15 experiences, substantial?

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1) ROTC (~900 hours)
2) Medical brigade (~290 hours)
3) Scribing (~600 hours)
4) Homeless Shelter Co-Director (~200 hours)
5) Shadowing (~150 hours, combined all specialties)
6) Free Clinic internship (~250 hours)
7) Student government @ grad school (~200 hours, exec council, worked on committees with multiple deans including Dean of Medicine)
8) Research @ undergrad (150 hours)
9) Publication in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology from above research
10) Reproductive physiology research (~100 hours)
11) Peer teacher for undergrad courses (~100 hours, solidified desire to engage in academic medicine/clinical teaching, worked with professors + grad students)
12) Leadership in my sorority for two years (~225 hours, in charge of marketing, completely renovated the design of our website/social media, promoted a new marketing campaign for our philanthropy that contributed near $4,000 to local domestic violence organization, got training to help domestic violence victims)
13) Student government at undergrad x 5 years (~400 hours, continues 5 years after graduation)
14) Worked undergrad with student affairs x 2 years (370 hours)
15) Clinical volunteering (~630 hours)

I know AdComs do not want to see 15 experiences stretched out, and by no means do I want to present myself that way. I'm having trouble determining if any of my experiences don't seem worthwhile. Do these all have substance?

I also don't have any hobbies listed. I've seen people say that hobbies help applicants seem well-rounded, but I'm struggling to see if playing piano for almost 20 years bears more weight than any of the above activities.

I appreciate any constructive feedback you can provide, and am willing to answer any questions/provide more information if needed. Thank you!
Why would they not want to see 15 activities? All of your activities seem stellar and I think you should include all of them except for maybe 1 for which you should replace with a hobby. This is a chance for you to sell yourself
 
1) ROTC (~900 hours)
2) Medical brigade (~290 hours)
3) Scribing (~600 hours)
4) Homeless Shelter Co-Director (~200 hours)
5) Shadowing (~150 hours, combined all specialties)
6) Free Clinic internship (~250 hours)
7) Student government @ grad school (~200 hours, exec council, worked on committees with multiple deans including Dean of Medicine)
8) Research @ undergrad (150 hours)
9) Publication in Journal of Experimental Social Psychology from above research
10) Reproductive physiology research (~100 hours)
11) Peer teacher for undergrad courses (~100 hours, solidified desire to engage in academic medicine/clinical teaching, worked with professors + grad students)
12) Leadership in my sorority for two years (~225 hours, in charge of marketing, completely renovated the design of our website/social media, promoted a new marketing campaign for our philanthropy that contributed near $4,000 to local domestic violence organization, got training to help domestic violence victims)
13) Student government at undergrad x 5 years (~400 hours, continues 5 years after graduation)
14) Worked undergrad with student affairs x 2 years (370 hours)
15) Clinical volunteering (~630 hours)

I know AdComs do not want to see 15 experiences stretched out, and by no means do I want to present myself that way. I'm having trouble determining if any of my experiences don't seem worthwhile. Do these all have substance?

I also don't have any hobbies listed. I've seen people say that hobbies help applicants seem well-rounded, but I'm struggling to see if playing piano for almost 20 years bears more weight than any of the above activities.

I appreciate any constructive feedback you can provide, and am willing to answer any questions/provide more information if needed. Thank you!
You could either group the two student government experiences, or put the two research experiences together, to make room for a Hobbies or Artistic Endeavors entry. Or if you just can't condense those descriptions enough, just go without.
 
Why would they not want to see 15 activities? All of your activities seem stellar and I think you should include all of them except for maybe 1 for which you should replace with a hobby. This is a chance for you to sell yourself

You could either group the two student government experiences, or put the two research experiences together, to make room for a Hobbies or Artistic Endeavors entry. Or if you just can't condense those descriptions enough, just go without.

I was reading through the experiences help thread and people kept saying that 10-13 is "the sweet spot" and ad-committees can view 15 experiences poorly if it appears that you're just trying to fill space. I know I'm not, but I wanted to check that none of my experiences could be viewed that way by asking random (but helpful 🙂) people.

I've been considering combining the two student government experiences. I'll see if I can do that and try to incorporate playing piano into my application. Thank you guys!
 
Get rid of the medical brigade. I’m assuming it’s in a foreign country ? Search voluntourism on SDN. I think you should include the piano, especially if you do it for others in various situations.
 
Get rid of the medical brigade. I’m assuming it’s in a foreign country ? Search voluntourism on SDN. I think you should include the piano, especially if you do it for others in various situations.
Wait. Really? This is my second most meaningful experience. I did find this article/I did not engage in unsupervised clinical activities whatsoever.

I know these trips don't have huge tangible impacts; I'm not blind to recognizing that one week of taking patient vitals/histories and handing out medications for asthma or diabetes doesn't ensure continuity of care. It did revitalize my passion for medicine. I spent the first three years of college with little patient care, I didn't know why I was taking all these ridiculously hard classes... but then I went on this trip and saw the desperate need for universal healthcare. I was able to practice my medical Spanish, and it was invaluable that I could connect with those patients when they had no one. I want to go back and establish a mobile clinic or do something that has a more long-lasting impact. I don't use the "I've made this huge impact in the field of global medicine" approach. In the grand scheme of things, I did very little. But the trip stripped me of my naiveness and my privilege, and it showed me that, despite the limitation of an absent medical degree, I need to be out there, doing something, offering solace in some way to patients. It motivated me to make so many decisions, like interning at the free clinic and working with marginalized and underserved populations.

Will a medical school still view this negatively and as voluntourism? I would love to keep this on my application, but I don't want to run the risk of it being viewed negatively.

I did play the piano for my church, at school, and for the homeless shelter... so I guess it is worth mentioning. I don't want to just be "another Asian that plays piano" though...
 
I grouped all clinical experience into one. Saved me three slots
 
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