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<p>I was hoping for a bit more feedback than just a few relevant replies and then a bunch of hype and anecdotes.</p>
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<p>willywonka, you have received feedback from several current medical students. I’m not sure what more you are looking for, but saying that the advice you have gotten so far is a bunch of hype is not going to endear yourself to anyone, just saying…</p>
<p>witty: If you don’t want hype and anecdotes then get off the internet :D</p>
<p>Do research in what you find interesting. Why force yourself to do research in something that does not strike your intellectual fancy at all? You aren’t going to sell yourself in interviews very well doing research that you had no interest in. Non science research is fine, astronomy research is fine. Evolutionary theory, biostats, and anthropology are all fine.</p>
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<p>The replies, even not directly answering your questions, benefit many viewing members on CC. I would be overwhelmed if my question got 42 responses.</p>
<p>Grab any research that you can get. If you think that you will have choices, you need to face up to reality that it is not true in most cases for most people. Most people have trouble getting into any Research lab. It seems from my D’s experience that campus provides more opportunities for their own students.</p>
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<p>I agree with MiamiDAP 100%. Research positions are hard to come by. The one my D is in for the summer had a 2.2% acceptance rate. Take what you can get.</p>
<p>^Yep, and my D. did not get (most likely) similar summer research position…and she had extensive experience at the place in another lab…, awesome recommendations and perfect college GPA. They simply said, it was too many people. Good that she got it at her college, so she was not that desparate. Everything at college is easier to get, including job. But then , you have to manage time with academic workload, but it is doable. Stay open to opportunities, be flexible in your plans, Best wishes!</p>
<p>Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be rude - I just felt like most people were debating whether applicants need research experience to get into medical school at all. Anyway, thanks to everyone who responded.</p>
<p>ww, you will find on cc that threads almost invariably go off on tangents (or worse). It’s like herding cats.</p>
<p>Here is an example, but I couldn’t resist–Not sure if I can ask here if study abroad should be a “must” for applicants. How important is study abroad? Probably a summer in Germany or other place. Any recommendations?</p>
<p>Anyone with experience doing research in another country?</p>
<p>D1 currently doing public health research abroad, but won’t be applying to Med school for a few years.</p>
<p>Study abroad is important if you makes something of it in your application, but it is only one tactic to obtain a goal that can be obtained other ways. So no, it isn’t required but it can be valuable if you make it valuable.</p>