The lowest GPA admitted to medical school is a 3.0 GPA.
It's difficult but not impossible to get into a top medical school with a GPA of 3.0 or lower if the med school has no GPA requirement.
Data from the AAMC shows that acing the MCAT ( a score above 517) and having a GPA between 2.8 and 2.99 results in a 46.7% chance of admission.
It is strongly suggested that you have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to gain acceptance to any medical school.
However, this is a minimum value, and most applicants should have a mid-3.0 range GPA to be competitive.
Many medical schools organize their training into two parts: pre-clinical and clinical.
In a traditional four-year curriculum, the pre-clinical phase includes two years of science training when you learn about basic medical concepts, the structure and functions of the body, diseases, diagnoses, and treatment concepts.
Generally speaking, a typical medical school program can be completed within approximately four years.
However, the timing will depend on the specific institution, if a student takes a leave of absence or elects to take additional courses, or if he or she pursues additional training.
The content you will be learning isn't necessarily hard.
But rather, the sheer volume of information you're expected to memorize is what's difficult.
Imagine going through a semester worth of material from undergrad, in just one week.
That's essentially the pace you'll be expected to move at in med school.
Going to medical school is not cheap but well worth it if you really want to become a doctor and help people out and make a good salary.
If you're an in state student the cost of one year of medical school is around $35,000.00 including tuition, health insurance and other fees.
If you're an out of state student it can cost as high as $58,000.00 per year for medical school.
By the time you get through medical school it can cost you as much as $170,000.00 so you should only go to medical school if you really want to become a doctor.
In general, pre-med students are advised to retake courses in which they have earned a 'C. '
In reality, one or two 'C's will not rule out medical school for anyone, especially for otherwise high-achieving students.
Year one is the hardest year of medical school.
Not only that, but the number of hours spent in those classrooms and labs is often equivalent to a full-time job, plus all of the hours spent studying outside of that.
You'll be at about 26 years old when you graduate from med school if you study in the US.
After graduating from high school at 18, you'll spend 4 years in college and yet another 4 years in med school.
There is no age limit for medical school. You can become a doctor in your 30s, 40s, 50s, and even 60s.
In the end, medical schools want students who will make good physicians.
Age is not a factor.