Gap Year Predicament

[jpen240]

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I graduated in May 2020 and am applying to medical school this upcoming cycle in summer 2021. I took a gap year and have done crisis text line volunteering for 15 hours/week since last April and serving on an events board for a domestic violence shelter. In the meantime, I've also been studying for the mcat.

I'm worried because I've been interviewing for clinical jobs but wasn't able to secure a full-time job until now cuz of the COVID hiring freezes and I didn't want to work in a patient-facing job until after the vaccine was available and I knew that it would be safe for my grandparents who I live with.

Will this look bad to medical schools and what do I do to fix it?

 

[Blueprint Med School]

If there's a place to talk about this in your secondary, then talk about it. If not, then medical schools should understand that finding a job hasn't been feasible for many applicants during the pandemic.

Kevin W, MCAT Tutor
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