Would this look good in my EC's?

[ArdentMed]

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Would starting a medical blog and blogging about matter pertaining to the field of medicine and science be a good (and unique) EC? I build and sell websites anyway, so I wouldn't mind maintaining one and science and medically germane articles interest me, so it wouldn't be a contrivance by any means (I wouldn't do it "just" to make my application look better).

So would it be a good idea to start a blog now so I would have a "unique" EC come 4 years down the road when I'm applying for medical school?

I'm looking forward to hear your thoughts and idea. Thanks in advance.

 

[Boolean]

Thought about this as well, not sure I would include it as an EC however. Blogging is breaking grounds for medicine and academica.

 

[ArdentMed]

Thought about this as well, not sure I would include it as an EC however. Blogging is breaking grounds for medicine and academica.

Check your PM please. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Boolean]

Check your PM please. Thanks for the reply.

Busy day — looking at it now.

 

[studentp0x]

Thought about this as well, not sure I would include it as an EC however. Blogging is breaking grounds for medicine and academica.

what do you mean by this?

 

[Boolean]

what do you mean by this?

Which part?

 

[supermintyfresh]

It doesn't sound too hard to start a blog so go for it! I wouldn't consider it an EC worth mentioning on the AMCAS -- if you have others that can take its place -- unless the blog really takes off. Also if you do list a blog, remember that people will ask for it, and its contents may be used against you (be careful what you post to the internet).

 

[woltej1]

Yea, I wouldn't try to make this stand out as an exceptional experience as there is no clinical or patient care level to it. It might be a nice talking point in an interview and give you something to talk about, but app wise it isn't very strong.

 

[ArdentMed]

I just finished adding the finishing touches to the blog a couple hours ago. It looks gorgeous, if I do say so myself, and I took the liberty of writing six articles to start it off.

I'm going to keep it around for a while in hopes of using it as a "filler" for my application if it ever comes to that, or even a good "interview topic" as someone has already mentioned.

Feel free to PM me for the link. I don't want to post it on a public forum.

 

[armybound]

Unless it becomes something that gains notoriety or a large following, I doubt any adcom member would care.

It largely depends what you do with it, though. We recently interviewed somebody with a blog with restaurant reviews, which I found really interesting to read.