Right now, I'm set to graduate from UC Berkeley after a summer class this summer. I will have completed my degree in 3 years. I'm planning on graduating at that point because, due to financial reasons, it would be of great benefit for me and my family not to pay a whole extra year of tuition if that wouldn't be necessary. However, I am planning on applying to med school next cycle. Will I be at a great disadvantage compared to other seniors applying at that time since I won't have another year's worth of grades? I have a 3.81 GPA (both overall and science) with the grades I have now, a 39 MCAT, and will be doing both laboratory and clinical research at UCSF during the school year until the next cycle, but now I'm having doubts that my application will look weird to med schools in a negative way regardless of what I already have. Does anyone have any opinion as to whether I'm setting myself up for failure here?
Graduating in 3 years-bad idea?
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Dude you are golden. I am taking a gap year currently. I got to travel out of the country and work to save up a decent amount of money. people might ask why you take some time off during interview but as long as you can say that you are doing something productive you are good to go.
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Edit: Read more thoroughly. If you're taking a gap year, you'll be fine.
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Applying next cycle or applying this cycle?
Either way you will be fine, but having a year off while your applying hardly even counts as a gap year as you will still be applying and your "time off" won't even show up on your application.
Either way you will be fine, but having a year off while your applying hardly even counts as a gap year as you will still be applying and your "time off" won't even show up on your application.
