I'm graduating college in 3 years. Can I get into med school without having to take a gap year?

[amvet70]

If you apply and get in, congratulations. If you apply and fail to get in, you’re either a reapplicant or onto Plan B. According to AAMC in October 2015, 52,550 applied in most recent cycle, 20,630 started meaning 60.75% failed to start. Although possible to get in after 3 years, it’s best to put forth the strongest, most competitive app in ALL respects (eg GPAs, MCATs, ECs, etc) you can and get accepted first time around. What’s the rush?

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[RogueUnicorn]

why the hurry?

 

[Recon_13999]

yo u make an mdapps yet

yes lol; got in a couple weeks ago

 

[baratheonfire]

yes lol; got in a couple weeks ago

nice, where?
also can i see your mdapps

 

[Recon_13999]

nice, where?
also can i see your mdapps

just click the 31234 hotlink under my profile pic to get linked to my mdapps profile

 

[baratheonfire]

just click the 31234 hotlink under my profile pic to get linked to my mdapps profile

wow i'm ******ed

 

[baratheonfire]

yes lol; got in a couple weeks ago

Holy **** you applied to 46 places?
How much did that cost? Also how early did you apply and was it worth applying to all those places?

 

[Ukpremed]

If you have a 90 Percentile+ MCAT and 3.8+, most schools will not care. If you are around average, think about a gap year.

 

[baratheonfire]

If you have a 90+MCAT

what

 

[Lost in Translation]

I think he means percentile.

 

[dreamadream]

A gap year is my plan b, but my plan a is to go straight into med school after graduation.

 

[flapjack3d]

I graduated in 3 years, and will be taking 2 gap years. IT's definitely not impossible to get into schools without taking the gap years. SDN denies it, but a lot of low-tier schools don't really expect amazing ECs, so as long as you've gotten all your boxes checked, and have above-average scores for that school, you should be fine. I figured that I might as well take a few gap years, since I'm not in any rush, and it'll probably make me a better med student and eventually doctor. Personally, I'm not super happy with my gap year so far, but if all else fails, I know that great schools are now open to me because of my extra years of involvement.

EDIT: WHY was this thread bumped??