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NYMC Acceptance and Waitlist Protocols

School of Medicine (SOM) Admissions Action Notification                          

  • You can expect to hear from us within 6 weeks of your interview
  • Acceptance notifications are sent via email which includes a pdf attachment of the acceptance letter.
  • You are required to submit a signed non-binding NYMC Terms and Conditions Acceptance Agreement and a $100 deposit which is applied to your first-year tuition and refundable until April 30th, 2025.
  • Waitlist and rejection notifications are sent via email.

SOM Waitlist        

  • We usually begin considering applicants on the waitlist in late April and continue through mid-July if spots become available.
  • Our waitlist is not a Holistic review that precludes any arbitrary rank-ordering of candidates on the waitlist. Our goal is to bring a dynamic and diverse group of first-year students into our program.

Communication with SOM Office of Admissions

  • Electronic application updates may be submitted via email to SOM Office of Admissions. This may include an update on a new activity or course grade, new letter of evaluation, or you want us to know you are still interested in NYMC. Hard copy updates are not accepted.
  • Thank you notes are appreciated but not required. All correspondence can be sent to SOM Office of Admissions

School-specific Protocols and Dates

NYMC SOM highly recommends applicants participate in the AMCAS Choosing your Medical School Tool. AMCAS created this tool to help applicants communicate about which schools they plan to attend and to support an individual schools’ enrollment management. 

Applicant participation in this process is voluntary.  However, your participation is strongly encouraged.  The greater the number of applicants using this tool will enable all medical schools to offer as many acceptances in a timely fashion as possible to the greatest number of applicants.

Late-November 2024 to End-of-April 2025

Rolling Acceptance Notifications

    • Rolling Acceptance notification within 6 weeks of your interview date
    • If you are offered an acceptance, you are required to submit a non-binding NYMC Terms & Conditions and $100 deposit within 2 weeks of acceptance offer. (This deposit is refundable until April 30th, 2025.)
    • If you do not submit this documentation within 2 weeks of receipt of your acceptance email, we will assume you do not wish to accept our offer and your acceptance will be withdrawn.

February 19, 2025

Plan to Enroll Option

    • Plan to Enroll option for accepted students becomes available on the AMCAS website.
    • Even if you indicate you Plan to Enroll to NYMC, you may still hold other acceptances, remain on waitlists, and continue to interview at other schools until April 30th.
    • NYMC highly recommends accepted students utilize this tool.

April 15, 2025

Narrow Acceptance Offers Option

    • AMCAS Application & Acceptance Protocols recommends accepted students narrow their acceptance offers to three schools (if applicable). There is no limit on waitlist offers.
    • NYMC highly recommends accepted students follow this protocol.

April 30, 2025

Commit to Enroll Option

    • AMCAS Application & Acceptance Protocols recommends accepted students narrow their acceptance offers to one school (if applicable). There is no limit on waitlist offers,
    • Commit to Enroll option becomes available to accepted applicants on the AMCAS website. (Plan to Enroll option remains available)
    • Commit to Enroll indicates you have made your final selection about where to attend medical school.
    • If you choose to Commit to Enroll to another medical school, NYMC will withdraw your name from our acceptance and waitlist roster.

*June 30, 2025*

21 days prior to NYMC matriculation date

Commit to Enroll Deadline

    • You must select Commit to Enroll by June 30, 2025, if you plan to attend NYMC.
    • Failure to meet this deadline will result in withdrawal of your acceptance to NYMC.