<p>Many people say to apply early for med schools. Does this mean to apply early as in early in June, or early as in right after end of junior year rather than senior year?</p>
<p>Does applying in your early years of college give you an advantage?</p>
<p>BDM thanks for your response, but my question is still unanswered.
Is applying in your early years of college more advantageous than applying after college such as later on in your life? Or it doesn't matter when in your life you apply if you have good GPA, EC, MCAT, etc?</p>
<p>You can't apply in your early years of college, as in freshman, sophomore, or even junior year. The earliest you would apply is in the summer after your junior year if you want to go on to med school right after you graduate.</p>
<p>What "apply early for med school" means is within that year's cycle. Ideally you take the MCAT in Jan. or April and apply in the summer as soon as the application begins. That way you are at the beginning of the application group for the following year's class instead of at the end of the group. Med schools have a limited number of interview slots that they start filling in the summer and early fall.</p>
<p>If you apply some years after graduation from college you can still be accepted, but you need to show interest and some experience in medically related work.</p>
<p>When people talk about applying early they usually mean turning your primary in June or July and turning in your secondaries within a short time of receiving them.</p>
<p>On the contrary, applying as a 20 year old or 19 year old would put you at a disadvantage at many med schools since they prefer older applicants with more life experience.</p>
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This is certainly true of all applicants.</p>