Average Age to see where I am?

[AmirMullick3]

Im 22 right now. Whats the average age of a person who completes the MCAT and applies to medical school?

I come from an indian family and my parents repeatedly keep telling me im too late or that im going too slow and its wack that they dont understand.

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[Helixkam]

average age of a person entering med school is 24 now. Im 22 myself.

 

[kmp0410]

I mean unless you skipped grades or some other weird circumstance, 22 is about the youngest you can be to be going to med school. Most are older, I am 25.

 

[coolio93]

I'm 19 and applying this year after I take the MCAT on the 30th. Finished high school early by homeschooling/testing out.

btw....I can really sympathize with OP's family situation lol

 

[trs88]

I'm 24. Tell your family that until you hit 110 years old*, you aren't too old. If they don't understand, why don't you go to the amacs/tmdsas and bring up the statistics page and show them.

*Sorry to any 110 year olds in medical school. I had it at 100, but that I remembered a few stories about 100 year olds that go sky diving.

 

[SOOyC52H1Sof]

I'm 27

 

[milski]

If your dream MCAT score is higher than your age, you're not old! 😀😎

 

[Sarvish]

I'm 19 and applying this year after I take the MCAT on the 30th. Finished high school early by homeschooling/testing out.

btw....I can really sympathize with OP's family situation lol

I'm also 19 but I haven't skipped a grade or anything, just applying a year early.

 

[RyanRt]

I will be taking the MCAT this May and I will turn 33 this August.

 

[UniBoy4]

Im 22 right now. Whats the average age of a person who completes the MCAT and applies to medical school?

I come from an indian family and my parents repeatedly keep telling me im too late or that im going too slow and its wack that they dont understand.

If you enjoy what you're doing then you won't even notice how old you are.

 

[Clinicall]

27

 

[shoehornlettuce]

I'll be 27 when I start med school and there were quite a few people that were older than me at interviews and that I know.

 

[aspiring20]

best case scenario: i'll be 25-26 when I start, and I feel terrible.

most of my peers start as 22-23 year olds.

i still have difficulty accepting this.

 

[shoehornlettuce]

best case scenario: i'll be 25-26 when I start, and I feel terrible.

most of my peers start as 22-23 year olds.

i still have difficulty accepting this.

The only people that start at 22-23 are the people who knew they wanted to go into medicine from the start of college and didn't have any hiccups along the way. From my experience, this is not the majority. There were people at some of my interviews in their 40's and I know a ton of people who decided after they started college that they wanted to go into medicine. All these people are taking 6 years in undergrad in addition to a glide year. If you start med school when you're 26 you'll be right in the middle age wise.

 

[aspiring20]

The only people that start at 22-23 are the people who knew they wanted to go into medicine from the start of college and didn't have any hiccups along the way. From my experience, this is not the majority. There were people at some of my interviews in their 40's and I know a ton of people who decided after they started college that they wanted to go into medicine. All these people are taking 6 years in undergrad in addition to a glide year. If you start med school when you're 26 you'll be right in the middle age wise.

i know...i wanted to be one of those people, and i wanted to be a doc since the beginning. many of those 22-23 yr olds at my alma mater didnt decide until well after undergrad.

 

[Roxas]

I'm 24, will be 25 when I matriculate but thats pretty common around here.

 

[chemhead123]

I am 24. Took a few years to do different things. I know this isn't the norm, but 22 is a fine age to be going at it. I think below 30 and you are golden.

 

[californiamed]

You're not alone.

 

[sjrobinson]

I'm 19 and applying right now, but that's because I skipped a grade in elementary school and am finishing my undergrad a year early. I was actually planning to finish my undergrad in two years and move on to medical school, but my pre-med advisory strongly suggested that I stay longer because I could have more experience outside the classroom and because maturity is an important factor in medical school admission and in a career as a physician. Would you rather have a 22 year old doctor or a 26 year-old doctor? I'd pick the second.

 

[Gauss44]

Im 22 right now. Whats the average age of a person who completes the MCAT and applies to medical school?

I come from an indian family and my parents repeatedly keep telling me im too late or that im going too slow and its wack that they dont understand.

I don't think 22 indicates "too slow" at all.

"Too slow" is a fairly subjective opinion, but the things I would personally watch out for if I were say, turning 30 or older - and having medicine as a 1st career, would be: retirement age, length of career, stuff related to having kids (childbearing age if female, how old your kids will be comparable to you in very old age, when to have kids), and time to pay off education debt.

As a second career, people go into medicine at just about any age. Someone on the non-traditional forum said some of his best students have been in their 40's and 50's.

 

[aspiring20]

would 25-26 years of age as an entering student be considered "non-trad" and "old"?

if i cannot get in at that age...then it's curtains time.

but seeing my peers starting as 22-23 year-olds...it breaks my heart

 

[Captain Sisko]

I'm Desi and I'm 30! My mom had tears of joy when I told her I decided to go to medical school.

 

[valkener]

22 is pretty average I'd say! The bulk is applying right after college graduation.

 

[Elevencents]

I can't even put into words how happy I am that I took the time to actually enjoy my 20's and then went to pursue medicine. I can't imagine going to med school at 22.

 

[Mornhavon]

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[jitterbug778]

I'm 29. I have a master's and a few years of clinical experience under my belt. I also know someone who started med school at 40. You are never too old if you know it's what you really want to do.

 

[dsoz]

I am the old man in this thread so far. 42 for me. Not only the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

I guess I am the outlier that skews the average up.

I have met some others that I will be in class with at a second look day, and I am not even the oldest in my class. There are at least two others in their 40s, and quite a few in their 30s. At my school, being in the 20s seems to be the exception.

dsoz

 

[mcgst9]

I've heard that medical schools prefer older students over young students, preferably over 23. I don't know if there is truth to this, but it makes me feel better. =P

 

[kayak30]

I'm 31.

The anesthesiologist I recently shadowed started MD school at 28...her parents would tell her she might be too old and aiming to high and to go to nursing school...she's a director of the dept. now 🙂 read the non-trad forum or look at stats for acceptance...you're good 👍

 

[kayak30]

I've heard that medical schools prefer older students over young students, preferably over 23. I don't know if there is truth to this, but it makes me feel better. =P

I also hear this, but that it's mainly for D.O.

 

[Silverflash]

I'm 20. Took the MCAT today (!!!) and will be applying this cycle. Hoping my age doesn't hold me back.

 

[aspiring20]

I'm 20. Took the MCAT today (!!!) and will be applying this cycle. Hoping my age doesn't hold me back.

i am 23...i can give you two years for 5 MCAT points 😀

 

[QrtrLifeCrisis]

I'm 26. I know someone who is 37. Chillax.