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View Poll Results: How old were you/will you be when you started/start first year of med school?
19 or under 27 16.07%
20 - 21 15 8.93%
22 - 23 36 21.43%
24 - 25 36 21.43%
26 - 27 18 10.71%
28 - 29 8 4.76%
30 - 31 5 2.98%
32 - 33 5 2.98%
34 - 35 5 2.98%
36 or over 13 7.74%
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Old 12-12-2005, 06:34 AM
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Just a little stat

How old were you/will you be when you started/start first year of med school? Haha, not that it matters; it's just for those who are curious including myself.

Don't worry, you'll remain totally anonymous.

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this is an interesting thread, i'll be 20 when i start at saba. how old are you guys, or were you guys when you started?
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What? Someone actually started med school at 19 or under? Are you from the UK?
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We had two that young starting in our class at UQ. Not sure how they managed it.
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We had two that young starting in our class at UQ. Not sure how they managed it.

UQ? what school is that? where?
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We had two that young starting in our class at UQ. Not sure how they managed it.
In grad entry?
Undergrad.. not so big a deal
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UQ is grad entry. I'm in an undergrad course (6yrs) and most of us start at 17. one of the guys in our class started at 16!!! He was one of those guys who changed states and got put up a year in school.
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UQ is grad entry. I'm in an undergrad course (6yrs) and most of us start at 17. one of the guys in our class started at 16!!! He was one of those guys who changed states and got put up a year in school.
UQ is all dergrad? Didn't know that.
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I am 19 as of now... I will be 22 when I apply to med schools...
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i was 16 when i started at med school in march of 2003.

in perth most people start uni at 17.
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