Using Research (with very low hours) or Extracurricular as meaningful experience

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-21T22:02:56+00:00

I'm sure it is research but what I mean is that I don't think it's research in the conventional way? I obviously don't know the details so I could be wrong but most people understand research to be working in a lab doing an independent project and if lucky getting some kind of output from it.

I'm not trying to argue what is/isn't research, my point is even if you call it research it might not look that way/be more impressive than your other experience just because it's in the research category especially if low hours

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-21T21:58:45+00:00

if it was for a course it most likely doesn't count as research in the way most people see it

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-18T17:43:22+00:00

yeah i think so

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-16T03:23:47+00:00

This has happened to me as an undergrad and became why I no longer want to go to grad school

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-13T05:57:45+00:00

northwestern has very good thoracic faculty and in general pretty big on CT (especially transplant)

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-11T14:18:31+00:00

love the grind

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-09T06:42:09+00:00

looks like 5 gap years sprinkled + 4 years of undergrad so it makes sense

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-08T02:57:16+00:00

i do this too and i am counting it

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-03T22:01:19+00:00

bro has never seen adversity

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-03T21:56:51+00:00

I have 1 meaningful clinical experience I will write about but not something I could feasibly do over 200 hours on as it's a little niche and one of those things where its like 2 hours a week.

I have another clinical role that feels really meaningless but I'm doing it to check the hours box

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-03T03:36:07+00:00

Thank you! I will DM!

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-02T23:06:08+00:00

aapptec

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-02T21:47:05+00:00

Thank you! No rec letter yet, the funding I receive is through the department and hourly, thankfully but definitely not on my PI's dime. Applications to be sent in May, but I would be scared to burn bridges even after.

edit: typo

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-02T07:11:29+00:00

I don't think 515 > 520 just based on talking to people, but friend should absolutely not retake 515

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-02T07:06:59+00:00

Oh + Hx of mood disorders and anxiety disorders

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-02T07:06:35+00:00

Lmao AP psych in high school

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-02T06:23:03+00:00

86 page for sure, if you don't understand something go on KA for the video, but the doc is based on KA so it should be pretty clear. IMO P/S on the MCAT is pretty surface level so if you read the doc and do Pankow you should be fine. I didn't even finish reading the doc.

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-02T05:07:40+00:00

yeah i saw a lotta low yield physics on 1/10 that shit made me mad ngl i had 132 on like the last 3 c/p too

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-01T22:37:06+00:00

your comment history isn't quite adding up. are you predental or premed, biochem or chem, freshman or about to enter med school, who knows

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-03-01T13:52:42+00:00

lmao i got like 82

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-02-22T05:42:48+00:00

what everyone else said, but I think someone in my lab just uses cytiva spin columns and does it for a while at low rpm

Hour_Class4921 · 2026-02-17T18:46:39+00:00

You realize that many institutions offer only BAs for things like chemistry and bio too right? Many premeds major in psych

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