What if question: Accepted but didn't graduate?

[zzzBrett]

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If one were accepted into med school in say, the fall, then a schedule conflict came up where the student was unable to take a required course to graduate the next spring, what would happen (if 90 credit hours was the minimum required)? Would the acceptance be withdrawn?

 

[FlowRate]

I've wondered the same thing... it's a distinct but unlikely possibility for me. Luckily, I know the dean of the dept really well so I could probably get a waiver/substitution no problem.

 

[cher25]

most acceptances come with contingencies, which include completing any coursework, degrees, etc. Check with the school in which you are accepted or seeking acceptance to find out their policy regarding this.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

I believe schools will allow you to delay your date of matriculation for up to one year. I'm not sure if all schools do this.

 

[rockaction]

I believe schools will allow you to delay your date of matriculation for up to one year. I'm not sure if all schools do this.

But usually not so you can finish your degree.

Do what it takes to finish that degree, OP. Take a summer class if you have to or whatever.

 

[sassilysweet]

When I was a med student you didn't choose which classes or which professor. There were 4 classrooms with all of their subjects organized to fit. In some semesters the classes classroom A and C saw in 7th semester were what classroom B and D saw in 8th semester. Sometimes people of different semesters of the same school year shared classes.

You had a certain degree of liberty in choosing which of the 4 clasrooms you were interested in (schedules and professors didn't change much, so if you wanted "x" teacher for ORL you requested the classrooms where that teacher taught. However, it was more of a thing of politics and a lot of luck. Only once did I get the desired classroom and it was only to knock out the hardest subjects of my 4th year irst and have the easy subjects in my 8th semester.

They changed things now so to some degree you choose filler subjects in whatever order you choose. You can temporairly drop out of the career and have a maximum of 3 semesters to come back to continue the next semester and can do this until internship where you're forced to complete the 12 months in one blow or you're screwed. If you owe any requirement of any sort, you can't graduate. You lose automatically a semester and have those 6 months to try whatever procedure you missed again.

Don't know how different things are in the US though.

The OP was asking about not being able to finish their undergraduate degree and then matriculating into medical school. I believe you are talking about actual med school classes?

My understanding is that the vast majority of medical schools REQUIRE a Bachelor's in order to go there. No degree, no soup for you

 

[clifftacopter]

My step-dad matriculated at Baylor without ever receiving an undergraduate degree. He never completed his last semester after he got accepted to medical school.

 

[DocMcCoy]

My step-dad matriculated at Baylor without ever receiving an undergraduate degree. He never completed his last semester after he got accepted to medical school.

Ya, I wouldn't try this today

 

[clifftacopter]

I agree completely. It ended up giving him a bit of grief later on when he was applying for a job and he had no undergraduate degree. Ultimately it worked out... but I wouldn't risk it.

 

[Bernoull]

I agree completely. It ended up giving him a bit of grief later on when he was applying for a job and he had no undergraduate degree. Ultimately it worked out... but I wouldn't risk it.

They seriously look at undergrad degree when an MD is applying for a job? Why would they care???

 

[metallica81788]

My step-dad matriculated at Baylor without ever receiving an undergraduate degree. He never completed his last semester after he got accepted to medical school.

That worked for the last generation, but not now. I've heard of a bunch of doctors that never received an undergraduate degree.

I don't think there is a single school that will let you in without an undergrad degree.

 

[Bernoull]

If one were accepted into med school in say, the fall, then a schedule conflict came up where the student was unable to take a required course to graduate the next spring, what would happen (if 90 credit hours was the minimum required)? Would the acceptance be withdrawn?

I had to substitue one of my required classes bcos it's not offered this spring and I really don't want to push anything into the summer. Besides one of my schools requires official transcripts to be submitted b4 summer semester @ my school ends, therefore i wouldn't have met that requirement.

I've procrastinated all my life, but this semester, I have ZERO margin for error. To graduate, I have to finish projects, short-thesis & defense, grant writing assignment and 4 classes so I gotta kick my behind and get on my A game otherwise......... 😱😱😱.... the thought is too scary.... there's no otherwise, I gotta do it!!!

 

[tennisball80]

Interesting. I wonder if any medical school would do that.

You can't officially enroll in a college without a high school diploma, can you?

 

[Bernoull]

On a related question, why do u guys thinks med schools require graduation from a grad program? I mean u already have a BS, why do they care whether u complete ur MS or PhD???

 

[whimsical]

On a related question, why do u guys thinks med schools require graduation from a grad program? I mean u already have a BS, why do they care whether u complete ur MS or PhD???

Because they want to know that you'll finish a program if you enroll, and quitting an MS or PhD in the middle doesn't set a good precedent.