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Does taking a gap year to work (not med related) hurt your chances when reapplying to an MD program?
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I'm not the best example since I've only received two interview invites so far, but I took two gap years to work. I worked for a year as a chemist, then did a Masters for a year, then took this current gap year to apply to medical school while working as a chemist again.
I think it depends on what you work in, whether you did well enough as an undergraduate, and your MCAT score still just like a traditional applicant.
Long story short, I don't think it hurts your chances by much.
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I think it depends on what you work in, whether you did well enough as an undergraduate, and your MCAT score still just like a traditional applicant.
Long story short, I don't think it hurts your chances by much.
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No. What matters more is that you improved on whatever deficiencies led to you not being accepted in the first place - grades, service hours, etc. If you're simply the same application but with a year's worth of job experience you're likely to encounter the same results.
