Resources for After You Apply to Medical School

2027 AMCAS® Applicant Guide

Access the AMCAS application process, policies, and procedures.

Access the Guide

Whether you've recently submitted your AMCAS® application or are preparing for the transition to medical school, you'll find resources to help you navigate the next steps. Explore guidance, tools, and key resources to support you where you are in the medical school admissions process.

Where are you in the application process?

I've Submitted My Application
I've Been Accepted to Medical School

For Those Who Have Applied to Medical School


Access resources to help you track your application, understand the verification process, and manage the next steps in the medical school application process.

After You Submit Your Application
Find out what happens after you submit your AMCAS application, from transcript review and verification to processing updates and status tracking.
Monitoring Your Application

Instructions for applicants to monitor the status of their AAMC American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) application.

AMCAS® Postsubmission Actions

Before submitting your AMCAS® application, you should review it carefully and thoroughly. Once your application is submitted, only certain changes will be allowable.

Application Tips From the AMCAS® Verification Team

The AMCAS® Verification Team reviews and processes thousands of applications each year. Read their tips for submitting your application correctly to help you avoid processing delays.

AMCAS® Transcript Processing Tool

Please reference the tables below to find 2027 AMCAS® application cycle transcript deadlines and processing dates.

AMCAS® Letter Service

The AMCAS® program accepts applicants' letters of evaluation via the AMCAS Letter Service and distributes them to participating medical schools electronically.

For Those Who Have Been Accepted Into Medical School 
 

Explore resources to help you prepare for medical school, understand enrollment requirements, and confidently transition to the next stage of your journey.

Congratulations, you got into medical school! Now what?

Here are 7 tips for rising first years at the start of their medical school journeys.

AMCAS Choose Your Medical School Tool

AMCAS created this tool to support medical schools’ enrollment management processes and help applicants communicate their intentions about which medical schools they plan to attend.

Application and Acceptance Protocols for Applicants

Recommendations to help ensure that all MD and MD-PhD applicants receive timely notification about the outcome of their AMCAS application.

Medical School Admission Requirements™ (MSAR®)

MSAR® is an online database that enables you to browse, search, sort, and compare information about U.S. and Canadian medical schools and more.

Criminal Background Check Service

The AAMC-facilitated Criminal Background Check Service is conducted to help medical schools procure appropriate national criminal history reports. This report is included in your AMCAS application fees.

FIRST (Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools)

FIRST provides you with unbiased and reliable guidance about paying for medical school, managing money, and successfully repaying your student loans.