Qualification of Applicants

Acceptance into the Special Master's Program in Physiology is based on overall undergraduate college performance (and post-baccalaureate performance if applicable), MCAT/DAT scores, CV, letters of recommendation, and personal statement.

GPA

Successful applicants typically have an undergraduate/post-baccalaureate GPA of 3.0 or higher.

MCAT

Successful applicants typically have an MCAT score in the top tertile (≥67%), i.e. 504 or above.

CV or Résumé

Applicants are expected to provide a résumé/curriculum vitae detailing educational, professional and extracurricular experiences.

Personal Statement

The personal statement should define your interest in the program. Although applicants can use their personal statement from their medical school application, we encourage students to include a description of their goals for this program in terms how it will address perceived deficiencies in their overall application to medical school.

Letters of Recommendation

The admissions committee requests letters of recommendation from three individuals (at least two letters must be from university/college faculty).

Citizenship

Applicants typically (though not universally) US or Canadian citizens or US permanent residents. Exceptions may be made depending on the stated aims of the applicant regarding their medical school application. If you are not a US or Canadian citizen or a US permanent resident, you are invited to include in your personal statement an outline of your plans to gain matriculation into medical school.

Advice from Alumni

Previous MS students have suggested that applicants have experience in an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate Biochemistry course before applying to our program, as it is a major component of the M1 curriculum.

Accepted Students

Students accepted in our program generally fall into one or more of the following categories:

• graduates with a significant gap in time
• graduates with a non-biomedical science degree
• graduates with poor GPAs that do not accurately reflect their academic potential