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[bigmac82]

I was wondering why you are considering a gap year? We have similar GPA/MCAT but you have way more clinical experience and stronger research experience, and I was also a considering a gap year to improve specifically these two things but am going to go for it. You seem ready to apply (I’m no expert by any means).

 

[deleted314957]

Why in gods green earth would you take a gap year? Get on with being a physician if that is your goal.

 

[DNP3120]

@bigmac82 @mikesheree
Thank you for the responses! Some of my advisors basically pointed out that what I am planning to list as my clinical hours were very concentrated around the same period of time (May-Nov of my freshman-sophomore year). I began the hospital work February of my sophomore year right before covid delayed that indefinitely a month later. I'm not sure how much the lack of like a committed, long-term clinical volunteering experience would hurt me, if that is something I would need to do during a gap year, or even if that would really help my application at all.

 

[Banco]

Bro come on, you know your application is strong as hell.

that being said, It is too heavy, and you do want to add about 5 or so mid tiers: Rochester, Einstein, Hofstra, Miami etc. may be good additions.

 

[bigmac82]

@bigmac82 @mikesheree
Thank you for the responses! Some of my advisors basically pointed out that what I am planning to list as my clinical hours were very concentrated around the same period of time (May-Nov of my freshman-sophomore year). I began the hospital work February of my sophomore year right before covid delayed that indefinitely a month later. I'm not sure how much the lack of like a committed, long-term clinical volunteering experience would hurt me, if that is something I would need to do during a gap year, or even if that would really help my application at all.

Ahhhh gotcha. I mean as just another worried, paranoid premed I'm not 100% sure but I can't imagine that just this would break your app, especially since Covid has been making any kind of unpaid clinical hour commitment harder. I think it just matters that you have the clinical exposure in general and can talk about why it was meaningful/what you learned. The rest of your app seems pretty strong and I can't imagine just the timing of your activities killing your app.

 

[DNP3120]

Bro come on, you know your application is strong as hell.

that being said, It is too heavy, and you do want to add about 5 or so mid tiers: Rochester, Einstein, Hofstra, Miami etc. may be good additions.

Thank you! Looking to add more schools like these.

 

[madhatter3]

Thank you! Looking to add more schools like these.

I think there a consistent question for high stats apps..

Which are the MD schools outside T25 that don’t yield protect and would thus be worth the application fee for anyone with high stats?