CUNY Med

Tuition: $69,260 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

CUNY School of Medicine New York, NY · Public · MD

Deadlines

Read the admissions page before you write a word. It says the review's main focus is your commitment to primary care and to places with too few doctors. For a high school senior, that commitment has to show up as things you've done, not a career plan. Put your service and your neighborhood in the essays.
Five letters is a lot for a 17-year-old. Line them up in early fall, well ahead of the Dec. 1 deadline, and choose people who've seen you work with others, not only teachers who can vouch for your grades.
Know what you're signing up for. The school says 60% of its 2026 Match went into primary care and half the class stayed in New York City. If you already know you want a subspecialty in another state, this program's mission is a harder fit to argue.
SAT and ACT scores are optional through spring 2027 and there's no penalty for leaving them off. Send them if they help you. Don't send a weak score because you think you have to.