EC Building

[deleted407021]

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Well, I'm going to go against my own advice and post a thread bloody early in the morning, but I want to get it out there lest I forget. Anyway, this fall will be the beginning of my official sophomore year (I was duel enrolled for 1.5 yrs). So far, my volunteering has been great; I started at a free clinic this summer and I love it, plus they will keep me on indefinitely so that is perfect. I predict that I will have somewhere around 800-1000 clinical hours by the time I apply in fall 2015. This will include a lot of shadowing because I work with doctors all the time. I am a clarinetist of eight years but have been limited to playing twice a week in my church orchestra (five years) and not really growing as a musician. I cannot join my school's symphony this semester due to scheduling issues. I am a four year member of a dove hunting club and that activity probably totals 500 hours. Do ya'll think I'm on the right track with my ECs, because to me, they feel pretty skinny in terms of diversity. I am particularly eager to expand my musicianship, but have not been given that option as of yet. Any help will be appreciated.

P.S. I'm a vegetarian (yes, one who hunts, I know). I like to try cooking a variety of vegetarian meals. Valuable? IDK.

 

[PanRoasted]

The dove hunting thing sounds cool, if you can make it sound meaningful on an application. If the music thing isn't happening, don't push it. It could be another nice thing to put on your application, however it's not going to make or break anything. Clinical also looks good and should definitely carry you through.

You should round out your application with some research. Try contacting professors in bio/chem departments for open research positions. Non-clinical volunteering would help out tremendously, particularly if you have the opportunity to work with underserved populations and can gain a bit of diversity/perspective from the experience.

The good thing is you're only a sophomore. Lighten up! you have so much time. take everything in stride and tackle any opportunity that comes your way with optimism, and your ECs will fall into place on their own! good luck 🙂 sophomore year is fun.

 

[deleted407021]

Thanks for the response!

 

[deleted407021]

Bump?

 

[Sassafrass23]

I think it sounds pretty well rounded: Music, hunting, clinical. Research can never hurt so I'd go for it if you're able.

Sounds like you're in a good position, keep it up!

 

[deleted407021]

Thanks for the response!

 

[deleted407021]

I think it sounds pretty well rounded: Music, hunting, clinical. Research can never hurt so I'd go for it if you're able.

Sounds like you're in a good position, keep it up!

I was going to work in a cancer research lab on campus this semester, but my volunteer commitment and class schedule prevented it. I would enjoy it, though.

 

[Mt Kilimanjaro]

P.S. I'm a vegetarian (yes, one who hunts, I know).

Explain this.

 

[Sassafrass23]

I was going to work in a cancer research lab on campus this semester, but my volunteer commitment and class schedule prevented it. I would enjoy it, though.

Try again next year! If you plan to go to med school right after college then you will apply in the summer before senior year. Doing research during junior year will be plenty of time to put it on your app.

 

[deleted407021]

Explain this.

I began wing shooting over five years before I became a vegetarian. My family eats the doves, but I don't. It's mine and my father's favorite activity to do together and is a very important tradition. Becoming a vegetarian was a decision I made for a variety of reasons including health, cruelty in the meat industry, anthropocentrism, environmental issues and the hope that mankind may one day be able to transcend the need to take life. What appeals to me about wing shooting is the skill involved. I am opposed to industrialized meat processing or any monoculture factory farming for that matter. I think if you want to eat meat, it would be responsible for you to go out and kill it yourself. You would be a more responsible steward of the environment and would contribute funds to wildlife preservation.

Overall, killing is wrong unless it is in defense of self or victims. I feel bad about killing non humans for sport (and that is all it is), and I am in the process of perhaps moving to competitive shooting of targets. This would be ideal as I get to maintain my skills although no target flies quite like a bird. I take solace in the notion that I am filling the roll of predator, not consumer. I am living with the environment, not on top of it.