The application cycle for professional school begins over a year ahead of when you plan to matriculate. For example, applicants planning to begin health professional school in fall 2025 begin the application process in spring 2024. You will need to submit your primary application and letters of recommendation in late May/early June. Once you have submitted the application, the application service will process it and the schools to which you applied will send you secondary essays to complete over the early part of the summer. Once your secondary essays are complete, the schools will begin to select students for interviews. Interviewing occurs from August to as late as March of the following year. Final selections occur in March for an August start date.
Please note that this timeline is specific for medical schools. We have posted information for other professions on their individual career pages.