GED? Is this an issue with Medschool?

[ctaborda]

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Well a close friend of mine who is at his second year of college, about to get into FAU (florida atlantic univ), he finished his highschool by GED, would that affect getting into a medschool?

Im sure it depends on the grades but, does the GED count against him that much that will just make him be denied from mid-range med schools?

Carlos.

 

[lordank]

The GED will have no effect on medical schools...the AMCAS app does not ask for HighSchool information...all that matters is the College Grades and Courses....good luck

 

[thewzdoc]

Med school applications don't have a place to put High School info so I wouldn't worry about it. All that matters is that he has a bacc degree from an accredited university. Heck there are some Med Schools that take you without a bacc degree (University of Colorado is one).... I think you have to have something like 90 or 100 college units.

Heck I just found out that only 88% of the students at George Washington took the MCAT! How do you get into medical school without taking the MCAT!?

 

[WatchingWaiting]

Med school applications don't have a place to put High School info so I wouldn't worry about it. All that matters is that he has a bacc degree from an accredited university. Heck there are some Med Schools that take you without a bacc degree (University of Colorado is one).... I think you have to have something like 90 or 100 college units.

Heck I just found out that only 88% of the students at George Washington took the MCAT! How do you get into medical school without taking the MCAT!?

probably a direct from high school BA/MD program that doesn't require the MCAT to continue in the process as long as your gpa is above a certain point in your undergrad coursework.

As to the original question, you do write where you went to high school somewhere in the AMCAS biographic section, but that's about it. No one will care at all. In fact, it might even be a potential couple of sentences in your personal statement if your getting a GED is related to adversity or life challenges.