<p>Hi, I just got accepted to Georgetown, which I plan on attending this Fall. I was also recently offered the opportunity to become a scribe at a hospital with a 16hr. a week commitment about 15 minutes away from the school. </p>
<p>Being that it will be my first year at Georgetown, and Georgetown is notorious for a very heavy workload, do you think it's a smart idea to do the scribe program or do you think I could handle it or its benefits for medical school outweigh any gpa drop? </p>
<p>I got a 4.0 this past year taking chem, calc, stats, and some liberal arts courses at James Madison University. Next year I am taking organic chem, first year bio, and possibly physics.</p>
<p>Congratulations!!! You are going to love Georgetown and the premedical program. Unless there is a strong financial need to work the 16 hours/week, I would recommend holding off, acclimating to the new environment and coursework, and eventually take advantage of the rich resources in medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, GERMS (on campus student run emergency services), research, NIH, etc. Congratulations again!!!</p>
<p>Spend your time on your school work. JMU is not Georgetown. Pre Med at Georgetown will be a new environment and the last thing you need is more stress being a new student. Working as a scribe will include many hours of training in addition to your time working. It’s not worth the small amount of income. Your grades come first. Plan on working as a scribe over the summer or next semester after you get comfortable at Georgetown.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice. luckily i have talked to the scribe program and they are flexible with me working over summer and working less hours or quitting if i need to once i start school. i totally agree that georgetown is not jmu and it requires a different level dedication. i am hoping to make the most of my experience there and certainly don’t want extra-curriculars to infringe on my dedication to my classes.</p>