Ok so I’m 16F and I just finished my first year of uni away from home in Ontario. During the semester I applied to soooooo many jobs(regular entry level and clinical) and research opportunities and hospital volunteer work, basically anything to do during the summer that will help with the med school applications. I rejected from all the ones I’ve heard back from and the other ones I’m waiting on I don’t have high hopes. Their reasoning was because of my age(I honestly don’t blame them I wouldn’t want a 16 yr old working in a hospital environment either) or lack of experience(I’ve never worked a job).
Tbh I’m kinda just stuck now with nothing going for me this summer while other premeds are getting experience or working and building their apps. My parents wanted me to do spring/summer term so I won’t be doing nothing but I’m already burnt out from doing 6 courses a semester this yr.
Genuinely how can I build my med school application when I can’t really legally work anywhere clinical(you have to be 18 in Alberta) and the Canadian job market is already cooked. I’m not the best at school(3.1-3.2 first sem gpa) and I’m quite young to be taken seriously so how realistic is it for me to aim for med school acceptance first try after graduating?
To top it all off I’m a Biomedical science major so if I don’t go to med school I might actually be cooked with the Canadian job market the way it is.
In all my question is what could I possibly do to build my app this summer as a 16 yr old in Alberta? Any advice is appreciated.
P.s apologies if what I wrote is all over the place and doesn’t make sense. I’m high asf writing this.