{"id":1486,"date":"2021-09-24T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/pre-health-advising\/application-dates\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T03:07:30","slug":"application-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/pre-health-advising\/application-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Pre-Health Advising Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" 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class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-application-dates\">Application Dates<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most professional programs use rolling application, which means application reviews start as soon as they are received, with interviews and acceptances being given roughly monthly.&nbsp; Therefore, the greatest number of available seats and best chance at acceptance occurs at the beginning of application cycle, as this \u201cfirst come, first serve\u201d process tends to favor earlier applications.&nbsp; It is important to time your application to land as close to the first day in the cycle as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first day to start building application can be anywhere from May to July depending upon profession, and the first day applications can be transmitted to schools can be anywhere from July to August depending upon profession.&nbsp; Before transmission of the application by the central application services (CAS), all portions need to be complete and verified.&nbsp; The one exception for this may be letters of recommendation, but schools may not evaluate an application without these.&nbsp; The last day to apply is typically determined by schools themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Type of program<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Application Dates<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CAS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Medicine (MD)<\/td><td>Opens early May<br><br>Submit late May<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/applying-medical-school-amcas\/american-medical-college-application-service-amcas\">AMCAS<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/applying-medical-school-amcas\/applying-medical-school-amcas\">FAQ<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Medicine (DO)<\/td><td>Opens early May<br><br>Submit early May<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/aacomas.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/\">AACOMAS<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/help.liaisonedu.com\/AACOMAS_Applicant_Help_Center\">FAQ<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dentistry<\/td><td>Opens mid May<br><br>Submit early June<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/aadsas.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/\">ADEA AADSAS<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.liaisonedu.com\/ADEA_AADSAS_Applicant_Help_Center\">FAQ<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Optometry<\/td><td>Opens late June<br><br>Submit late June<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/optomcas.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/\">OptomCAS<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/help.liaisonedu.com\/OptomCAS_Applicant_Help_Center\">FAQ<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Podiatry<\/td><td>Opens early August<br><br>Submit early August<\/td><td><a 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