A free guide to free resources for preparing for medical or law school.
Financial Costs
Understanding the costs of applying to medical school are paramount to understanding how you can lower these costs.
The MCAT:
AAMC MCAT Registration
MCAT Registration: $325
AAMC Prep
Official MCAT Question Pack Bundle: $76.50
MCAT Practice Exam 1: $35
MCAT Practice Exam 2: $35
MCAT Practice Exam 3: $35
MCAT Practice Exam 4: $35
AAMC MCAT Official Prep Section Bank: $45
AAMC MCAT Official Prep Biology Question Pack, Volume 1: $15
AAMC MCAT Official Prep Biology Question Pack, Volume 2: 15
AAMC MCAT Official Prep Chemistry Question Pack: $15
AAMC MCAT Official Prep Physics Question Pack: $15
AAMC MCAT Official Prep Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question Pack, Volume 1: $15
AAMC MCAT Official Prep Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question Pack, Volume 2: $15
The Primary Application:
AMCAS Processing Fee: $170 + $41/per school
The Secondary Application:
Variable: depends on the school
This can be viewed on MSAR:
1 year subscription: $28
2 year subscription: $36
There are no free resources I have found that display historical costs for specific schools, but secondary applications typically cost between $90-120.
AAMC Fee Assistance Program
https://students-residents.aamc.org/fee-assistance-program/fee-assistance-program
Financial support to help pay for the MCAT and application costs. Please check the year-specific guidelines on the AAMC website (link above) to see if you meet the criteria for fee assistance.