University of Rochester

Address

Director of Admissions / School of Medicine and Dentistry / 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 601A / Rochester, New York USA 14642

Phone

585-275-4539

Email

mdadmish@urmc.rochester.edu
Admissions Website
Admissions Requirements
Letters of Rec Requirements

Overview

Savvy Rank
The Savvy Rank is a combination of admissions selectivity (MCAT, GPA, acceptance rate), research ranking, and primary care ranking.
27
School Type
Whether the school confers an MD or DO degree, is an international (Intl) school for Americans or is a Canadian (CA) school
MD
Public/Private
Private
Year Founded
1850
US News Rank - Research
34
US News Rank - Primary Care
16
Cost
Out-of-state tuition, from cheap ($) to obscenely expensive ($$$$$)
$$$
Weather Rating
How nice is the weather, from crappy () to excellent ()
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City Size
< 4M

Getting In

Median GPA
3.83
Median MCAT
517
Research Rating
A combination of factors to show the school's research ranking and research opportunities, from very little research () to lots ()
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Out-of-State Rating
Whether the school is very out-of-state friendly (), somewhat friendly (), not friendly (), or in-state only ()
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International Friendly
How friendly the school is toward international applicants
Case-by-case
Med School Class Size
Class sizes range from 40 students to 400
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Application
AMCAS
Letters of Rec Required
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Secondary Essays

Secondary Essay Difficulty
How many essays, how long, and how unusual the prompts, from easy () to brutal ()
Screen Before Secondaries
Does the school read your primary before sending a secondary?
No
Typical Secondary Release Date
When does a school usually release its secondary relative to other med schools (though it may vary from year to year)?
Medium
Secondary Fee
$100
Other Tests

Interviews

Interview Type
Interview Invites Begin
Interview Format
MMI - Multiple Mini Interview; Traditional - two-way conversation
Traditional
Accepts Updates?
Does the school accept update letters?

Secondary Essay Prompts

Essay Topics ('23 - '24)

1. (Optional) Please share any challenges and/or special circumstances that impacted your application. (200 words)

2. If you previously applied to medical school, briefly describe any experiences you have been part of since your previous application. (200 words)

3. Tell us about a community you identify with and how you're involved with it? (200 words)

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Essay Topics ('22-'23)

1. (Optional) Please share any challenges and/or special circumstances that impacted your application. 200 words

2. If you previously applied to medical school, briefly describe any experiences you have been part of since your previous application. 200 words

3. Please briefly describe your research interests, and describe how the opportunities at the University of Rochester fit with your goals for graduate training. Please include names of up to five investigators whose research programs interest you. No limit

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Essay Topics ('21 – '22)

OPTIONAL QUESTION:

1. Recognizing that applying for the 2022 application cycle was complicated for many reasons, please share any challenges and/or special circumstances that impacted your application, beyond the commonly experienced disruptions. (250 words)

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Essay Topics ('20 – '21)

OPTIONAL QUESTION:

1. Recognizing that applying for the 2021 application cycle was complicated for many reasons, please share any challenges and/or special circumstances that impacted your application, beyond the commonly experienced disruptions. (250 words)

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Essay Topics ('19 – '20)

No essays or prompts.

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Essay Topics ('18 – '19)

No essays or prompts.

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Essay Topics ('17 – '18)

No Essays

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Essay Topics ('16 – '17)

No Essays

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Essay Topics ('15 – '16)

No Essays

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Essay Topics ('14 – '15)

No Essays

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Essay Topics ('13 – '14)

No Essays

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