Months before med school??

[E'01]

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Hi,

For those who are in medical school right now, did you work/volunteer right up until classes or did you take some time off? Considering that I've never had a summer off since 1995, I would like 3 months off before I begin med school, but I'm not sure how my PI would respond to that. I already feel guilty about just recently deciding not to volunteer as an EMT anymore... I work 6 days/week and do a host of other activities, and was beginning to feel quite burnt out.

 

[sport]

E'01

I am in the same boat you are. I am currently applying for schools and if/when accepted I will then have to make the decision about what to do before school. Currently, I am working full time plus to pay for all the costs I have incurred with interviewing and saving for acceptance deposits; therefore my volunteering has came to a screeching halt.

Personally, I think its ok to take some time off to regroup. I will get more involved in a few months when things settle down....Then before school starts I am going to take at least a month to go and travel. 😀

 

[Amy]

TAKE TIME OFF! You deserve it. It's nice to take some R&R time before you have to hit the books for the next 10 months. I traveled around the western US for a month during the summer, and I had a great time. It's not a bad idea to work a little to make some money (having extra cash is always a good thing), but above all, enjoy your summer. Congrats on your acceptance! 🙂

 

[tonem]

I agree with Amy...take time off!!!

 

[Fanconi]

OMG!!!!! You need and deserve a BREAK! Do NOT feel guilty for doing so. Med school is one heckuva long haul. You totally need some RNR. Do yourself a favor. Go someplace warm and drink margaritas on the beach for those three months.

**wishing I could do that right now**

Fanconi //:^}
A burned out M3 🙁

 

[E'01]

Awwww thanks guys!! I feel so much better now 🙂 🙂 I'm definitely going to follow the advice and just kick back and relax. Thanks Amitha726 for the congrats and good luck with everything Sport.

 

[lilycat]

DEFINITELY TAKE TIME OFF!!!!! I was in the EXACT same situation last year that you are in now. I ended up taking 2 months off, but in retrospect, I wish I would have taken a lot more time. Med school is not necessarily that conceptually difficult, but it is really, really time consuming so go out and have fun now.

 

[E'01]

Thanks for those words of advice Lilycat. I've decided to opt out of applying to this health care management summer program and instead take off 3 months beginning in May. 🙂 yay!!!

 

[Lt. Ub]

You won't regret it. Trust me. I've been in the clinics for 43 weeks with only one week off - I'm dying to sleep, travel, or even be bored.

 

[tidy_kiwi]

I am going to be working right up until one week before school starts. Then I gotta pack my things and hop across the ditch and find somewhere to live for the next four years.......

 

[E'01]

I'm looking forward to it already. I just wanna be able to sleep in late, relax and read in the garden and play/compose music all day! But then I must think of the financial realities of the above...