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    Suggestions on How to Make the Most Money in the 6-7 Months Before Med School

    I'm graduating in January, and hopefully, if this cycle goes well, I will be beginning medical school at the end of next summer. For the 6-7 months between graduating from undergrad and starting medical school, I am trying to figure out what options there are for me regarding jobs that will make...
  2. jujutsukinin

    Clinical Job suggestions?

    If there is a thread on clinical jobs, can someone tag me or if not add below this thread? And can someone tell me if being an inpatient pharmacy technician counts as clinical :bigtears:
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    Help me decide what I should be doing in my gap year. Research vs Clinical hour

    As the title implies, I am in a dilemma about what I should be doing. I already got advice that my volunteering hours is weak, so I am working on getting those up. I am also working as a CNA right now (part time) where all of my patients are mostly older people or people above the age of 30. I...
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    Should I take a second gap year? 4.0/525 with strong clinical, but no research/leadership.

    Context: I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life during college, and I basically wasted those 4 years. I never had to take anatomy, but I took it for fun my senior year, and halfway through my last semester of college something clicked and I realized that I want to be a doctor. I've spent...
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    What's the best timeline for me to go straight into med school?

    I'm trying to decide if I want to take a gap year or not - I've read lots of advice on this and ultimately understand that it's just going to come down to personal reflection, so that's not the question I'm asking. What I need help with is determining the best path forward if I aim to avoid the...
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    Best things you've done in your gap years? (Looking for advice)

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    URM School List Suggestions + Gap Year Advice, if at all?

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    Another MS or Work?

    Hello! So I applied to dental schools this year. At the moment, I am on one waitlist for Nova Southeastern University's School of Dentistry. I'm trying to figure out what to do next year on the chance that I don't get into their dental school. I'm about to meet with an academic advisor from my...