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[quote=Anonymous]There is always DO school which requires lower stats.  He could also consider a career as a Physicians Assistant.

Fwiw a lot of students (especially life sciences majors) begin college intending to apply to med school but they change course once they realize how grueling and uncertain the process is. There is nothing wrong with that and if it were my child I would provide emotional support.

It sounds like you have high expectations for your children (you mentioned med school, law school, finance) as possible career paths. Perhaps you can let him know that you want him to be fulfilled and financially comfortable and that there are many paths to achieving those goals.

He might be more willing to share his stats etc and you could help him brainstorm another path to med school or another career path.

It sounds to me like either he is uncertain about his future plans or he is worried that he is not a prime medical school candidate.  In either case he could probably benefit from your emotional support and perhaps even some guidance.

You mentioned he is at UNC - big schools don’t do a lot of handholding and premed students often stumble as they navigate the pitfall infested path to med school.  As others have pointed out, there are good reasons why the average age of matriculation is now 24.  [/quote]

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