Dual enroll at a CC & gap year? Then Med school?

oliviawhite970
Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:24:54 +0000

Hey! Making my schedule for junior year on Monday and I’m torn between AP and dual enrollment. I wanna take a gap year after high school, because with medicine I’ll be basically giving up my twenties and I’ll have a packed schedule and very little time to live a little. I plan to get a job full time during my gap year, by the way.

Pros of dual enrollment (pre med at IRSC - AA Degree)
• can get a better job for my gap year
• I’ll be saving on the cost of education
• I’ll have more room in my schedule for extra curriculars during junior and senior years.

All AP
• more competitive
• better chance at UF (?)
• this would look better when I apply to med schools, right?
Cons
• very heavy course load, takes up most of my time
• stressful, a little higher chance of burning out probably

So will AP look better when I apply to med school? Or should I dual enroll in pre med at Indian River State College and then try to transfer to UF, then try for UF College of Medicine?

Will taking a gap year hurt my appearance to med schools?

Thanks