Time Zones in United States. The Eastern Time Zone is also known as Eastern Standard Time (EST) falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its time offset is â5 hours (UTC/GMT -5) during standard time and â4 hours (UTC/GMT -4) during daylight saving time.
Dr. Eaton / June 16, 2014 at 12:59 pm. If you would like to begin medical school in fall 2016, then you should submit your AMCAS application in the summer of 2015, preferable early in the cycle. The first day to submit is in early June.
Medical School by the Numbers. According to the AAMC, in 2013, over 48,000 people applied to medical school in the U.S., which was a record number! Of those nearly fifty thousand applicants, just over 20,000 (20,055) of them matriculated into their first year of medical school.This is the first year that medical school matriculations topped 20,000!Fortunately for you hopeful applicants, medical schools continue to add spots to meet demand for future physicians.Fun Medical School Application Facts: 1  The application pool is nearly evenly split between males (53%) and females (47%).f those nearly fifty thousand applicants, just over 20,000 (20,055) of them matriculated into their first year of medical school. This is the first year that medical school matriculations topped 20,000!