University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Admission statistics

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Admission process notes:
Approximately 70-75 percent of the student body in each class is comprised of Wisconsin residents, and non-resident admission is more competitive. While early applications are encouraged, it is more important to submit the strongest application possible.While early applications are encouraged, it is more important to submit the strongest application possible.

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Requirements notes:
Consider taking the AAMC PREview. The admissions committee recommends (but does not require) applicants to take the PREview professional readiness exam. Applicants should choose only one of these formats for letters of recommendation: One committee letter and one individual letter from a nonacademic source. A committee letter is a letter authored by a pre-health committee or pre-health advisor and intended to present an institution’s evaluation of an applicant. A committee letter may or may not include additional letters written in support of an application. One letter packet that includes letters from three faculty members and a letter from a nonacademic source. A letter packet is a packet or set of letters assembled and distributed by an institution, often by the institution’s career center. Four individual letters, including three academic or professional letters of recommendation from faculty members or supervisors in professional setting and a fourth nonacademic letter from a mentor. This option is often chosen by nontraditional applicants who have been out of school for many years. In this case, securing academic letters would be both difficult and not necessarily illustrative of the applicant’s competencies. An individual letter refers to a letter authored by, or representing, a single letter writer. If there is already a nonacademic letter included in either a committee letter or a letter packet, there is no need to add a separate AMCAS letter request entry for the nonacademic letter.

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GPA, MCAT notes:
Applicants to UW must have these academic minimums: Cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 and An MCAT score of at least 500. Each year’s entering class must take the MCAT no later than Sept. 15 of the previous year and no earlier than Jan. 1, four years prior the matriculation year.

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Deadlines notes:
September 15: Last MCAT test date for application consideration. Oct. 15: Last date to submit AMCAS application. Nov. 20: Last date to submit secondary application.

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