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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MD here and previously on a medical school admissions committee…most applicants these days have a gap year/years between undergrad and med school in order to strengthen their resumes with research and other experiences.  Also having gone through an accelerated track to med school myself, i would have given anything to have some time off for other experiences before giving up my 20’s and 30’s to medicine.  It all worked out, but burn out can be real as this is a life long commitment.  If your son is dedicated to pursuing this track, a year or more off won’t do any harm.  [/quote]

Not an MD but I’m surprised you are the first to say this and I was chiming in to say it. I have heard that it is quite common, even necessary and expected, to take a year between college and med school these days to apply to med school because the process has become so onerous and the kids need the extra year for shadowing, mcat etc[/quote]

MD pp is not the first one who said it but OP appears struggling with it. [/quote]

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