Getting into Georgetown University School of Medicine
Georgetown is a private, Jesuit medical school in Washington, D.C., built around a single idea it names out loud: cura personalis — care of the whole person. Here's an honest, physician-reviewed look at what Georgetown publishes and what it seems to value. No admission odds — just verified facts and how to read them.
Updated September 2026 · 2026–2027 cycle · figures cited to Georgetown's official admissions pages
What is Georgetown's mission — and what does it signal?
Cura personalis — care of the whole person.Georgetown University School of Medicine1
Georgetown's identity is explicitly Jesuit: cura personalis, service to others, and a high-touch, patient-centered, generalist approach to medicine. Practically, that means the committee is reading for people who can say why service and whole-person care matter to them — not as a buzzword, but with real experiences behind it. A technically strong file with no service thread reads as a mismatch here, and that mismatch is legible to a committee that screens for it on purpose.1
What makes Georgetown's curriculum distinctive?
The MD program runs on Georgetown's named Journeys Curriculum, which moves through three phases: a Foundational phase (Years 1–2) built on six organ-system blocks, a Core Clinical phase (Year 3) — a 48-week clerkship year that opens with a "Bootcamp" — and an Advanced Clinical phase (Year 4), with cura personalis running throughout.1 When you write about "fit," naming Journeys and what specifically draws you to how it's built signals you actually researched the school rather than pasting a generic paragraph into a school-specific box. That's a low-cost, high-signal move most applicants skip.
How does Georgetown review applicants?
Review is holistic and mission-first. Expect your file to be weighed for demonstrated service, patient-facing clinical exposure, and alignment with Jesuit values alongside the academic metrics — not after them. The 3.74/514 are averages, not minimums. Neither CASPer nor AAMC PREview is required as of August 2026.2 Requirements shift between cycles, so confirm on Georgetown's official admissions page before you build your timeline around it.
Does Georgetown use the MMI — and what is the interview like?
Georgetown uses a traditional, single-interviewer, virtual interview — not an MMI.2 That format changes how you prepare: this is a conversation, not a performance circuit, so depth matters more than quick reps. Be ready to talk at length about your motivations and a handful of experiences in real detail, rather than rehearsing eight tidy two-minute answers. One interviewer also means one relationship to build in the room, so being genuinely present — and letting an answer breathe — counts for more here. Confirm the current format each cycle.
How should I approach Georgetown's secondary?
Georgetown's secondary is where the Jesuit mission gets tested. Ground your answers in specific service and whole-person-care experiences, and connect them to how you'd actually use a Georgetown education — don't just restate that you value service. The gap between "I care about serving others" and a concrete account of who you served, what it cost you, and what it changed is the entire difference between a secondary that lands and one that reads as filler. Georgetown runs on the standard AMCAS cycle with rolling review, so submit early and confirm current deadlines on its official page.
How much does Georgetown cost?
For 2026–2027, tuition is $68,778 for the year — the same for in-state and out-of-state students, as a private school.2 That figure is tuition only: it doesn't include fees, health insurance, books, equipment, or living expenses, so your actual cost of attendance in D.C. will be meaningfully higher. Tuition rises most years — confirm the current figure on Georgetown's official cost and financial-aid pages before you apply.
Formation, not just scores.
Reading Georgetown's own language, the throughline is formation — they want physicians shaped by service and the care of the whole person, not just high scorers. If your story genuinely runs through service, mentorship, or caring for people at their most vulnerable, this is one of the most natural fits in the country. If it doesn't, a strong 514 won't paper over the mission gap. This is our read of Georgetown's own materials — a judgment about fit, not a prediction of admission.
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Frequently asked
What GPA and MCAT does Georgetown look for?
Its entering class averaged a 3.74 GPA and a 514 MCAT — averages, not minimums. Georgetown does not publish a science GPA or a median.
Does Georgetown use the MMI?
No — a traditional, single-interviewer virtual interview. Confirm the current format on Georgetown's official interview page each cycle.
Is Georgetown out-of-state friendly?
It's a private school with no state-residency preference. It doesn't publish an in-state/out-of-state breakdown of its class, so we don't estimate one.
Does Georgetown require CASPer or PREview?
Neither is required as of August 2026. Requirements can change between cycles — confirm officially before you apply.
What makes Georgetown distinctive?
Its Jesuit cura personalis mission and the named Journeys Curriculum — a three-phase path: a Foundational phase of six organ-system blocks (Years 1–2), a 48-week Core Clinical year (Year 3) that opens with a Bootcamp, and an Advanced Clinical phase (Year 4), cura personalis throughout.
Sources — Georgetown official pages
- Georgetown University School of Medicine — MD Degrees & Admissions (entering-class means; class size; Jesuit mission & cura personalis; Journeys Curriculum): meded.georgetown.edu — MD admissions
- Preceptorly school record — interview format (traditional, single-interviewer, virtual), CASPer/PREview requirement, and 2026–2027 annual tuition, verified against Georgetown's official admissions and cost pages in August 2026. Tuition shown is the tuition line only, not full cost of attendance. All can change between cycles; confirm on Georgetown's own pages.
Figures are Georgetown's own published entering-class means and are shown as the middle of a class, never a cutoff. Georgetown publishes no acceptance rate, and neither do we. Tuition reflects the published tuition line only. Confirm all current details on Georgetown's official pages. Preceptorly is not affiliated with Georgetown University and does not predict admission.