<p>In short, to be on par with the average student accepted into medical school, an applicant would need what kind and how many extracurricular activities to be competitive with other medical school applicants.</p>
<p>Volunteering, shadowing and Med Research Lab (some people question the last). It is personal how much. People get interested and continuew out of their personal interest.</p>
<p>You need, as MiamiDAP said, volunteering and shadowing. </p>
<p>And most importantly, passion.</p>
<p>Average, I would say something like:</p>
<p>2 years of medical volunteering/shadowing
2 years of community service
1 year of research
Other things that demonstrate interest in medicine, the community, or activities that you just enjoy.</p>