Under this system, during the preliminary application stage, the student files one application along with a single set of official transcripts and MCAT or DAT scores with the appropriate service. The service then verifies and distributes copies of these to each of the colleges designated by the applicant. Applicants to allopathic or osteopathic medical school will request that their letters be sent to individual schools during the secondary application stage.
Preliminary applications are available in multiple formats beginning at varying times.
However, applications may not be submitted before June 1. May 1 2. All U.S. osteopathic medical schools 1. All formats are acceptable, but the application services are in the process of eliminating the paper application and would therefore prefer the alternate format. In any case, the PC or Web-based applications are easier for the applicant to use.