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What is considered a good or decent extracirricular activity? It seems like almost everyone on SDN has done something very significant for their EC's.
Good ExtraCirricular Activities?
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There are a number of valid answers to this question. Some of the most pertinent ECs that most pre-meds seek out are clinical experiences (hospital volunteer work, doctor shadowing), research experience (mostly biomedical research), leadership experience, and altruistic experiences (such as volunteering to help the unfortunate/poor/elderly, etc.). However, these are the things that every pre-med tries to do, and only token amounts of each don't really amount to anything extremely valuable. Do something that you really enjoy, whether or not it relates to medicine, and stick with it.
For a chance to gain leadership experience in an important public health field, I suggest looking into Students for Organ Donation. Students have the opportunity to start chapters of Students for Organ Donation at their school with the purpose of educating the campus community on the need for organ donation. Check out the website for more information, and click on the "Get Involved" page to contact the organization and find out how you can get involved at your school.
http://www.studentdonor.org/
For a chance to gain leadership experience in an important public health field, I suggest looking into Students for Organ Donation. Students have the opportunity to start chapters of Students for Organ Donation at their school with the purpose of educating the campus community on the need for organ donation. Check out the website for more information, and click on the "Get Involved" page to contact the organization and find out how you can get involved at your school.
http://www.studentdonor.org/
