Timeline

Timeframe Instructions
Early May AMCAS application opens
July - November  Verified AMCAS applications and letters of recommendation are received; invitations to submit secondary application are sent by email
July - September Early Decision Program invitations to interview are sent by email
July - January Regular MD and MD/PhD applications are reviewed
August 1 Early Decision Program AMCAS application deadline
August 15 Early Decision Program secondary application and letters of recommendation deadline
By October 1 Early Decision Program applicants are notified of Admissions Committee decisions by email
September - March Regular MD and MD/PhD invitations to interview are sent by email
November 1 Regular MD and MD/PhD AMCAS application deadline
November 15 Regular MD and MD/PhD secondary application and letters of recommendation deadline
November - April Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis until class is filled
February 21, 2023 "Plan to Enroll" option opens in AMCAS for accepted students to select
April 17, 2023 Accepted students with multiple acceptances narrow their acceptance offers to three medical schools, with no limit on waitlist offers
May 1, 2023 "Commit to Enroll" option opens in AMCAS for accepted students to select
July 12, 2023 "Commit to Enroll" required for accepted LLUSM students to select
August 2, 2023 Orientation and Matriculation; White Coat ceremony on August 3

 

Definitions

Option Timeline Definition Recommendation
Plan to Enroll February 21 –  July 11  Per the AMCAS Choose Your Medical School Tool, accepted students can select this option.  Accepted students select and update this option at any time, continue to hold other acceptances, remain on waitlists and continue to interview at other schools. Highly recommended
Plan to Enroll and Commit to Enroll May 1 – July 12 Selecting “Commit to Enroll” indicates the accepted student has made a final selection and withdrawn from all other schools and waitlists. Highly recommended
Commit to Enroll July 12 If not done previously, accepted LLUSM students are to select "Commit to Enroll" and withdraw from all other schools and waitlists. Required