Switch jobs for med school?

[pwrpfgrl]

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Hi,
I've been agonizing over this for the past few days - can anyone give me some adivce?
I finished my undergrad in 2000 and have been working in biotech - and planning to apply to med schools next year. Right now the work I do is mol. bio for agricultural research - but I have an offer at another company to do development of HIV diagnostic tools. I really like what I do now and might even be in line for a promotion, but will the HIV work look more impressive? Thanks for the help!!

 

[megkudos]

Don't do what will look impressive. Do what you like more. It will show if you like something or not and honestly both are science realted anyway--not that big of a difference. Being an individual and loving your job are things adcoms will look for, not what type of job you have!

Good luck!

 

[Sonya]

Hi,

Stick with your agricultural stuff, if you like it. Maybe if you were offered in agricultural vs. HIV, you should choose HIV (MAYBE). But, if you're making good progress w/ the agricultural stuff and enjoy, then stick with it.

Are you working in a company? I'm thinking of doing work in a company after I graduate before medschool. but I need advice about how to approach companies, and whether i should do company vs. univ research.

 

[pwrpfgrl]

Thanks for the help!

I do work for a pretty big company. I've actually found it's easier to find work in industry vs academia (plus, it usually pays better). Not to mention that there is a lot of money to spend on equipment and materials (no re-washing pipette tips over and over). On the other hand, it's business, so everything is driven by the bottom line and what will make a profit. I'm pretty new to it all, but it seems to me that the caliber of research is equivalent, although might be considered less "pure" by some. Hope this helps!