| Questions from Non-Traditional Students Written for Kaplan's Medical School Admissions Advisor. Posted versions are longer than those published. |
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| Generally, medical schools pool all applicants for screening and do not separate out non-traditional or older applicants. So, as long as you can answer the "Why are you applying to medical school NOW?" question reasonably and convincingly, your application stands a good chance. If you are really asking, "How old is too old to apply?", then you should know that medical schools cannot by law discriminate against you because of your age. They cannot ask your age, but they may be able to calculate it from your date of high school graduation. There have been applicants accepted in their fifties into medical school....albeit rarely. Generally, students who apply by their mid-thirties stand an excellent chance if their application is strong in all respects. You may have to be really exceptional for schools to consider you seriously if you apply in your forties or later, however.
Source: Medical School Admissions Requirements, 2002-2003, (Table 5-B, AAMC) |
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