<p>Is it possible to go off to medical school after undergrad freshman or sophomore year, given that your MCAT scores are good enough? I heard that this is possible and saves years off the undergrad. I am fairly certain that I will go the medicine route..Then again, if this is possible, there are major disadvantages....</p>
<p>Apparently, the MCAT tests for things that don't require THAT much intensive of knowledge (freshman-level courses are deep enough for the MCAT)</p>
<p>It’s possible, but why the need to hurry? By graduating early you’ll miss out on many things your undergrad can offer. Also, many med schools wouldn’t look people graduating early favorably because of maturity problem.</p>
<p>Yes, I do realize that and agree with it…but I think it’s good to know what the options are. One thing that might be an impediment is course credit hours b/c some colleges require certain number of hours, but hopefully some of my AP scores can help with that…</p>
<p>any other suggestions? =]</p>
<p>i can tell you that it has been done; but you might want to take that extra year to build on your extracurriculers like volunteering, shadowing, and research. Plus it depends on your school too, since some require you to do a senior thesis.</p>
<p>Officially, you are eligible for some medical schools as soon as you have the prerequisite courses done. This usually takes at least two years. Unofficially, you’re going to find that the admissions standards are much, much higher for a candidate without a BS, and people are going to be reading your essays and watching your interviews for even the slightest hint of immaturity or impatience.</p>
<p>Even students who graduate in three years have a higher bar to hurdle. Students who spend two years in undergrad and fail to graduate… man, I’d hate to be one of them.</p>
<p>The youngest person in my class was 19 at matriculation. She had a bachelor’s degree, though - she went to college at 15 and finished in four years. I can’t imagine how a 19-year-old with no bachelor’s degree would make it, even to the interview stage.</p>
<p>Why would you even want to think of doing this to yourself?</p>
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The OP is probably just adventurous.</p>
<p>Or a rising freshman.</p>
<p>=] haha, thanks.</p>
<p>I’m curious about the possibilities, though I certainly agree doing this is very risky and imprudent, especially at my age.</p>
<p>The one scenario where I could see doing it is if you took a long time – say, ten years – after high school, not intending to go to college. Instead of getting a full-fledged Bachelor’s, you then knock your your prereqs and take the MCAT quickly. You’d be ~30, and I suspect adcoms would understand.</p>