CMF Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Is there an age limit in applying for Medical Schools in Canada? If so, what is it? Which schools admit any age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 There is only a minimum age but no maximum. One lovely applicant over 40 got in this year. Age is just a number, not a serious factor unless you think it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dongzhuo Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 yeah the only limit is if your too young ( I think for UBC you have to be at least 21 to be awarded an MD degree- read it somewhere) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 yeah the only limit is if your too young ( I think for UBC you have to be at least 21 to be awarded an MD degree- read it somewhere) Is that for matriculation or graduation? Because to get an MD from UBC at under 21 you'd have to be about 16 or 17 when you get in, how could that even happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Not on point, but a lawyer in Quebec recently joined the Bar at age 20! THis person would have had to start law school at age 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoss Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 That is very impressive, but in Quebec can't you start law school right after CEJEP? That would be more the equivalent of 1 year post-secondary compared to the the 3 years needed to get into med. Still, that is quite remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dongzhuo Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Is that for matriculation or graduation? Because to get an MD from UBC at under 21 you'd have to be about 16 or 17 when you get in, how could that even happen? Yeah its for graduation.So the person has to start at 17. It's possible though...the applicant has to be some kind of Doogie Howser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Is there an age limit in applying for Medical Schools in Canada? If so, what is it? Which schools admit any age? It would be illegal to actually have a policy limiting things by age - so all the schools have a stated they don't use it as a factor. There aren't many admitted after age 30 but there are also very few people that apply that late. It would be interesting to see what the end ratio is of acceptance by age group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Gnomey is B.C. is over age 40 and accepted this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Gnomey is B.C. is over age 40 and accepted this year. I know in my year we have a few over the age of 30 as well. So basically it does happen, but I am not sure really how often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 As long as the OP gets the message that age is not a factor, just a number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylamonkey Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I happen to have met both Gnomey and medston in person, both of whom are over 35. If I can get in this cycle I will be starting med school on or about my 32nd birthday. If not, then it will be my 33rd or 34th brithday. No biggie. I think the only issue for me will be that I will have to seriously consider against doing any specialty that requires a long residency after MD. This isn't really an issue though, as I am interested in rural (although I would like to have surgery at Whitehorse General as an option!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestruck Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Here's some stats on average age for Mac http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdprog/documents/Classof2012.pdf So if we take those and extrapolate to other schools, there definately seems to be people that are 30+ getting in. While the numbers are small, I'd say that's more due to the number of people that age applying and/or whether or not they have good qualifications, NOT a discrimination by the schools against older applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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