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So, now I am very interested in SDN and I go on here every day. If I become a mod in like 2 or 3 years when I stay long enough, can I put that down on my medical school admission application ?
I don't think the adcoms want to know how many hours I am on SDN!
Seriously, I have no idea.
How do you become a mod?
It's not. I think that SDN is a great EC to put down however many adcoms won't know what it is. Here's my advice: If you like SDN and think it's useful to you then get as involved as you like. But don't neglect hospital volunteer hours and other more traditional ECs.Damn, it's going to be nice if it's quivalent to volunteer hours in a hospital and the hours spending on SDN.
You mean the cooler isn't an Ec?!!?! haha. I totally agree with what you said.It's not a dumb question. Most people don't become mods, even if they've been around for a year or more. We recruit new ones the way that Depakote described when we have vacancies to fill.
Even as a mods, not all of the time we spend on here is "work". So, claiming all of the time we spend here as volunteer time wouldn't be truthful. If I were to list modding as one of my activities, I would probably drastically understate the amount of time that I put into it, and would emphasize the parts that go on behind the scenes, because that's where I think that I've gained the most beneficial experience.
I don't think it would have been much more than a footnote to most adcoms, ...
You do SDN for the fun of it, not for what it gets you.