Last min volunteering

[modernfam]

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Hey SDN,
I'm re-applying this cycle and I need some opinions about what I should do with apps coming up. So I spoke with a few schools about improvements and one school said that I should continue volunteering bc there was a period of time that I had stopped volunteering, the gap was during covid 2020-2021. Anyways, so I'm retaking my dat and atm all of my time is invested in studying- I even left my job just to do this. Should I go ahead and find a non-dental related volunteering opportunity or just focus on my dat. I know last min volunteering isnt ideal but at this point I'd be open to anything. If you suggest volunteering, any ideas? Ive heard of food banks and what not but what have some od you tried?, I've also listed my experiences below as of this year:

Gap Year 2021
-Pediatric Sterilization Tech (1680 hrs)

Additional activities in 2022
-Oral Hygiene Program: alongside my dental office we went to different daycare centers and elementary schools to educate children about oral hygiene through interactive demonstrations (25 hrs)

--Shadowed additional General Dentist (additional 250 hrs on top of the 190 I applied with this past summer)

-Volunteer Steri Tech/Assistant with same general dentist (80 hrs)

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Non-clinical community service includes
* Food banks/pantries/distribution (Meals on Wheels)
* Shelters (homeless/women/children/refugee/correctional)
* Community-building organizations and advocacy (voting rights, housing rights, job training, recidivism prevention)

 

[modernfam]

Non-clinical community service includes
* Food banks/pantries/distribution (Meals on Wheels)
* Shelters (homeless/women/children/refugee/correctional)
* Community-building organizations and advocacy (voting rights, housing rights, job training, recidivism prevention)

Thank you, do you think I should look for non clinical service? How would it look with it being close to next cycle?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thank you, do you think I should look for non clinical service? How would it look with it being close to next cycle?

I'm responding to the advice you said an admissions person gave you about resuming volunteering. I think they would like you to.