Good schools for older students

[Dave_D]

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Hi all,

I know there's the question of ageism that us older (30+) students worry about. So any of you hear much on what schools are friendlier to us old foggies 🙂 (Admittedly UVermont was very open about older students but that's the only one that made a point of it to me.)

 

[sunnyjohn]

A few students at AZCOM have told me that they are very non-trad friendly.

Great place for folks with kids.

 

[ockhamsRzr]

A few students at AZCOM have told me that they are very non-trad friendly.

Great place for folks with kids.

A Doc I work with (Chief of Optha) told me straight that, "Case likes people like you; folks who've had a life before medicine."

Also, Albany, UNECOM, Hopkins (beleive it or not), Dartmouth. I'm sure there are others but these I have on direct word from Docs both academics and clinicians.

ockhamsRzr

 

[Sundarban1]

A Doc I work with (Chief of Optha) told me straight that, "Case likes people like you; folks who've had a life before medicine."

Also, Albany, UNECOM, Hopkins (beleive it or not), Dartmouth. I'm sure there are others but these I have on direct word from Docs both academics and clinicians.

ockhamsRzr

Drexel too

 

[Law2Doc]

A Doc I work with (Chief of Optha) told me straight that, "Case likes people like you; folks who've had a life before medicine."

Also, Albany, UNECOM, Hopkins (beleive it or not), Dartmouth. I'm sure there are others but these I have on direct word from Docs both academics and clinicians.

ockhamsRzr

Virtually all med schools are now receptive to taking outstanding older applicants. This trend has been increasing nationally over the years, and schools feel the experience these students bring adds diversity to the class. Thus I wouldn't limit my applications just to schools you think are more "age friendly". But frankly very few schools are likely to take more than a handful of older candidates per year, so competition is going to be significant everywhere. Apply broadly.

 

[NapeSpikes]

Ditto on Drexel, just check out their Admissions comments in the MSAR. They LOVE us nontrads.

 

[Sundarban1]

Virtually all med schools are now receptive to taking outstanding older applicants. This trend has been increasing nationally over the years, and schools feel the experience these students bring adds diversity to the class. Thus I wouldn't limit my applications just to schools you think are more "age friendly". But frankly very few schools are likely to take more than a handful of older candidates per year, so competition is going to be significant everywhere. Apply broadly.

Right, while most schools are diverse and accecpting to a wide varienty of backgrounds, there are some schools who go out of their way to advertise the fact that they encourage older applicants to apply. I think that is what the OP was looking for. I know Drexel is one of those schools. But yes, apply bradly for sure.

 

[Phoenix.]

Right, while most schools are diverse and accecpting to a wide varienty of backgrounds, there are some schools who go out of their way to advertise the fact that they encourage older applicants to apply. I think that is what the OP was looking for. I know Drexel is one of those schools. But yes, apply bradly for sure.

Someone from admissions at Northwestern I spoke to said that they're very receptive to nontraditionals, and have about 25% nontrads in their entering class. I've also heard that Rush is very receptive to nontrads.

 

[1Path]

Hopkins (beleive it or not

I totally disagree with Hopkins being on this list having spent a few months there. Sure, they make things VERY convenient for you with the many resources for getting class lectures and notes (as it seems a lot of other schools do too) but not letting a guy delay a final by a few days when his elderly father passed away a few days before is cause for concern to me. 👎

Having said that, the University of Maryland shoud definitely be on this list. 👍

 

[Dave_D]

Right, while most schools are diverse and accecpting to a wide varienty of backgrounds, there are some schools who go out of their way to advertise the fact that they encourage older applicants to apply. I think that is what the OP was looking for. I know Drexel is one of those schools. But yes, apply bradly for sure.

Yes, that was what I was going for. It doesn't hurt to have a leg up don't you know.

 

[whispers]

case western

 

[Law2Doc]

Yes, that was what I was going for. It doesn't hurt to have a leg up don't you know.

True, but given the number of med schools and that fact that no allopathic school is going to have greater than a small percentage of their class composed of significantly older students (no school has more than a handful, notwithstanding perhaps some schools' willingness to entertain more older applicants applications), it is still more likely that you will end up getting into and attending a school other than one of these "old friendly" schools. Don't shortchange yourself by applying only to schools which you think will receive you better -- instead it's smarter to apply broadly and to places where you would actually want to go. That's just my opinion.

 

[PineappleGirl]

I've heard that University of Vermont is very friendly towards older non trads.

 

[ussdfiant]

Add the big T (Temple) to the list 👍

 

[LAcmw]

i'm totally new to this, but i was reading your response to someone who had a question about ageism and caught your name. anyway, how does one go from law to medicine? and, how long did it take you?

True, but given the number of med schools and that fact that no allopathic school is going to have greater than a small percentage of their class composed of significantly older students (no school has more than a handful, notwithstanding perhaps some schools' willingness to entertain more older applicants applications), it is still more likely that you will end up getting into and attending a school other than one of these "old friendly" schools. Don't shortchange yourself by applying only to schools which you think will receive you better -- instead it's smarter to apply broadly and to places where you would actually want to go. That's just my opinion.