Admissions

Interview Program

The University of Minnesota Medical School will host virtual interviews only for Cycle 2021. This applies to candidates submitting an application to the Twin Cities and Duluth MD programs and the MD/PhD program. More information will be provided to candidates at a later date by each individual program.

Prerequisites

The University of Minnesota Medical School will accept S/N (commonly referred to as Pass/Fail) grades for courses taken in the Spring and Summer of 2020. We conduct a holistic review of all applications and the academic profile is reviewed in terms of courses taken, grade trends, and final outcomes. We also look at the academic profile in relation to the MCAT total and sub-scores.

Letters of Recommendation

We will continue to take both committee and individual letters. The Admissions Committee does not place greater weight on one over the other.

MCAT

The Twin Cities and Duluth MD programs and the MD/PhD program at the University of Minnesota Medical School will accept applications from candidates facing challenges securing an MCAT test date due to COVID-19. For these candidates we will make decisions regarding a supplemental application based on other information presented in your AMCAS file. If needed we will also make interview decisions based on all other information in your application file. Final admissions decisions will require an MCAT test score that meets the minimum requirement set forth by each program. The last test date we will accept is September 28, 2020.

Application Deadlines

We will extend our Primary and Supplemental Application Deadlines to Nov. 15 and Dec. 15 respectively to accommodate other delays applicants are facing in the 2021 application cycle.

Experiences

We recognize that for many applicants Spring and Summer 2020 experiences (i.e. research, volunteering, clinical exposure, other) have been or will be cancelled, shortened, or adjusted.  The Admissions Committees will take the impact of COVID-19 into consideration and remain flexible when reviewing this and other aspects of the applicant file.