Is this a red flag?

[seals44]

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[XmedBarney]

Yes. Yes it is. It's a giant red flag. You need to get out now.

 

[Oso]

Nope.

 

[Chillbo Baggins]

As much as it is to an English major who hasn't published a New York Times bestseller.

Or a Chemistry major who hasn't synthesized a new compound.

 

[TexasSurgeon]

Is it a red flag to be a language major, but never travel to the country of your major during undergrad?

I thought it would be, since my reason for studying the language in question is to expand my way of thinking by studying a group of people drastically different than me. However, I've asked one med student so far and he said it would be no issue at all.

Note: During the rest of undergrad I'll be unable to travel there due to interviews senior year, and doing primaries/secondaries the summer between junior and senior year. I'm actually about to turn down an all-expense paid trip for 10 days there to completely focus on the MCAT this summer, so my thought is that if the topic does come up, I can play it to my advantage by showing it was a horribly tough decision to make, but my dedication to medicine comes above all else.

So... is it a red flag?

You might as well stop right now and consider janitorial school

 

[seals44]

I thought it was at least a borderline issue that would have people on both sides of the fence... but I guess it has absolutely no effect on my application at all. Thanks guys!

 

[gyngyn]

I thought it was at least a borderline issue that would have people on both sides of the fence... but I guess it has absolutely no effect on my application at all. Thanks guys!

This.

 

[Mt Kilimanjaro]

Why not take a year off and go? What country?