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My son has learning difficulties. any chance can he get into medical school?
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Depends: This depends very much on the nature of his learning difficulites. There are some very specific learning problems that can be coped with more easily compared to a more generalized problem. If his learning difficulties are causing severe problems in multiple areas, then this would be a problem. The answer would also depend on your son's current age - if young, there is time to work on the problems.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Possibly: If you son has learning difficulties but is highly motivated & completes the right types of course, with good grades and good mcat scores - medical schoolmay be an option. However, medical school is really hard under the best of conditions - so it should be his motivation to be a doctor (and not his parents). If he is learning challenged it would make medical school even more difficult for him;.
Answered 9/28/2016
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