gap year

Hi SDN, This is my first post here, so sorry if this is the wrong forum. I am a recent graduate from a Top 40 university, currently taking a year off before I apply next cycle. I have taken all my pre-reqs, however I didn't do so well, since I graduated with a 3.29 cgpa and a 3.1 sgpa. My gpa...

Hi everyone! I know I'm cutting it close, but I'm trying to decide whether I should apply this cycle or take a gap year(s). I know this question has come up a couple times in the forums, but not quite with my situation. Here is my info: University: Vanderbilt Class of '18 Major: Neuroscience...

Hi friends. I applied for fall 2017 admission to dental school but was denied entry. I applied to all three schools in Texas (I am a Texas resident) as well as Oklahoma. I got interviews at Dallas and Oklahoma. I was wait listed by Oklahoma before being denied, and I heard nothing from Dallas...

I have scheduled my MCAT for August 18th. Due to a family member being ill it has taken me longer to prepare for the MCAT. Will it kill me if I take the exam in August and submit my application now during July so it can be processed? cGPA: 3.27 sGPA: 3.61 Even though my GPA is low I have an...

Hi everyone, This is something I have been struggling with ever since I found out I wont be taking biochem until my last semester. Heres the thing: next summer I will have finished all bio/chem/physics/A&P EXCEPT for biochem (and calc), which I will be taking fall 2018. Since I would already...

Hey, Apologize if this has been asked before. I still don't know what I'll be doing this gap year while I apply so it is not reflected on AMCAS, and my current position ends at the end of July. For schools that don't ask about gap year plans in secondaries, would the "Additional Information"...

Hi all, Do you think with my stats and trend I should do a post-bacc? Or focus on writing better secondaries and getting more clinical experience? I applied to a bunch of schools (around 24 MD, a couple DO) and didn't get a single interview- I was pretty crushed to say the least. It took me...

Hello! So basically I am hoping to apply to both M.D. and D.O. schools this summer, but I was just wondering if I could get some advice/insight on the timeline of my application. So some background: I just recently graduated this May with a degree in cell biology and neuroscience and a minor...

Hi everyone, I've read a lot of posts on here but never posted one myself. I'm hoping some of you will be able to give me some insight on my current situation. I just graduated with a BS in Biology. I decided to take a gap year last summer because I had no research experience at the time. I was...

Any input would be greatly appreciated! Currently debating between one or two gap years. Recently graduated from a top 12 university, average GPA, below average science GPA (3.45...thanks to poor sophomore year habits for Orgo) but nice trend upward my last two years,solid EC, Research multiple...

Hi everyone! I need some timely advice for what I should do this next year. I applied kind of on a whim to the Marian University Master of Biomedical Science program last month, not really expecting to get accepted this late in the cycle, but I just found out I was accepted and they need a...

I'll make it short. I'm a very smart student, the kind that is confident and lazy. I have a 3.5 GPA, which has been a consistent upward trend (i consistently get above 3.6 per semester now). My shadowing is only about 35 hours in a single hospital with one doctor, and my volunteering experience...

Hello! I am thinking about what kinds of jobs I want to apply for during my gap year. There is a special needs assistant teaching position that I am pretty qualified for and likely to get, but I was wondering if a more medically relevant gap year job would be a better choice in case I have to...

Hi there! I am about to graduate from college and have already submitted my AMCAS. I am a competitive applicant for medical school (3.96 GPA, 514 MCAT with lots of research and shadowing), so I don't NEED an amazing gap year to boost my application. I am currently looking for jobs in the...

I just graduated college and am applying to medical school this year, so I will be taking a gap year. I most likely will be starting a job mid-late July, which is about the same time I will be submitting my AMCAS application. Should I just wait until the secondaries to put the details about my...

Hey guys, I need some help deciding what to do during my gap year (likely two gap years). I recently graduated from a solid school. I have a 3.796 cGPA and a 3.802 sGPA. My GPA has an upward trend as I had a 3.6ish GPA through my sophomore year and a 3.96 across my junior and senior years. I...

Hey ya'll, This is my first post here. I've been searching through these forums over the years and have gotten a lot of great advice. So I decided to finally make my own account and join in on the discussions! Some quick background info about me: Demographics: Male, Asian, TX resident...

I am currently heading into my senior year of college and since my MCAT was bleh (495), I am planning to take a gap year. I am planning to take the MCAT once again during early Spring. Does it seem like a good idea? Thanks! Also give me some recommendations!

Hello Everyone, Does anyone know about the BU M.S. HEM program? Healthcare Emergency Management | Boston University If you are in or have graduated the program, can you please let me know? I am going to take a gap year/application year after my senior year. I am looking into either doing this...

Currently on a waitlist and working on my plan B. I have thought about different options if I don't get accepted this year. Would doing a business management masters negatively affect my application? Would the schools see this as a lack of commitment to medicine? I would think that business is...

Hey all any advice on which job I should take would be immensely helpful. A little bit about me: just graduated from a public state uni, doing a 1 yr post bac program in DC. AMCAS cGPA: 3.48 AMCAS sPA: 3.41 MCAT: planning on January date EC's: 8 months working as ED scribe in small rural...

Hey everyone :) I took some time off to save up some spending money and pay back some loans before med school. During my "gap year", I've gotten a lot more in shape. I've been starting a business and have some big name potential investors, I've traveled, working in a prestigious lab, a total of...

I am a non-traditional applicant with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (graduated May 2016). I had been wavering between pursuing a career in engineering vs. in health for the first 3 years of undergrad, but after 3 engineering internships vs. volunteering / working in healthcare, I decided I...

So, I have two possible jobs for next year. I will be starting in Aug when I return from a summer scholarship program. - Scribe at a hospital ($20/hr), but dependent on whether or not I have patients, so hours will fluctuate and may dip a little below 40 sometimes, or maybe even over a little...

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I took 2 years off after not finishing preliminary internship year. I was sexually harassed by an attending during my preliminary year and had to take care of a very ill family member. I was also depressed since I didn't match into dermatology, so I ended up giving it all up before I finished my...

How do you guys do it? I mean how to do maintain a decent gpa and do research? What are the time demands for the research? Also, would research be good to have for applying MD non PhD? Honestly, I know people say don't check boxes but I'm not lab savvy at all and I honestly dislike labs...

I took 2 years off after not finishing preliminary internship year. I was sexually harassed by an attending during my preliminary year and had to take care of a very ill family member. I was also depressed since I didn't match into dermatology, so I ended up giving it all up before I finished my...

I am trying to decide if it is worth it for me to apply to either an MSOT or OTA program this summer or just take the gap year. I have been getting very mixed opinions on if it is worth it to apply now. Here are my stats: -I will have 100 hours of observation (30 hours in peds private practice...

I'm taking two years off and working at a university before going to medical school. I'm applying this cycle and am torn on whether or not to get a letter or recommendation from my boss. She's always so hot and cold toward me that I'm not sure that I trust her to give me a strong letter (she...

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This is just out of curiosity, but I was wondering if you could earn graduate credits which could be transferred into the PhD portion of an MSTP program to cut down on the time in the MSTP program?

I just had a long conversation with a friend of mine who is in a similar life situation as me and applied to medical school this past cycle. She didn't get into any medical schools and is taking a second gap year, and told me she actually wished she had decided to take two gap years to start...

So I have been having a hard time deciding whether to apply this cycle or wait until next cycle. Gpa: 3.55 sgpa: 3.58 MCAT: yet to take but have been getting 506 So with the mcat I'm scheduled for june which I already feel is late and i know pushing it off i can have a higher score but it will...

Hey everyone I have been checking these forums for advice for years now but have never actually posted. I recently came across a few gap year options, and have gotten different answers from everyone I ask in person, so I figured I should make my first post ever on SDN to get some online brutal...

Howdy everyone. I'm a graduate and re-applicant. I recently got an offer to work as an outpatient scribe. I'm also looking for research opportunities. These research opportunities would be higher paying than scribing, and I'm interested in research if I ever get into medical school. However...

I recently met with a counselor at one of the schools I applied to. They said they looked over my application and nothing appeared to be wrong with it. I asked them if my grades, MCAT, or ECs were lacking and they said no. They did advise me to obtain more LORs but that was it. I believe I...

Graduating from a top 40 LAC in New England with a B.A. in Chem and Math in 3 years, GPA is kind of low, not perfect but above 3.5. I've done computational BPC research for about two years and going now, but my app looks like I'm set on the PhD/research track. My advisor thinks I need something...