EC's that REALLY stand out to Med Schools

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Basically the title says it all. I feel like the EC's that I am doing now, (shadowing a PA, researching at a college) are not going to look like anything special or new to a Med School admissions committee. I need something unique, something with 'flavor' while also being valuable to myself. I basically missed the deadline for all the cool internships in the city that you had to apply to. Also, I never quite uinderstood how someone gets a chance to volunteer at a hospital in a foreign country (sounds like something the adcom. would like). I am a rising soph. What is your opinion?</p>

<p>One last thing, do Med school adcoms. care if the research you are doing isn't neccesarily related to healthcare/medicine? For example, I am researching illuminessence of nanoparticles at my local college with a proff. which I am pretty sure is not healthcare related. Is this a waste of time/energy?</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214373%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214373&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>OK, thanks for that. I have a question though. DO med school adcoms look unfavorably upon research that is not exactly related to healthcare/medicine?</p>

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<p>^no they don't look unfavorably upon that kind of research. It is BETTER to have medically related research, but some research (in anything) is better than no research</p>

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<p>Can anybody tell me what non-clinical community service they do? I don't mean a list like dancing, leading a frat, but rather the things you actually do. I'm not in college yet and would like to have an idea of what kind of non-clinical and non-research EC's premeds have.</p>

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<p>... because dancing and leading a frat aren't things that people do?</p>

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<p>I plan on joining the juggling club :-D</p>

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<p>@bdm</p>

<p>Sure they are, but I doubt more than 3-4 of you actually do either of those.</p>

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<p>1st author publication is quite the achievement.</p>

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Can anybody tell me what non-clinical community service they do? I don't mean a list like dancing, leading a frat, but rather the things you actually do. I'm not in college yet and would like to have an idea of what kind of non-clinical and non-research EC's premeds have.

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I think you'll find the lives of pre-meds vary substantially. Some do live a life of quiet desperation but not all. ;) My daughter is (I mean was) a freshman official with her sorority and took salsa dancing classes off campus her first year. She also plays on the coed and women's Ultimate club teams, plays intramural BBall, volleyball, and is on two different 3 on 3 BBall teams . She is active in her church and in FCA and a Tuesday Night "Bible Study". (Sorry for the present tense. Time is moving too fast for me.)</p>

<p>She started a research project (that continues) in the lab of an NSF investigator on campus and helped present a poster at a national conference. </p>

<p>A balanced life is the healthiest way to get through this "becoming a doctor" process (and that will become more important with each passing year). Good luck.</p>

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<p>I think afruff was asking about what non-medical-related community service activities you are involved in (versus HOBBIES, such as dancing, frats, etc.). I think that's what they meant. I could be wrong though.</p>

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<p>Could be, but I was working off this :


"those" referring to leader of frat and dancing.</p>

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<p>No, college, I was referring to the sort of things that curmudgeon as referring to.</p>

<p>I wonder how somebody can handle as many as curmudgeon's daughter's activities while still performing the best you can at college.</p>

<p>If you don't mind me asking Curmudgeon, what was your daughter's GPA and major?</p>

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<p>She is just one year in but is doing well. Her AMCAS GPA is over 3.9, and her BCMP is a 4.0. (Her TMDAS GPA is a 4.0) and she is a bio major at a Top 50 LAC. She's not a genius and doesn't work 24/7 but she is pretty dang bright and always tries her hardest.</p>

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<p>^ I wish my parents would say the same of me. :/</p>