Did I start my EC's too late?

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JugglesMed

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Honest options here.

I've been volunteering at a hospital for about a year now. (200 hours)

Volunteering with special needs children for 1.5 years (60 hours)

Volunteering at orphanage for 3 months (40 hours)

Clinical internship I completed from feb -April this year (70 hours)

Shadowing from may 2016-august 2017 (90 hours)

And miscellaneous volunteering 2015-current (40 hours)

Do you think my app will red flag since my medical experience is within 1-2 years and not over long term?

Other parts of my app are strong (4.0 GPA)

I plan to continue all my volunteering until I matriculate.
 
You began a bit of volunteering well before you started shadowing.

You started shadowing 2 years ago, then got into volunteering with special needs children 6 months later, and then got into a hospital volunteering activity. This shows a nice progression of serving others, wondering if medicine might be right for you, shadowing to test that interest, then getting involved in services to the disabled and the hospitalized. Makes perfect sense to me and doesn't seem like too little too late.
 
You began a bit of volunteering well before you started shadowing.

You started shadowing 2 years ago, then got into volunteering with special needs children 6 months later, and then got into a hospital volunteering activity. This shows a nice progression of serving others, wondering if medicine might be right for you, shadowing to test that interest, then getting involved in services to the disabled and the hospitalized. Makes perfect sense to me and doesn't seem like too little too late.

Thanks I appreciate it! I just wanted to make sure.
 
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