tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326235203825547189.post1648096544750773990..comments2017-02-28T08:30:23.082-08:00Comments on The Gap Year: Research Blog #2: Scouting the TerritoryElse DiGiacopohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18435515895218431011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326235203825547189.post-35231849273300529882017-02-14T10:40:48.933-08:002017-02-14T10:40:48.933-08:00OK, it looks like you are really interested in a &...OK, it looks like you are really interested in a "gap year" between undergraduate degree and medical school. I think most people associate the term "gap year" with post-high school. I wonder if maybe a large number of people take a gap year before grad school. Probably it depends upon industry or degrees sought. I know a lot of MBAs who worked and were often told that working before grad school would be beneficial, since many MBA courses presume knowledge of industry practices. Probably with medical school, a gap year where you do something medicine-related would be valuable. I've known some science grads who did a year of lab work before going on to grad school, and it was a big benefit toward getting scholarships or lab positions to support the grad work. It probably varies a lot more by person, and maybe has to be asked in a more focused way (such as "should you take a gap year before medical school, and what should you do?") than the HS-College gap year, which can be considered more broadly.Michael Goellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512012158305281566noreply@blogger.com