Submitting and Completing Your AACOMAS Application

Before Submitting

Before you submit your application, be aware of the following:

You can make limited changes after you submit your application. Review the Editing Your Application section below to learn which parts of the application are editable after submission.
You can submit your application before your transcripts and evaluations are received. Please note, however, that we will not review your application until all of your transcripts and payments are received.
Do not wait until the last minute. You can submit your application up until 11:59 PM ET on the deadline date; however, ensure you allow for time to complete the required payment section. You must click Submit and complete the final payment information before the deadline in order to guarantee your submission is accepted. Additionally, be aware that during our busiest times you may experience page loading delays, and these may occur outside of customer service's hours of operation. We cannot grant deadline extensions if you miss your deadline; contact your programs directly for more information.

Editing Your Application

Review which parts of the application are editable after submission. Unless specified below, all other sections are read-only.

Personal Information

You can update your biographic and contact information.
You can update your Advisor Release selection.
You can update your visa information only if your US Citizenship Status is not US Citizen.
You can update Infractions only if you submitted your application with an answer of No.

Academic History

From the time you submit until your application is verified, you cannot make changes to your colleges, degrees, and coursework. Once your application is verified, you can:
- Add new colleges and degrees.
- Edit existing colleges and degrees where attendance is In Progress.
- Add new coursework for new colleges and new terms/academic sessions.
- Edit planned/in progress terms/coursework.
- Note that if you make coursework updates, you can have these changes verified during the Academic Update (AU) periods. Refer to Updating Your AACOMAS Application (Academic Update) for more information.
You can edit your high school attended.
You can add new continuing education courses.
You can add new test scores.

Supporting Information

You can edit and delete evaluations with Requested or Accepted statuses.
You can add new experiences and achievements.

Program Materials

You can select additional programs to apply to.
You can add "optional" documents.

Fee Assistance Program

Submitting Your Payment

Refund Policy

Because your designated programs have access to your information as soon as you submit your application, no refunds can be issued for any reason (this includes missed deadlines and programs no longer accepting applicants).

Before submitting your application, you are prompted to review and agree to the AACOMAS Release Statement. This agreement includes a clause about the refund policy. As an applicant, it's your responsibility to complete your application correctly, monitor the status of your application, ensure all required materials are received and posted to the application, respond to all notifications in a timely manner, and adhere to the deadline requirements posted by each program to which you have applied.

After Submitting

Completing Your AACOMAS Application

Your application must be considered "complete" to be placed in line for verification. In general, an application is complete when:

All official transcripts have been received and posted to your application.
Your application fee payment was submitted and marked as received.
You submitted your application and received an email confirming it was successfully submitted.
Your application Program Status is "Complete."

Note that your selected programs may have specific requirements for completion (i.e., supplemental applications, official transcripts, evaluations, document uploads, etc.). We recommend contacting your programs directly to ensure you are meeting all requirements. Failure to submit all required materials may jeopardize your eligibility for admission consideration. Review each program's homepage to ensure you are meeting all requirements.