Comments on: How important is having a minor for applying to medical school? http://www.minorthings.com/how-important-is-having-a-minor-for-applying-to-medical-school.html Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:23:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dan the man http://www.minorthings.com/how-important-is-having-a-minor-for-applying-to-medical-school.html/comment-page-1#comment-28 dan the man Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:20:50 +0000 http://www.minorthings.com/how-important-is-having-a-minor-for-applying-to-medical-school.html#comment-28 <a href=""></a> not very important. However if you have identical stats with another student, say you are both mate, biology majors with identical 3.7 gpa's and they only have 1 spot open, and the other guy has a minor in chemistry, chances are they will give it to him (assuming MCATS and extra curriculars are the same as well. If its attainable, go for it, if its going to hurt your gpa, then some extra volunteer work may be a better plan

not very important. However if you have identical stats with another student, say you are both mate, biology majors with identical 3.7 gpa’s and they only have 1 spot open, and the other guy has a minor in chemistry, chances are they will give it to him (assuming MCATS and extra curriculars are the same as well.

If its attainable, go for it, if its going to hurt your gpa, then some extra volunteer work may be a better plan

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