"early" application?

[Crazy Carl]

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Hi everyone,

I'm stuck in a situation that I hope someone else has seen. I want to apply to MD programs and matriculate in Fall 2004, but I will be in Asia all next year. The program I will be with says explicitly that travel back to the US for job and grad school interviews is not an option. I leave in late August and don't come back until the following July.

Does anyone know how I could (or should) go about applying? Will med schools interview me over the summer or something like that? Thanks so much for your help!

 

[manta]

it's really doubtful. from what i've seen, there really isn't a whole lot of leeway in terms of timing of interviews - especially asking for an interview before most people even receive their secondaries. but ask your pre-med advisor - he/she could probably point you in the right direction.
are you doing a study-abroad program in asia? you know...i would definitely recommend going ahead and taking a year to do something before med school. i know it doesn't feel like it, but for most people, there's no rush to get started. i would work for a year, or travel some more, or ...i don't know. i personally feel really happy with my choice to do grad school and work for a while before applying to med school.
good luck! 🙂

 

[Crazy Carl]

This coming year is actually my year off, in a way. I graduate in just a month. I'll be working working in medicine there as part of a scholarship. Originally, I only wanted to take one year off before med school, but maybe I'll have to wait longer...