#gapyear

Hello! I am a recent graduate, now with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. I decided on pursuing medical school a bit late into my undergrad degree, and finished all the pre-reqs in my last year and a half. I have yet to take the MCAT, and wanted to work for the next year, and then apply to...

hi everyone! I am currently a senior in college majoring in biology with a minor in psychology. I plan on taking a gap year before dental school to strength my application, gain more shadowing hours, do more volunteering, travel, work, save money, and just give myself a well needed mental...

Hey SDN fam I hope you all are well. I'm a pre-med graduating in May and I got offered two positions for my gap year. One is in a research technician position at a well know medical school in NYC doing very cool research and the other is a medical assistant job at a clinic in my hometown...

Hello, I am a graduating senior with a BS in Biology. I have decided to take a gap year after I graduate due to personal reasons. While I do still want to go to optometry school and expand my education, I had to take a gap year. My problem is for those of you who have taken a gap year before...

Hey guys, I am pretty much all set to apply this cycle, but I have been having some second thoughts on whether I should take some time off to add more volunteer/research experience and mostly earn money and travel. My reasoning is that I haven't had time to just enjoy being young and I know...

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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I was planning on applying to med schools during this upcoming cycle (May 2020), but because of the coronavirus, I am rethinking my plans. I am interested in several upper tier research-focused med schools, but my MCAT score is low (514) for most of these schools. My GPA (3.94) and ECs are...

Hey everyone! I am a senior and my GPA is a 3.53 and I have had a lot of family issues that have just gotten in the way of me being able to take my MCAT earlier and apply to medical schools this past June. I am desparately in search of a gap year option. I have been looking into consulting...

Hello! I have a 3.63 overall and around a 3.5ish science so far. I have not taken my MCAT at this time. Unfortunately, I am worried because I obtained 3 C’s my freshman year but I have had an upward trend since (I was dealing with a family illness at the time). I also have one W for organic that...

I am having difficulty choosing between a cancer research lab tech position at a top 30 med school in a big city for 2 years or just scribing for one year. I am ready to apply this June for 2019, I have a 3.7/516, great LRs and decent ECs. - Already have 400hrs of high quality patient contact...

Hey Guys! Thanks in advance for your help Prior to applying to medical school, I plan on taking two gap years and applying the summer following that of my graduation. I would like to spend this year continuing work in my lab (productive, already have a first author pub) and working part time so...