2025 Admissions Cycle
Thanks for your interest in the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine! We know that applying to medical school is not a simple process, requiring you to coordinate tests, essays, and interviews. To help you stay on track and meet deadlines, the following timeline provides important information and dates you’ll need to know when applying to the school.
Before You Apply
Start Getting Organized
You can take steps now to prepare for the application process and increase your chances of being admitted.
- Complete prerequisites . Take the required courses before beginning your first year at the school, and consider taking recommended courses, too.
- Register to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) . The exam is administered throughout 2024, so please review the 2024 MCAT test dates. The school considers scores obtained between July 2022 and September 2024. Take advantage of resources to study for the test and improve your scores, such as practice exams .
- Register to take the AAMC PREview Professional Readiness Exam . Beginning in the 2024-2025 cycle, KPSOM is requiring all regular MD and MD-PhD program applicants to take the Association of American Medical Colleges Professional Readiness Exam (AAMC PREview).
- Request and obtain letters of recommendation. For reference, read information from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) on Medical School Letters of Evaluation .
- Order your transcripts and start writing essays for the AMCAS Primary Application.
June 2024
Submit the AMCAS Primary Application
Deadline:
October 1, 2024
- The application opens in early May. Submit as soon as possible so that you will have more time to gather the required supplemental documents.
- Your application includes personal information, transcripts, meaningful experiences, essays, letters of recommendation signed on official letterhead, and MCAT scores. For reference, view AMCAS Application Overview .
- Deadline extensions are not granted under any circumstances. For reference, read AMCAS application policies .
July 2024
Submit the School’s Secondary Application
Deadline:
November 1, 2024
- All eligible applicants will be invited to submit a Secondary Application via email.
- You will also receive access to a website that allows you to monitor the status of your application.
- You may not submit your application after the deadline.
August 2024
Prepare for Interviews
Last Interview Conducted:
February 2025
- The school sends invitations to interview on a rolling basis.
- The school uses Multiple Mini-Interviews (MMIs) as well as a traditional, one-on-one long interview format.
- For reference, read What it’s Like to Participate in MMIs , and view the worksheet Possible Questions to Ask During Interviews .
- Resource for Medical School Interviews .
September 2024
Take MCAT if Needed
Deadline:
September 2024
This is the last MCAT exam opportunity to be considered for the current application cycle.
October 2024
Submit the School’s Financial Aid Form
Deadline:
June 3, 2025
File the Financial Aid Form as soon as possible to know which loans and grants are available to you.
October 2024
Watch for Admission Offers
- The school sends offers of admission on a rolling basis beginning October 2024.
- Offers are conditional upon the school’s receipt of required information including transcripts and a satisfactory criminal background check.
- $100 is required to hold your spot in the class, which can be refunded if you decide not to join the school and let the school know prior to May 1, 2025.
April 2025
If Admitted, Attend Second-Look Weekend
Get to know faculty and fellow students through planned activities and programs, while exploring all the school has to offer.
April 2025
Finalize Your Decision
Deadline:
Beginning April 30, 2025
- April 30, 2025: The AAMC "Commit to Enroll" (CTE) button becomes available. Pressing "Commit to Enroll" means that you plan on enrolling with us. The "Plan to Enroll" (PTE) button will remain available, and this is the button that you should press if your desire is to remain on other medical schools' waitlists.
- For offers extended after May 1, 2025, you have a maximum of five business days to respond, or two business days for offers extended within 30 days of the start of the Early Immersive Experience on July 22, 2025.
- May 30, 2025: We ask that you drop all waitlist offers. "Commit to Enroll" (CTE) and send a brief letter to our office stating that you plan on matriculating with us. This letter of intent can be sent out to us anytime between April 30 to May 30 if you make the decision to drop all waitlist offers sooner than May 30.
- Offers of admission may be rescinded for those who do not CTE by the May 30, 2025 deadline.
May 2025
Commit to the School
Deadline:
May 30, 2025
- Please drop all waitlist offers, Commit to Enroll (CTE), and send a brief letter of intent to the Office of Admissions stating that you plan on matriculating with us.
- Letters of intent will be accepted from April 30 to May 30.
2026 Admission Cycle
The Application Timeline for the 2026 Admission Cycle will be available in May 2025.
