How to Apply

Primary Application

The Texas A&M School of Medicine participates in the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS). TMDSAS is a centralized application processing service for first-year applicants at participating medical schools. TMDSAS provides one standardized online form.

Primary application to MD/PhD program is through AMCAS.

The TMDSAS application has a flat fee of $165. All supporting documents should be mailed to the address below. In addition to mailing, letters of recommendation can be uploaded by the evaluator using the TMDSAS Advisor Portal, or electronically through Virtual Evals or Interfolio.

TMDSAS
P.O. Box 2175
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 499-4785
info@tmdsas.com

Questions, corrections and letters of evaluation regarding admission should be sent to:

Office of Admissions
Texas A&M University School of Medicine
8447 Riverside Pkwy
Bryan, TX 77807-3260
(979) 436-0237
admissions@medicine.tamu.edu

Secondary Application

The secondary application for entry year 2023 will open May 1, 2022.

The deadline to complete and submit the secondary application and pay the fee is October 1, 2022 at 5 p.m. CST.

The secondary application is REQUIRED for both the MD and MD/PhD programs and is in addition to the TMDSAS and/or AMCAS applications. The secondary application can be submitted before the TMDSAS or AMCAS application, provided the applicant has registered and created a TMDSAS and/or AMCAS account and has been issued an ID number.

A nonrefundable $60 fee is required before the secondary application can be processed. Only credit cards are accepted for payment of the fee. Credit card payments must be made using the university's secure payment system.

Applicants will NOT be considered for evaluation until the primary and secondary applications have been properly completed and the secondary payment of $60 is received.

Important: Only one secondary application is required if you are applying to the MD and MD/PhD programs.

Secondary Application Instructions

Logging into the TAMU Admissions Processing Portal (APP)

• To register and set up an account, access the LOGIN page
• Click on the Register link and complete the information required to register as a student
• A password link will be sent to your email address
• Log in using your APP username and password
• Re-applicants MUST use the above link to be given the 2020 Secondary Application. Log in with your existing username and password. If you have forgotten your username or password click Forgot Password
• Be sure to select COM or College of Medicine and 2020 when initiating the application for the first time.

APP Homepage

• Carefully read the information displayed on the APP homepage
• The homepage will display important messages, status updates, notifications and forms to complete from the Office of Admissions

Starting and Completing the Secondary Application

• In the APP homepage, proceed to the Outstanding Assignments table where the secondary application form is located
• Click on the View button located to the right and under the actions column and begin filling out the secondary application
• Save progress by clicking the Save button at the bottom of the form (it is recommended that users save frequently to avoid losing information, as the system will time-out)
• Submit the completed secondary application by clicking the Submit button at the bottom of the form.
• Submit payment of $60 via credit card by clicking the link labeled Click Here located at the top of the secondary application form.
• Submitting payment DOES NOT submit secondary application. Users MUST click the Submit button.

Letters of Evaluation

Health professions advisers and/or faculty play an important role in helping the admissions committee assess intellectual ability, personal attributes and promise for medicine as a career. Therefore, prospective applicants are urged to get to know their advisers and teaching faculty early in their undergraduate education experience to ensure support of their application.

Evaluators should submit letters of evaluation or a Health Professions Advisory Committee Evaluation packet directly to TMDSAS. All letters of evaluation submitted by the evaluator or advising office must be written on official school letterhead. All evaluations must be current or they will not be considered official. Letters can be submitted to TMDSAS by mail in an official school/organization envelope, or submitted electronically via Interfolio or Virtual Evals . They can also be uploaded through the TMDSAS Advisor Portal.

A minimum of three evaluations or a Health Professions Advisory packet are required. Letters of reference from professors are preferred, however, letters from employment supervisors, physicians, other medical personnel or research mentors are acceptable as well. TMDSAS will authenticate all letters and Health Professions Advisory packets.

If an applicant is no longer in undergraduate school and cannot obtain an evaluation from their former health professions adviser or health professions advisory committee, they should proceed as follows:

• If attending graduate school, one evaluation must be from the applicant's graduate adviser, a major professor or the chairperson of their major department.
• If an applicant has been out of college for more than one year and is currently employed or serving in the military, one of the required evaluations must be written by their immediate supervisor or commanding officer.
• If self-employed, one of the recommendation letters must be from a business associate. The evaluation must detail the applicant's performance.

If an applicant cannot obtain a letter from a health professions adviser or faculty member because they have been out of school for several years, they must submit at least two letters from employment supervisors or associates, medical personnel, and/or research mentors to complete the evaluation packet.

MCAT Exam

The Admissions Committee considers the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores as part of its review and decision-making process. Although an applicant's performance on the MCAT is used in the evaluation process, it is not the sole or primary criterion for consideration or to end consideration.

Note: The MCAT must have been taken no earlier than five years before the expected date of enrollment. The College of Medicine will not accept MCAT scores that are more than five years old. (Scores from years prior to 2014 will not be considered. We will consider the MCAT scores taken through September 2019.)

The MCAT is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, and knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine.

The MCAT exam is administered multiple times from late January through September, and offered at hundreds of testing sites in the United States, Canada and around the world. More information on preparation, registration and application is available on the MCAT Home Page . Once the MCAT is taken, scores must be released directly to the Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS). For instructions visit the TMDSAS website .

The MCAT includes four sections and four scores will be reported:

1. Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems
2. Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
3. Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
4. Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills

The four sections will have numeric score values. Total testing time, with breaks, is expected to be seven-and-a-half hours.

Although an applicant's performance on the MCAT is used in admission decisions, it is not the sole criterion for consideration. In the evaluation process, MCAT scores are used in combination with academic record and other factors, as well as to compare an applicant's scores with those of other applicants from similar backgrounds.

For questions about registration and test administration, contact the MCAT Resource Center:

MCAT Program Office

Association of American Medical Colleges
Medical College Admission Test
2450 N. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 828-0690
E-mail: mcat@aamc.org (unable to accept attachments)
https://www.aamc.org/students/

CASPer Exam

All applicants to the Texas A&M University College of Medicine are required to complete a mandatory online 90-minute computer-based test (CASPer™) to assist with our selection process. Successful completion of CASPer is mandatory in order to maintain admission eligibility.

CASPer is an online test which assesses for non-cognitive skills and interpersonal characteristics that we believe are important for successful students and graduates of our program, and will complement the other factors that we use for applicant screening. In implementing CASPer, we are trying to further enhance fairness and objectivity in our selection process.

In order to take CASPer, you will be responsible for securing access to a computer with audio capabilities, a webcam, and a reliable internet connection on your selected test date. CASPer can be taken practically anywhere that you can satisfy the aforementioned requirements. No exceptions will be provided for applicants unable to take CASPer online due to being located at sites where internet is not dependable due to technical or political factors.

Please go to www.takeCASPer.com to sign up and reserve a test using your TMDSAS Id # and a piece of government-issued photo ID or Driver’s License. You will be provided with a limited number of testing dates and times. Please note that these are the only testing dates available for your CASPer test. There will be no additional tests scheduled. Please use an email address that you check regularly; there may be updates to the test schedule.

2019 CASPer Test Dates

Please direct any inquiries on the test to support@takecasper.com. Alternatively, you may use the chat bubble in the bottom right hand corner of your screen on the takecasper.com website.

The CASPer test is comprised of 12 sections of video and written scenarios. Following each scenario, you will be required to answer a set of probing questions under a time contract. Each response is graded by a different rater, giving a very robust and reliable view of personal and professional characteristics important to our program. No studying is required for CASPer, although you may want to familiarize yourself with the test structure at takeCASPer.com, and ensure you have a quiet environment to take the test.

CASPer test results are valid for one admissions cycle. Applicants who have already taken the test in previous years will therefore be expected to re-take it.

CASPer fees are nominal at $20 and consist of two components:

• A fee of $10 to take CASPer
• A fee of $10 to distribute the results to Texas A&M U College of Medicine

Prerequisite Courses

Most entering students complete a baccalaureate degree before enrolling. However, students may enroll with 90 semester hours of college work or without a baccalaureate degree, provided their academic record and intellectual capacity, dedication to service, capacity for effective interactions, and life experiences are comparable or superior to those students who complete the baccalaureate degree.

The following prerequisite courses are required with at least a grade of a C from a fully-accredited college or university in the United States and must be completed before, or by the time of, enrollment: