That's unbelievable indeed. The only thing I could imagine is that the fact he managed to complete his economics studies after having been in biology the first year, means he can adapt to change. And they may have seen that as a strong point.
But it's so strange... I'm afraid he may have "known someone" and it's been arranged.
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Life experience can count for a lot when applying for med school. Still he'd have to score well on the MCAT which requires advanced knowledge of math, physics, biology and chemistry. I'm guessing he was a fairly brilliant guy to begin with.
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no, if you apply as a mature student, you'll often get treated with slightly easier criteria, particularly if you are coming from a masters or phD. The criteria is of coarse, different for every med school, so you should call them up
You don't need a bio degree to et into med school. Med schools are looking for brilliant people with unique backgrounds and stories and it seems your friend perfectly fit the bill.
yes they do.
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