Application Timing

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I read through PreMed Resources Sticky but I didnt get the exact answer I wanted.</p>

<p>I am a bit confused about the timing of applications. Some of the medical school websites i visited said you need 90 credit hours to be eligible while others said you needed a bachelors degree to apply. Assuming i want to apply after Junior Year, does this mean I could not apply to those colleges that require the completion of a bachelors degree? Or do they just want a completed degree before enrollment at the med school?</p>

<p>If my understanding is correct, if i apply after senior year then i would basically waste a year. In contrast, applying after junior year would allow me to start med school right after senior year. </p>

<p>Thank You</p>

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<p>You only need to complete degree before enrollment at the med school.</p>

<p>What you wrote in the last paragraph is correct.</p>

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<p>I don’t think a single med school requires a degree at the time of application. Some of the website are probably listing their matriculation requirements where you will need a degree (for the vast majority. I think there are a few schools that theoretically would let someone enroll without one but that’s an exception reserved for the really really really exceptional - think zuckerberg/gates exceptional except in medicine instead of tech)</p>