2024 ERAS Change: limit of 10 experiences

[22pcd]

For 2024 residency applicants will only be able to list 10 experiences and select 3 most meaningful. What do people think about this change? In general I think it's a good change so that people aren't padding CVs with things like single day volunteer experiences, but there's the added headache of having to carefully select which experiences to ultimately include.

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[deleted1139416]

Does this include research as well?

Even 10 seems too many to be honest. I have about a handful of things I’m gonna put down from medical school + my previous software engineering career.

 

[Kardio]

Even more glad I skipped out on all those years of half-day CV-padding events.

 

[Niwrad]

it’s a similar problem while shopping - too many choices lead to decision fatigue.

ERAS is supposed to help people make decisions so this makes a lot of good sense by helping to reduce fatigue of reading more than 10 experiences.

 

[PathNeuroIMorFM]

Honestly a little disappointing for me.

I get why it's happening, I get why this is good for PDs, I just wish I knew before I sunk hundreds/thousands of hours into so many experiences. Wish the limit was 15 like it was for AMCAS.

Really going to need to make some hard decisions on whether PDs are going to want more of my research exp or volunteer. I know my publications should speak for themselves when it comes to research exp, but not everything makes it to publication, despite the massive amount of time sunk into some of these...

Also, based on how that's written, are hobbies going to be included in the 10? That is going to add even more squeeze, since I imagine having a single one will be extremely highly recommended.

 

[deleted1139416]

Honestly a little disappointing for me.

I get why it's happening, I get why this is good for PDs, I just wish I knew before I sunk hundreds/thousands of hours into so many experiences. Wish the limit was 15 like it was for AMCAS.

Really going to need to make some hard decisions on whether PDs are going to want more of my research exp or volunteer. I know my publications should speak for themselves when it comes to research exp, but not everything makes it to publication, despite the massive amount of time sunk into some of these...

Also, based on how that's written, are hobbies going to be included in the 10? That is going to add even more squeeze, since I imagine having a single one will be extremely highly recommended.

What do you mean hundreds to thousands of hours?

 

[PathNeuroIMorFM]

What do you mean hundreds to thousands of hours?

Depends on the timeline of what I'm eliminating.

I've taken a research year, which gave me the ability to greatly expand meaningful activities.

I have about a hundred hours of smaller stuff in medical school that probably won't make the final 10. Some smaller few-day events, some longer research projects that I've committed the past 3+ years to, where I'll just put the publications and not the actual "research experience".

If I throw out a good amount of my few gap year jobs and meaningful undergrad jobs + ECs, then that probably puts me over a thousand hours of meaningful activities that won't make my final application.

 

[AnonymousDoctorGuyPerson]

What do you mean hundreds to thousands of hours?

Can easily work on something extra for 2-5hrs a day the first two years.

That's 1500-3500hrs, not including M1->M2 summer or other days where you could commit even more.

 

[AnonymousDoctorGuyPerson]

Depends on the timeline of what I'm eliminating.

I've taken a research year, which gave me the ability to greatly expand meaningful activities.

I have about a hundred hours of smaller stuff in medical school that probably won't make the final 10. Some smaller few-day events, some longer research projects that I've committed the past 3+ years to, where I'll just put the publications and not the actual "research experience".

If I throw out a good amount of my few gap year jobs and meaningful undergrad jobs + ECs, then that probably puts me over a thousand hours of meaningful activities that won't make my final application.

You can plop certain things under one experience

For example I plan to put Miscellaneous Work or something as one experience for the random jobs I had during school.

 

[PathNeuroIMorFM]

You can plop certain things under one experience

For example I plan to put Miscellaneous Work or something as one experience for the random jobs I had during school.

Yeah, that's actually not a bad idea. I'll see if I can piece it together. Thanks.