Gap Year Plan Changes & Notifying Schools

[lalarubies]

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Hi all,

I originally had plans to start an international internship starting in Jan of 2016. However, due to some medical issues that arised in December, I pushed it back 2 months and ultimately had to cancel it. I attended a few interviews during this time and told the interviewers about my circumstances and they seemed fine with it.

In the meantime, I've continued my previous job (medically related) & am volunteering again at my local free clinic.

I want to send these updates to the schools I interviewed at. However, I'm worried it might sound bad and the schools will be turned off by me. At the same time, I want them to know I've been volunteering again in my local clinic as my application is low on clinical volunteering hours.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks everyone

 

[Cara Delevingne]

If you feel it's important to share with the schools, go for it!

 

[lalarubies]

While I don't think the extra clinical volunteering hours are anything special, the original international internship was a pretty interesting position & I just want to be 100% transparent w/ them and tell them I'm not doing it anymore. but they might also just not care that I'm not doing it anymore