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I'm currently a junior that's in the process of deciding whether or not I want to apply to med school in 2017. I won't really be able to make a fully informed decision until around April/May, but I was curious about the reasons why other people chose to take a year (or years) off before applying. I'm particularly interested to hear from people who weren't in need of GPA repair, or potentially even had a high MCAT score. For me, taking a gap year would allow me to get more volunteering and shadowing hours and to apply after finishing an honors thesis. But it's not like I have none of these things already - I'd arguably have enough hours of each (maybe not t0p 20, but I don't really care about that). It would also allow me to make money for a year and maybe travel. I guess I'm just having a hard time weighing the costs/benefits, and I'm curious to see how other people did that.
I have heard a lot of differing opinions about gap years in my life and I just honestly need some outside perspective.
I have heard a lot of differing opinions about gap years in my life and I just honestly need some outside perspective.