The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA participates in AMCAS and utilizes a rolling admissions schedule. 

The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) is the AAMC's centralized medical school application processing service. Most U.S. medical schools use AMCAS as the primary application method for their first-year entering classes.

See AMCAS application

Application Codes

• Traditional: Select "University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine".
• PRIME: Select "University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine". On the Secondary Application, you may choose to select the "Dual Consideration Option" to also be considered for the Traditional MD Track.
• MSTP: Select "University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine". On the Secondary Application, you may choose to select the "Dual Consideration Option" to also be considered for the Traditional MD Track.
• Drew: Select “UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program” (school code: 831)
   

The MCAT is a required component of your application. It is recommended that all candidates take the Medical College Admission Test in the spring, but it must be taken no later than September of the year preceding admission to the School of Medicine.

If more than one MCAT was taken, all the test grades must be included when submitting your application.

MCAT scores from January 2018 through September 15, 2023, will be accepted for consideration. For questions about registration and test administration contact: mcat@aamc.org. 

First-time test-takers

Submit your application by the DGSOM deadline of October 2, 2023 (11:59 PM EST). MCAT test scores will be accepted until October 31, 2023.

For those re-taking the test

We recommend submitting your application around the time you are re-taking the exam to be considered in the DGSOM rolling admissions process. In the rolling admissions process, applications are reviewed on a monthly basis in the fall. Applications receive the same consideration regardless of the month in which they are reviewed.

We require 3 to 5 letters of recommendation. Letters should be from individuals who know the applicant well and have spent a significant time with them, e.g. PI or mentor. If your pre-health advisory office provides a committee letter, this letter will fulfill one letter requirement. 

Letters are to be submitted with the completed AMCAS application. Please note that only those letters submitted through AMCAS will be accepted.

AAMC PREVIEW EXAM

For Traditional MD Program Track Applicants: Complete the AAMC PREview Exam

To further enhance our holistic review process for Traditional MD Program Track applicants during the 2024 application cycle, we are requiring the completion of the Association of American Medical Colleges Professional Readiness Exam (AAMC PREviewTM). We will consider scores as one part of our admissions process to better understand and evaluate the whole applicant. Applicants to our other program tracks will not have this requirement. 

Your PREview exam score is required to complete your application and should be provided as early as possible in the application season, but no later than the application deadline date of October 2, 2023. PREview exam scores do not expire.

Please pay careful attention to information about the exam, including preparation materials, test registration, requests for accommodations, and important dates and deadlines.  

Please note:

• All application documents must be submitted through the AMCAS application portal.
• Updates to your application will only be accepted when you submit your secondary application.
• The Admissions Committee makes an effort to seek out qualified applicants, and when a secondary application is requested, a processing fee of $95.00 will be required. Fee waivers, based solely on economic need, are granted only to applicants who have qualified for the AAMC Fee Assistance Program.