process your application until you resolve the financial hold associated with your application. |
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Submitted to the AMCAS Program - Incorrect Coursework |
You have certified and submitted your AMCAS application. However, your application is on hold due to incorrect coursework in your application. |
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Submitted to the AMCAS Program - Incorrect Documents |
You have certified and submitted your AMCAS application. However, your application is on hold due to incorrect documents associated with your application. |
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Returned to Applicant |
Application has been returned to you for missing coursework or failing to enter an original grade for a repeated course. |
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AMCAS Processing is Complete |
Once transmission has begun, your application has been made available to your designated medical schools. |
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Withdrawn from the AMCAS Program |
You have withdrawn your AMCAS application. This step is final, so you are no longer eligible to apply for the current application cycle. |
- Withdrawal: To withdraw your AMCAS application from consideration, you must do so online by selecting withdraw application from the right side of the main menu. This option is only available after submission when your application is in the following statuses: Submitted to the AMCAS Program-Ready for Review, Submitted to the AMCAS Program–Waiting for Transcripts, and Returned. You cannot withdraw your application in the following statuses: Submitted to the AMCAS Program-Under Review or AMCAS Processing Complete. The initial $175 application fee is non-refundable, but you will receive your payment back for each school whose deadline has not passed. Please note that withdrawing your application is FINAL. Once you do so, you can no longer apply for the current application year. If you need to withdraw your application from consideration after your AMCAS application has been processed you will need to contact the medical schools directly. You are not eligible for an AMCAS refund in this case.