The answer is: There is no set formula of extracurriculars to follow! Do you what enjoy And try to excel at everything that you get involved in Try out a variety of: Healthcare volunteering e.g. in a hospital Community Service – for causes that you are passionate about! Leadership e.g. become a Teaching Assistant, Residence Advisor, the president of a student club or associatoin Research e.g. Research Assistant, Directed Studies
I answered questions about medical school and being a premed from students at my high school. 0:00 How long does it take to get from high school to medical school 0:08 What did I learn from high school? Collaboration, Participation 2:12 What kind of extracurriculars did I do? 4:18 How did I get research? 6:24 What kinds of volunteer opportunities are important? 7:12 Pros and cons of staying at home for undergrad 9:26 Qualifications required for med school 10:24 What’s a common path to medical school ? 11:08 What’s the UBC Med application like? 12:02 What were my Plan B’s Read More
High School to Med School: Major, Courses, Research, Honours, Directed Studies An incoming med student’s path from High School to UBC Medical School We answered your premed questions that you have left in the comments or in messages on: 0:28 The benefits of volunteered in a hospital as a high school student 0:53 Shadowing a surgeon while in high school 1:24 University / Undergrad 1:36 What courses/classes to take 2:07 Choosing a Major 3:17 Research 5:09 How she found her research position What’s it like to do a Honours project and What she did for her Honours Research project The Read More
Should I take a gap year? How do I decide what to do during my gap year? Ideas on what to do during a gap year? Hear from an accepted UBC Med Student on why taking a gap year was the right decision, and what she did during those two years. Pros of a Gap Year You don’t need to rush taking the MCAT, and can instead use your undergrad summers to do research and travel, and relax from a busy school year. You can use your gap year to do things you didn’t have to do during undergrad such Read More