How to apply

New admission information for Fall 2025

Application requirements

All applicants are required to submit the following items by the Dec. 1 deadline.

Applicants must ensure that all application materials are received by the due date. Applications completed after the deadline will be considered ineligible for admission into the program.

Candidates must first apply for admission to Wayne State University and then complete the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist to apply to Wayne Med-Direct.

Complete the application for undergraduate admission. See the admissions website for more information.
- Submit official high school transcripts
- Submit official SAT or ACT scores
Complete the "Med-Direct requirements"
- Three letters of recommendation
  - Two must be from teachers
  - One must be from a community member not affiliated with the student's high school
- Two essays (essays topics will be determined by the admissions committee and will be available in the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist)
- Additional information about your achievements and experiences
Complete the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) We anticipate the FAFSA form will be available in early December 2024. Please complete the FAFSA form as soon as it becomes available.

Application steps

1. Complete an application for undergraduate admission to Wayne State

Candidates have the following two options to complete an application for undergraduate admission to Wayne State.

Complete the WSU online application (the online application for fall 2025 entry will be available after Aug. 1, 2024)
OR
Complete the Common Application

Do not complete both applications. Doing so may complicate the application process and create delays in processing.

1A. If you completed the WSU online application for undergraduate admission:

Please have your transcript(s) and official standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) sent to Wayne State well in advance of the application deadline to avoid delays.
For more information on sending transcript(s), test scores and application fees, please visit wayne.edu/admissions/freshman/deadlines/.
Complete the "Med-Direct requirements" by following the steps described below in 2A.

1B. If you completed the Common Application for undergraduate admission to Wayne State:

Please have your transcript(s) and official standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) sent to Wayne State well in advance of the application deadline to avoid delays.
For more information on sending transcript(s), test scores and application fees, please visit wayne.edu/admissions/freshman/deadlines/.
WSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions will download your Common Application into the Wayne State application system which can take several business days.
Once downloaded, you will receive a temporary username and password from the WSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions that will allow you to log in and access your submitted application in the WSU application portal.
In the WSU application portal, you will find a checklist of the components of your submitted application. Documents submitted through your Common Application will be automatically imported to the checklist and marked as complete.
"Med-Direct requirements" cannot be completed within the Common Application site. Therefore Common Application candidates must complete the "Med-Direct requirements" through the WSU application portal by following the steps described below in 2B.

2. Complete the "Med-Direct requirements"

2A. If you completed the WSU online application for undergraduate admission, applicants can "opt-in" to Wayne Med-Direct program to complete "Med-Direct requirements" at two different points in the application.

During application completion (before submission):
- Found under the 'Academic Plans' section of the application, applicants will see a prompt in the "Special Programs" block to opt-in to Wayne Med-Direct. If you opt-in at this point, the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist will populate in your final application portal once you submit the application.
- Complete the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist when you reach the portal after submitting the application.
After submitting the application (for applicants who did not opt-in before submitting as above, but later decided to opt-in):
- Locate the "Special Programs" section on the right side in your application portal and opt-in to Wayne Med-Direct.
- Refresh the browser and the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist will appear in the portal. (Please note that it may take up to 10 minutes for the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist to populate in the portal.)
- Complete the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist.

2B. If you completed the Common Application for undergraduate admission to Wayne State:

In the WSU application portal, locate the "Special Programs" section on the right side in your application portal and opt-in to Wayne Med-Direct.
Refresh the browser and the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist will appear in the portal. (Please note that it may take up to 10 minutes for "Med-Direct requirements" checklist to populate in the portal.)
Complete the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist.

When completing the "Med-Direct requirements" checklist:

Follow the instructions in yellow under the checklist to complete Essay #1 and #2, Additional Information/Resume, (and the Optional Essay).
Adhere to the document formatting criteria such as word limits, page limits, and spacing.
Adhere to the guidelines provided for content in essays and resume.
To submit recommendations:
- DO NOT ask recommenders to send letters via mail or email to Wayne Med-Direct.
- Add recommenders using the (green) recommendations tool in the application portal. Once recommender information is added, our application system will generate an email to each recommender providing a unique link to submit their letters from their end without the involvement of the applicant.
- When adding the recommender, select the correct recommendation type.
  - For teachers: select Wayne Med Direct-Academic
  - For the community member: select Wayne Med Direct-Community Member
- Ensure correct email addresses are added for recommenders. It is strongly encouraged to add their institutional email addresses. Sometimes, our system-generated email may be delivered to their spam folders. Please ask them to check their spam in the event they do not receive the request for a letter. Once added, click on the recommender name to 'send a reminder' or 'exclude' the recommender.
- You may also add a personal message to the recommender requesting a letter. In here, you may specify that you are applying to Wayne Med Direct so that recommenders may consider submitting more customized letters.
- DO NOT submit more than three letters.

3. Complete the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Submitting your FAFSA (WSU code 002329) is required. The FAFSA for 2025-26 academic year will be available online in December and can be completed using 2023 income information. List Wayne State University as one of the recipients of your FAFSA.

Please notify us of any technical issues related to the application process via email to med-direct@wayne.edu.

Frequently asked questions

Does an applicant have to wait until she/he is accepted to Wayne State University to submit an application to Wayne Med-Direct?

Applicants do not need to wait until an offer is made from Wayne State to initiate the secondary application for Wayne Med-Direct and begin completing the required components. However, admission to Wayne Med-Direct is contingent upon admission to Wayne State. If a student is not admitted, her/his application will not be considered for admission to Wayne Med-Direct.
My recommender has not received a request for a letter even though I initiated the request in the online application. What should I do?

Please ensure that the contact details of the recommenders you insert are accurate and free of typos. Ask them to check the spam/junk folders of their emails in the event no requests were received. Once the request is initiated, you will also have the option to send a reminder or exclude the recommender and add a different recommender.
How can I pick a community member outside of the high school as the third recommender?

The purpose of the third letter is to help the admission committee discover your personality outside the classroom. Pick a community member who knows you well and can present your strengths, qualities, personality and potential in a non-academic setting.
I decided to apply to Wayne Med-Direct two days before the deadline. Under the circumstances, I will not be able to deliver/upload required documents by the deadline. Can I get an extension to submit the documents to complete my application?

No. All application material MUST be submitted by the deadline and incomplete applications will not be considered for admission. We advise you to initiate and complete the application well in advance to avoid last-minute delays.