What volunteer jobs will improve my chances of getting into a good med school?
Thanks a ton! Amy A: Medical school admissions committee members like to see applicants with some exposure to medical environments. However, you can still be accepted if you lack such experience; I know that I was. In reality, having prior experience is a good idea but it will make a difference only if you are a borderline student. If you are not doctor material, you can volunteer for decades and you will never be accepted. On the other hand, if you are a topnotch student with no medical experience you will be accepted anyway. Even if you volunteer, that will not make you stand out because volunteering is so common. However, if you do something unique, you are bound to attract the attention of the admissions committee. What I have in mindand I don’t know if this meshes with any of your interestsis to build some unique medical device. Now that would make them think very highly of you! As you can tell from my web site, I’ve built several medical devices and I have ideas for building many
