#extracurriculars

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    I did nothing - can it be made up for?

    Title. For over a year after my graduation in 2020 (philosophy BA), I did essentially nothing. I can cite environmental factors, like COVID-19 and depression, or not having a car (or meaningful public transportation where I live), or the fact that I hadn't yet decided to switch tracks, but that...
  2. Perchperkins

    Had a terrible semester as a 2nd year premed student - I feel kinda discouraged :/

    I doubt anyone's really going to want to read a sappy pre-med student talk about their grades, but feel free to stick around if you'd like. My first and second semesters of college I did quite well. I had A's, I was on campus and I was doing extracurriculars and what not. Since COVID hit and...
  3. M

    Applying without much experience due to COVID

    I am a rising junior who was planning on applying during my senior year (2021-2022 cycle) and I had a lot of clinical and volunteering experiences that were lined up for the upcoming year, however it seems that many of them are considering canceling with the second wave of COVID. I have some...
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    Pre-Optometry Extracurriculars

    Hi guys, So I'm in 3rd year undergrad right now and summer is coming up. I have jobshadowed at various practices before however never got a legitimate job at any of then. I am wondering what else I can do this summer to help with my application as my GPA is not good. Jobshadowing is good but it...
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    Extracurriculars. I need help.

    Hi everyone, I recently talked to my pre-med advisor at school about my chances of getting into Med School. I showed her a list of my extracurriculars and she said I was missing a big chunk of activities that showed "Service Orientation". She told me that I should take a year or two off and do...
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