Realistically going to medical school after GED

[jeongjaehyuns]

Hello. I hope all is well.
I was wondering if there are people who have gotten their GED, went to university as freshmen, then did pre-med, and got into medical school afterwards. I would like to get your input.
Thank you,

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[anon2]

Medical school is a second-entry degree, meaning you are generally required to complete 3, 4 years of undergraduate education.

At that point, nobody cares about high school anything (unless continued into undergrad). How relevant are your middle school grades to college admissions? Eventually, approximately nobody cares about your undergrad when you're applying to residency. Try asking attendings how many people care about which med school they went to.

More than an educational stage ago in your history is irrelevant. You have a clean slate just like everyone else, possibly with more life experience behind you. Good luck.

 

[jeongjaehyuns]

Thank you so much!
I've been hearing a lot of talk in regards to community college is the best choice, but I am unsure at the moment.

 

[anon2]

CC is much more an open-admissions policy, instead of trying for maximum research prestige. Having attended CCs and having a PhD (so many years at a university), I'd say on average you're getting better educational support in a CC especially if you've been out of school for a while, in the critical first couple of years. Costs are of course way lower.

Med schools these days have gotten off the high horse of CC > university.

Start off with a low course load to ensure you keep your GPA up while you readjust to the academic life is my suggestion.

 

[jeongjaehyuns]

Thank you so much.
Let's say someone maybe is doing their GED, and got 165-200 on all four GED tests, and then got really great SAT scores. Would you still recommend them to go to community college?
I am aware that college admissions are holistic, but I was simply asking about this part.

 

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

Do two years at CC and transfer to uni. CC often has more academic assistance and professors who teach better in my experience since they don't conduct research. They're used to people from different backgrounds who might need help learning to study better etc.

 

[jeongjaehyuns]

Thank you so much! You're right. In addition, I will have resources that I can take advantage of (research opportunities, strong alumni network, extracurriculars) to build my applications, since community college students have a reputation of getting into top universities, anyway.
I am actually thinking of going on this path to community college instead of just doing all of that solo for two years, and then failing to get into a good pre-med program.

 

[listenerpastry]

I got my GED about 8 years ago and now I'm at a great nationally ranked school for undergrad. Are you in high school? If you are don't drop out but do dual enrollment online for your gen eds and save a bunch of money. depending on your state it's free college