Is it easier for non trads to get into medical school?

[ill be a doc soon]

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Sorry if these are stupid questions...Hypothetically, if someone takes 2 years off and works in another field after graduating, would these folks have an easier time to get into medical school? Is taking a couple years off considered "non trad" or is it more like 10+ years?

 

[radian313]

Sorry if these are stupid questions...Hypothetically, if someone takes 2 years off and works in another field after graduating, would these folks have an easier time to get into medical school? Is taking a couple years off considered "non trad" or is it more like 10+ years?

You are a non traditional student if you dont follow the normal timeline from undergrad to grad then you do fall under non traditional.

Is it easier? Short answer: no.

But depending on what you did, what you learned, and how you explain this to ise to your advantage in helping you become a good physician can either hinder or harbor your chances.

One thing Ill tell you, some schools want to keep a certain class profile hence will be attracted to a certain demographic whereas other schools dont mind offsetting this generalization for the exchange in taking in a student who has life experience (i.e. Clinical experience) and other factors wount mind someone like me, who is a tad above 25-26 years old.

 

[Goro]

Sorry if these are stupid questions...Hypothetically, if someone takes 2 years off and works in another field after graduating, would these folks have an easier time to get into medical school? Is taking a couple years off considered "non trad" or is it more like 10+ years?

Not if you don't have the academic bona fides and ECs.

 

[Ho0v-man]

No. Heck my state md school told me straight up they weren't really interested in nontrads. I think it's a little different if you were working on a PhD or had some academic career or something. But if you're just a blue collar guy/gal career changer going back to school for premed you're at a disadvantage.