Hi Jackie! I have classmates almost turning 30 when they started. Some started med school after working for mga 5 years before deciding to pursue med. When I was a clerk, I met an intern in PGH from a different med school, he was 51 years old. He started med school in his 30s/40s, but had to take care of his parents for a few years. He was only able to do his internship later on. Sabi niya it was hard to adjust with technology, pero in the end he still finished since he knew he was called to be a doctor. 🙂

@@LloydRizada Hello Doc, I just saw this but really appreciated the reply! Maraming salamat po. Gives us motivation to push through with Med kahit medyo late na. I did hear about him though, the intern at 51 y/o, he was mentioned once by a Surgery Fellow I met po. I didn't ask the name/school but I've a hunch you were talking about the same person po. Heheh Anyways, maraming salamat Doc! Padayon po 🌻

Hi Nikko, mga na meet ko lang so far ay BS Physics and BS Applied Physics from UP Diliman at UP Manila. Kung Medical Physics na course, siguro mas may background na sila na focused sa med talaga compared sa purely Physics.

Will do, Doc! Hopefully very, very soon... hehe

Thank you po, Doc Jem! 😄

Thank you po! 😁

Hi Peter John! Nakihiram lang din ako ng NMAT reviewers from classmates hehehe.. I think maraming orgs ang nag ooffer ng reviews. Pero main review material ko was the free official reviewer they email to you as soon as you registered for the NMAT exam. For me, yun yung pinaka malapit na question styles / difficulty level ng actual exam. God bless!

Thank you so much po kuya😇

Hello! I'm guessing yes, you can do so. Pero personally, I think the NMAT is more of a "screening" requirement for UPCM: as long as you got at least 90, icoconsider ka na for the next round, the interview.

Hi! Yes po! Meron from other schools kahit not from UP, from every region sa Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Meron din 2 or 3 na nag college from abroad haha

@@LloydRizada kahit hindi po ba pre med ang course you think po ba na may chance sa UP Med huhu sabi nila need daw mataas ang nmat if not pre med ang course...

@@Ma.DorineAguilar Although maraming tinatanggap na BS Biology, Biochem, Public Health, etc, I think worth trying pa rin to apply kahit malayo sa Bio ang course, as long as pangarap mong maging doctor :)

Thank you po for info!

God bless!! :)

Hi John Daniel! Nung time ko, merong physical books, pero halos lahat ng classmate PDF na po ang gamit sa laptop or tablet. No, di po need na taga UP and may latin honors :) pero huge advantage siya kasi (1) most na tinatanggap ay from UP (2) grades is a significant factor sa admission process. God bless din! :)

Hi Zamieca! Thank you so much! Yes I do but they’re only photos and not a pdf file. You can send me an email and I can forward them to you :)

Hi Adrian! I don’t think nasa criteria po ang fluency in English. Pero part po ang English at reading comprehension sa NMAT

Hi Farh! Thanks for your feedback! In my experience, they didn't ask me to speak in a different local language, English lang and Filipino. Pero this sounds likely, I guess especially if you're applying under the regionalization program. Good luck!

Hi Farh! Thank you for your feedback! I haven't encountered someone with this situation yet, in my experience it was all in English and Filipino lang. Pero it sounds possible, especially if you have a province or are applying under the Regionalization Program. Good luck! :)

Hi Regine! no.. but I wish meron! Hehehe