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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone have a student applying this cycle? Are they a senior, or did they do a gap year(s)? If a gap year, what are they doing in the gap? How is it going?

DC did not apply widely and was "R"'d from top choice. May be forced to do gap year and reassess. Trying to determine what most valuable experience would be in the interim. [b]Paramedic? Research? Not sure about research opportunities if not actively a student.[/b][/quote]

Depends on her weaknesses. Clinical related is always helpful. Reapplying applicants will have harder time next year. Why didn’t she just take a gap year to begin with. Hindsight is 20/20 I know.[/quote]
Why will reapplying applicants have a harder time next year?[/quote]

She can reapply obviously, but she needs to show "significant" changes from this cycle application. What makes it difficult is they know she got R'ed this cycle and if her application looks the same/similar, that's an easy reject. Each school has so many well qualified applicants, it makes it that much more difficult. [/quote]

eh, this will only be true for the schools she's applied to this year. she'll apply more widely next cycle.

what about a post-bacc? [/quote]
This isn’t true. Reapplicants have a lower admission (at all schools, not just the one they applied to) and they want to see significant improvements on the second application. That’s why it’s risky to throw out an application before the applicant is ready and the application is looking good and to not widely apply. I have one in this application cycle and they took a gap year last year  to round of their application and avoid this situation. They did research in the gap year (which is hard to find, we had connections). They have received three acceptances so far this cycle. [b]If you can get published that’s probably best as so many kids are doing EMT and CNA type jobs.[/b] [/quote]

DP, but curious about the bolded statement.  Isn't it more difficult (both in terms of time and emotionally) to study for, pass exams for, and work as an EMT than working in a research lab?[/quote]
I don't necessarily think that.  It's just different.  I think EMT/CNA is more physical work and research is more intellectual (and also really, really hard to find right now with funding cuts). Almost anyone can do the EMT/CNA if they are willing to put the time in and so it's more common but my daughter worked as a CNA and it definitely was grunt work and wiping butts and not brain taxing work.  [/quote]

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