Meharry

Meharry Medical College School of Medicine Nashville, TN · Private · MD

Class size: 115
Tuition: $59,170 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Dec. 15, 2026
Early Decision Program: Aug. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: January 15 (supplemental; preferred before interview)

Essays

Statement of Purpose

Statement of Purpose: Why do you wish to attend Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine?

Statement of Resilience

Statement of Resilience: Please describe a personal situation of failure, significant challenge, or a major obstacle that you have overcome. Include a description of your coping skills and lessons you learned about yourself from that situation.

Editor's notes

Meharry's AMCAS deadline is late, Dec. 15, and the supplement isn't due until Jan. 15. Don't read that as permission to wait. Review starts July 1, the class is only 115 seats, and the school says more than 7,000 people apply.
Plan for Casper. The admissions page says applicants are expected to take it and submit scores, and it's easy to forget when every other deadline feels far off.
The interview has three parts: a faculty conversation, a short situational prompt and a student group interview. The group piece is where applicants who prepared only for one-on-one questions get caught. Practice thinking out loud with other people in the room.
Your two statements should work as a pair. The purpose statement is about Meharry and the resilience statement is about you. Keep the school praise out of the second one, and keep your hardship story out of the first.