Albany Medical College

AMC offers three programs. Each program has a specific focus. The Physician-Scientist Program with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute emphasizes research and is a 7 year program. The Leadership in Medicine Program with Union College focuses on leadership (as the name implies). The Science, Humanities and Medicine Program with Siena College focuses on volunteering.

All three programs don't have MCAT requirements. However, the RPI program requires students to do research the summer before entering AMC. The Union program requires students to spend two to three summers (depending on the degree they wish to obtain- MS or MBA). The Siena program requires students to spend a summer working in developing countries.

Admission Requirements:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Apply by November 1st

Selection for this program takes place during the senior year of high school. On graduating from high school, applicants must have completed four years of English; a year each of biology, chemistry, and physics, and four years of mathematics. SAT I and SAT II scores in mathematics (level IC or IIC) and one of the following three science subtests are required: physics, chemistry, or biology. Alternatively, ACT scores may be submitted. Laboratory research experience is also important.

Union College

• Apply by December 1st

The most important credential for admission to the Leadership in Medicine Program at Union is academic excellence. The admissions committee considers only those applicants who have taken the toughest courses and received the best grades. Applicants are required to have completed courses in biology, chemistry, and physics in high school. From high schools which rank their students, ranks in the top ten percent are expected.Applicants for the Eight-Year Leadership in Medicine Program are required to complete and submit the scores for SAT and two SAT II Subject Tests. The SAT IIs should include one science and one mathematics test. The ACT can replace the requirements for both the SAT and SAT II. Testing requirements for the Leadership in Medicine Program are a combined 1950 or better on the SAT and a 650 or better on each of the SAT IIs. If a student chooses to submit the ACT, he or she must have a composite of 30 or better.

Siena College

• Apply by December 1st

Academics: Students must have a minimum SAT of 1950 (minimum of 1300 in critical reading and math) or an ACT composite of 30+ and rank in the top 10 percent of their graduating class. Once these threshold values are met the committee focuses on assessing the candidates' strengths in the following areas:

• Scholarship
• Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Commitment to Service
• Potential Contributions to the Siena College Community

Volunteer Activities: Letters of recommendation, personal essays and demonstrated service to the community then become the determining factors. Any student considering medicine should have health related experience. In the past successful candidates have been involved in a variety of human service activities:

• Worked in soup kitchens
• Cared for individuals with disabilities
• Worked with children with special needs
• Tutored inner city youth
• Worked in homeless shelters
• Volunteered in developing nations
• Initiated a variety of community projects
• Volunteered with the elderly