If you have been notified that your application for admission to the UCSF School of Medicine has been selected for further processing, congratulations! We welcome your continuing interest in UCSF.

• What to do
• Important Information
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • Statement of Authenticity
  • Deadline for Receipt of Secondary Application
• FAQs
• Contacts

What to do

1. You will receive an invitation via the Check Application Status site to complete your secondary application.
   
   
2. Send your completed forms, including a signed statement of authenticity and a signed form regarding access to letters of recommendation, as well as your nonrefundable supplemental fee ($60 for US citizens and permanent residents, $80 for international students) to:

   Attn: Secondary Application
   UCSF School of Medicine
   Office of Admissions
   521 Parnassus Avenue, C-200
   San Francisco, CA 94143-0408

3. If you do not wish to remain under consideration, please return the Statement of Intent from the secondary application, noting your decision to withdraw.
   

Important Information

Letters of recommendation
We ask applicants who pass the preliminary review to submit 3-5 letters of recommendation, including at least two letters from your instructors.

If your undergraduate school has a premedical committee or its equivalent, a committee letter is required. If your undergraduate school keeps letters on file with a central office, you must use that service.

The letters that will tell us the most about you, your contributions, and your potential are those from instructors of upper division courses who know you well. Letters that document evidence of contributions to research or other work related to science or health care are also of particular interest to the admissions committee. Character references and recommendations from family friends or associates generally are not useful.

Statement of Authenticity
We ask applicants to sign and submit a Statement of Authenticity with the secondary application. This confirms that you have provided full and accurate information in completing all application materials and in submitting additional information, either orally or in writing. Please note that false statements or misrepresentations may result in the withdrawal of your application and notification to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Deadline for Receipt of Secondary Application
The secondary application deadline is four weeks from the date you are approved for an application.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Do all applicants receive secondary applications?

No. Approximately 1500 applicants are approved for secondary applications after initial reviews by the Committee on Admissions.

Contacts