Hi all!
Wanting some advice on which job to take. I'm currently a senior and for my whole undergraduate career, I have only wanted to take 1 gap year. For context, I am a ORM female, first-gen, GPA 3.93, MCAT 518. I have done over 3000+ years in research and around 400+ clinical hours. It has been easier for me to get into lab because I wanted to fulfill a senior thesis in my biology major. I've done a lot of wet lab, and honestly, I'm done with it. I've always wanted to go into the Reproductive Endocrinology (doing IVF/IUIs for patients), and I know that down the line after residency, it will only get more competitive. Right now I have three options for jobs and I wanted people's opinions on what would probably be better for me overall.
Job #1:
CRC at Cardiology Lab
Pro: 1 Gap Year, chill work environment, at my T20 University (cheaper cost of living + more of my premed friends are here), shadowed here, and not super hands-on
Con: Not interested in Cardiology
Job #2
CRC at Reproductive Endocrinology Lab
Pro: In the specialty I am super interested in, could get connections, at my T20 University (cheaper cost of living + more of my premed friends are here), learn phlebotomy
Con: Two Gap Years (not in my original plan of 1 gap year)
Job #3
MA at IVF Clinic
Pro: Hands-on clinical experience, working closely with the doctors, 1 gap year, in NYC (new city, sister and cousin live here, but less close friends are here)
Con: High cost of living, seems more labor intensive than a CRC job, moving to a new city may also be challenging to navigate while also writing med school apps, not at a prestigious university
So anyway! I was wondering if anyone had any insights in the REI field. As a first-gen doctor in the fam, I don't really have a lot of connections in general. I was thinking that if I worked in an environment where I was surrounded by doctors in the field I would want to go in, it would be better for me the long run. But also, then I would have to take another gap year.
Wanting some advice on which job to take. I'm currently a senior and for my whole undergraduate career, I have only wanted to take 1 gap year. For context, I am a ORM female, first-gen, GPA 3.93, MCAT 518. I have done over 3000+ years in research and around 400+ clinical hours. It has been easier for me to get into lab because I wanted to fulfill a senior thesis in my biology major. I've done a lot of wet lab, and honestly, I'm done with it. I've always wanted to go into the Reproductive Endocrinology (doing IVF/IUIs for patients), and I know that down the line after residency, it will only get more competitive. Right now I have three options for jobs and I wanted people's opinions on what would probably be better for me overall.
Job #1:
CRC at Cardiology Lab
Pro: 1 Gap Year, chill work environment, at my T20 University (cheaper cost of living + more of my premed friends are here), shadowed here, and not super hands-on
Con: Not interested in Cardiology
Job #2
CRC at Reproductive Endocrinology Lab
Pro: In the specialty I am super interested in, could get connections, at my T20 University (cheaper cost of living + more of my premed friends are here), learn phlebotomy
Con: Two Gap Years (not in my original plan of 1 gap year)
Job #3
MA at IVF Clinic
Pro: Hands-on clinical experience, working closely with the doctors, 1 gap year, in NYC (new city, sister and cousin live here, but less close friends are here)
Con: High cost of living, seems more labor intensive than a CRC job, moving to a new city may also be challenging to navigate while also writing med school apps, not at a prestigious university
So anyway! I was wondering if anyone had any insights in the REI field. As a first-gen doctor in the fam, I don't really have a lot of connections in general. I was thinking that if I worked in an environment where I was surrounded by doctors in the field I would want to go in, it would be better for me the long run. But also, then I would have to take another gap year.
