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[quote=Anonymous]Agree with others that gap year is optional -not required- to enhance application portfolio. As opposed to other competitive professional fields (law and business in particular), the prestige level of a particular medical school is a lot less important than the ability to get a spot in an allopathic or osteopathic medical school, preferably in the U.S. Chances in getting into a good residency after graduation can be significantly enhanced with excellent USMLE 2 CK score and good clinical LORs, regardless of the  ranking of the medical school. Even without a gap year, there is a decent (~50%) chance for a reasonably well-prepared candidate to be accepted at one of the 200+ medical schools in the U.S. One can argue that there will be a place (at the right selectivity level) for a well-prepared candidate who has a decent GPA and MCAT scores and have fulfilled the course requirements. Hence, applying to medical school with goal to practice medicine is mostly a matter of finding the right 'match' based on the stats (GPA + MCAT), fit, state residency (tuition related). Prestige should be less of a criteria/goal, instead it is a byproduct of what one can get. [/quote]

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