Applying at 40 ?

[Mart]

Hello guys...

I know there are couples of post like this one, but plz i'd like to hear what you guys think. I am now 37 and i want to go back to college next year at 38.
Ill be 40 after college and i really wanna apply to Med School in Canada (Qc)
Do you think they can reject me "only" because i am 40 ?
I know i can get a really good CRC cause i am pretty good in school.

But after reading to all the Med school here they don't talk anywhere about maximum age. I just don't want to waste my time.

Thank a lot for your replies !

[w...b]

imo i think you should apply. i read somewhere on these forums that the show Medstudents on the life network had someone who was 50 in the first year class. this show is based on Mac medstudents..

w...b

[p0tus]

Hey Mart,

There's one student in our class who's in his early 40's, and a few in their late 30's so there's no reason for schools to reject you simply because you are too old. If you have decent stats and can convince the admissions committee that you can handle the challenges of medical school and beyond, you'll do just fine. Good luck!

[Kirsteen]

Originally Posted by p0tus

Hey Mart,

There's one student in our class who's in his early 40's, and a few in their late 30's so there's no reason for schools to reject you simply because you are too old. If you have decent stats and can convince the admissions committee that you can handle the challenges of medical school and beyond, you'll do just fine. Good luck!

Same with our class: we have quite a few people in their late 30s and at least one person over 40. Technically, schools cannot discriminate based on age so you cannot be rejected based on this.

Cheers,
Kirsteen

[TimmyMax]

Hey,

Our oldest was 32 at the beginning of medical school and he turned out just fine- even sported the only child of our medical school class at graduation- brought him out to the convocation wine and cheese where he was a great hit!
Then again, UWO is generally considered a "younger" class (our average entering age was 23 waaay back in 2002), but other schools definitely feature the odd smattering of matriculants in their mid-to-late 30s and beyond.

[Mart]

Thanks a lot guys for all your positive reply. This is really what i need to hear. It will be a very big decision for me next year because i will have to quit my current job to go back to college, and with 2 kids, this decision was very tough. But i have been thinking about this for the last 5 years and Medecine is really what i want to do.

[Kenola]

Yup...as some of the previous posts have said, they can't discriminate on age. In fact, many med schools are definatly starting to show a preference for more mature students...students with more life experience.

In my med class @ the U of S, there are, I believe, 5 of us who are > 30, 3 are 34-35 (myself included).

Personally, I didn't start university until I was 31. Now at 34 I'm where I wanted to be! It is hard, but if it is what you want to do....well lets put it this way...NONE of us are getting any younger. 4 years will pass regardless of what you do. Would you rather be looking back thinking "yea! I'm in med" or at least "I gave it a shot". Or in 4 years would you rather be thinking "I wonder if its too late NOW to try and get into med"

Good luck!

Kenola

[Maxime]

Hey Mart,

There's a guy who started MD at 37 at Sherbrooke in 2004, so yes, it can be done.

Maxime

[Mart]

Thats cool Maxime...

Sherbrooke would be my #1 choice if that happens someday. I really like that area. I go there every summer for cycling. I was born about 40 min driving from there. Anyway, did you have the chance to talk to this guy ?

How is he doing compare to the other ppl in his class ?
Is he active on this forum ? I really would like to talk with.

[Maxime]

Hi Mart,

Yeah, I know him pretty well, we went to Matane to do a 2 week stage together last April. I think he's definitely as good as anybody in the class, really knows his stuff and all (age certainly didn't disadvantage him).

As far as I know, he doesn't come on this forum.

Maxime