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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Linkage Timeline

August or October  

  • Verify eligibility for linkage (undergraduate GPA and prerequisites)

  • Attend Pittsburgh Linkage Visit Day (optional)

  • Confirm intention to apply to the Linkage Program

 

September    

  • Complete Experience Worksheet assignment

  • Meet with your advisor and/or linkage advisor to discuss your Experience Worksheet and brainstorm Personal Statement topic(s)

  • Request Letters of Recommendation through Interfolio (send Committee Letter request to salko@virginia.edu)

 

October                                 

  • Begin drafting a Personal Statement

  • Discuss Personal Statement with advisor for feedback

 

November

   November 1                           

  • Confirm final decision to pursue linkage

  • Send AMCAS ID number Pittsburgh at admission@medschool.pitt.edu 

  • Pittsburgh sends directions for filling out the AMCAS application

  • Check on status of your Letters of Recommendation (Committee Letters will be done in time for the secondary application)

   November 30

  • Submit final Experiences section & 1st draft of Personal Statement to advisor(s) for feedback

  • Request all transcripts, including UVA's for your summer grades, be sent to AMCAS. 
    Note: You'll need to send transcripts from any dual enrollment, community college, undergraduate and graduate programs.

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December

   December 1st 

  • Finalize Personal Statement and Experiences
    December 15th

  • Submit AMCAS application by December 15th to begin verification process

  • Verify with UVA Registrar that Fall semester grades are posted on official transcript and then send directly to Pitt Med

  • Send all Letters from Interfolio to AMCAS

 

January      

  • Complete and submit secondary application before January 18th

 

February                               

  • Pittsburgh sends interview invitations early February           

  • Students interview at Pittsburgh mid-to-late February

March                                    

  • Final admissions decisions are released by Pittsburgh mid March

  • All acceptances are contingent upon successful completion of Spring semester with a cumulative 3.75+ GPA for entire post-bac year

  • Any grade below a “B” will initiate a re-review and is grounds for loss of eligibility to participate in the Linkage Program

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Mid August- Classes begin!

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