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<p>I just finished my first year as a pre-med. I have two questions:</p>
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<li><p>when do most premed students start their med school applications ? 3rd or 4th year ?</p></li>
<li><p>when do most premed tudents take MCAT first time ? 3rd or 4th year ?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks</p>
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<li><p>Summer between 3rd and 4th year if they’re planning on going to medical school straight from undergrad. The next summer if they’re planning on taking a year out. </p></li>
<li><p>Most probably take the MCAT somewhere between the end of their second year and the (early) summer between third and fourth year. Now that the MCAT is given many times a year (before 2007, it was only given a couple of times a year), people have a little more wiggle room as to when they take the test. So it depends on when they have finished the course requirements, when they can fit in a study course (if applicable), and when they feel they’ve got the time to study for it. And, again, this is if a student is planning on going straight from undergrad to medical school. Those who are planning a gap year can alter their schedules more.</p></li>
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<p>ginnyvere,</p>
<p>thanks</p>