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I was wondering how you all do volunteering, shadowing, etc. while a full time student. I personally commute to school every day for about 40 min, go to my classes for about 6/7 hours a day, work for about 6/7 hours a day (averaging a little over 30 hours per/week) and i also do some undergrad research which takes some of my times as well (1 to 2 hours daily), drive 40 min back home, arriving at around 9/10 o'clock, eat, do hw, go to sleep and then repeat the same process all over again the next day. i guess my question is how do you guys manage to get some shadowing/volunteering when schedules are so hectic? and its not like i can stop working b/c im basically on my own and need to take care of my living expenses. and during the summer i usually do some summer program that requires over 10 hours of attention everyday, in some city ive never been to b4, so its not like i have time then. I just dont want to reach med school apps and not being able to say i volunteered and or shadowed much because i have to work for a living and i just dont have the time. sorry for the long post, im just trying to see if i can see light at the end of the tunnel!