Secondary Applications
If you have been notified that your application for admission to the UCSF School of Medicine has been selected for further processing, congratulations! We welcome your continuing interest in UCSF.
What to do
- You will receive an invitation via the Check Application Status site to complete your secondary application.
- Send your completed forms, including a signed statement of authenticity and a signed form regarding access to letters of recommendation, as well as your nonrefundable supplemental fee ($60 for US citizens and permanent residents, $80 for international students) to:
Attn: Secondary Application
UCSF School of Medicine
Office of Admissions
521 Parnassus Avenue, C-200
San Francisco, CA 94143-0408 - If you do not wish to remain under consideration, please return the Statement of Intent from the secondary application, noting your decision to withdraw.
Important Information
Letters of Recommendation
We ask applicants who pass the preliminary review to submit 3-5 letters of recommendation, including at least two letters from your instructors.
If your undergraduate school has a premedical committee or its equivalent, a committee letter is required. We will accept only one set of letters, regardless of the number of programs for which you are applying. Please be aware that UCSF is participating in the AMCAS letter service, and as such applicants are required to submit their letters of recommendation via AMCAS. However, the AMCAS letter service is compatible with VirtualEvals and Interfolio. Please visit this page for more information about submitting your letters.
The letters that will tell us the most about you, your contributions, and your potential are those from instructors of upper division courses who know you well. Letters that document evidence of contributions to research or other work related to science or health care are also of particular interest to the admissions committee. Character references and recommendations from family friends or associates generally are not useful.
Statement of Authenticity
We ask applicants to sign and submit a Statement of Authenticity with the secondary application. This confirms that you have provided full and accurate information in completing all application materials and in submitting additional information, either orally or in writing. Please note that false statements or misrepresentations may result in the withdrawal of your application and notification to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Deadline for Receipt of Secondary Application
The secondary application deadline is four weeks from the date you are approved for an application.
Contacts
If you have questions, please contact the School of Medicine Admissions Office during business hours, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm, at (415) 476-4044 or email us at admissions@medsch.ucsf.edu.
