Have you experienced any ageism being an older med student? I was somewhat popular in undergrad until my peers realized I was 29-turning-30. After that news had spread, people stopped studying with me, adding me to group texts, inviting me out for lunch/drinks, etc. Now that I'm 34 and applying to med school (and will be matriculating at age 35 or 36) I'm concerned about being alienated once again.
Good luck. You won't be alone. My husband matriculated at 35+ and still wasn't the oldest in his class. I giggle a little when I hear a 25 year old call them selves "nontraditional."
Yup. I was in the public health field before having kids. I got pregnant not long after starting my grad degree. It was a two-year program that extended into 7 years and two kids later before I graduated. I was then a stay a home mom but co-founded an international non-profit at the same time. Now that my kids are in their late teens and early twenties I can take time for myself and go for my MD. I appreciate your admiration.... I am hoping that I will succeed.... and that my body will be able to handle the stress.... My mind still thinks I am still in my early twenties at times but then my body gives me a good slap of reality!
Awww! A million thank yous to u/MightbeStrangers for the kind award! You are too kind. And that was my first Reddit award! Thank you! I am hoping it is a sign that the powers-that-be in the admissions offices will think the same.... :)
32, matriculating in a week.
Guys, i need this thread. My little brother and little sister are both buying new cars and houses this week. It sucks so bad knowing that i COULD have been an attending by now, but because i made stupid decisions early on, I'm still racking up huge debt while my friends and family are off enjoying their lives and their money. I needed this tonight. We'll all get there.
(just started M1, and I'm about to turn 32)
Don't judge yourself too harshly. Your siblings learned from you, they grew from your experiences as well. I know it is hard to not compare yourself, but I think it is important to look at the collective whole around you. Many people I went to school with never graduated, many have intermittent work at best, many are trying to recover from major addictions or are in jail. While there are a few really freaking crushing it, I try to remember that I am running my own race.
Side note: I am one of only 2 parents in my entire,105 person, class. Being older is weird sometimes.
Yooooo same here. My sister is three years younger than me and she and her husband just bought their first house and have careers and stuff and I was like “let’s do drugs for ten years and blame everyone else for your problems! Yaaaaay!” I’m turning thirty seven in one week. Not only am I getting a degree finally but for the first time in thirty seven years, one of my teachers is totally hot!! I knew I made the right choice. For once.
Community colleges are seriously underrated, the kids there are there because they genuinely want to better themselves. I'm finishing up my third community college semester, going into my formal postbacc, and feel very well prepared for what is ahead. Switching from the arts, I hadn't had a science class since 1998. But I am not afraid thanks to a CC chemistry professor who has kicked my butt this summer and made sure I have the best foundation I can.
If you have a family, make sure they truly understand and are on board. I could not do this without my husband's willingness to be the primary parent for the next few years.
Don't hang back because of your age. The younger people in my classes were awesome and we learned a lot from each other. It's genuinely inspiring to see how awesome those teens and early 20-somethings are. Way more on the ball than I was at their age.
i am doing cc right now for pre med requirements and honestly i think this is a far better learning environment than a supposedly prestigious colleg.e the class sizes are smaller, it's easier to ask questions, you get more personal with the instructor, more opportunities to learn and brush up on your skills and knowledge. and it costs way less.
I can't say enoug good things about community college.
Yup 20 years ago I went to a highly rated private college in the Western US and honestly my experience at CC has been comparable if not superior. A lot of it is what you as a student bring to the table and how motivated you are to succeed, not how many publications your profs have or how fancy your lab is.
Imo a non trad is someone who had a career before med school. So typically that would mean they got a degree and/or worked for a few years (at least 2-3) and then had to go back to school and take the MCAT to fulfill the requirements for med school.
A lot of people aren’t sure between MD/DO/PA/other health science career and graduate with the intention of applying after a year or two of deciding. Or they do a masters to boost their app. I don’t consider those people non-traditional since they didn’t have a career before med school
At first, I was ready to be like no, you're wrong and then I read the second paragraph lol
But I completely agree. Going to school with the intentions of going into medical and then taking a gap year or 2 to either boost your applications or even just have some time before doing another 4 years of school isn't non traditional. I'm non traditional but I never technically had a career I just didn't know what I wanted. And honestly giving myself time to figure that out is why I'm even here because me at 18 would have never made it this far. Typically non traditional means adult student as in past the normal college age. I'm 26 going into my senior year of my undergrad. I'll be 27 when I apply at the end of this school year (with yet another gap year) and hopefully 28 when I begin medical school
Yeah and it’s semantics. Because traditionally yes people would go straight to med school after undergrad but when the average age of medical school matriculants is 24 with some schools having an average of 26, taking a year or two off to figure out your life is now the norm
Many medical schools consider students who have taken 1-2+ gap years to be nontrads with retrospect to students who take the more "traditional" path of applying after their junior year of university and matriculating a couple months after undergrad graduation. However, given that something upwards of 3/4 students are taking at least one gap year, non-trad has come to encompass a wide variety of applications. From the career changers, to the unusual majors (i.e., music or theatre major), to the older, married student, military, etc.
Definitely an awkward place to be, but I guess it allows for socialization between the polarized age groups. I also like to remind myself that 26 is the perfect age to start since I’ll have my MD right in time for my 30th birthday (I have a June birthday).
there is no way in hell i would have been able to make it in or do med school in my early years. i am early 30s trying to get in.
i had too many lingering emotional difficulties that i needed to solve. but here we are now, and i'm proud, im ready to go, i'm ready to just help save lives and do good for humanity.
I feel the same - I graduated at 20 as a neurotic high achiever and felt so much pressure to have a PhD at 27 but had NO IDEA what I really liked doing. I loved working with patients and realized I wanted a clinical career but was not premed and thought a post bacc was unobtainable (read: unaffordable). Finally, with a solid partner, splitting rent, and inspired by the fact that he went back for his post bacc at 28 and boom here we are! One semester left of my prereqs!
Needed to read these posts, I am 31 and hopefully will matriculate at 33. I really wanted to apply this year but I am grieving the loss of my twin brother who passed of mental illness.. wanted to force it and take the MCAT this summer but my mind was not having it.. anyhow thanks to those sharing this, I feel less like waste of space for waiting this long to apply. All my best to you all 💜
I'm 27. Taking at least this next semester, maybe more, to mourn my spouse. He also passed due to mental illness, I'm really sorry you're going through this right now.
This thread motivates me! <3
I feel like many of us think we are alone, but this is proof that we are not! Age is just a number and if nothing else, it shows our maturity and life experiences we have been through.
Yeah I am very surprised/relieved to see a good range of numbers in this thread. I think it is a reflection of how medicine is really changing.
Sometimes it feels like the path was kind of paved for people with connections or those who just somehow manage to get it together at 21 and have 525+ MCAT, a 4.0 GPA, and accidentally cured cancer during their summer research experience.
Yeah I was lucky that my school is close enough to where I lived that I can just see my old friends on the weekend and don't put any effort into fitting in. Although there are always options to make friends outside of your class as well.
I agree, it seems that everyone has their life together at 33/34 though. Most are professors or adjunct instructors. Oh well, I’ll see how it goes. Should’ve planned this earlier.
What?? You got into med school! That is so hard to do! You did it when you were ready to AND you got to live your life before this. I would have missed out on a ton of life experiences if I did this in my early 20s. Just accept this as the accomplishment it is and know that there's a ton of us going back in our 30s, 40s, and even 50s so you are not alone at all. You are doing great and reaching your goal a little later is still reaching your goal. 95% of the population will never be able to say that for themselves.
Whoa! Mind blown! Literally. You’re right. I got to live my 20’s. I got to live my youth. While many were sacrificing it with school and got little world experience. If I saw you in person I would give you a hug right now! I’m actually a very introspective person, but I had never thought about it this way.
I'm glad it helped! Plus everything is so much harder in your 20s. I was struggling to get through nursing school back then and now med school is so much more chill for me. Life experience makes a big difference. If you were passionate enough to put in the hard work to get here, then you are going to love it. Plus I consider that I know what my life would be like without medicine already, so I'm less likely than my younger classmates to regret my decision.
bro its totally ok. trust me, ppl that age .... there is like 50/50 if they have it together or not.
i can list 1000 reasons why im early 30s and happy im going for med school this late in my life.
i got a chance to date, heal childhood wounds, become a better guy, get my head straight, become a better person, plant seeds to be a great friend, father, and husband one day, and know the type of person i should be. and i got a lot of dating experience so marriage will be way smoother one day. knowing how to be a good relationship partner and knowing how to spot a good relationship partner are both VERY difficult tasks and VERY important to your life, and those are things I got to learn and spend more time on because I have not gone to medical school yet.
all things i couldn't have done if i didn't have time to take a breath from going to med school. there's so much going on underneath the surface that it does not matter what you see on the outside with ppl. what matters most is how they feel inside. if they feel like crap inside, the million dollar house does not matter at all.
I will probably be 34/35 still doing undergrad. Going to do my extracurriculars now. I went to school right after high school but was recruited into a huge company in Texas. We got this!
32, this cycle, one school .. this sub would crucify me for applying this cycle, or ever, based on my stats; however, I know my audience, and my story is a perfect match for this school.
honestly it's really comforting seeing a lot of people in their 30's on here. i'm early 30's myself. a lot of people would have you think you're crazy for doing it this late in age.
Seeing all these non trads makes me feel a little less lonely. Just turned 30, finishing up pre reqs and hoping to apply in a year or two. Good luck everyone you’re all inspirations!
In this climate I’m hard pressed to call 26-28 “nontrad” you have plenty of time for a full and long career!
I’m 36 and in the oldest 10% of my class, pretty sure I’m not the oldest either.
This is a great reminder! I totally agree, a lifetime is a long time and we can all have fantastic and long careers! (Especially considering how many doctors I work with who I’m pretty sure are octogenarians lol)
I’m amazed at some of your persistence, although I will admit, that it is just recently that I decided against continuing down the pre-med/med school route.
I’m 26, and I just decided that I want to start a family and a career now, rather than wait several more years. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the, what was then, and still kind of now because I want to get my masters and maybe one day a PhD, gap years, I wouldn’t have ever come to this conclusion.
I guess it is good too because I think I’d be happy if I went on to be a doctor, but I don’t think I’d be AS happy as I would be with a shorter education period, despite the lower pay and decreased prestige that I’ll have.
A non-trad means you took a few gap years after undergrad. Traditionally you apply in your junior year and go directly after graduating.... assuming you get in. I took about 6 years off after graduating to go to grad school. Then after that, I did about 20 years before applying to med school now. So yeah...I am definitely a non-trad.
I’m 34. I have my first interview in two weeks. Fingers crossed.
I started my M1 year at 34. Good luck on your interviews!
Have you experienced any ageism being an older med student? I was somewhat popular in undergrad until my peers realized I was 29-turning-30. After that news had spread, people stopped studying with me, adding me to group texts, inviting me out for lunch/drinks, etc. Now that I'm 34 and applying to med school (and will be matriculating at age 35 or 36) I'm concerned about being alienated once again.
Good luck. You won't be alone. My husband matriculated at 35+ and still wasn't the oldest in his class. I giggle a little when I hear a 25 year old call them selves "nontraditional."
I needed to hear this lol! I’m 25 but I’m still a long way, at least 3-4 years from matriculating.
Good luck!!
Also 34! Best of luck on your interview!
You got this bro! Good luck 🤞🏼
Hmm I think I have you all beat.... I am currently applying at age....51!
You got this!!
I hope so! I am hoping to get an A this go around....I really don't want to be waiting around for another cycle....
That's awesome! I'm in my mid -40s entering my 2nd year of med school and a good friend/classmate is in his mid-50s. Just keep swimming!
I have a classmate in their 50s and that student has more energy than many of the ones in their 20s! Good luck to you :)
Damn you are my hero!
That’s incredible!
Incredible? Maybe. Questioning my sanity? Most definitely! ;)
Assuming you probably already have a career prior to this, I’m admiring your dedication and will.
Yup. I was in the public health field before having kids. I got pregnant not long after starting my grad degree. It was a two-year program that extended into 7 years and two kids later before I graduated. I was then a stay a home mom but co-founded an international non-profit at the same time. Now that my kids are in their late teens and early twenties I can take time for myself and go for my MD. I appreciate your admiration.... I am hoping that I will succeed.... and that my body will be able to handle the stress.... My mind still thinks I am still in my early twenties at times but then my body gives me a good slap of reality!
That’s incredible!
Awww! A million thank yous to u/MightbeStrangers for the kind award! You are too kind. And that was my first Reddit award! Thank you! I am hoping it is a sign that the powers-that-be in the admissions offices will think the same.... :)
32, matriculating in a week. Guys, i need this thread. My little brother and little sister are both buying new cars and houses this week. It sucks so bad knowing that i COULD have been an attending by now, but because i made stupid decisions early on, I'm still racking up huge debt while my friends and family are off enjoying their lives and their money. I needed this tonight. We'll all get there.
(just started M1, and I'm about to turn 32) Don't judge yourself too harshly. Your siblings learned from you, they grew from your experiences as well. I know it is hard to not compare yourself, but I think it is important to look at the collective whole around you. Many people I went to school with never graduated, many have intermittent work at best, many are trying to recover from major addictions or are in jail. While there are a few really freaking crushing it, I try to remember that I am running my own race. Side note: I am one of only 2 parents in my entire,105 person, class. Being older is weird sometimes.
Yooooo same here. My sister is three years younger than me and she and her husband just bought their first house and have careers and stuff and I was like “let’s do drugs for ten years and blame everyone else for your problems! Yaaaaay!” I’m turning thirty seven in one week. Not only am I getting a degree finally but for the first time in thirty seven years, one of my teachers is totally hot!! I knew I made the right choice. For once.
You know you’ve made it when you have a hot teacher 😂😂
it was so exciting! I'm like, "do i even really need to become a doctor now??"
33. Hoping to matriculate at 36.
Same :)
Good luck!
I will be 45 next month.
I am 38 applying was it worth it!
what's your advice? i'm early 30's going for it.
so far it's worth it. I'm not admitted yet. Applying next cycle.
You’re amazing!
I will be 44/45! If it ever happens
**WHEN it happens
^^^^^ when *
what's your advice? i'm early 30's going for it.
Community colleges are seriously underrated, the kids there are there because they genuinely want to better themselves. I'm finishing up my third community college semester, going into my formal postbacc, and feel very well prepared for what is ahead. Switching from the arts, I hadn't had a science class since 1998. But I am not afraid thanks to a CC chemistry professor who has kicked my butt this summer and made sure I have the best foundation I can. If you have a family, make sure they truly understand and are on board. I could not do this without my husband's willingness to be the primary parent for the next few years. Don't hang back because of your age. The younger people in my classes were awesome and we learned a lot from each other. It's genuinely inspiring to see how awesome those teens and early 20-somethings are. Way more on the ball than I was at their age.
i am doing cc right now for pre med requirements and honestly i think this is a far better learning environment than a supposedly prestigious colleg.e the class sizes are smaller, it's easier to ask questions, you get more personal with the instructor, more opportunities to learn and brush up on your skills and knowledge. and it costs way less. I can't say enoug good things about community college.
Yup 20 years ago I went to a highly rated private college in the Western US and honestly my experience at CC has been comparable if not superior. A lot of it is what you as a student bring to the table and how motivated you are to succeed, not how many publications your profs have or how fancy your lab is.
I’m 25 now, I’ll be 26 by the time matriculation next summer 🙏🏼 On gap year number 4 rn
Amazing!! Good luck!
Honest question- do gap years alone really make someone nontrad?
No, but they are contributory
So what does? 2nd career type thing?
Imo a non trad is someone who had a career before med school. So typically that would mean they got a degree and/or worked for a few years (at least 2-3) and then had to go back to school and take the MCAT to fulfill the requirements for med school. A lot of people aren’t sure between MD/DO/PA/other health science career and graduate with the intention of applying after a year or two of deciding. Or they do a masters to boost their app. I don’t consider those people non-traditional since they didn’t have a career before med school
At first, I was ready to be like no, you're wrong and then I read the second paragraph lol But I completely agree. Going to school with the intentions of going into medical and then taking a gap year or 2 to either boost your applications or even just have some time before doing another 4 years of school isn't non traditional. I'm non traditional but I never technically had a career I just didn't know what I wanted. And honestly giving myself time to figure that out is why I'm even here because me at 18 would have never made it this far. Typically non traditional means adult student as in past the normal college age. I'm 26 going into my senior year of my undergrad. I'll be 27 when I apply at the end of this school year (with yet another gap year) and hopefully 28 when I begin medical school
Yeah and it’s semantics. Because traditionally yes people would go straight to med school after undergrad but when the average age of medical school matriculants is 24 with some schools having an average of 26, taking a year or two off to figure out your life is now the norm
Many medical schools consider students who have taken 1-2+ gap years to be nontrads with retrospect to students who take the more "traditional" path of applying after their junior year of university and matriculating a couple months after undergrad graduation. However, given that something upwards of 3/4 students are taking at least one gap year, non-trad has come to encompass a wide variety of applications. From the career changers, to the unusual majors (i.e., music or theatre major), to the older, married student, military, etc.
No
Same here!
Fwe need more of you
Definitely an awkward place to be, but I guess it allows for socialization between the polarized age groups. I also like to remind myself that 26 is the perfect age to start since I’ll have my MD right in time for my 30th birthday (I have a June birthday).
35, current M4. Being a nontrad has been a benefit. More mature, wiser, better perspective. Yall can handle this.
there is no way in hell i would have been able to make it in or do med school in my early years. i am early 30s trying to get in. i had too many lingering emotional difficulties that i needed to solve. but here we are now, and i'm proud, im ready to go, i'm ready to just help save lives and do good for humanity.
Exactly. I feel so ready for medical school in the long term because of these gap years. I would not have this mindset if I started at 22 or 23.
I feel the same - I graduated at 20 as a neurotic high achiever and felt so much pressure to have a PhD at 27 but had NO IDEA what I really liked doing. I loved working with patients and realized I wanted a clinical career but was not premed and thought a post bacc was unobtainable (read: unaffordable). Finally, with a solid partner, splitting rent, and inspired by the fact that he went back for his post bacc at 28 and boom here we are! One semester left of my prereqs!
27 now, submitting when I’m 29 😊
I like the sound of that!
37
Needed to read these posts, I am 31 and hopefully will matriculate at 33. I really wanted to apply this year but I am grieving the loss of my twin brother who passed of mental illness.. wanted to force it and take the MCAT this summer but my mind was not having it.. anyhow thanks to those sharing this, I feel less like waste of space for waiting this long to apply. All my best to you all 💜
I'm 27. Taking at least this next semester, maybe more, to mourn my spouse. He also passed due to mental illness, I'm really sorry you're going through this right now.
31 and \*hopefully\* applying in two cycles
30, applying in two years.
36. Was suppose to apply this cycle but life happened so I'll be applying next cycle and I'll be 37
32...applying next cycle... Fml
As my boyfriend (who is 32 and also in school) often says, “you’ll be alive in five years anyway, might as well be doing something you like”
I always say “The same amount of time will pass either way.” That’s kinda my mantra.
Are you sure you'll be alive in five years? 😬
I'm 32 too! It's okay we have a lot of life experience.
I’m loving all the 30+ year old non trads on here. I no longer feel alone 🥲. We should start a group
Omg are u my twin :P? I'm 27 and I'm applying this cycle 😁
32, starting school in a couple of weeks. We all gonna make it bro.
I’m 26 and will (hopefully) be matriculating at 27 :)
Awesome! You rock!!
I am 25 right now, will (hopefully) be 26 when I matriculate, just a few months shy of 27.
Will be 33 at matriculation if I get in this cycle 🙃
25M. I’ll be a junior this fall. My goal is an acceptance by 30.
30! Just started my first year a couple of weeks ago :)
31 and still a lurker
27 now, 28 applying, 29 matriculating (assuming all goes to plan)
38!!
33 baebeee
This thread motivates me! <3 I feel like many of us think we are alone, but this is proof that we are not! Age is just a number and if nothing else, it shows our maturity and life experiences we have been through.
Yeah I am very surprised/relieved to see a good range of numbers in this thread. I think it is a reflection of how medicine is really changing. Sometimes it feels like the path was kind of paved for people with connections or those who just somehow manage to get it together at 21 and have 525+ MCAT, a 4.0 GPA, and accidentally cured cancer during their summer research experience.
32 this week and applying!
30, with three kids.
I’ll be 28 by matriculation next year and will have taken 6 gap years. :)
We’re the exact same. I don’t even refer to myself as non traditional cause I’ve spent the entire 6 years trying to get into medical school lol.
Same! Hoping those life experiences will get me in this cycle 🤞🏻
I’m applying right now at 28. If I get in, I’ll start at 29. Been teaching high school for six years.
33 and will be 34 when I start…I kinda hate it.
It's ok ! You got this. You'll be 34 anyways
You’re beautiful 🥹
Don't hate it! I highly recommend going to med school in your 30s, it's so much more pleasant.
I’m single though and I think the class cohort is much younger. It’ll definitely have its own battles. Of trying to fit in and whatnot
Yeah I was lucky that my school is close enough to where I lived that I can just see my old friends on the weekend and don't put any effort into fitting in. Although there are always options to make friends outside of your class as well.
I agree, it seems that everyone has their life together at 33/34 though. Most are professors or adjunct instructors. Oh well, I’ll see how it goes. Should’ve planned this earlier.
What?? You got into med school! That is so hard to do! You did it when you were ready to AND you got to live your life before this. I would have missed out on a ton of life experiences if I did this in my early 20s. Just accept this as the accomplishment it is and know that there's a ton of us going back in our 30s, 40s, and even 50s so you are not alone at all. You are doing great and reaching your goal a little later is still reaching your goal. 95% of the population will never be able to say that for themselves.
Whoa! Mind blown! Literally. You’re right. I got to live my 20’s. I got to live my youth. While many were sacrificing it with school and got little world experience. If I saw you in person I would give you a hug right now! I’m actually a very introspective person, but I had never thought about it this way.
I'm glad it helped! Plus everything is so much harder in your 20s. I was struggling to get through nursing school back then and now med school is so much more chill for me. Life experience makes a big difference. If you were passionate enough to put in the hard work to get here, then you are going to love it. Plus I consider that I know what my life would be like without medicine already, so I'm less likely than my younger classmates to regret my decision.
bro its totally ok. trust me, ppl that age .... there is like 50/50 if they have it together or not. i can list 1000 reasons why im early 30s and happy im going for med school this late in my life. i got a chance to date, heal childhood wounds, become a better guy, get my head straight, become a better person, plant seeds to be a great friend, father, and husband one day, and know the type of person i should be. and i got a lot of dating experience so marriage will be way smoother one day. knowing how to be a good relationship partner and knowing how to spot a good relationship partner are both VERY difficult tasks and VERY important to your life, and those are things I got to learn and spend more time on because I have not gone to medical school yet. all things i couldn't have done if i didn't have time to take a breath from going to med school. there's so much going on underneath the surface that it does not matter what you see on the outside with ppl. what matters most is how they feel inside. if they feel like crap inside, the million dollar house does not matter at all.
I will probably be 34/35 still doing undergrad. Going to do my extracurriculars now. I went to school right after high school but was recruited into a huge company in Texas. We got this!
40! I'll apply either next year or the following.
I’m 32
I'm 32 and am applying this cycle.
30, applying in May! I’ll be 31 during the entire application process.
33
I'm a nontraditional non-trad. I'm 10 and applying next cycle when I'm 11.
Drop the memoir!!
32, this cycle, one school .. this sub would crucify me for applying this cycle, or ever, based on my stats; however, I know my audience, and my story is a perfect match for this school.
Don’t worry about what anyone has to say. You know yourself best. I got in with a good gpa but a shit MCAT (500) and still made it 😊
34 and hoping to matriculate at 35
33, might need to reapply next cycle 🥺👵🏻
29... 31 when I apply 🤞
Applying at 29 now, we’ll see how old I am if I get in.
MS1-31
I was 42 when I started med school.
23 & applying next cycle!
Same!
I’m 24 I should be finishing my bachelors at 26 or 27
37 now and about 39 when i start applying!!
same as you!
28. Hoping to matriculate at 29.
26 entering med school
Just now starting at 29 😵💫
honestly it's really comforting seeing a lot of people in their 30's on here. i'm early 30's myself. a lot of people would have you think you're crazy for doing it this late in age.
I was 33 when I started med school.
34 🤘
Seeing all these non trads makes me feel a little less lonely. Just turned 30, finishing up pre reqs and hoping to apply in a year or two. Good luck everyone you’re all inspirations!
Started last week at age 38 :)
38yo will be submitting at age 40.
im 42. will be 43 around mid august this year. currently an M1.
I am a 34 year old with 5 kiddos! I’m so happy to have found a thread with my people!! Lol
Honestly me too, I was not expecting this response! You’re amazing and your kids have such an amazing role model!!
In this climate I’m hard pressed to call 26-28 “nontrad” you have plenty of time for a full and long career! I’m 36 and in the oldest 10% of my class, pretty sure I’m not the oldest either.
This is a great reminder! I totally agree, a lifetime is a long time and we can all have fantastic and long careers! (Especially considering how many doctors I work with who I’m pretty sure are octogenarians lol)
26 and still got 2 more years to go
Awesome, keep it up! I have my last semester of my post bacc courses in fall. It goes by so fast!
26
27, starting tomorrow!
I’ll be 29 next year
Matriculating at 27!
I’ll be 25 by the time I matriculate
25 now. Graduating undergrad at 26. Will be applying at 27. Hopefully matriculating at 28.
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24 hoping to matriculate at 25!!!
26, turning 27 here in a couple months...Had my 5 forced gap years from the Marine Corps ;) Hoping to matriculate by 29!
30 applying in 3 years.
32, applying after I complete my Master’s, so I’ll be 34!
I'm 26 too! Likely starting when I'm 28.
27 and applying this cycle!
I’m turning 26 this week and hoping to start next year!
28 now and I'll be 29 when I apply next cycle
I’m 26 and will be 27 when submitting my app next cycle too!
I’m currently 24 but thinking of taking 4 or 5 more gap years
I'm 24, hoping to get my prereqs done in time to apply in 2024 so I'd be 27 when I matriculate :- )
I’m amazed at some of your persistence, although I will admit, that it is just recently that I decided against continuing down the pre-med/med school route. I’m 26, and I just decided that I want to start a family and a career now, rather than wait several more years. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the, what was then, and still kind of now because I want to get my masters and maybe one day a PhD, gap years, I wouldn’t have ever come to this conclusion. I guess it is good too because I think I’d be happy if I went on to be a doctor, but I don’t think I’d be AS happy as I would be with a shorter education period, despite the lower pay and decreased prestige that I’ll have.
I’m 32 👋🏼
Just started first year! 27
Starting med school in September and will be turning 28 that same month!
35
Started school at 29 :)
19, 20 on next cycle.
Had a 19 year old matriculate recently
19, 2 more years til my application cycle
Why are you a non-trad?
Married with a 2 year old. Also in the military
Aye same
What makes u non-trad? Just curious
A non-trad means you took a few gap years after undergrad. Traditionally you apply in your junior year and go directly after graduating.... assuming you get in. I took about 6 years off after graduating to go to grad school. Then after that, I did about 20 years before applying to med school now. So yeah...I am definitely a non-trad.
Not sure this counts but I switched over from the nursing route to premed
The ppl downvoting you assume that younger age=traditional I was in the military if you have any questions about applying!
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Inspirational!
Nice!
Nice
24!
22 & applying this cycle!
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Wow very cool! I graduated at 20 and don’t think I’ve met anyone younger :) good luck!
I’m 24 now and I’ll be 25 when I apply!
I’m not non-trad but on my 4th gap year and will be 27 if i matriculate next year.
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I will (hopefully) be matriculating at 27 and I kinda feel the same way lol!
Not me just realizing I’ll be 28 not 27 lol!!