School of Medicine

Letters of Recommendation Requirements

This year, Tulane School of Medicine is joining the AMCAS Letters of Evaluations/Recommendations Service. This service will allow Tulane to receive all letters electronically via AMCAS, and allows your letter writers to send all letters to be considered by Tulane electronically by AMCAS. Tulane will no longer accept mailed letters of recommendation. There are several ways in which a letter writer can send letters to AMCAS, VirtualEvals, Interfolio, and via U.S. Mail. In addition, letter writers who currently mail letters can opt to upload letters directly to AMCAS through the AMCAS Letter Writer Application. Please use this link to read the information and instructions for you and your letter writer:

http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/faq/amcasletters.htm

Tulane’s requirement for letters of recommendation is as follows, a committee letter, letter of recommendation packet, or three letters of recommendation, two must be from professors of science, and the third letter can be from anyone of your choice.

Once you complete your AMCAS application you will receive an e-mail notification from Tulane Medical School to fill out the Electronic Secondary Application.

SPECIAL APPLICATION TYPES

Early Decision – The applicant must apply for Early Decision through AMCAS. You will only be able to submit your application to Tulane University School of Medicine. The deadline for submitting your application to AMCAS is August 1, 2009. All application materials must be submitted no later than September 1, 2009 and you must be available for interview September 1 through September 15, 2009. This includes your secondary, AMCAS application, MCAT scores, and letters of recommendation. The applicant will be notified of acceptance to our school the first week of October.

Deferred Applicant – The applicant is eligible to apply as a deferred applicant if you were interviewed and accepted to our medical school for a previous entering class. After acceptance to the previous class you must send a message via email requesting a deferral. You must apply as a Deferred/Delayed Matriculation applicant through AMCAS.

Early Acceptance Applicant – This applicant must attend Loyola University in New Orleans, Xavier University in New Orleans, Nicholls State University or Louisiana College. The applicant is selected by the premedical advisor’s office for this program during their sophomore year of undergraduate study. You will be notified of your acceptance as an Early Acceptance applicant by the premedical advisor’s office. You must apply for Early Assurance through AMCAS.

Creative Medical Scholar – The applicant is chosen by a committee at Tulane University. You are accepted to this program during your sophomore year of undergraduate study. You will be notified by the committee of your acceptance to the program. You must apply for Early Assurance through AMCAS.

 

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