MS in Biomedical Sciences (MBS)

A minimum of three letters of reference are required from people who can appraise the applicant’s potential to succeed in the specific program being pursued. Recommenders must be noted on the application form itself, and all letters should note the relationship of the recommender to the applicant.

If an applicant has been in school within the last five years, at least one letter of recommendation must come from a faculty member well acquainted with the applicant’s academic work. Recommendations may be submitted electronically, or via mail. Recommendations submitted by mail must be unopened with the author’s signature across the seal.

Applicants may also use recommendations compiled by pre-medical committees, as long as three (or more) letters, from which the full Committee letter was written, are sent. We cannot accept one letter with excerpts of all letters written. Students may also use a letter service such as Interfolio.

Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) scores are preferred by the Admissions Committee. A MCAT score report that contains a verification code should be printed from the MCAT Testing History System (THx), which can be accessed online at MCAT Testing History System . The applicant must then mail the printed report with verification code to the credentials address above. The MCAT report will be verified by the MBS Admissions Committee. (Do not send MCAT scores electronically to the Tufts School of Medicine, as they will be delivered to the MD program Admissions Office.) Applicants may also email the verification code to med-phpd@tufts.edu. Please note that we cannot verify your scores without both AAMC ID and verification code.

We do not have an MCAT reporting code. Applicants may email the verification code and AMCAS ID to med-phpd@tufts.edu.

Applicants may substitute GREs if they have not taken the MCAT. GRE scores must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to Tufts University School of Medicine using institution code 3889 and the department code is public health/0616.

Official DAT scores may also be submitted. Because we are not a dental school, we are not listed on www.ada.org as on option to send scores electronically. Therefore, you must enter “Tufts University PHPD Programs” in the alternate school text box and use the address information found at the top of this page. Official scores will be mailed to the PHPD Admissions Office based on that information (If an applicant sends scores electronically to the Tufts Dental School, the scores will not be accessible to the PHPD Admissions Office.)

Official transcripts are required from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended (degree and non-degree). Transcripts may be mailed by the issuing institution directly to the Office of Public Health & Professional Degree Programs or sent by the applicant as part of their credentials packet provided all transcripts are official and sealed/unopened. Official transcripts may also be received electronically from your college/university via the med-phpd@tufts.edu email account. Unofficial and/or photocopied transcripts will not be accepted.

Please be sure to use this address:
Tufts University School of Medicine
Public Health & Professional Degree Programs
Attn: Director of Admissions, Emily C. Keily
136 Harrison Avenue, Suite 142
Boston, MA 02111

Request your transcript(s) SEVERAL weeks prior to the July 15th deadline as often times they take a long time to get through mail rooms of the sending and receiving schools. Transcripts (and other credentials) postmarked after July 15th will not be accepted. Official transcripts may also be received electronically from your college/university via the med-phpd@tufts.edu email account. In order to matriculate, all final transcripts must be received prior to enrollment.

The application deadline (this includes the receipt of all supporting credentials) is July 15th for fall matriculation of the same calendar year. Prospective students are encouraged to complete their applications as soon as possible, as admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis.

The individual applicant is responsible for knowing the status of his or her file and may use the user name and password (given at the time we upload a student’s application) to check this on Tufts Graduate Application Management Site. PLEASE NOTE: it takes several days for credentials to be matched up with an application so, for late applicants, applying no more than a week or more before the July 15th deadline is recommended so that the online site reflects the most accurate information.

The MBS Admissions Committee convenes in mid January and makes decisions on a rolling basis thereafter. Typically students will receive an admissions decision approximately four to eight weeks from the date that the application is complete. Admissions decisions will be sent in the US mail and will also be visible on the Tufts Graduate Application Management System.

Applicants will receive an email confirmation from Embark.com upon submission of the online application form. This email reflects the submission of the online application only and does not imply that the applicant’s entire packet is complete.

Applications are typically downloaded from the Embark system and processed by us on Fridays. When your application is processed by Tufts, you will also receive an email from sender “GradProf” with the subject line “Tufts Username and Password”. This email will contain a log-in and password for the Tufts Application Management Website. This system will enable the applicant to track which supporting documents have been received, and to view the admissions decision once it is made. The Application Management System can be accessed here: https://grad.admissions.tufts.edu/app/login.aspx.