Would this look bad in my application

[Specialist_Judge3357]

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Hello everyone I have a question I started college in 2015 I took a gap year in 2017 because my Leukemia came back and in 2021 fall I resume classes at my community than in 2019 I got a bone marrow transplant now I'm doing much better and resuming classes as normal Can I put this on my application I have a valid excuse why I couldn't finish school but now I'm catching up to get into med school

 

[Goro]

Very sorry to hear of all these travails! Glad to hear that you're on the road to recovery.

It's a pre-med delusion that students are expected to go through college in four years straight. You took a gap for the right reason: your health!

If anything, you now have excellent fodder for the adversity prompts of secondaries!

 

[Specialist_Judge3357]

Very sorry to hear of all these travails! Glad to hear that you're on the road to recovery.

It's a pre-med delusion that students are expected to go through college in four years straight. You took a gap for the right reason: your health!

If anything, you now have excellent fodder for the adversity prompts of secondaries!

what do you mean by secondaries? My health is a valid response I have valid proof everywhere about it my doctor to have a record of it was a long journey can I write this in brief on my application etc ?

 

[gyngyn]

what do you mean by secondaries? My health is a valid response I have valid proof everywhere about it my doctor to have a record of it was a long journey can I write this in brief on my application etc ?

A secondary (in this context) is that part of a medical school application sent by an individual school to an applicant who has already filled out the first (universal, or "primary") leg of the application. The secondary usually consists of prompts developed by the school to further assess fit for that school.
It is common to see prompts that allow the applicant to address an adversity that they have overcome (in order to highlight resilience). This is what @Goro refers to in his post.

 

[Specialist_Judge3357]

A secondary (in this context) is that part of a medical school application sent by an individual school to an applicant who has already filled out the first (universal, or "primary") leg of the application. The secondary usually consists of prompts developed by the school to further assess fit for that school.
It is common to see prompts that allow the applicant to address an adversity that they have overcome (in order to highlight resilience). This is what @Goro refers to in his post.

I will check to thank you.

 

[based_tuskenraider]

Hello everyone I have a question I started college in 2015 I took a gap year in 2017 because my Leukemia came back and in 2021 fall I resume classes at my community than in 2019 I got a bone marrow transplant now I'm doing much better and resuming classes as normal Can I put this on my application I have a valid excuse why I couldn't finish school but now I'm catching up to get into med school

Bruh you literally got cancer, it's not your fault mate. If a med school holds that against you, don't go there at all.

 

[Specialist_Judge3357]

Bruh you literally got cancer, it's not your fault mate. If a med school holds that against you, don't go there at all.

right and I had to pick a cyber security major to use as bachelors
I can tie cyber security into medicine, especially since there an increase in telemedicine due to COVID and a need for a better virtual medicine infrastructure and patient privacy. There’s definitely way that you can weave your story, but yes, any major is fine. i need to justify my rationale for becoming a dr.