I'll be starting med school this coming august and am currently in my gap year. I was wondering if any current med students have any advice on how to spend this year before starting school.
I'll be starting med school this coming august and am currently in my gap year. I was wondering if any current med students have any advice on how to spend this year before starting school.
You should post this question in the med school thread not pre-med thread to receive better feedback.
Study for med school. Or travel. Or masturbate all day, every day.
You're in aren't you?
I'll be starting med school this coming august and am currently in my gap year. I was wondering if any current med students have any advice on how to spend this year before starting school.
If he is seeking advice from med students... hm. but i agree, do a searchDon't do that. This is a premed question, not a medical student question. You should do a search, this question gets asked fifty million times a year.
If he is seeking advice from med students... hm. but i agree, do a search
Believe it or not med students do read the premed forum. As you can see most of us have answered this question so many times we don't even give real answers anymore. Last thing we need is this crap clogging up the allo forum.
If you're not a medical student chances are there's no good reason for you to be starting a thread in the allo forum. Asking for "medical student advice" is not a good reason.
Believe it or not med students do read the premed forum. As you can see most of us have answered this question so many times we don't even give real answers anymore. Last thing we need is this crap clogging up the allo forum.
If you're not a medical student chances are there's no good reason for you to be starting a thread in the allo forum. Asking for "medical student advice" is not a good reason.
Travel. Save up some cash and do some travelling when you still have the time. Could be abroad, could be locally in the United States. Just get out and see different parts of the world and interact with different people.
NickNaylor, can you elaborate a bit why you think saving some cash would be a good idea? I imagine it helps reduce the amount of loans you have to take out, and allows a greater budget for personal expenses (not related to med school).I'd do this. Might be a good idea to set aside some cash as well so that you can have some extra money on hand when you do start.
NickNaylor, can you elaborate a bit why you think saving some cash would be a good idea? I imagine it helps reduce the amount of loans you have to take out, and allows a greater budget for personal expenses (not related to med school).
NickNaylor, can you elaborate a bit why you think saving some cash would be a good idea? I imagine it helps reduce the amount of loans you have to take out, and allows a greater budget for personal expenses (not related to med school).
What MedPR said (this was a big problem for me with moving costs; I was left with literally no cash and a maxed out credit card because I didn't plan well and WAY undershot how much moving would cost when I moved and had to wait a few days of having pretty much no money for our disbursement to come in) plus you can either reduce the amount of loans as you said, leaving you with a little less debt at the end, or you'll have more money available to have a more enjoyable lifestyle.
It's also just generally a good idea to have a "safety net," regardless of how small it might be, in case of emergencies.