Rosalind Franklin University Medical School

Lake Forest College is affiliated with the Rosalind Franklin University Medical School for the Doctor of Allopathic Medicine (MD) program.

Admissions

RFUMS will consider for admission into the Allopathic Medicine program LFC students who meet the Admission Requirements, consistent with the Admission Procedures, each of which is described below.

Admission Requirements

Students will be eligible to apply for admission in accordance with the following:

1. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, hold a permanent resident visa or be eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) process of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the time of application submission.
2. You are successfully progressing towards completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Forest and will have completed prerequisite courses including, but not limited to, biology, chemistry, physics, and behavioral/social sciences by time of matriculation into RFUMS. Students should refer always to the RFUMS website for the current list of prerequisites.
   
   1. Advanced Placement (AP) science or social science courses in which LFC credit is received will be considered as fulfilling the prerequisites.
   1. For regular matriculation, as defined in Admission Procedures (2), a minimum grade point average of 3.5/4.0 for biology, chemistry, physics, and math with no grades below a C and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5/4.0.
   2. For accelerated matriculation, as defined in Admission Procedures (2), a minimum grade point average of 3.7/4.0 for biology, chemistry, physics, and math with no grades below a B- and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5/4.0.
   1. For regular matriculation, as defined in Admission Procedures (2), a minimum total MCAT score of 500.
   2. For accelerated matriculation, as defined in Admission Procedures (2), a minimum total MCAT score of 505.

   Admission Procedures

   The admission procedures will be based on two separate conditions selected by the applicant.

   1. Early Decision vs. Regular Decision – the applicant may ask for an admissions decision early, during their sophomore year at LFC (early decision), or they may wait and apply during the cycle before their matriculation (regular decision).
   2. Accelerated Matriculation vs. Regular Matriculation – the applicant may matriculate into RFU at the end of their third year at LFC (accelerated matriculation), or at the end of their fourth year at LFC (regular matriculation).
   3. At the start of each academic year, Lake Forest College will provide RFUMS with the number of students and year of anticipated matriculation for both the early and the regular decision timelines who have indicated their intent to apply for the Allopathic Medicine program at RFUMS.
   4. LFC HPP students will fill out the Health Professions Program short application, accessible via RFUMS, to indicate their intention of applying to the Allopathic Medicine program in the current or a future application cycle, regardless of decision and matriculation type.
      1. The short app for this pathway will include essays on topics including, but not limited to, diversity and challenges overcome.
      1. Students who do not meet the admission requirements and admission procedures described above may ask to be considered for admission to the RFUMS Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program, using the previously submitted Health Professions Program short application, accessible via RFUMS, and accompanying portfolio.