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House pre-med tutors emphasized that morestudents are deciding to take time off beforeattending medical school. "In the last year, morestudents have been coming to me for advice abouthow to spend one to two post graduate years beforeapplying to medical school," Michelson said. "I'malso hearing more students taking a year or twoafter college to work before applying...
Kathrine D. Nash '99, a pre-med history andscience concentrator, also decided not to applythis year to make sure that she wants to entermedicine...
Growing up in the Harvard Houses, however, the kids of masters, tutors and professors have to be a little more creative. After all, it's not likely that the sophomore pre-med downstairs will be waiting for the trick-or-treat knock with a bowl full of Sugar Daddies...
...event, you shouldn't treat yourself without doing your homework. Start by reading Winter Blues by Dr. Norman Rosenthal (Guilford Press), and then choose a reputable manufacturer, like the SunBox Co. of Gaithersburg, Md. www.sunboxco.com) or Enviro-Med of Vancouver, Wash. www.teleport.com/~biolight/) Whatever product you use should emit only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. If you are photosensitive, you may develop a rash if you're taking certain medications, including sulfa drugs. Otherwise, the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 minutes to 60 minutes first thing in the morning...
...count myself with Meghan as one of the lucky ones. My friend Steve was a pre-med in college, and wanted to take a year off after college to take his MCATs and apply to med school. But faced with the prospect of a year off, he turned to OCS to find something meaningful to do. He should have gone into the Peace Corps...