Timing of ECs

[drdreyman]

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I finished undergrad in December. I did get a little bit of volunteering/clinical experience during undergrad, (40 hours of nonclinical volunteering + 100 hours of clinical in a foreign country), but the majority of my time outside of academia was spent doing research. Now that I am graduated I have begun volunteering a lot every week, I project I will have 200+ by the time I apply in June.
Will the uneven timing of my volunteering negatively affect me? Specifically that I didn't put much effort into it during undergrad and only really started putting in work for it after I graduated?

Thanks!

 

[Gilakend]

It can look like box checking/lack of commitment because it isn't sustained over a period of time and looks like you're just getting it in now because it's more convenient. There isn't much you can do about it now though. Also, make sure you get sufficient clinical experience in whatever country you are applying.

 

[drdreyman]

It can look like box checking/lack of commitment because it isn't sustained over a period of time and looks like you're just getting it in now because it's more convenient. There isn't much you can do about it now though. Also, make sure you get sufficient clinical experience in whatever country you are applying.

Will this have a significant affect on my app? I plan to continue with the activities throughout the application cycle, both clinical and nonclinical volunteering in the US.

 

[Gilakend]

Will this have a significant affect on my app? I plan to continue with the activities throughout the application cycle, both clinical and nonclinical volunteering in the US.

I'm not sure how it will impact your app specifically, I'm sure the adcoms on here such as @Goro or @gonnif will be able to speak to that with much more authority than me.

 

[Goro]

I finished undergrad in December. I did get a little bit of volunteering/clinical experience during undergrad, (40 hours of nonclinical volunteering + 100 hours of clinical in a foreign country), but the majority of my time outside of academia was spent doing research. Now that I am graduated I have begun volunteering a lot every week, I project I will have 200+ by the time I apply in June.
Will the uneven timing of my volunteering negatively affect me? Specifically that I didn't put much effort into it during undergrad and only really started putting in work for it after I graduated?

Thanks!

It will look like box checking, unless you have a compelling explanation. Some people do come late to Medicine.

The clinical hrs overseas will look like medical tourism.

 

[drdreyman]

It will look like box checking, unless you have a compelling explanation. Some people do come late to Medicine.

The clinical hrs overseas will look like medical tourism.

My main reasoning comes from poor academic performance my freshman year and in high school, and I was initially scared of committing too much time outside of academia, on top of research which I did throughout undergrad. By senior year I became more confident in my ability to distribute my time well and still succeed in school, and thus began to volunteer more.
I'm also a bit confused what you mean by medical tourism?
Thanks!

 

[drdreyman]

The question is wholly irrelevant. Since you cant somehow go back in time and do something different, why are wasting any time or energy worrying about something you cant impact? So how will it affect you? Who knows now move on

That's true, I suppose I was wondering if this is something that would justify not applying this upcoming cycle and waiting another whole year.
Thanks!

 

[Goro]

medical tourism?
Thanks!

People going overseas to burnish their credentials, rather than going to help people.