College Job

apumic
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:59:34 +0000

Sure, it’s a good idea to get a job. Money is helpful and if you are likely to be successful as a premed, holding down a job along w/ taking freshmen science courses shouldn’t be difficult at all. That being said, finding anyone interested in a “freshmen pre-medical student” will be like finding a politician who stands by his word. CF’s suggestion of doing scutwork in a lab is probably the best you’re going to get for now. You could also add an EMT-B or CNA course to your freshmen load and work as an EMT or CNA during school. The EMT-B or CNA would give you some relatively marketable skills. (The cert alone is worthless in terms of application, though, so make sure you would be able to find a job with it and find out which market is better in your area before spending $500-1500 on the training and licensure exams).