Is young age a setback?

[elhammy]

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I'm going to be applying this upcoming cycle and am in my senior year of college. I'm 19 years old and a lot of people on here are sooooo much older (no offense you guys are still young) but was just wondering if it seems like I'm not at the same level.

Maturity I'm sure is all that matters and can be conveyed through your personal statement, application, and interview. However, I just wanted to know some people's thoughts.

 

[lr2014]

That same age, many acceptances 😉

 

[SXCoronado]

I'm going to be applying this upcoming cycle and am in my senior year of college. I'm 19 years old and a lot of people on here are sooooo much older (no offense you guys are still young) but was just wondering if it seems like I'm not at the same level.

Maturity I'm sure is all that matters and can be conveyed through your personal statement, application, and interview. However, I just wanted to know some people's thoughts.

19 and a senior in college? impressive. Never a bad thing. Love yourself like Kanye loves himself.

 

[elhammy]

19 and a senior in college? impressive. Never a bad thing. Love yourself like Kanye loves himself.

Lol. All thanks to AP Calculus BC + AP Spanish credits! I'm gonna be listening to Kanye every day now.

 

[jeffity]

You already said it. Maturity means more than age. 16 (starting age) might be the record. OMS residency at 20? That would be pretty awesome.

 

[doc toothache]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2012-age-and-ds-admission-2006-2011.945567/

 

[Daneosaurus]

19 and a senior in college? impressive. Never a bad thing. Love yourself like Kanye loves himself.

 

[dbd]

Age is not a factor. I know two people who graduated a year early from undergrad (making them around 19) who applied and are now attending Columbia and Harvard.

Maturity IS a factor. If you present yourself in a professional manner there should be no problems.

 

[dentalWorks]

In my dental class right now (started summer 2011)... we had 2 students being 19 (they must have applied when they were 18)

 

[rpatel104]

I got accepted this passed cycle. I was 19 when I applied.

 

[Gregor Wiesmann]

I will be applying at 19 or 20. Question though, did all of you guys have Bachelor's, or just all the prerequisite courses? The dentist I shadowed said something about how I might be able to get in without a Bachelor's degree, but I'm not sure if that's true. P.S., can you guys list what your GPA and shadowing hours were when you applied? I'm a Sophomore right now, and I have a 3.7 GPA and just started shadowing. I've got 400+ hours of volunteering at my Church too.

 

[dbd]

Some schools require a Bachelor's, some don't. It varies on a case by case basis.

 

[ModifiedBass]

I will be applying at 19 or 20. Question though, did all of you guys have Bachelor's, or just all the prerequisite courses? The dentist I shadowed said something about how I might be able to get in without a Bachelor's degree, but I'm not sure if that's true. P.S., can you guys list what your GPA and shadowing hours were when you applied? I'm a Sophomore right now, and I have a 3.7 GPA and just started shadowing. I've got 400+ hours of volunteering at my Church too.

Search this forum, I know @doc toothache has some spreadsheets and statistics on this. Basically, if you're not a 4.0/>23AA, you need a bachelor's.

 

[Gregor Wiesmann]

Search this forum, I know @doc toothache has some spreadsheets and statistics on this. Basically, if you're not a 4.0/>23AA, you need a bachelor's.

Darn! Thanks for the information though.

 

[distressstudent]

If you apply as a Junior, you will still get your bachelor by the time you matriculate. I don't think it will hurt you if you apply without your degree already awarded. I think doc 's excel sheet just shows that all / most enrolled dental students had a B.S

 

[ModifiedBass]

If you apply as a Junior, you will still get your bachelor by the time you matriculate. I don't think it will hurt you if you apply without your degree already awarded. I think doc 's excel sheet just shows that all / most enrolled dental students had a B.S

Definitely, I read his question as getting in without ever receiving a bachelor's. If he meant matriculating with a bachelor's and applying junior year, then that's what most traditional applicants do.

 

[nauti.shell]

In my applications now and multiple schools, as well as the military, have told me "age is not the issue, it's whether or not you act as such".

You're never to young! Its all about how you present yourself!

PS. I just turned 20 and am finishing my senior year.