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I don't know why people complain so much about volunteering. The impression I'm getting is that the admission committee just want people to have some experience in dealing with other people outside of your academic environment.. wether it be volunteer, work, internship, co-ops, etc..
I know some people get into unsatisfying volunteering experiences like filing stuff at the hospital or running drugs to the floors and they b*tch about the hoops they have to jump through... if you don't like it, don't do it. Of course, at some point you're going to have some exposure to clinical environment, even if it is boring (or you can just work)... It's just stupid to decide to go into medicine without actually seeing what it is like, and I'm sure most adcoms would agree.
Am I wrong about this?
I know some people get into unsatisfying volunteering experiences like filing stuff at the hospital or running drugs to the floors and they b*tch about the hoops they have to jump through... if you don't like it, don't do it. Of course, at some point you're going to have some exposure to clinical environment, even if it is boring (or you can just work)... It's just stupid to decide to go into medicine without actually seeing what it is like, and I'm sure most adcoms would agree.
Am I wrong about this?