Expired Coursework?

[jordij94]

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I graduated with a life science degree and 3.9 sGPA/cGPA in 2018 and completed most of my BCPM prereqs in 2014-2016. I was wondering if the age of my coursework will cause adcoms to hesitate when I apply next cycle? I have applied twice and was told that being out of school for >2 years prior to matriculation is not great, so I recently took an upper div biochem course and will get a new LOR from it. I also retook the MCAT and went from a 513 -> 520 a few months ago. Should I take more upper div BCPM classes or am I safe with my one class and new MCAT? Also how many courses are older applicants advised to take if they've been out of school for four years before matriculating?

 

[DNAJB6]

It varies by school. Some schools hold pre-reqs expire 5 or 10 years out. A minority of schools hold the requirements expire 3 years after graduation (e.g. UPenn, UNC). Many schools have no cut-off at all. With that said, I do think it would be great if you could finish 24-30 credits full time/over the summer or complete a master's degree in science so that adcoms have an ability to assess your current academic prowess. The issue may also be with what you did during that two year period.

 

[LunaOri]

Your MCAT score supports the idea that you know your pre-clinical material and are well prepared for medical school courses. And you only graduated 2 years ago. Unless a school has specific rules that would screen you out, I think you're good to go!