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Hey everyone! I am a third year premed student who, as a result of COVID, only has 1.5 yrs of a resume with the rest of my undergraduate experience spent in quarantine. I am also a URM with cGPA: 3.95 and sGPA: 4.0. I will be graduating with a bachelor's degree in Biological Studies after 3 years of undergraduate studies in May 2021. Normally, I believe I would have gotten my ECs during UG and applied in the upcoming cycle, but now that seems to be impossible. At the very least, I will have one forced gap year because of graduating early. I plan to attempt to sign up for the MCAT in April. Unfortunately, I have NO clinical or non-clinical volunteering experience because of COVID. As a result of not having a substantial amount of exposure to medicine, I cannot even be 100 percent confident in saying that medical school is for me. You can imagine that there is a lot of uncertainty in my future plans. I am currently trying to pursue a 1-2 yr grad fellowship as a clinical researcher, as an option for my gap year(s).
My questions are: Should I be looking at a clinical research position for my gap year or should I focus on getting a position as a scribe, patient care technician, EMT, Etc? Should I take a second gap year after my first forced gap year and wait until the 2022-2023 cycle to apply? What work/volunteer options are best for someone in my position?
Thank you so much for reading, if you did.
My questions are: Should I be looking at a clinical research position for my gap year or should I focus on getting a position as a scribe, patient care technician, EMT, Etc? Should I take a second gap year after my first forced gap year and wait until the 2022-2023 cycle to apply? What work/volunteer options are best for someone in my position?
Thank you so much for reading, if you did.
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