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cheetah66

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If you are concerned with your ability, from multiple problems you encountered recently, does it sound more reasonable to
1. Spend 6 months preparing for health professional schools like medicine, or
2. spend time preparing for alternative careers/trying out jobs for a couple of months before school starts, and if other options don't work spend the summer preparing academically for med school? If you can prepare for med school- how?
It may sound funny but I am concerned about the previewing, if anything you do in advance can help - and how much to invest so you don't get burned out?
Thank you!