extra curricular

Hi, I am currently a pre-med student. My main activities are presently working as a part-time physical therapy (PT) aide, bio tutor, and doing hospital volunteering in the ER. I plan on applying to this early medical program that is affiliated with my school and have been watching many med...

Hi! I'm a first-year undergrad interested in med school. I am really involved in extracurriculars that relate to conservation and ecology -- for example I volunteer with a club to take care of plants at a greenhouse that a lab does for plant conservation research & I'm also a research intern...

I’m super involved in the classical music community at my undergrad. For context, I had international awards in HS, and though I stopped competing and taking private lessons for my instrument, I still play (biology major, no double major or minor in music). I have leadership in two music orgs...

Just so everyone knows what I am talking about, a Co-op is generally a 2 semester (6 month) extended internship. I am specifically targeting Pharma/biotech/academia R&D. You can see an example of what I am talking about google "pharma coop". I would graduate early and am wondering if I should...

Hey everyone, I’ve been doing advocacy work with Habitat for Humanity, and I really want to continue with it throughout college. The organization has been super welcoming (probably because it's non-paid), and they gave me positive feedback on my work in the first semester. I got connected with...

Would working as a supervisor at a grocery store during freshman year count for leadership hours if I can connect the skills I learned there to medicine? Or is it better to leave it out and only focus on club leadership? Thanks!

Hello, long time lurker. I am currently a junior in a Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program expected to graduate 2025 (this is an undergraduate program). I am currently volunteering in the pathologist laboratory working on grossing specimens (around 150 hours so far). My MLS program allows...

Hey everyone, I'm stuck between two options right now and would greatly appreciate your insights and advice on a decision I need to make. - Option 1: I have the opportunity for a remote job (related to COVID) and a part-time role as a clinical research assistant from the university I graduated...

Hey all, i'm not too familiar with SDN. I am a non-trad RN->MD. I applied the current cycle and currently have 1 waitlist and rest are rejections. If any of you are willing, I'd appreciate some feedback on me EC/work Hobby area for next cycle. Currently ones I have (active/completed) 1. 1 year...

Hi all! I live in a relatively small community, with a surprising proportion of the demographic being considered senior. When I look at my community, I have noticed the majority of my friends parents, including my own mother, experience a relatively high degree of social isolation. I am in...

Hi all. I’m a first year D.O student and had a question regarding my first couple weeks in school. So far, we have had one unit and although I passed, I did not receive an “honors” designation or a “high pass” as my school notes for better performance in the block. I am also working on 3...

about 600 hrs but no pubs/papers/presentations. anyone else have the same experience and if so was it ever a problem during admission? did they ask questions about why you didnt do anything major in the interview? I usually hop from project to project helping people but I never took my own project.

You’ve probably read about the odds of being admitted to medical school. In the unlikely event that you haven’t and are currently in a good mood, don’t. Here’s the short version: requirements start with an excellent GPA and MCAT score. Most applicants have both. The definition of “excellent”...

First question - does this caretaking role count as an experience? Currently have two clinical experiences but both are very untraditional, was wondering if I its worth getting one of those certifications to get a more traditional experience. I have a ton of stories from the periop job...

Hi everyone, I’m an MS2. I’m wondering what are some suggested extracurricular activities to help you stand out in Med School? I am currently doing research and some volunteering with different clinics but I feel like everyone is doing that! All of my friends are doing so much besides...

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Hello everyone, I am a senior in college trying to get some last minute shadowing under my belt since COVID pushed me behind. I was advised by a classmate to write letters to small practices instead of trying a hospital. However, I’m not sure if I should write the practice as a whole or the...

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I am a pre-dental freshman this year at University of Washington-Seattle, and I am planning on becoming a RA this upcoming Winter quarter because there is an opened position. I find it as an opportunity to improve my communication skills, build community, learn from diverse experiences that I...

I am now an accepted student at an US medical school. In my AMCAS application, I listed free-diving as a hobby and mentioned I am a certified free-diver, but I was not certified until one week after I submitted the application. Before being certified, I mostly free-dived without certificate when...

Hello! Have a question about one of my most meaningful experiences. Thank you so much for helping me out. Spring break of my freshman year, I did a mission trip through my school to a children’s home/orphanage in a developing country. We raised money, and also had most of the trip covered by my...

Hello, I am a non-trad who ditched premed mid-undergrad and is planning to go back and finish my pre-reqs and ECs. My family lives abroad (Korea), and I really don't have a home here in the States. Since the classes that I plan to take are asynchronous online, I can take them back in Korea or...

How many research, clinical, non-clinical, EC, and volunteer hours should I have to get into competitive schools like NYU or the like? I know the obvious answer is a lot or "many" but how many hours (roughly) would you say the average applicant applying to competitive schools has? How many...

Hi, I (current 3rd year, going to take a gap year) decided to be pre-med before covid hit so I'm behind on all my application but I'm most worried about my low clinical experience. I basically have none. There are no clinical opportunities available where I am and I don't see any opening up...

Strangely worded title, but I didn't really know how else to word it. Long story short, I graduated a few years ago from a UC, screwed around too much and graduated with less than stellar grades; 2.67 to be exact (similar cu and sci GPAs). Fortunately, I have no bio/chem/physics courses (i.e...

I have the usual clinical volunteering, shadowing, research, etc. Just was curious to know for those already accepted or are applying to med schools, what are some activities you've done that are interesting and you'd think would make you stand out? I've begun starting a charity event, raising...

I have around 650 hours of volunteering I gained throughout high school at one of the top hospitals. All were direct patient contact (listed as so under my position) and about 50 of the hours are clinical (rest were non-clinical as I didn’t do anything MEDICAL regarding the patients I believe)...

I was wondering if asking for a letter of recommendation from a priest I have grown close with would be frowned upon by adcoms. Much of my ECs have come from serving at my church in various activities for many years. I believe he could write me a strong letter of recommendation because of how...

Hi all! Which activities would be a good use of my summer in terms of preparing me to apply to optom? I've spent the last summer as a lab assistant in a vision research lab, and I've applied to a few optometry clinics to see if they need any part-timers. Any suggestions are appreciated...

What is considered good clinical experience? What is considered good non-clinical experience? How many hours is enough to be considered good? Is it better to have less hours in multiple places, or many hours that show commitment to one place? What do you guys think?

This specifically isn't a WAMC thread since I haven't applied to any schools yet nor taken the DAT (I will this upcoming spring). I just wanted to ask if my progress looks okay or if I need to do more. Below are my stats, thank you for your help: (Certain names have been redacted) I am...

I am interested in starting a new club at my college. However, many clubs are meaningless and are there just to put on applications while they don't do anything. While I am also interested in putting it on my application, I want it to have some purpose. I was thinking about starting a science...

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Hi, I'm currently a 19 year old Canadian premed student in the 3rd year of my undergrad. My GPA is ~3.9, and i was wondering if being the owner of a small investing business that i founded would make my application more competitive to med schools? I have also developed my own website to help...

I'm going to have between 200 and 300 hours of research by time I apply because I'm in my schools undègrad research program. No publications, but will do a presentation for senior assignment in May 2019. I'm planning on starting volunteering next month and planned on having ~200 hours...

So I cofounded a tech startup with two other people that is now appraised at 7.5 million dollars - the problem is, I no longer find the work we're doing fulfilling (and I have a few issues with the people I started it with) and I would rather pivot and focus on other projects. If I leave now...

Hello! Long time reader, first time poster. I'm a little bit late to the game for pursuing medical school and am curious if my current plan seems feasible or should I take a gap year (which isn't ideal)...? Graduating Dec 2018 with a Neuroscience BS and Chem minor with cGPA of ~3.8 at age 24...

I would love some advice on how to improve my chances of getting accepted into medical school. I'm finishing up my associates degree in Biology this quarter and will be graduating from my community college with a 3.89. This is with some minor setbacks, I did decide to audit Organic Chemistry...