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Hi everyone,
I will hopefully have taken all my prerequisites for med school by the fall of junior year of college. Part of me is thinking of taking a gap semester during the spring of junior year off (dropping to either 0 or 6 credit hours) and working full time (clinical hospital work) and studying for the MCAT full time (to be taken in April/May).
Would med schools look unfavorably at doing this or would it not affect the application process/ad com opinions?
I'd really like to get more clinical experience in the hospital, not have to pay so much college tuition for a semester, and have more time to focus on the MCAT and not other classes.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I will hopefully have taken all my prerequisites for med school by the fall of junior year of college. Part of me is thinking of taking a gap semester during the spring of junior year off (dropping to either 0 or 6 credit hours) and working full time (clinical hospital work) and studying for the MCAT full time (to be taken in April/May).
Would med schools look unfavorably at doing this or would it not affect the application process/ad com opinions?
I'd really like to get more clinical experience in the hospital, not have to pay so much college tuition for a semester, and have more time to focus on the MCAT and not other classes.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.