Williams for Pre-med？

Aardvark
Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:20:47 +0000

Intersteddad; where did you find the median age of 24? That has not been my experience. Using the web site noted above by jrpar I searched and note the following; acceptances to med schools for age <21 is 33 people. For >21 and <25 is 2250 people, and > 25 is 482 people. That doesn’t seem to be a median of 24. I looked through the first 20-25 at Baylor (where I am) and only 2 were older than 23 (25 and 28), most were 21 or 22. I’m not sure how good the data is from this website, but that’s what it shows.

Another point; you don’t need a science degree to get into med school and actually the pre-req’s to get in are fairly simple. Most people take a lot more science than they need to get in. (you’ll get plenty in med school). Many are looking for well-rounded students and they will usually tell you that. I don’t think a LAC or a degree in Liberal Arts hurts you as long as your grades are good and you’ve shown that you can do the science