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The number of experiences isn't as meaningful as the number of hours and the quality of the experience.I'm taking one gap year, but do I need to have 15 experiences? I have no idea how I can get 15 meaningful experiences without it seeming like fluff. Do people who take 1 gap year really have 15? I always feel like I'm not doing enough and the fact that I might need to have 15 activities gives me anxiety. Also, if I take a gap year, am I automatically pooled with all non-trad applicants? Like someone who took 5 gap years would be compared with me, but they would obviously have more EC's?
There are no "traditional" and "non-trad" pools. Everyone is in the same pool, and the most qualified applicants get accepted, regardless of whether you did it by going straight through from college to med school or if you took multiple years to check all the boxes.