Applying to the FSU College of Medicine
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Secondary Application
- Competitive applicants from the pool of preliminary
applications received from AMCAS will be invited to submit a
secondary (formal) application to the Florida State University
College of Medicine.
- Applicants are invited to complete a secondary application
by e-mail.
- When the secondary is received, a confirming e-mail response
to the applicant will acknowledge receipt.
- The deadline to submit a secondary application is December
31st (visit Timelines for additional deadlines).
- There is no fee to complete a secondary application.
- All components of the secondary application must be
completed by the established deadline.
Supplemental Materials
- The deadline to submit all Secondary Materials is December
31st (visit Timelines for additional deadlines).
- The Secondary (formal) Application consists of three major
components:
Part I Online Application
The secondary or "formal" application to the FSU COM will be
completed and submitted online. Applicants are advised to carefully review the instructions for completion before beginning the
secondary application. There is no application fee.
Part II Letters of Recommendation
We require at least three and no more than five letters of
recommendation; preferably including two letters from science
faculty who have taught you, and one letter from any other
non-science faculty member who has taught you. If your school or
college provides a Committee Letter of recommendation, you may
include this; however in addition, our Admissions Committee prefers
to see individual letters of reference from the faculty member who
taught you.
- Committee Letter
OR
- At least three and no more than five letters of
recommendation
Part III Photo
- Photos should be sent via e-mail as a requested part of your
secondary application in AMCAS.
- Photos are shared with our Admissions Committee to aid them in
remembering each applicant.
- Send the e-mail to with photo
attached, saved as your AMCAS ID number (so that we are sure to match up
the photo with the correct name).
o A passport style and size photo is requested.
o Do not include other people in your photo.
Letters of Recommendation
Committee Letters and individual letters may be sent by any of the
following:
- VirtualEvals
- Interfolio
- U.S. Postal Service to:
FSU College of Medicine
Admissions Office
1115 West Call Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4300
Additional Transcripts and MCAT scores
Applicants are responsible for submitting transcripts from
colleges and universities attended where coursework has been
completed after their initial submission of the AMCAS
application to the FSU College of Medicine Admissions Office.
All components of the Secondary Application must be complete and
supporting documents must be received by December 31 in the College of
Medicine Admissions Office in order for the applicant will be considered
for an interview.
The Florida State University adheres to Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (ADA) in prohibiting discrimination against any qualified
person with a disability. While the Florida State University College
of Medicine endorses the spirit and intent of these statutes, it
also acknowledges that certain minimum technical standards must be
present in candidates for admission to and graduation from medical
school. Therefore, the College of Medicine has established
technical
standards for admission to and graduation from the MD program.
Online Status Checklist
Check your application status using the
online admissions status
page to determine whether all documents have been received by the
Admissions Office.
All correspondence concerning applications should be addressed to
the Florida State University College of Medicine Admissions Office,
1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4300 or
.
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