Accidentally listed wrong amount of hours

[FutureFACS]

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When I was writing my primary, I ball-parked my hours for a research activity to be around 250. But when I was going over some of my old notes from it just the other day, I figured my hours might have been closer to 180-200. I want to represent myself honestly, and feel bad for accidentally putting down an incorrect amount of hours. What should I do to remedy this situation? I want to ensure that my admission to medical school is completely genuine and as accurate as possible...

 

[claduva94]

Don't worry about it. Mention it if it comes up in interviews.

 

[immolard]

You're chillin

 

[FutureFACS]

Don't worry about it. Mention it if it comes up in interviews.

Thanks, that's the thing I have already interviewed, and it wasn't mentioned. I know its not that big of a deal, I just worry that once I get an acceptance, I will feel like it is somewhat 'tainted' by having listed the incorrect number of hours on one small part of my app. Lol.

 

[claduva94]

Your decision won't come down to 50 hours in one activity. It isn't tainted. They make you project hours so I'm sure some of mine will be off by more than 50 hours. As long as you are in the ballpark it is ok.

 

[Gabreezy]

Ohh dang man, you definitely need to submit update letters to each school you've applied to and let them know about the discrepancy in your hours before the Gestapo finds out, throws you in jail, and forces you to do manual labor for the rest of your life.

 

[FutureFACS]

Ohh dang man, you definitely need to submit update letters to each school you've applied to and let them know about the discrepancy in your hours before the Gestapo finds out, throws you in jail, and forces you to do manual labor for the rest of your life.

Lol its not so much about 'getting in trouble' as it is that I personally feel bad about it

 

[rhino184]

There's some people on here that lie way harder than that and do it knowingly, which is scummy and shows their true motivation. The fact that you've admitted it, feel bad, and want to make it right is enough. It'll all be ok. Good luck

 

[Planes2Doc]

Research isn't like volunteering... If you do research for thousands of hours and have nothing to show for it, then it won't look good. I don't think anyone will really look at the hours compared to any publications and other things that you can talk about. This is vastly different than volunteering which is solely based on the total commitment and the hours. With volunteering, you have nothing to show for it except for hours at the end. With research, they will expect more, especially with research-heavy institutions. Thus, I don't think that it will be a big deal if you overshot the estimate.

 

[FutureFACS]

There's some people on here that lie way harder than that and do it knowingly, which is scummy and shows their true motivation. The fact that you've admitted it, feel bad, and want to make it right is enough. It'll all be ok. Good luck

Thats true! Thanks

 

[johnnytest]

You're good no worries. They already assessed whether they think you are a fit for their school and a fit for a career in medicine. If they don't think so doesn't matter how accurate you are with your # of hours. On the flip side, if they approve then being off by 25% is not something that will matter. Heck, how would they know? Your morals are good though. I applaud you.

 

[FutureFACS]

Thanks! It's just bothering me, and making me overly critical of how many hours I spent. Because it was last year, it's tough to remember... :/ I almost want to send an update letter to the school I interviewed at in a few weeks with some new activities I am doing, and also mention how I may have been off in regards to the hours. Good idea? Or no... Lol. I value my honesty over an acceptance


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[Time Table]

"Accidentally" 🙄

Pre-Allo these days.....

 

[FutureFACS]

"Accidentally" 🙄

Pre-Allo these days.....

Uh yeah, actually was lol. I am not one of those guys. But yeah, after going through my application with a fine-toothed comb, I might have been a little off (or I might be overanalyzing it) haha I dunno..

 

[Time Table]

Honestly, it really won't matter. It's pretty evident, by virtue of your interview invite, that it doesn't matter if you had put the accurate number of hours or not. Generally speaking, research is something that doesn't matter how many hours you put in. With that in mind though, it looks pretty bad if you have nothing to show for it. So put in hours, but make them a genuine interested activity, so that you have a chance for a publication/award/poster presentation, etc. Good luck with your cycle!

 

[FutureFACS]

Honestly, it really won't matter. It's pretty evident, by virtue of your interview invite, that it doesn't matter if you had put the accurate number of hours or not. Generally speaking, research is something that doesn't matter how many hours you put in. With that in mind though, it looks pretty bad if you have nothing to show for it. So put in hours, but make them a genuine interested activity, so that you have a chance for a publication/award/poster presentation, etc. Good luck with your cycle!

Thank you! You as well!