Would shadowing now count?

[Gallix23]

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Hey everyone,

My mother is an RN, so I've gone into work with her and shadowed a few physicians she works with (all IRs so far) in the past. I graduated high school in June, but I was accepted to the university that I'm going to attend in the Spring (so I'll start Jan. 2010). For the fall semester, I was going to take classes at a state school and transfer them when I enter school in the Spring, but it ended up not working out, so now I'm doing nothing until January school wise.

Now here's my question: I know shadowing hours really don't count until college, but since I'll have a lot of time to shadow over these next 4 months, will the hours count even though it's technically before college still?

Thanks for any help

 

[schrizto]

I'm not sure. It's like asking if the summer before college counts for anything. I think you should use your time to shadow whether it will count or not, it's not like you're going to do anything else anyway.

 

[Disinence2]

Of course it counts! If you had ANY experience in your life and it helped shape who you are now (AKA be a better doctor) then it "Counts"

Yes you can use this on your application.

 

[schrizto]

Of course it counts! If you had ANY experience in your life and it helped shape who you are now (AKA be a better doctor) then it "Counts"

Yes you can use this on your application.

Does that mean shadowing in high school also counts? I thought med schools didn't care about anything you did in high school.

 

[Disinence2]

Yes it counts. 100% sure. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

 

[Gallix23]

Alright awesome, glad to hear it. Thanks guys!