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AAMC Expands Fee Assistance Program Eligibility

Expanded Access for Older and Undocumented Students

On January 27, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced plans to increase access to its fee assistance program by changing its eligibility criteria. The AAMC estimates that the new eligibility criteria will enable 1,000 additional students to receive assistance. Historically many students found it challenging to qualify for the program, especially non-traditional and undocumented students.

The AAMC has updated the fee assistance eligibility criteria for the 2022-2023 application cycle. The new rules become effective on January 31:

Applying to medical school is expensive; an average student spends several thousand dollars on the process, including fees and interview travel expenses. Therefore, the AAMC offers a Fee Assistance Program (FAP) to help offset the application costs. The FAP includes the following benefits: 

  1. Official MCAT test prep materials
  2. Reduced MCAT registration fee
  3. Two-year subscription to the Medical School Application Requirements (MSAR) online database
  4. Waiver of AMCAS application fees for up to 20 medical schools
  5. Free registration for the AAMC PREview Professional Readiness Exam (the AAMC’s new situational judgment test)

The SDN Application Cost Calculator is a tool for creating a budget for the application process. Premedical students can estimate what they will spend on MCAT test preparation and registration fees, primary and secondary application fees, and interview travel costs if in-person interviews are required.

Reference

https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/some-students-struggle-pay-medical-school-application-fees-s-why-aamc-expanding-eligibility-its-fee

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