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I've seen a few people say that it looks bad to do a summer internship with an engineering company because it doesn't show a dedication to medicine.

What do you guys think the admissions would think of doing an internship at an engineering company while studying for an MCAT or something like that.
 
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Is it paid? If so, it doesn't seem any different than another job premeds get.

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If anything, just call it a job. Internship could be construed as a first step to pursuing it as a career. A job is just a way to pay the bills.

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MedPR said:
If anything, just call it a job. Internship could be construed as a first step to pursuing it as a career. A job is just a way to pay the bills.

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Good idea. It would definitely be a job to me... The pay for some internships is pretty high.
 
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Josh7 said:
Good idea. It would definitely be a job to me... The pay for some internships is pretty high.
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Want to trade majors? Mine comes with a job and 2 years seniority.

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Trying to pay bills and make money is very important. If your source of income also seems to be related to your major, I don't see how that's bad at all.
 
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Josh7 said:
I've seen a few people say that it looks bad to do a summer internship with an engineering company because it doesn't show a dedication to medicine.

What do you guys think the admissions would think of doing an internship at an engineering company while studying for an MCAT or something like that.
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Only useful if you're doing aerospace engineering. Otherwise, it's disastrous for your app.


















Notsrs. You're fine
 
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Captain Sisko said:
He was kidding.

But seriously, aerospace engineering is the coolest of all the engineerings. How many of them go to medicine though?
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None because doctoring is the coolest of all professions and nerdy engineers rarely have the cool gene.
 
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Josh7 said:
I've seen a few people say that it looks bad to do a summer internship with an engineering company because it doesn't show a dedication to medicine.

What do you guys think the admissions would think of doing an internship at an engineering company while studying for an MCAT or something like that.
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I had three engineering internships during the summers. All three were related to medicine in some way though (bio defense and medical devices). I was able to play up all three in my interviews and my interviewers were very interested in those experiences.
 
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I had to decline a six month internship with a company that starts with IN an ends with TEL in one of their California locations (I don't want this to be indexed by search engines).

I don't know how a decent internship with a major company could harm your app.

I had to decline due to the state of my health.
 
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