What is the Credential Service?
The prehealth credential service is an online system for MIT students and alumni applying to medical schools.
The Credential Service:
- Lets you request, collect, and store letters of recommendation
- Lets you share your application materials with the Committee on Prehealth Advising (COPA), the MIT faculty members who will write a committee letter to accompany your application if you request it
- Sends letters, including the COPA letter (if applicable), electronically to AMCAS
Opening an Account
If you are applying for a 2027 entry to medical school (i.e. submitting an application in June 2026), you can open an account during the week of February 9th through 13th. Make sure you are on the prehealth email list to get reminders. Not on the prehealth email list? Just email prehealth@mit.edu with the subject: “Please add me to the [year] prehealth email list.” (Use the year you plan to enter medical school, not the year you graduate from MIT.)
Credential Service Policies
- There is a $100 non-refundable annual fee to use the prehealth credential service.
- Recommendation letters may only be used for applying to medical schools.
- If you want to reuse a letter that is one year or older, you need to get new consent from the author. We recommend that you ask for updates to old letters.
- If you waive your right to view a letter of recommendation, the letter is considered confidential and you cannot see it.
Questions? Call us at 617-715-5328, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.
