[Dimple001]

Originally Posted by icecream

Advice please

Due to an unsuccesful round of applications last year, i'm stuck with an unintentional gap year, and have little time to plan what to do with it.

I have an offer to do a MRes at ic, but i feel that my year will now be better spent gaining work experience as i already meet the academic requirements. Luckily i have been offered a HCA post at a local hospital, and i intend to work their full time until april/may/june next year, followed by some travelling or teaching english abroad, before hopefully starting medical school.

I know medical schools like to read about our gap year plans in our personal statements, and i was hoping i could get some advice into how much detail i need to go into... will a sentence or two be enough, or will i need to dedicate an entire paragraph?

As i am not entirely sure whether i will be teaching abroad and/or travelling next summer... or as to where in the world i will be travelling to for definate, will it work against me to mention these plans on my personal statement if they were then to change?

I took deferred and I only did 3 sentences. But its how those plans will help you in your medical career that counts.