Are there "Your Favorite Extracurricular" essays?

[axp107]

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Are there any on the AMCAS or on the secondaries?
If so, what do you guys talk about... medical related ECs or more "fun" stuff like rockclimbing, for ex.

 

[FlowLimited]

Are there any on the AMCAS or on the secondaries?
If so, what do you guys talk about... medical related ECs or more "fun" stuff like rockclimbing, for ex.

There isn't on the AMCAS, but you could come across a prompt like that on a couple of secondaries.

 

[nskittles57]

I would talk about non-medical stuff because I think the point to these questions is to see what kind of person you are...beyond medicine. If something medically related is your favorite EC then by all means write about it, but lets be honest, a lot of the medically related things we do is to get the experience needed to get us into medical school.

 

[nabs86]

I had some that asked specifically for my most meaningful clinical experience. If you get any that ask for your favorite EC, pick something not medical to show that you are well-rounded.

 

[146233]

Right. Last year, Tulane asked something like this on their secondary.. "What was your most meaningful volunteer experience?"

 

[Madame]

At one time, my school had a secondary question asking for information on an accomplishment or activity that was meaningful to the applicant. One person wrote about studying all summer for the MCAT and being very proud of his MCAT score....

NEXT!

 

[getmeintoschool]

You could address this in your personal statement, I think or on secondaries.