<p>kal123; Many premeds (based on informal polling of D’s friends/acquaintances) from her school took the advice of the premed advisor and is taking a gap year. This premed advisor was on the admission committee of a top medical school so it might be a warp view. We do feel bad for the kids that are getting bad advice. Thank goodness for the web so we can get data to make sound decisions. In the old days, everyone will just rely on the “experts” because isn’t that what they are paid for.</p>