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I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this question, but I wanted to hear some opinions. I'm just finishing the first year of my masters, and I'm considering dropping it after the summer semester. I had plenty of research experience in my undergrad, so I knew what I was getting myself into, but the work is just not going well, I'm not liking the people I work with, and I'm not liking the labwork at all.
Clearly I'm wasting my time and my supervisor's money... and the question I'm going to ask is pretty evident: How bad will it look on a med school application (I intend to apply for 2008) if I've dropped out of a masters program? I anticipate at least one looming question: Why did I sign up for the program if I didn't know I liked it (note the similarity to a question I might be asked for med school)? I'll assume I don't have to convince a forum the same way I need to convince an admissions officer: You can assume that I do want to go to med school and have had plenty of experiences to help me make that call.
Should I stick it out for the next 15 months? Or throw in the towel? Any opinions would be welcome.
Clearly I'm wasting my time and my supervisor's money... and the question I'm going to ask is pretty evident: How bad will it look on a med school application (I intend to apply for 2008) if I've dropped out of a masters program? I anticipate at least one looming question: Why did I sign up for the program if I didn't know I liked it (note the similarity to a question I might be asked for med school)? I'll assume I don't have to convince a forum the same way I need to convince an admissions officer: You can assume that I do want to go to med school and have had plenty of experiences to help me make that call.
Should I stick it out for the next 15 months? Or throw in the towel? Any opinions would be welcome.