If you can ' t get an internship , consider getting a job in the field before graduation in a less prestigious position . If you can ' t be an engineer then be an administrator . If you can ' t be a doctor then be a CNA . While the jobs are dramatically different , employers prefer to hire good people they already trust . This absolutely does not apply to medical school . GPA and MCAT are king . They won ' t care if you ' re a CNA in fact it might be seen as a negative a research internship would be better . They do want you to have some exposure to healthcare and research , but a 4 . 0 with that stuff will be better received than a 3 . 7 with that . A 3 . 7 is merely average for med schools . <| sep |> No , I really doubt that because the case seemed very consistent . I didn ' t catch him in any lie which always happens if it was the case , and the girl really was suicidal . Even her family believed it and only took enough money from him to pay for the funeral , saying they were sorry my client got caught up in it .