70%premed 进入医学院前有1年以上的gap year
Some statistics:
- Nationwide, only 27% of the medical students who started in fall 2023 reported starting medical school without at least one gap year.
- The average age of a student starting medical school is 24 and has hovered about that age for the last 5 years.
- For PA students, 80% have had at least one gap year and the average age of a first year student is 26.