Fall 2023
• Application: In addition to the application, the student will be required to submit a description of academic
goals for the last two years of college. Please include a two-year projection of specific full-time coursework.
Students must explain how their coursework and academic plans will change if they are accepted. An
honest and complete statement of planned courses (including course names and numbers) and projects will
be expected. The application, three letters of recommendation (at least one letter should be from a GWU
science professor) and other materials must be received by March 25. Late and incomplete applications will
not be processed. Applicants are requested not to submit materials before February 1. Those applicants
chosen for interview will be invited in April/May. The School of Medicine’s Committee on Admissions will
review applications and make final decisions by July. Accepted students are required to meet with the
Associate Dean of Admissions and Coordinator of the Early Selection Program, to finalize any program
changes.
SELECTION
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences is committed to selecting gifted and altruistic students who can be
expected to have distinguished careers as physicians. The Committee is looking for students who will take
advantage of the opportunities in this program, as well as the unique opportunities in the M.D. program. Criteria
will include high school performance, grades in the first two undergraduate years, highly competitive performance
on the SAT
or ACT,
extracurricular activities, healthcare experiences, service, or research experience, letters of
recommendation, content and presentation of the application.
Please note this is a very competitive program. Selected applicants will be those academically gifted students
who appear to have, in addition to the maturity necessary to make a career decision at this stage, the ability to
make the best use of the broad range of undergraduate educational opportunities that selection for this program
will encourage. Clinical and service experiences are required at the time of application. An important
consideration for selection will be the student’s planned educational program during the remainder of the
undergraduate years. We require continued academic rigor, continued service and clinical activities.
We regret that due to the large numbers of well-qualified students, not all can be chosen. All decisions are
made by the Committee on Admissions and are confidential and final.
PREPARATION FOR MATRICULATION IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
It is our intent to matriculate all students selected under this program. However, to ensure that our medical
students are of the highest caliber, both academically and personally, acceptance into the M.D. program is
provisional. All stated requirements on the M.D. Admissions website must be met, as well as indicated here and
on the Early Selection acceptance contract. Early Selection students must complete an AMCAS and secondary
application in early summer prior to matriculation. Students will be required to have a criminal background check
before matriculation into the M.D. program. M.D. students are subject to drug screening.
Each semester the Associate Dean of Admissions will review semester grades. Students must maintain full-time
status. In addition, the students must submit changes in their course schedules for review by the Associate Dean
of Admissions. Students are also required to submit an updated resume at the beginning of each semester. Early
Selection students must complete the competences listed on the M.D. website. Students are required to take the
MCAT and submit a score of 510 or higher to the Associate Dean of Admissions before September of the year
students submit the AMCAS application. In extremely rare circumstances, students may retake the MCAT with