Do most get accepted before or after graduation?

[GH253]

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Do most successful med school applicants get accepted before or after they get their undergrad degrees?

 

[tennisball80]

Depends.

 

[silverhorse84]

There's quite a few 22 year olds in my class, so that would be before graduation. But there are also many of us who took a year or years off between. It's not really an advantage either way.

 

[muhali3]

The average age of an M1 student is 24. I would assume most people graduate from undergrad at about 21 or 22. Thus, I think most get accepted after graduation.

 

[CaliGirl14]

I think the OP wants to know whether a Junior applicant knows he's been accepted to med school before or after they graduate from college...

 

[GH253]

What happens if you get accepted to med school before graduation and then you get senioritis and don't graduate?

 

[GH253]

You don't get admitted. Matriculation is contingent (usually) upon the completion of a degree. The school has a good faith assumption you'll be receiving a BS/BA/MS/etc.

Thanks. That's different from what someone told me earlier on here; your statement seems more plausible.

 

[Hifey]

What happens if you get accepted to med school before graduation and then you get senioritis and don't graduate?

I'm a senior holding an acceptance and fighting off senioritis so I feel you. But, you wanna do well either way if only for your self and your pride. However, the line between an A and B has become very blurred for me....