Application Guide
Application Guide
Early Decision Applications
Applying Early Decision should be made only after consultation with both the Bowdoin health professions advisor and the dean of admissions at the medical school of application. This decision requires extremely careful thought because an ill-advised Early Decision Application will significantly weaken your chances for acceptance at any other school in this application year. Schools that have an Early Decision Program indicate this participation in MSAR. The deadlines for application are firm with very specific rules governing the process. These rules are spelled out in the AMCAS Instructions and must be followed carefully. It is important to be aware that if you apply under an Early Decision Program, you may not apply to any other U.S. medical school (AMCAS or non-AMCAS) for the current entering class until you have been released/rejected by the Early Decision school, or until the October 1 deadline for notification has passed. Any application submitted in violation of this rule will result in an AMCAS investigation.