Science Minor for Post-Grad Research Position

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Leumas8

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I know that for med school, the general consensus is that a minor does nothing to help your application. My major is in health and I need one more class for a biology minor. My question is: do you think having the biology minor would help in any way possibly getting a research position as a job for my gap year? Thanks in advance.
 
I know that for med school, the general consensus is that a minor does nothing to help your application. My major is in health and I need one more class for a biology minor. My question is: do you think having the biology minor would help in any way possibly getting a research position as a job for my gap year? Thanks in advance.

It's irrelevant. What's relevant is the amount of actual research experience you have under your belt.
 
It's irrelevant. What's relevant is the amount of actual research experience you have under your belt.
That's the response I was hoping for.
 
To build off of @ready2go2's correct post, no one is ever going to look at a minor on an individual's resume and base a decision off of that (be it medschool admissions, employment, etc).

Pick up the minor if you want, but don't feel the need to.
 
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