Include taking care of my mother in W/A or not?

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Hello,
During gr 9 to gr 11 I helped take care of my mother who was sick. I already have 15 work/activities put into place so this would most likely replace my hobbies or perhaps on the clubs I did in first year. I talk about my mom getting sick in my PS but don't take about me taking care of her in the PS. I saw that med schools look at this experience as clincial, so I assume that would be asset to my application since I don't have as much clinical hours as I want.
What are your thoughts?
 

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Taking care of a sick family member isn't really clinical experience. If you already have 15 activities I wouldn't replace any of them unless one of them is weak.
 
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Also, things that happened in HS are usually left off of the W&A because you have 15 more recent activities to include, which you do. Hobbies are really important because it shows another side of you... something beyond just working, something fun.
 
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Also, things that happened in HS are usually left off of the W&A because you have 15 more recent activities to include, which you do. Hobbies are really important because it shows another side of you... something beyond just working, something fun.
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Hello,
During gr 9 to gr 11 I helped take care of my mother who was sick. I already have 15 work/activities put into place so this would most likely replace my hobbies or perhaps on the clubs I did in first year. I talk about my mom getting sick in my PS but don't take about me taking care of her in the PS. I saw that med schools look at this experience as clincial, so I assume that would be asset to my application since I don't have as much clinical hours as I want.
What are your thoughts?
What happened in high school stays in high school.

And as a good daughter, you're supposed to take care of your parents! So no, this isn't clinical.
 
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During gr 9 to gr 11 I helped take care of my mother who was sick. I already have 15 work/activities put into place so this would most likely replace my hobbies or perhaps on the clubs I did in first year. I talk about my mom getting sick in my PS but don't take about me taking care of her in the PS. I saw that med schools look at this experience as clincial, so I assume that would be asset to my application since I don't have as much clinical hours as I want.
What are your thoughts?
Though including this in Work/Activities isn't in your best interests, it's still fine to discuss your care of your mom in your PS as part of your "Path to Medicine."
 
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