Anonymous
11/18/2025 20:31
Subject: Choosing medicine
When is this gap year people are talking about?
Anonymous
11/18/2025 20:00
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
everything. kids don't take the gap year for the fun of it but often times they don't have a choice
That was the case earlier but now most physicians recommend taking gap years to avoid burnout and to gain life experiences to make you better doctors.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 19:36
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
Everything, need to take gen chem at a minimum, that a full year course. Also need to get started in shadowing, research, volunteering,etc. . .
The premed classes, I know.
How do they find these other opportunities so quickly once they get on campus?
Do they need to start volunteering/research first semester of first year?
Many kids start in high school. If they don’t want to take a gap year, they need to start at least by freshman year. Which is why many kids take a gap year, they need more time.
This is not true. I know more than one med student who came into college undecided and started non coursework stuff for med school after sophomore year.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 19:36
Subject: Choosing medicine
Your child needs a good pre med advisor.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 19:31
Subject: Choosing medicine
It's a tough road both time and financially. Good luck.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 19:20
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
Everything, need to take gen chem at a minimum, that a full year course. Also need to get started in shadowing, research, volunteering,etc. . .
The premed classes, I know.
How do they find these other opportunities so quickly once they get on campus?
Do they need to start volunteering/research first semester of first year?
Many kids start in high school. If they don’t want to take a gap year, they need to start at least by freshman year. Which is why many kids take a gap year, they need more time.
Please don’t say things you don’t know about. While some may start in HS, med schools won’t consider any activities prior to HS graduation.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 18:24
Subject: Choosing medicine
Locate the school’s medical advisor. Find out if they offer a general informational meeting. Mine child received a packet of information with a timeline.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 18:13
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Kid is considering med school but not totally sure - by when do they have to start doing the things required to apply? I don't mean the premed classes. I mean the research/clinical/etc? I know they can take many gap years, but if they don't want to take more than one gap year (or ideally none), by when do they have to get started on those things in college?
2nd question - should research be medical, or can it be any science or engineering research?
Take into account jobs that A.I. will be taking over.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 17:57
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
Everything, need to take gen chem at a minimum, that a full year course. Also need to get started in shadowing, research, volunteering,etc. . .
The premed classes, I know.
How do they find these other opportunities so quickly once they get on campus?
Do they need to start volunteering/research first semester of first year?
Many kids start in high school. If they don’t want to take a gap year, they need to start at least by freshman year. Which is why many kids take a gap year, they need more time.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 17:52
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
Everything, need to take gen chem at a minimum, that a full year course. Also need to get started in shadowing, research, volunteering,etc. . .
The premed classes, I know.
How do they find these other opportunities so quickly once they get on campus?
Do they need to start volunteering/research first semester of first year?
Anonymous
11/18/2025 17:44
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
everything. kids don't take the gap year for the fun of it but often times they don't have a choice
Anonymous
11/18/2025 17:43
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
Everything, need to take gen chem at a minimum, that a full year course. Also need to get started in shadowing, research, volunteering,etc. . .
Anonymous
11/18/2025 17:39
Subject: Choosing medicine
Anonymous wrote:Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
What would they start freshman year?
Anonymous
11/18/2025 17:39
Subject: Choosing medicine
Freshmen year. If no gap year, kid would be applying junior summer.
Anonymous
11/18/2025 17:36
Subject: Choosing medicine
Kid is considering med school but not totally sure - by when do they have to start doing the things required to apply? I don't mean the premed classes. I mean the research/clinical/etc? I know they can take many gap years, but if they don't want to take more than one gap year (or ideally none), by when do they have to get started on those things in college?
2nd question - should research be medical, or can it be any science or engineering research?
2nd question - should research be medical, or can it be any science or engineering research?