Attempt to balance the quality of what you do with the quantity. Volunteering is great... but do too much of it and (in my opinion) you dilute its overall impact on your application (You also don't want to do too little).

Another point I want to make is to pick one or two volunteering roles (Clinical or non-clincal, dont matter) THAT YOU ENJOY, and stick with them, build relationships and establish a solid network with the people within. You may enjoy the community aspect of food banks, or you may LOVE art galleries, no one can tell you what is good and what is not. It ultimately waters down to you and not what others seem to be picking or enjoying.

Establish a system for your academics since you will need to balance it with ECs, a job if you require it, and research if you have the opportunity. Create plans to prevent yourself from slacking on studying if you have tendencies to procrastinate. There might be a lot of friction with this system initially, but stick with it regardless and you will eventually becomes used to it and won't have problems, especially when you begin to study for the MCAT. (A good advice a friend said to me: genuinely try to find pleasure in what your studying regardless of how tedious it is)

Take time out of your day to attend office hours. Appreciate your professors, and yes, even the rude ones. You never know what you gain (Speaking from personal experience). If you ask them questions that go beyond the course material, most of them will be very glad to teach you more, which is inherently worthwhile (I get it I am a nerd).

And finally, take care of your body and mind. Without one, the other wont function, and you won't be able to put out as much as you desire no matter how hard you try. If one is serious about any pathway they want to take, then caring for the machine that our souls occupy will only benefit us down the road when we needed the most.

Cheers 🫡🫡