UVA

University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, VA · Public · MD

Average MCAT: 520
Average GPA: 3.91
Class size: 155 (7,248 applicants)
Tuition: $71,046 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Nov. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Dec. 15, 2026

Essays

Why UVA (350 words)

Why are you interested in attending the University of Virginia School of Medicine? What factors will be most important to you in choosing a medical school?

Challenge (350 words)

Tell us about a challenge or obstacle you experienced. How did you manage it?

Short answer: college or postgrad experience

Please briefly describe anything that has impacted your college or postgrad experience.

Short answer: plans for the coming year

Please list any and all future activities in clinical work, shadowing, research, or community service that you plan to pursue in the upcoming year.

Editor's notes

The Virginia and out-of-state pools are very different sizes. For the Class of 2030, 1,056 Virginians applied and 149 interviewed; 6,192 out-of-state applicants produced 478 interviews for 46% of the seats. If you're from outside Virginia, UVA is open to you, but your why-UVA answer carries more weight.
Don't treat Dec. 15 as your deadline. The committee votes every Friday from September on, UVA makes about 400 offers for 156 seats, and interviews start Sept. 8. Seats fill as you wait, so submit the supplemental soon after it opens on July 8.
UVA has no required prerequisites and doesn't use PREview or CASPer in evaluation. That means your MCAT, your GPA, your letters and 350 words of why-UVA carry more of the load than at most schools. Put your time there.
Your interviewers are also your advocates. The two people who interview you, faculty or a fourth-year student, present you to the committee that Friday. Go in able to tell your own story crisply, because they'll be retelling it.

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