Applying to medical school spans up to 24 months depending on when you take the MCAT. The actual application is submitted to medical school portals about 14 months in advance, with letters and other requirements due in the six months leading up to the application submission.

If you would like Haverford College to write a committee letter on your behalf, the cycle includes both internal and external mandatory deadlines and dates.

Application Outline and Timeline

The application process unfolds each year following this general outline. Guides for the classes of 2023 and 2024 are available for download.

Fall in the year before you apply; two years in before matriculating into medical school

Attend a Haverford virtual information session for applicants in the coming cycle.

December 1 in the year you are applying

Haverford College Intent-to-apply Data Form due.

February 1

Autobiography and Letters of recommendation due for alumni applicants.

March 15

Autobiography due for applicants who are current Haverford students.

April

Last opportunity to take the MCAT for the application cycle (most take it the August or January prior)

April 1

Letters of recommendation due for applicants who are current Haverford students.

Early May

Medical School application portals opens. Why submit early in the cycle.

Late May/early June

Medical School application submissions begin

Late June

Verified applications are sent to medical schools

June/July

Applicants take the CASPER, SJT, or other situational judgment tests as requested by schools.

Late June/July

Secondary applications begin to arrive. We recommend a two-week turnaround for submission.

Fall/Winter

Interviews

Late Fall/Winter

Offers

August/September

Matriculation