degree completion

[merlinludy]

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I'm 32 and just finish my undergrad with a 3.5 overall and 3.7 bcmp gpa. However, I took me almost 4 years to complete a 2 years community college
due to my work schedule. Also, I took some time off along to take care family emergency. My question is would this keep me out of medschool.

 

[stbxTechie]

I'm 32 and just finish my undergrad with a 3.5 overall and 3.7 bcmp gpa. However, I took me almost 4 years to complete a 2 years community college
due to my work schedule. Also, I took some time off along to take care family emergency. My question is would this keep me out of medschool.

Short answer: no, this will not keep you out of med school.

Longer answer: Taking longer to complete your degree *might* be something you should address in your personal statement, and it's certainly something you should be prepared to answer questions about in case it's asked at interviews. It might well reduce your chances some, especially at top schools who are most competitive in terms of the difficulty of UG curriculum as well as GPA. So you probably want to apply a little more broadly than you otherwise might for your numbers.

Do you have any good ECs? Have you taken the MCAT yet?

 

[RxnMan]

I'm 32 and just finish my undergrad with a 3.5 overall and 3.7 bcmp gpa. However, I took me almost 4 years to complete a 2 years community college
due to my work schedule. Also, I took some time off along to take care family emergency. My question is would this keep me out of medschool.

Low grades maybe, but you don't have those. I doubt you'll have many people notice, and if they do, tell them the truth - you had more important things come up, you took care of buisness, and then you got back to school.

 

[MSmentor018]

no, should be no problem at all.