<p>Volunteer work isn’t exactly “icing on the cake.” Hands-on exposure to the medical field is an unofficial requirement to get into medical school. They want to know that you understand what you’re getting into. That said, racking up a bunch of hours isn’t going to put you in front of another candidate with less.</p>
<p>Reading through the post, it sounds like the OP isn’t familiar with what the requirements are to get into medical school. Now would be a good time to get a book about med school admissions in order to understand the whole process and know what needs to be done over the next several years. A excellent starting place is the online guide from Amherst at <a href=“https://www3.amherst.edu/~sageorge/guide1.html[/url]”>https://www3.amherst.edu/~sageorge/guide1.html</a></p>
<p>Looking to more reliable sources will protect the OP from the musings like those of the teacher suggesting engineering. Sure, people with engineering degrees get into medical school. But it is a very difficult program, and one of the primary criteria is GPA. Even with a modest allowance for the difficulty, people majoring in engineering are at a disadvantage compared to many others. Another sign the teacher has no clue is this talk about “good med schools”. In the US they are all good.</p>