Application Related Costs & Support
Fee Assistance Programs
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Assistance Options
- Student Enrichment Services: Provides need-based support and is a great "first stop shop!" We can connect you to a number of resources both within the SES office and across campus.
- ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Career Advancement (NCA): Provides funding to support or supplement the career development needs of undergraduate students with financial need.
Medicine
- Need based program and benefits include: reduced MCAT fee, free MSAR subscription, 20 free med school designations, AAMC PREview fee waiver, and secondary application fee waivers.
- : This fee waiver is an application fee discount granted to applicants who apply for the waiver and who meet the specific requirements described in the AACOMAS instructions. The amount of the fee waiver may cover some or all of your program application fees
- : HPA has limited number of codes available on a need-based basis for the students should apply first to the because this prep bundle is just one of many benefits of that program
Physician Assistant
Dental
- The
- The primary application (AADSAS) cover up to three total program designations. Apply as soon as the application opens in the summer, as waivers are given on a first-come, first-served basis.
Veterinary Medicine
- : Limited number of fee waivers are provided by VMCAS to qualified applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Each fee waiver covers only the initial application fee, so if you wish to apply to additional programs, you are responsible for the remaining balance.
Sample Application Expenses
|
Field |
Standardized Tests / Situational Judgement Exams |
Primary Application Fee |
Secondary Application Fee |
Additional Costs (background checks, enrollment deposits, transcripts, application tools/databases subscriptions etc.) |
~Total Costs to Apply |
|
Medicine |
~$350 MCAT Registration + ~$200-$500 Prep Materials ~$105 AAMC PREview ~$85 CASPer for 7 schools + ~$18 for each additional school |
~$180 first school + ~$48 each additional
(average apply to 20 schools)
~$1,100 Total |
~$25-$200 Per School
(average apply to 20 schools)
~$500-$4,000 Total |
~$50-$2,000 |
~$3,700-$8,000 Total |
|
Physician Assistant |
~$200-$220 GRE (optional at many programs) + ~$150-$250 Prep Materials ~$85 CASPer for 7 schools + ~$18 for each additional school *Some Programs Require This, Many Don’t* |
~$180 first school + ~$56 each additional
(average apply to 10)
~$740 Total |
~$25-$125 Per School
(average apply to 10)
~$250-$1,250 Total |
~$50-$1,000 |
~$1,500-$3,700 Total |
|
Dental |
~$550 DAT Registration + ~$200-$500 Prep Materials ~$85 CASPer for 7 schools + ~$18 for each additional school *Some Programs Require This, Many Don’t* |
~$264 first school + ~$115 each additional
(average apply to 12)
~$1,529 Total |
~$50-$125 Per School
(average apply to 12)
~$600-$1,500 Total |
~$50-$2,000 |
~$3,000-$6,500 Total
|
|
Veterinary Medicine |
~$200-$220 GRE (optional at many programs) + ~$150-$250 Prep Materials ~$85 CASPer for 7 schools + ~$18 for each additional school *Some Programs Require This, Many Don’t* |
~$241 first school + ~$132 each additional
(average apply to 4)
~$637 Total |
~$50-$125 Per School
(average apply to 12)
~$600-$1,500 Total |
~$50-$2,000 |
~$1,500 -$3,800 Total
|