Timeframe for new med students

Johnathanrs
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:09:42 +0000

Question for knowledgeable personal:

I am a senior about to finish in fall with a SS major concentrating on pols and LA classes aiming towards a law degree for a future career. However, due to the economy, I have decided to pursue a M.D for psychiatry instead. I need to take pretty much all of the pre-med courses.(With a few extra to finish my major) So my question: I have the option of finishing this by taking a full class load by 2012 summer.(Or I can wait and skip summer and do it in fall) The problem is I will finish the pre-med req by '12 Summer. Do most med schools start around Aug-Sep for new students, or does it work in comparison with undergraduate and work towards a a acceptance of fall/spring? If not, am I pretty much screwed in the sense that I will have to wait a whole year to start in Fall 13? (I could apply early while I am “taking” these classes, but I doubt I will be considered as a potential student without proof of finishing the pre-med track.) Any advice?

Thanks.