extracurriculars the summer before freshman year

shades_children
Sun, 10 May 2009 13:58:08 +0000

1. Do med school applications count activities done during the summer before freshman year?



Yes, you can put it down on your AMCAS. It’s the least important summer, though - no adcom will fault you if you decide to take time off and enjoy yourself before college.



2. I have two options of volunteering:

Do both count equally as “volunteering in a hospital”?



Uh, no - only one of them is happening in a hospital. In terms of volunteer experience, they seem equivalent to me.



3. Does a job count as an extracurricular to med schools? What is better, working at a job this whole summer or volunteering this whole summer?



Yes, a job counts as an extracurricular. It’s not whether or not it’s a job or volunteer work that counts - it’s what you’re doing in the position that matters.