Medical School Application Deadline Update: April/May – June 2026

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Medical School Application Deadlines Update

Staying on top of medical school application deadlines is essential for a successful application process. Most medical schools operate on a rolling admissions basis, meaning they review applications and fill seats as they receive complete applications. Submitting your application early—ideally in June—greatly increases your chances of securing interview invitations, since more spots are available at the start of the cycle. Late submissions, on the other hand, may leave you competing for the limited remaining interview slots. Applying early also helps reduce stress, provides ample time to complete secondary applications, and helps you avoid the pitfalls of rushed or low-quality submissions.

Our clients are constantly advised of deadlines, and we develop medical school admissions strategies around each deadline via continual Zoom sessions with each client.

Medical School Applications with Dr Paul Lowe

April/May 2026

  • If you have not yet taken the MCAT, or if you need to retake it, this is the time to prepare and sit for the exam. Aim to take the MCAT in the spring, and no later than the end of June. This ensures that your scores are available to medical schools early in the cycle.
  • Continue working on your primary application materials. This includes refining your personal statement and crafting descriptions for your extracurricular activities.
  • The AMCAS application will become available online on May 5. While you can begin filling out your application at this time, you cannot submit it until May 28.
  • For those applying to Texas medical schools, the TMDSAS application opens on May 1 and can be submitted starting May 15.
  • The AACOMAS application for osteopathic medical schools opens for submission in early May. Some D.O. schools include their supplemental application questions within the AACOMAS “Program Materials” tab, while others will send supplemental questions after the initial application is submitted.
  • Arrange for official transcripts to be sent directly from every college or university you have attended to the application service(s) you are using.
  • Plan to take the Casper and/or PREview situational judgment tests in April or May if your schedule allows. If not, be sure to complete these exams by the end of June so that your results reach schools early in the cycle.

June 2026

  • If you still need to take or retake the MCAT, do so this month.
  • Complete the Casper and/or PREview tests if you have not already done so.
  • June 26: AMCAS begins transmitting verified applications to medical schools.  Shortly after this date, you will start receiving supplemental (secondary) applications. Be sure to return these to the schools within one to two weeks of receipt to stay on track in the application process.

At Medical School Admissions Advisors, we provide advice to help our clients bolster their pre-med profiles (in their sophomore, junior, senior and/or gap year so they can be accepted to medical schools.

30 years Experience in Admissions Advising Dr Paul Lowe

You want to hire a firm where the CEO/lead admissions advisor (30 years’ experience) works DIRECTLY with you and knows how to help you STAND OUT amongst other applicants!

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Pre-med Advising in College

Premed advising in College

Many colleges have pre-med/health profession advisors for their students to ensure that students fulfill their pre-med requirements to become a candidate when applying for medical school.   They may even advise a student to consider a gap year.

However, based on our discussions with college students who have used their college pre-med/health profession advisors the details of clinical opportunities, doctor shadowing. medical school admissions profile, medical school branding, and their relationship to the actual medical school application and secondary applications and resumes are rarely discussed.  When I review their resumes, they are lacking depth or the appropriate clinical, research or volunteer experiences necessary to be a competitive medical school candidate.

So, what should a college student who wishes to be competitive medical school applicant do to stand out and increase their chances of acceptance to medical schools? HIRE AN EXPERT with experience and a track record of medical acceptances!

Premedical school advising

At Medical School Admissions Advisorswe provide advice to help our clients bolster their pre-med profiles (in their sophomore, junior, senior and/or gap year) so they can be accepted to medical schools.

You want to hire a firm where the CEO/lead admissions advisor works DIRECTLY with you and knows how to help you STAND OUT amongst other applicants!

95 percent Acceptance rate to medical school

Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe. As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team. 

Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions. – Admissions Strategy Meetings. Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client.  

Consider An Admissions Expert As An Investment In Your Child’s Future!

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Lots of parents use the “do it yourself route” or hire an inexperienced educational consultant in attempt to navigate an oftentimes daunting, ever-changing and uncertain admissions/application process.

An applicant’s profile is really a conversation amongst admissions committee members. One component out of sync will raise red flags that will cause a rejection. An admissions expert will work with you to discover MISTAKES and omissions, as well as continually and comprehensively help you through the process in completing the task of applying to top educational institutions.

This year, I am celebrating my 29th year as an admissions/knowledge advisor specializing in helping students get accepted to elite boarding schools: Andover, Exeter, Choate, Deerfield, etc.; Ivy League colleges/universities: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.; top BS/MD programs: Brown PLME, RPI/Albany Med, U Rochester (REMS) and top medical schools: Harvard Med, Johns Hopkins Med, UPenn Perelman Med, etc.

Are you willing to invest in your child’s future?


Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe. As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team. 

Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions. – Admissions Strategy Meetings. Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client.

Congratulations – Clients Accepted to Three-Year Medical Schools

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I am so happy that I was involved in helping ALL of my 3-year medical school applicants to achieve their life/career goals!! 

Accepted to three-year medical school programs
  • New York University School of Medicine
  • Penn State College of Medicine
  • Renaissance School of Medicine at Stonybrook University
  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

It’s been as an amazing admissions/application journey with each of you!  So proud of all of you – future medical doctors! 

There are a limited number of medical schools that offer three-year MD programs. These three-year accelerated medical degree programs are highly selective!

Medical School Admissions Advisors (MSAA) provides exclusive and specialized admissions advisory services to U.S. and international (F1) students who are interested in admissions to U.S. medical schools (including Ivy League medical schools). Dr. Lowe helps you navigate the medical school admissions process by providing a comprehensive service which includes developing your personalized medical school applicant profile, advice for drafting and framing your application essays, interview preparation, choosing the best letters of recommendations, etc.

Personalized Admissions Strategy Sessions with Dr Paul Lowe

Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe. As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team. 

Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions. – Admissions Strategy Meetings. Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client. Three Year Medical Schools Strategies


Medical School Admissions Advisors with Dr Paul Lowe

Your Personal Brand Matters for Admissions

Your Personal Brand in Admissions Matters

It is essential to accurately convey your personal brand in order to be accepted into an elite boarding school, Ivy League college/university, a direct BS/MD program or a top medical school.  Consider the following questions.

  1. How do you create and convey a distinct and memorable impression?
  2. How do you define the incomparable you?
  3. How do you persuade others to recognize the authentic irreplaceable value you will bring to an educational institution?
  4. How do you ensure that the admissions profile you create is about the unique you?
  5. How do you successfully communicate your personal brand to admissions committees?
  6. How do you avoid creating the wrong impression that will cause instant rejection?
  7. How do you assess your unique attributes in comparison to your peers?
  8. Do you know how people who don’t know you feel about you?
  9. Are you aware of the subliminal messages about yourself that you impart to people, verbally and/or non-verbally (body language)?

The informed responses to all these questions are the key to why MY clients are accepted.

Stand out in the college selection process

As an admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe understands the answers for each individual so that my clients are accepted!

Dr. Lowe has 29 years of practical experience helping applicants identify, craft and refine their personal narrative that will successfully communicate their admissions profile to admissions committees.

Admissions committees only have a small amount of time to spend learning about each applicant. YOUR PERSONAL BRAND matters!

In competitive admissions, it’s imperative to stand out amongst the rest!

Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe.  As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team.  Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions. – Admissions Strategy Meetings.  Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client.

Personalized Admissions Strategy Sessions with Dr Paul Lowe

It Takes Admissions Intelligence To Be Accepted Into Your First-Choice Schools

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WE HAVE WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR – ADMISSIONS INTELLIGENCE

It takes ADMISSIONS INTELLIGENCE to successfully navigate the uncertainty and challenges of an admissions process, whether you are striving to be admitted into elite boarding schools, Ivy League colleges/universities, top direct BS/MD programs or top medical schools!

Knowing that the admissions environment changes every year, rather than relying on old data, outdated books, antiquated information and tips from chatting with others (“adda”, as it is known in some circles among my clients), you should choose an experienced admissions expert to help.

ADMISSIONS INTELLIGENCE requires knowledge-intelligence, insight, foresight, vision, predictive analytics, an insider’s knowledge, collaboration, relationships, trust, contacts and networks!

You want to hire a firm where the CEO/lead admissions advisor works DIRECTLY with you and has the experience to help you STAND OUT amongst other applicants!

Stand out in the college selection process

Personalized Admissions Strategy Sessions with Dr Paul Lowe

Dr. Paul Lowe is CEO, managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group.  PinnacleAAG is a global advisory firm providing strategic admissions advisory services to families and students seeking admissions to elite U.S. boarding and day schools, Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities, direct BS/MD programs, top medical schools and graduate programs.  Ivy League Admissions Advisors helps students gain admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities.  Boarding School Admissions Consultants helps student gain admissions to elite U.S. boarding schools – The Ten Schools.

PinnacleAAG is headquartered in Woodbridge, Connecticut, with satellite offices in Greenwich, Manhattan, White Plains, Boston, Fort Lee & Princeton, NJ, Wilmington, DE, and Houston; and international affiliate partners in London, Beijing, Delhi, Paris, São Paulo, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Lagos and Singapore, our clients hail from 50 countries.

Congratulations to Our College Clients Who Were Accepted to Medical Schools

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Congratulations to our clients who attend (or attended) one of the following colleges/universities who were accepted to U.S. medical schools /Medical School Acceptances/Client Colleges

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  • Barnard College
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Bowdoin College
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Case Western University
  • Colby College
  • Columbia University
  • Cooper Union
  • Cornell University
  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke University
  • George Washington University
  • Hunter College
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • New York University
  • Northeastern University
  • Northwestern University
  • Penn State University
  • Purdue University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rice University
  • Rutgers University
  • Stony Brook University
  • Texas A&M University
  • The College of New Jersey
  • Tufts University
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Texas – Austin
  • University of Washington
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Villanova University
  • Yale University
  1. Understand our clients.
  2. Develop winning-admissions-strategies.
  3. Development of a successful medical school client profiles.
  4. Convey client achievements through applications, essays and resumes and interviews preparation.
  5. Visit medical schools and understand their admissions goals.
  6. Established professional and alumni networks and contacts that help our clients.

You want to hire a firm where the CEO/lead admissions advisor works DIRECTLY with you.

Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert:  Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe. As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team. Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions. – Admissions Strategy MeetingsDr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client. ****

Supportive Team & Global Knowledge Network:  Dr. Lowe’s admissions advisory team consists of a network of educational advisors who are graduates of Ivy League institutions, former Ivy League and medical school admissions directors and officers, board members and trustees, active alumni and board members at selected educational institutions, and students currently enrolled at Ivy League schools and medical schools.  No other educational consulting firm has developed this type of 29-year-old expansive network!  

“As an admissions expert, I am always cognizant of the unforeseen circumstances and unfavorable consequences that may adversely affect my clients’ positive outcomes. Because of our vigilance and comprehensive strategies, my clients are ACCEPTED into top medical schools including Ivy League medical schools.” – Dr. Paul Lowe

95 percent Acceptance rate to medical school

U.S. Allopathic (MD) Medical Schools that Accept International F-1 Students

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Do U.S. medical schools ever accept international students? Yes!  However, it’s not very common, thus it is hypercompetitive and difficult. Some U.S. medical schools accept and matriculate a small number of international applicants into their programs. Less than a third of U.S. medical schools accept international students. The credential requirements vary from school to school and some schools actually state that they prefer U.S. citizens.

According to a 2023 AAMC report, of the 55,188 applicants to U.S. medical schools, 22,981 matriculated and just 287 were international/non-permanent resident (F-1) applicants. This is an acceptance rate of is 1.25 percent, compared to 42 percent for all matriculants.  Also, less than a third of U.S. med schools even consider international applications.

Last year, 94% of Medical School Admissions Advisors/Dr. Paul Lowe international clients who applied to US. medical schools were accepted!

Based on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the following U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools accept international students:

  • Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Emory University School of Medicine
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Howard University College of Medicine
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Johns Hopkins University Schol of Medicine
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
  • Loma Linda University School of Medicine
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Perelman School of Medicine
  • Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University
  • TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
  • University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
  • University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • University of Hawaii, Jon Burns School of Medicine
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • University of Utah School of Medicine
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Yale School of Medicine
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Medical School Admissions Advisors

Dr. Lowe provides one-on-one individualized attention, commitment and lead admissions advisor-availability to each client.  He also brings an unmatched track record – 29 years of client acceptances to US. allopathic (MD) medical schools. You need to hire the best for admissions success!


Personalized Admissions Strategy Sessions with Dr Paul Lowe

Dr. Paul Lowe is CEO, managing director and lead admissions advisor of PinnacleAAG.PinnacleAAG is a global advisory firm providing strategic admissions advisory services to families and students seeking admissions to elite U.S. boarding and day schools, Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities, direct BS/MD programs, top medical schools and graduate programs.  Medical School Admissions Advisors, a PinnacleAAG affiliate, provides medical school admissions advice to U.S and international students who are interested in gaining admissions to U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools.

U.S. BS/MD vs. India MBBS

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Several of the parents who have called me for BS/MD programs, because of the competitive nature of BS/MD program medical school admissions, have been asking me about comparing U.S. BS/MD vs India MBBS degree and whether there is an advantage to a U.S. BS/MD.

First let’s define the degrees: Doctor of Medicine (MD) is a professional (post graduate) degree given in some countries like the USA, Canada etc. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is the degree given in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other commonwealth countries like India and is considered equivalent to the MD. 

For the Commonwealth countries, MBBS is an undergraduate course of study which is pursued by candidates who wish to make their career in the field of medicine. Whereas, MD is a postgraduate course that can be pursued by candidates who have completed their MBBS.

The US follows a different curriculum for obtaining a medical degree and license to practice Medicine. Unlike India, high school students apply to direct BS/MD programs and earn an M.D. upon completion of the program. Over the course of the program, the students have Pre-Medical courses and earn a Bachelor’s degree (up to four years of Undergraduate program), MD program (Four years) and USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, 2 & 3). A Residency Program is required to complete the Licensing Exam. After completing all, a student

A student, after completion of MBBS, cannot practice directly since the basic level of study to practice is postgraduate medicine in the US. USMLE has clearly defined the medical courses after MBBS to be completed in the US.

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Medical School Admissions Advisors with Dr Paul Lowe
Medical School Admissions Advisors with Dr Paul Lowe

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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder/managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students gain admissions to BS/MD programs:| BS/MD Admissions Guru BS/MD Admissions Advisors.

U.S. Allopathic (MD) Medical Schools that Accept International Students

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Do U.S. medical schools ever accept international students? Yes!  However, it’s not very common, thus it is hypercompetitive and difficult. Some U.S. medical schools accept and matriculate a small number of international applicants into their programs. Less than a third of U.S. medical schools accept international students. The credential requirements vary from school to school and some schools actually state that they prefer U.S. citizens.

Last year, 94% of Medical School Admissions Advisors/Dr. Paul Lowe international clients who applied to US. medical schools were accepted!

Based on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the following U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools accept international students:

  • Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Duke University School of Medicine
  • Emory University School of Medicine
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Howard University College of Medicine
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Johns Hopkins University Schol of Medicine
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
  • Loma Linda University School of Medicine
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Perelman School of Medicine
  • Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University
  • TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
  • University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
  • University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • University of Hawaii, Jon Burns School of Medicine
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • University of South Alabama College of Medicine
  • University of Utah School of Medicine
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Yale School of Medicine
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Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal-availability to each client.  Track record – 28 years of client acceptances to US. allopathic (MD) medical schools.


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Dr. Paul Lowe is CEO, managing director and lead admissions advisor of PinnacleAAG.PinnacleAAG is a global advisory firm providing strategic admissions advisory services to families and students seeking admissions to elite U.S. boarding and day schools, Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities, direct BS/MD programs, top medical schools and graduate programs.  Medical School Admissions Advisors, a PinnacleAAG affiliate, provides medical school admissions advice to U.S and international students who are interested in gaining admissions to U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools.