Emory
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA · Private · MD
- Average MCAT: 515.1
- Average GPA: 3.83
- Class size: 140 (13,909 applicants)
- Tuition: $63,542 (per year)
- Out-of-state applicants: Welcome
Deadlines
- AMCAS deadline: Oct. 15, 2026
- Secondary deadline: Dec. 1, 2026
Essays
Curriculum plan (200 words)
List your entire curriculum plan for the 2026-2027 academic year. If you are not in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year.
Health-related experiences (200 words)
Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences.
Why Emory (200 words)
Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected.
Underserved service (200 words)
Emory School of Medicine is committed to recruiting and educating medical students who will help deliver quality health care and will promote the health of our patients. In our community, this includes learning about and addressing the health care needs of our most under-served populations. Please describe any of your activities that have been in service to under-served communities.
Updates (200 words)
If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below.
Editor's notes
- Emory screens before it asks for essays. If your latest MCAT is under 502, or any section is under 124, you won't get the supplemental at all. Only your latest score counts, so a retake that drops one section below 124 can cost you the school.
- The numbers are steep: 13,909 applications, 627 interviews and 253 offers for the class shown on the profile page. Emory says the order of interviews is largely based on when files are complete, so submit the supplemental in the summer, not near the Dec. 1 deadline.
- No completed applicant is rejected during interview season, which means silence isn't a no. It also means you can't read anything into waiting until March. Use the 1,000-word update box for real news, and keep it to that.
- Eighty-seven percent of the class is non-traditional. If you've been working, write about that work plainly in the curriculum-plan and health-experience answers. It's the norm here, not a gap to explain.
Sources
- Emory SOM, MD admissions overview (note to applicants for fall 2027)
- Emory SOM, MD admissions FAQ
- Emory SOM, Deadlines
- Emory SOM, Step 1: Course requirements
- Emory SOM, Step 3: MCAT
- Emory SOM, Step 4: AMCAS application
- Emory SOM, Step 5: Letters of recommendation
- Emory SOM, Step 6: Supplemental application and technical standards
- Emory SOM, M1 class profile
- Emory Office of Financial Aid, Medicine cost of attendance 2026-27 (PDF)
- Emory SOM, MD program costs
- Emory SOM, Types of aid and scholarships
- Emory SOM, MD program overview and dual degrees
- Emory SOM, MD/PhD Program
- Emory SOM, MD/MPH dual degree
- Emory News Center, Emory School of Medicine and Georgia Tech launch new MD/MS dual-degree program in robotics
- Emory News Center, Match Day 2026 feature
- Emory SOM, MD curriculum
- Emory SOM, Admissions mission and vision
