How to Apply

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", Program Type: “Regular MD”.
• PRIME: Select: "University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine", Program Type: “Combined MD Degree-Graduate Program”. Should you receive a 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", Program Apply Type: “Combined MD-PhD Program”. Should you receive a Secondary Application, you may choose to select the "Dual Consideration Option" to also be considered for the Traditional MD Track.

The MCAT is a required component of your medical school 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 you have taken the MCAT exam more than one time, all of your MCAT scores must be included when submitting your application.

MCAT scores from January 2021 through September 1, 2025, will be accepted for consideration. For questions about registration and test administration contact: mcat@aamc.org. 

First-time exam-takers

Submit your application by the DGSOM deadline of October 1, 2025 (11:59 PM EST). MCAT exam scores will be accepted until October 31, 2025.

For those re-taking the exam

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. Medical school 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 from individuals who have spent a significant time with them, e.g. PI or mentor, have observed the applicant's work or capabilities, and are in a position to provide an impartial assessment of the applicant.

If your pre-health advisory office provides a committee letter, this letter will fulfill one letter requirement. The “committee letter” is also known as a composite letter, which is comprised of an evaluative letter and overall recommendations from several individuals within a single letter upload. 

Please note: A letter packet, comprised of individual letters may also be known to the applicant as a “committee letter”. If a letter packet is provided for your medical school application and contains at least 3 letters, then no additional letters should be submitted.   

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 is a requirement for Traditional MD Program Track Applicants

Applicants to our other program tracks (PRIME-LA and MSTP) will not have this requirement. However, if you are applying to PRIME-LA or MSTP Tracks and opt-in for dual consideration (which includes Traditional MD consideration), you will need to complete the exam. 

AAMC PREview Exam 2025-26 Cycle: The PREview score submission deadline date is November 20, 2025.

This exam will be used to further enhance our holistic review process for Traditional MD Program Track applicants. We will consider scores as one part of our admissions process to better understand and evaluate the whole applicant. 

Your PREview exam score is required to complete your Traditional MD Track application and should be provided as early as possible in the application season. It is recommended to complete the exam prior to the interview. 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 medical school 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.