I took a gap year (actually two) before medical school and here’s how it went

[@kayoung_unnie]

[Time Stamps] 0:30 When did you take your gap year and for how long? 0:39 Why did you decide to take a gap year? 2:22 Did you set any goals? 3:29 Did you have any uncertainties? 4:11 So what did you do during your gap year? 4:16 1. Solo Backpacking Trip to Europe 5:51 2. Youth Ambassador of Ocean Bridge (Canadian non-profit environmental organization) 8:58 3. Mission trip to Mexico 9:37 4. Conferences and forums 10:15 5. Running an Etsy shop 11:48 6. Camp Coordinator and Program Facilitator of kind krafts (local non-profit art organization) 12:39 Some other things I did 13:38 Were there any low points during your gap year? 15:25 Take Home Messages

[@carlietowen463]

The timing of this video could not have been more perfect! Currently in the midst of planning the next few years of my time in undergrad, and am consider a gap year. We share many of the same values in terms of traveling and learning, and I love this channel so much! I am confident you will be a great physician. Best of luck!

[@kayoung_unnie]

Thank you!! Best of luck to you as well! Let me know if you have any other questions about taking a gap year 😊

[@amnaaa9509]

Thank you for sharing this! You’re so amazing and you’re going to be a great physician💗

[@kayoung_unnie]

Thank you!! That means a lot ☺️

[@신채영-e5g]

You did make the most of your gap year. You really inspired me ☆

[@ari103943]

Thank you for such a great video! This was so encouraging!

[@kayoung_unnie]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@JenniferIm]

You are definitely going to become a great physician!!!

[@sublime_star]

Thanks for another great video Kayoung!

[@belovedKC]

God bless you sister 😊😊🥰🥰😭😭😭❣You never knew how this impacted me! Praise God!!

[@kayoung_unnie]

I'm so glad!! Best of luck on your journey 💛

[@LeahRebecca]

loved this

[@amberyang749]

Thanks for the video!

[@kayoung_unnie]

Hope you enjoyed it! 😊

[@드머삼촌조카]

안녕하세요! 전 캐나다 살고잇고 의대지망하는학생인데요.. 언제 이민을 오셧는지 알려주실수있나요? 영어랑 한국어 둘다 너무 잘하셔서용🙂😇

[@kayoung_unnie]

안녕하세요! 저는 2010년에 이민을 왔습니다 😊 한국인이 거의 없는 지역에서 자라서 영어를 금방 습득할 수 있었던것 같아요 ㅎㅎ

[@kamariweaver1536]

Good video! Do you think you could’ve had a lot of these experiences during your undergrad? (Like during summer/winter breaks) Or was it important to have the entire 2 years off?

[@kayoung_unnie]

Some of the experiences I’ve had required a long-term commitment (e.g., volunteering for Ocean Bridge, running a small business, backpacking), so it was important to take the years off. And I was already involved in a lot of extracurricular activities in undergrad so I wouldn’t have been able to take on extra projects on top of them! However, I think that self-development experiences like improving my art and music skills could have been done during undergrad! It depends on what you want to get out of your experiences 😊

[@AfhamFamily]

Thanks for sharing 👍😊

[@kayoung_unnie]

Thank you for watching! 😊

[@LeahRebecca]

amazing!

[@knitsbylinda]

👍💕

[@mayleu1436]

*Palestine