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Hello everyone! I'm so excited to become more involved in posting in these fora instead of just reading 
I'm hoping for some perspective on a decision I'm likely to be making soon. I'm a nontrad student, currently a senior having studied business to help me learn the skills I need to grow the nonprofit organization I work with. I've applied to several postbac programs, and I am wondering how, if I have the fortune of acceptance to both one year and two year program, I should approach making a decision between the two. I understand that this is a personal question, and that there is no right answer, but I'm more so looking to hear ways to approach evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of each one that might help me make the decision myself. I appreciate in a two year program that I will still be pushed meet rigorous academic standards, but I will also have more time over all to develop my clinical experience. I am not too concerned with a two year program where I take org in the final semester turning into a three year timeline for applications to medical school. I am in no rush, I want to be prepared when I apply. That being said, if I can still find quality opportunities and the time to pursue them in a one year program, I would not be opposed to it, I just worry I won't have time to really invest myself in the opportunities and saturate my time with patient connection. I'd rather wait and get to make real connections, but if COVID will limit those opportunities, I don't know what I should expect or aim to evaluate? Any help appreciated!
I'm hoping for some perspective on a decision I'm likely to be making soon. I'm a nontrad student, currently a senior having studied business to help me learn the skills I need to grow the nonprofit organization I work with. I've applied to several postbac programs, and I am wondering how, if I have the fortune of acceptance to both one year and two year program, I should approach making a decision between the two. I understand that this is a personal question, and that there is no right answer, but I'm more so looking to hear ways to approach evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of each one that might help me make the decision myself. I appreciate in a two year program that I will still be pushed meet rigorous academic standards, but I will also have more time over all to develop my clinical experience. I am not too concerned with a two year program where I take org in the final semester turning into a three year timeline for applications to medical school. I am in no rush, I want to be prepared when I apply. That being said, if I can still find quality opportunities and the time to pursue them in a one year program, I would not be opposed to it, I just worry I won't have time to really invest myself in the opportunities and saturate my time with patient connection. I'd rather wait and get to make real connections, but if COVID will limit those opportunities, I don't know what I should expect or aim to evaluate? Any help appreciated!
