Don't Let These 4 Obstacles Deter You in the Grad School Application
Thoughts of graduate school, applications, examinations and root canals often fall in the same category of dread. In a similar vein, nearly everyone feels better upon completing each process. Virtually everything worth pursuing in life appears frightening and unattainable in the first moments of conscious thought. Those who say they have no fear or worries often have no life experience either.
Age Related Concerns
College graduation may be a distant memory, with high school memories seemingly exist in the stone age. Graduate school may have seemed too long or too expensive when you first graduated from college. Anxious to get on with the next stage in life, you chose not to pursue graduate school offers at the time. Or, you might have felt unsure of a defined career path at that time.
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Graduate school may be required to fully pursue your passion. Age should not deter even the oldest graduate school candidate. Currently, the average graduate student is 33 years old. That means students far older than 33 years old are accepted and participating in graduate school.
Graduate Admissions Tests
Many schools require prerequisite examinations prior to considering an applicant for graduate school. Medical schools require the MCAT’s, not known for being the easiest examination to pass. Not only must you pass the MCAT’s, but you need an exceptionally high score to gain acceptance to medical school. According to US News & World Report, the highest achievable MCAT score is 528. The average MCAT scores for students accepted to the top 10 medical schools in the US is 520.
Given the weight this score holds for your future, it is very reasonable to seek MCAT private tutoring. The prudent prospective medical school applicant takes this exam seriously if becoming a doctor is their passion.
Negative Self