What will it cost to apply to medical school?
In recent years, we have polled our applicants and the average expenditure (with quite a range) has been about $3000. This includes the cost of the AMCAS application, fees with secondary applications and travel expenses for interviews, but does not include the cost of the MCAT exam ($225), travel to an MCAT testing site or any MCAT prep materials (or a prep course, which can cost up to $1800). The basic AMCAS application costs $160 (which is the core application plus one school). Each additional school costs $31, so for a typical Dartmouth student, the cost of the AMCAS application would be about $680. The secondary application fees, charged by every school you will apply to, may range from $25-$100 per school. The AAMC offers a fee assistance program for the MCAT and AMCAS application fees. FAP eligibility decisions are tied directly to the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services’ poverty level guidelines. For the 2009 calendar year, applicants whose total family income is 300 p
