At Northeastern, you can take up to three coops. If I want to make myself the most competitive candidate for medical school, should I fill these coops with three research positions?
Research is good, but try to do something clinical if you can! I have a friend at Northeastern who is working at the Perkins School for the Deaf and Blind--awesome. I also met a Northeastern premed who did a random co-op at like a zoo or something...
As cliche as it sounds, just do what you like.. if you like research and want to go to a medical school that places a heavy value on research then do research. If you aren't that interested in that sort of thing then find something different where you're working in a hospital or in some other medical setting. Or just do something completely irrelevant that has nothing to do with medicine and enjoy yourself. Whatever floats your boat.
I don't think it would hurt to do at least one co op in research though, just to show that you've explored it. But I don't think it's necessary to do all three of your co op's in research if it's not something you enjoy.
At Northeastern, you can take up to three coops. If I want to make myself the most competitive candidate for medical school, should I fill these coops with three research positions?
I did one co-op in research and another was a clinical co-op in an ED. Do what you want though, you can get some pretty good and unique work experiences with the co-op program.
Also, realize, if you are applying to a research co-op outside your major, you might be stuck in the co-op that no one else wanted.
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i was wondering something similar, as i'm applying for co-op right now. i already work in a lab on campus, so i'd love to do something clinical. my advisor "opened" the nursing co-ops to me, and they all seem awesome, but i doubt i'd get any of them.
As a Northeastern alumni, I think it'd be best to do a mix of research and possibly clinical co-ops. I only did one co-op but it incorporated both of these aspects so it left me with flexibility on what I wanted to stress on interviews and in personal statements. Good luck!
hey, more huskies, that's awesome!
i was wondering something similar, as i'm applying for co-op right now. i already work in a lab on campus, so i'd love to do something clinical. my advisor "opened" the nursing co-ops to me, and they all seem awesome, but i doubt i'd get any of them.
I got a nursing co-op despite being in the College of Arts and Sciences, but I also had an EMT-B certification when I applied. Definitely possible though!
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