VCOM-Virginia

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus Blacksburg, VA · Private · DO

Average MCAT: 503.2
Average GPA: 3.68
Class size: 180
Tuition: $52,500 (per year)
Out-of-state applicants: Welcome

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: April 15, 2027
Early Decision Program: June 15, 2026
Secondary deadline: April 15, 2027

Essays

Essay 1 (500 words)

Describe a significant challenge you have experienced in your life. Please share the strategies you employed to overcome the challenge, and what you learned from the experience.

Essay 2 (500 words)

How do your professional ambitions align with osteopathic medicine? What influenced your decision to apply to VCOM?

Editor's notes

Apply early. VCOM fills seats on a rolling basis, says classes may be full by early spring, and only sends secondaries to applicants who pass its screen. An April 15 deadline is not a plan.
VCOM weighs your last 90 credit hours and your science GPA heavily, with a 3.4 floor. If your early grades were rough but your recent ones are strong, this school's formula works in your favor. The Explorer listing adds that target-state applicants with a GPA above 3.7 are considered with lower MCAT scores.
One application covers Blacksburg, Spartanburg, Auburn and Monroe. Virginia is the largest campus (177 matriculants in the Class of 2029), but listing other campuses on the secondary costs nothing extra, and the interview happens in person at whichever campus considers you.
Early Decision comes with a condition: AACOMAS and a letter of intent by June 15, the secondary by July 15, and no applications anywhere else until VCOM decides by Oct. 1. Use it only if VCOM is truly your first choice and your file is ready in June.