Prettyfunguy Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 I will be 24 turning 25 in November, is that too old for Dalhousie medical school? boggie111 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurker25 Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Is this a troll post? boggie111, daleader, SquirtleMD and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettyfunguy Posted July 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, lurker25 said: Is this a troll post? Why would it be a troll post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Instagrammar Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Prettyfunguy said: Why would it be a troll post Average age of acceptance is around 23-24. Some of your classmates will be in their early 40s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaff Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 36 minutes ago, Prettyfunguy said: I will be 24 turning 25 in November, is that too old for Dalhousie medical school? Class of 2022: Class stats Average GPA: 3.8 Average MCAT: 509 Average age: 24 Age range: 21-34 Number of females: 61 (54%) Number of males: 51 (45%) avocado_toast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avocado_toast Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Prettyfunguy said: I will be 24 turning 25 in November, is that too old for Dalhousie medical school? Absolutely not too old. I know really awesome doctors, residents, and medical students who started in their late twenties and early thirties. If anything, a bit more life experience will help you, not hinder you in any way. At the interviews this past year, the Med1s told everyone that no one cares how old you are or if you’ve done additional graduate degrees or not. Once you’re in, you each have something great to bring to the table. I would focus on why you want to be a doctor and what you personally have to offer, rather than what year you were born in. Bambi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalhousie23 Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 I was just accepted this year at Dal. I’m 24. I hope it’s not too old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soso12 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 I am 26 and starting at Dal this September. I really don't think age matters at all, there are pros and cons to being older. Once you are practicing, your patients will not care how old you were when you got accepted to med school. mitmtl and avocado_toast 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouspls Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Wait people consider 24 to be old I'll be 25 in November so hopefully not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elephante Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 9:37 AM, Prettyfunguy said: I will be 24 turning 25 in November, is that too old for Dalhousie medical school? Not too old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardDegrasseSagan Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 11:20 PM, YesIcan55 said: OP is either trolling or grossly uninformed, the average age of first year medical students in Canada (non-Quebec) is 24-26 depending on the school Some schools tend to be much younger (I know the stats of my school were pretty skewed towards the 20-22 range). That being said, no one is ever too old for medical school. However, age difference is definitely a consideration to be prepared for. Medical school can be a bit of a repeat of high school, some of your classmates can be pretty immature, and so being aware of the fact that reduce the surprise of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernieMac Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 5:39 PM, RichardDegrasseSagan said: Some schools tend to be much younger (I know the stats of my school were pretty skewed towards the 20-22 range). That being said, no one is ever too old for medical school. However, age difference is definitely a consideration to be prepared for. Medical school can be a bit of a repeat of high school, some of your classmates can be pretty immature, and so being aware of the fact that reduce the surprise of it all. - avocado_toast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardDegrasseSagan Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 20 hours ago, YesIcan55 said: there is no English Medical School in Canada with an average age of 20-22. I wasn't trying to imply that the average was 20-22. By skewed towards 20-22 range, I meant that the majority of the students fell in this range. There were still a few 22-24, handful of 25-30, and a couple of 30+. They gave us the statistics of it all during some of the intro lectures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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