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The Application Process

> AMCAS and Other Standardized Applications

Most medical schools in the United States require that students complete an application from the American Medical College Application Service, or AMCAS. The AMCAS application is electronic and can be initiated and completed on the World Wide Web. There is no paper version of AMCAS.

AMCAS asks you for a broad range of basic information, including:

• Biographical data such as your name, address, date of birth, citizenship, etc.
• Information about where you attended college, and grades from all of your undergraduate courses
• Activities you've engaged in since high school

In addition, AMCAS will ask you to submit "personal comments" -- this is where you should submit your personal statement. Other standardized applications will have similar sections for you to insert your personal statement.

Students can begin working on their AMCAS applications in May; the application can be certified and submitted in June. Check the AMCAS website for exact start dates.

Students applying to other health professions schools will also need to complete a standardized application. Again, application deadlines vary from school to school, so be sure to check the deadlines for each school that you apply to.

The following table lists applications by profession and where information about the applications can be found:

Profession	Name of Application
Allopathic Medical Schools	American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
Allopathic & Dental Schools - Texas	Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS)
Allopathic Medical Schools - Ontario	Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OMSAS)
Dental Schools	American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS)
Osteopathic Medical Schools	American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)
Optometry Schools	Apply to individual schools: information here.
Physician Assistant Programs	Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA)
Podiatry Schools	American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS)
Public Health Schools	Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS)
Veterinary Medicine	Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)