age range in medical school

[applicant]

What is age range like for first-time enrollees(freshmen in medical school)?

I just like to know how student body is like in medical school.

I would appreciate if anyone can give me specific details.

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[EMDrMoe]

There are a bunch of other posts on this topic and info at the AAMC website if you're interested.

 

[SurgeonS4]

at my school the average age was 23

 

[Terrapin Station]

Age range will vary among schools, but you can be sure that the plurality of first year students will be in the 22-24 range. Some schools, such as MCP Hahnemann, actively court the "non traditional student", particularly those who are considering medicine as a second career; obviously, the mean age at these schools would be slightly higher. I think NYMC, UVM, Albany Med and Case Western also have slightly older applicants.
For what it's worth, I will be 37 when I enter my first year of med school later this summer. What a hoot!

 

[maverickDO]

The medical school I will be attending this Fall as an MS1 has an average matriculant age of 24. I am 36. I know of people in their 50's entering medical school.

 

[Cobragirl]

Our average age was 23, although the youngest was 19 (don't ask!) and the oldest is 40. We have about 25 people over 25 and only 5 people over 30 (I'm one of 'em)

 

[mpp]

<a href="http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/famg122001a.htm" target="_blank">Here</a> is the average age of matriculants overall for the past 10 years.

 

[Kluver Bucy]

To sum up matriculating student data:
1. Interquartile range: 22-24
2. Range between 1st and 99th percentiles: 20-36
3. What this tells you about medical school: 0

•••quote:•••Originally posted by mpp:
•<a href="http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/famg122001a.htm" target="_blank">Here</a> is the average age of matriculants overall for the past 10 years.•••••

 

[neilc]

my school has students from 18-50. no joke. this school is designed for european students, and they start right out of high school. i am 31, so it is strange to see the youngsters. and i must say, they do terrible for the most part. we have about a 30% fail rate, and everyone that failed was under 21.

 

[doughboy]

Average age for first years at my school was 24. I think the youngest was 21 and the oldest was 45? Most people were single too and now at the end of fourth year it seems like a third of my class is married and maybe over a half have significant others....am I getting old?

 

[hndrx1a]

Do medschools have an age cutoff?...