Trying to correlate symptoms with cause

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<pagetext>Hi there,

 

I was wondering what the age distribution is for med students, i.e. how many are in their mid-late twenties versus early-mid thirties, etc.?

[Guest QM6]

Hey magsky,

 

This thread had a link to the ACMC website with most every stat you could imagine about med school, including age distribution - the majority of applicants are in the mid-late 20's range, and that's reflected in the make up of most classes.

[Guest adlinner]

Interesting to note that the younger you are the more likely you'll get in! The rate of admission in 2001/02 is 37% for those under 20 and 16% for those above 26, making the about half of the entering class 22 and under even though there are more applicants in the 23 and up category. I think QM6 must mean most schools have older classes and a few schools typically have much younger classes to balance it out.

 

This stat may or may not mean maturity is a big factor. Of course maturity comes in different forms other than just age, but I think the biggest bias is that, on average, MCAT scores are higher for students who are younger: those under 21 do better than those who are 22-23, and so on. So the numbers on the ACMC site may reflect factors before the interview and not during.

 

Anyhow this is going to fuel that discussion on the value of undergrad.

 

(although there is of course one other problem with making that correlation...)

[Guest moo]

It may also be that older students tend to maybe have worser stats... i.e., those that constantly reapply after having not made it initially. Just a hunch... undergrad is valuable... I wouldn't have had it any other way.

[Guest lcloh]

you are correct that maturity arises in different forms from age... maturity is determined by lifestyle events... if you have a 21 year old who's lived in two different countries and struggled for years to pay their own debts compared to a 24 year old who's always had everything they ever wished for and has a narrow focus of the world, things might be very different maturity-wise between the two of them.

[Guest V]

exactly.

 

I am 24 and I am about as mature as a 6 year old.

 

Just ask my girlfriend.

[Guest monksters]

I'm just starting Med school this year at 26 and my girlfriend still says I'm just like a boy! Especially when I get new climbing or snowboarding toys!!

 

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[Guest nanoarray]

27 here

[Guest therealcrackers]

Man, 27 was nice. But I left that behind in first year...

[Guest jmh2005]

I started Meds when I was 27...after 2 degrees and 3 years of practicing OT!

[Guest fox]

Me too... I'm starting at 26 after two degrees.

[Guest IRNBRUD]

Incoming at 27 after 1 degree. Feeling much better about that now....

[Guest CaesarCornelius]

Im 22, but hey.. Im mature enough to get married.>?? no??

[Guest eJaya]

Just turned 24.... almost a quarter of a century

[Guest marbledust]

I am starting at age 30! (yikes!) I actually just had the birthday not that long ago and think I am over the age-crisis- thing. The key word here being "think":eek

[Guest UWOMED2005]

UWO tends to be a younger school (I think) with an average entering age of 23, but I have friends who were 25. . . 27. . . even 31 on the first day of class.

 

Don't worry about your age. It's (for the most part) irrelevant.

[Guest Megs]

I am 23 and felt a little left in the dust when a bunch of my 21 year old classmates got into meds before I did! Even though it looks like I'm in the normal age to start, my grandma never fails to remind me that she was married and had 2 kids and pregnant again by the time she was my age - apperantly, she thinks I'm old!

[Guest Toonces]

Yeah, this really makes me feel good.

 

I'm 26 with lots of life experience and a certain KIND of maturity..i.e. I'm still a snot-nosed brat who gets ID'd.

[Guest FrenchyMed]

1st: I am not trying to get free medical info here, nor do I believe in self-diagnosis instead of seeking professional help... I am simply trying to find info and have come up empty so far.

 

I am amazed by the med students posting on this site and was hoping someone could give me insight on this:

 

A 2yr old boys complains of leg pains and has a high fever, chills and seems lethargic. He can walk without limping and does not have a bruise or a rash. He suffered from hand, foot and mouth disease in the recent past.

 

Does this condition ring any bells? I'm just curious.

 

Thanks!

[Guest Apna]

I was 20 during last year's applications... in fact I turned 21 merely days ago. I was rejected by every school I applied to, but was interviewed by 3 of them. I'm done my degree... I'm guessing this is their way of telling me I still have some growing up to do.

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