Academic Enrichment Programs

[marymatthews]

What constitutes Academic Enrichment Programs on AADSAS application?
Can anyone give me some examples please? Thanks.

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[marymatthews]

Side question.... I received Dean's List for six semesters during college. How would I include/describe all six Dean's List awards in the
"Awards, Honors, and Scholarships" section of the AADSAS application? There are only 5 slots and you may only include 1 month/year for each award. Any advice?
Thanks

 

[476515678234896]

What constitutes Academic Enrichment Programs on AADSAS application?
Can anyone give me some examples please? Thanks.

i believe they're referring to programs like honor societies. (someone correct me if I'm wrong)

 

[Vicviper]

The application gives a few examples to give you an idea of what to put down - so you can put down things like honors societies, DAT prep classes, Dental Assisting Classes, Special Academic Programs at your school (like an Honors Program for example). The UCLA pre-dental waxing class works here too.

 

[marymatthews]

no they said you cant put DAT prep classes
if i did a post-bac by going to a state school for a semester and taking upper division bio classes after i graduated college, should i put that?

 

[MrBeans]

The application gives a few examples to give you an idea of what to put down - so you can put down things like honors societies, DAT prep classes, Dental Assisting Classes, Special Academic Programs at your school (like an Honors Program for example). The UCLA pre-dental waxing class works here too.

To me, DAT prep classes are not a good experience to put under academic enrichment on AADSAS.

Also, as ItalianPrincess said, I don't think it's allowed/recommended by AADSAS.

 

[solstice]

Side question.... I received Dean's List for six semesters during college. How would I include/describe all six Dean's List awards in the
"Awards, Honors, and Scholarships" section of the AADSAS application? There are only 5 slots and you may only include 1 month/year for each award. Any advice?
Thanks

being in a Dean's or President's list is not an AWARD!!! You have higher than certain GPA for a semester then you are listed in Dean's or President's list. It is usually a regular practive in most (all ?) schools; Putting it in this section is like mentioning you graduated Summa Cum Laude in your P.S!! They figure this out from your GPA without anyones help or reminder.

 

[marymatthews]

being in a Dean's or President's list is not an AWARD!!! You have higher than certain GPA for a semester then you are listed in Dean's or President's list. It is usually a regular practive in most (all ?) schools; Putting it in this section is like mentioning you graduated Summa Cum Laude in your P.S!! They figure this out from your GPA without anyones help or reminder.

Ok calm down... it's not a big deal
Dean's list GPA is different at every school
For some schools it is 3.0, for other schools it is 3.5, etc...
What constitutes as an award then?

 

[solstice]

Ok calm down... it's not a big deal
Dean's list GPA is different at every school
For some schools it is 3.0, for other schools it is 3.5, etc...
What constitutes as an award then?

NO WAY! what school is this?

So
>3.0 = University Dean's list
>3.5 = University President's list
>3.85 = I will be in President Obama's List (YES WE CAN)

 

[solstice]

What constitutes as an award then?

-Your team (Which you played in) won something.
-You were receiver of an award for any of the subject material in college.
-you received an award for something (e.g, essay writing in your community paper) outside school.
-etc.....

 

[Vicviper]

To me, DAT prep classes are not a good experience to put under academic enrichment on AADSAS.

Also, as ItalianPrincess said, I don't think it's allowed/recommended by AADSAS.

When I was filling out the app last year, this section specifically included "DAT Prep Class" as an example of what to put. A DAT prep class seems like the definition of Academic Enrichment.

 

[prsndwg]

NO WAY! what school is this?

So
>3.0 = University Dean's list
>3.5 = University President's list
>3.85 = I will be in President Obama's List (YES WE CAN)

 

[marymatthews]

no, the application states: excluding commercially available DAT preparation courses
in addition, the unversity i went to, the Dean's list was different for every college within the university. My college (arts and sciences), the dean's list was over 3.8. The other college within the university had a deans list of over 3.7. My friend who goes to state school, his deans list (arts and science) is over 3.0. My other friend's deans list at his university is 3.5. Every school is different on dean's list, trust me. This is why I think deans list is an award that should be included. Getting a 3.8 deans list from an ivy league is different than a 3.0 at a state school. Calm down please.

 

[Vicviper]

no, the application states: excluding commercially available DAT preparation courses
in addition, the unversity i went to, the Dean's list was different for every college within the university. My college (arts and sciences), the dean's list was over 3.8. The other college within the university had a deans list of over 3.7. My friend who goes to state school, his deans list (arts and science) is over 3.0. My other friend's deans list at his university is 3.5. Every school is different on dean's list, trust me. This is why I think deans list is an award that should be included. Getting a 3.8 deans list from an ivy league is different than a 3.0 at a state school. Calm down please.

Hmm... well I stand corrected on the DAT prep thing. And yeah, deans list should definitely be included under awards.

 

[marymatthews]

Hmm... well I stand corrected on the DAT prep thing. And yeah, deans list should definitely be included under awards.

Ok thanks, but this goes back to my original question then... I have received deans list for 6 semesters... 6 different months
for the awards you can only put 5 awards, for 5 different months/years.
How do I fit all 6 deans list awards for the awards section of the application?
Because you can only say one month for each award. I cannot say Deans list: Dec 2006 to August 2009, for example
I would list deans list 5 different times? isnt that redundant and awkward?
thanks

 

[Vicviper]

Ok thanks, but this goes back to my original question then... I have received deans list for 6 semesters... 6 different months
for the awards you can only put 5 awards, for 5 different months/years.
How do I fit all 6 deans list awards for the awards section of the application?
Because you can only say one month for each award. I cannot say Deans list: Dec 2006 to August 2009, for example
I would list deans list 5 different times? isnt that redundant and awkward?
thanks

So you're saying that you got deans list for 6 of your 8 semesters? If so, either put the range as your entire 8 semesters, or put like Deans List 6x and the same dates. You definitely DO NOT want to list the same named award more than once.

 

[phatty033]

soo that means for a lot of people the academic enrichment section will be blank??

 

[sfoksn]

soo that means for a lot of people the academic enrichment section will be blank??

Yes.

 

[marymatthews]

Can you use a post bac semester of bio classes as a academic enrichment program?

 

[lala05]

.

 

[dentdreamy]

would a one year masters qualify for academic enrichment program?

 

[Japie]

what if my dentist has allowed me to attend a study group for dentists! I have gone twice, each time listening to a lecture from a guest speaker flown in from another part of the continent... can I add this?