How important are extracurricular activities for medical schools admissions?
Although extracurricular activities are not viewed as an alternative to your GPA or admissions test score, professional schools do look for “well-rounded” applicants and one way to demonstrate this is to get involved in campus and community activities. Choose organizations that interest you because those are the ones that will make your collegiate experience more meaningful. However, you need to keep in mind that your GPA is more important than campus involvement, so never sacrifice your grades by becoming over committed with extracurricular activities. If you are not enjoying a particular activity, choose another. The type of activity you choose is not as important as just getting involved. The University of Florida has over 500 student organizations. Some typical pre-health ones are Pre-Med American Medical Student Association (Pre-Med AMSA) , Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) , Pre-Professional Service Organization (PSO) , Pre Veterinary Medicine Club and Minority Pre-Professional Associati
