upper age limit for MD schools??

[aspiring20]

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Oh God, enough. You receive heartfelt honest advice from experienced Physicians (one who was a Mod and could have closed this thread) and you still persist. I'm projecting a bit as I will be at youngest 32 entering med school. Please get out of the Non traditional forums.You don't want to be a Doctor. Worrying about discrimination at 53 is one thing, now considering that most students go through a Gap year before going to Med school, you aren't realistic.

Many students won't enter Med school until they are 23 and some even later because they might need to do an SMP, gain more experience or retake certain classes or the MCAT. You're a joke plain and simple. Many of us are working our butt's off to get there. We share our experiences with others to help others along on their journey and maybe even pick something up that helps us along ours. We don't come here to argue with each other. Occasionally we debate but it isn't malicious nor is it forcing a single point down another's throat. You are wasting everyone's time. If you receive advice from a Resident or an Attending you treat it like gold. You on the other hand decide to keep debating. Pon pointed out that this is all leading somewhere and I agree; an abyss of nonsense. I'm one of the most non-judgmental people you will ever meet; I will often defend another's point even if I don't agree with it. In this case however, you aren't trying to make a point; instead you are disillusioned. You present yourself as naive but at your age and knowing the Med school process you can't be that naive. If it was validation that you were looking for, you received it, but still you persist. Bravo; you are one masterful troll. The troll that goes undetected. The troll that never breaks character. Reddit and 4chan would be proud.

first, you definitely have a lot of maturity judging on this response. and usually, people that claim to be "one of the most anything" tend to be the exact opposite.

i never intended to offend anyone, but if you got offended by something as innocuous as an anonymous SDN thread, then that's not my problem.

you seem to have a lot of frustration, but whatever you are going through, it isn't my problem.

now if you want to take anyone's "advice" as "gold", then be my guest. but i have MCAT to study, a full time job to attend to, and an ongoing list of volunteering engagement to address. the last thing i want is to be a 32 year old and still living in my mom's basement. well technically, i am living in my mom's basement atm, but that's only because i love norcal weather and i am helping my parents with the mortgage.

best of luck with your journey.

 

[TriagePreMed]

are there MD schools that will not accept applicants over a certain age? I'll be 24-25 when I apply, I don't want my age to rule me out of any MD program.

most MD schools have average age around 24 (with lower median), so I hope i'll be fine.

Sorry dude, upper limit is 23.9.

 

[Pons Asinorum]

first, you definitely have a lot of maturity judging on this response. and usually, people that claim to be "one of the most anything" tend to be the exact opposite.

i never intended to offend anyone, but if you got offended by something as innocuous as an anonymous SDN thread, then that's not my problem.

you seem to have a lot of frustration, but whatever you are going through, it isn't my problem.

now if you want to take anyone's "advice" as "gold", then be my guest. but i have MCAT to study, a full time job to attend to, and an ongoing list of volunteering engagement to address. the last thing i want is to be a 32 year old and still living in my mom's basement. well technically, i am living in my mom's basement atm, but that's only because i love norcal weather and i am helping my parents with the mortgage.

best of luck with your journey.

There should be some kind of passive-aggression gold medal or something we can award for this. Deserves a trophy.

 

[aspiring20]

There should be some kind of passive-aggression gold medal or something we can award for this. Deserves a trophy.

i can use a gold medal/trophy

it isn't easy working fullish time, studying for the MCAT, volunteering, and taking care of a sick family member all at the same time WHILE watching my peers from more wealthy backgrounds getting in right after college as 22 year-olds because they had more resources and opportunities.

and my dream school has an overwhelming majority of 22-23 year-olds, how am i supposed to feel when i'll be 25-26?

you can say that nontrads have more work experience, etc, etc, (and i will have those things), but more than one source have told me that most schools prefer fresh 22 year old college grads because they are the "safest choice".

 

[Law2Doc]

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and my dream school has an overwhelming majority of 22-23 year-olds, how am i supposed to feel when i'll be 25-26?

...".

you just don't get it. To the 50 year old adcom 22 and 26 are pretty much the same age.

The only one who will notice a difference is you. Get over this. You are too focused on everyone else -- their age, scores, etc. That will destroy you in med school.

 

[DocVapor]

https://www.aamc.org/download/321468/data/2012factstable6.pdf

Took <10 seconds to find using google.

In the bottom chart, be sure to pay attention to the 75th percentile row.

 

[beBrave]

first, you definitely have a lot of maturity judging on this response. and usually, people that claim to be "one of the most anything" tend to be the exact opposite.

i never intended to offend anyone, but if you got offended by something as innocuous as an anonymous SDN thread, then that's not my problem.

you seem to have a lot of frustration, but whatever you are going through, it isn't my problem.

now if you want to take anyone's "advice" as "gold", then be my guest. but i have MCAT to study, a full time job to attend to, and an ongoing list of volunteering engagement to address. the last thing i want is to be a 32 year old and still living in my mom's basement. well technically, i am living in my mom's basement atm, but that's only because i love norcal weather and i am helping my parents with the mortgage.

best of luck with your journey.

I'm sorry. I invested too much energy trying to make a point. When you are a pre-med, you aren't even considered a lacky despite whatever background in the health field you have. One of my friends who is a Resident now described himself as a lacky during third year rotations. If Residents or Attending's take the time to actually help you or give you advice, its something you should be grateful for as it is something even more valuable than feedback from a Medical school admissions office (since it comes from extensive life experience).

I guess that as I'm here working hard to gain experience and complete my academic requirements, I get irritated when someone comes begging for rice, the farmer fills up your empty bowl you dump it on the ground and then begin arguing with the farmer on farming. The residents and attending's are big boys and girls; in the off chance that you get into med school (even as unlikely as it is), they will chew you up and spit you out (probably by just ignoring you). You are no more than a spec in the medical field right now. Please never change; it'll help to keep you out of the health field and most others in general.

 

[aspiring20]

I'm sorry. I invested too much energy trying to make a point. When you are a pre-med, you aren't even considered a lacky despite whatever background in the health field you have. One of my friends who is a Resident now described himself as a lacky during third year rotations. If Residents or Attending's take the time to actually help you or give you advice, its something you should be grateful for as it is something even more valuable than feedback from a Medical school admissions office (since it comes from extensive life experience).

I guess that as I'm here working hard to gain experience and complete my academic requirements, I get irritated when someone comes begging for rice, the farmer fills up your empty bowl you dump it on the ground and then begin arguing with the farmer on farming. The residents and attending's are big boys and girls; in the off chance that you get into med school (even as unlikely as it is), they will chew you up and spit you out (probably by just ignoring you). You are no more than a spec in the medical field right now. Please never change; it'll help to keep you out of the health field and most others in general.

and how does saying/wishing that i never get into medical school doing anything to help you (i am positively it won't make you any more competitive of an applicant)? i didn't start this series of insults; you did. and in my posts i never once made any comment that you cannot/should not get into med school.

why are you so angry? just because i started this thread?

EDIT: i didn't start the insult but i am not going to sit here and let a random person on the internet tell me that i can't get into med school. i am not going to be the most competitive applicant, i admit, but i swear to you that i'll be a lot younger than 32 when i get in. if you don't like to hear something like this, perhaps you shouldn't say something similar to another person.

 

[aspiring20]

I'm sorry. I invested too much energy trying to make a point. When you are a pre-med, you aren't even considered a lacky despite whatever background in the health field you have. One of my friends who is a Resident now described himself as a lacky during third year rotations. If Residents or Attending's take the time to actually help you or give you advice, its something you should be grateful for as it is something even more valuable than feedback from a Medical school admissions office (since it comes from extensive life experience).

I guess that as I'm here working hard to gain experience and complete my academic requirements, I get irritated when someone comes begging for rice, the farmer fills up your empty bowl you dump it on the ground and then begin arguing with the farmer on farming. The residents and attending's are big boys and girls; in the off chance that you get into med school (even as unlikely as it is), they will chew you up and spit you out (probably by just ignoring you). You are no more than a spec in the medical field right now. Please never change; it'll help to keep you out of the health field and most others in general.

and i absolutely agree with this. where did you get the impression that i am trying to be anything more than a "lacky"? dont put words in my mouth.

 

[aspiring20]

you just don't get it. To the 50 year old adcom 22 and 26 are pretty much the same age.

The only one who will notice a difference is you. Get over this. You are too focused on everyone else -- their age, scores, etc. That will destroy you in med school.

i appreciate this constructive criticism. i do tend to care about "what others are doing" more than i am supposed to, and i am trying to change my ways.

but when people make statements calling me an "emotional invalid" and saying that "i will never get into med school", that's not something i am going to accept.

 

[Law2Doc]

i appreciate this constructive criticism. i do tend to care about "what others are doing" more than i am supposed to, and i am trying to change my ways.

but when people make statements calling me an "emotional invalid" and saying that "i will never get into med school", that's not something i am going to accept.

You probably will get into med school, despite your own devices. I'm more concerned with you shaking this "eyes on other people's plates" mentality because that will destroy you in med school. The competition in college is really a joke compared to what you will find. There will be people who can put in a fraction of the time you have to study and get the same results. There will be classmates asking high level questions after class you won't even be bright enough to comprehend or formulate. To the guy who only focuses on his own plate and doesn't worry about whatever everybody else I doing, this isn't a problem, because he will just do his best and let the chits fall where they may. But to the person forever focused on what everyone else is doing med school will be devastating. Break this mentality before you start.

 

[aspiring20]

You probably will get into med school, despite your own devices. I'm more concerned with you shaking this "eyes on other people's plates" mentality because that will destroy you in med school. The competition in college is really a joke compared to what you will find. There will be people who can put in a fraction of the time you have to study and get the same results. There will be classmates asking high level questions after class you won't even be bright enough to comprehend or formulate. To the guy who only focuses on his own plate and doesn't worry about whatever everybody else I doing, this isn't a problem, because he will just do his best and let the chits fall where they may. But to the person forever focused on what everyone else is doing med school will be devastating. Break this mentality before you start.

thanks for the insight. i definitely agree with everything you just said, and i am making an effort to change. but i think envy towards other people (or comparing yourself against others) is a very broad problem that affect many/most people in one way or another.

 

[Law2Doc]

... but i think envy towards other people (or comparing yourself against others) is a very broad problem that affect many/most people in one way or another.

they aren't posting on the nontrad board that they are too old at 24 or the only one they know who doesn't have over a 36 MCAT. You are all alone on this one. even your response i quoted above compares yourself with others. It's your neurosis, not "many/most people"s. Own it. And fix it.