Athletic Scholarships - AMCAS

[maestrohuang]

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I was a 4 year student-athlete that went to school solely based on cost because college is not cheap. Using sports, I paid for my first 4 years of school and now I am finishing undergrad at a carnegie-1 back home.

How should I, or do I even, list the 4 years of varsity athletics and the full/partial scholarships I received?

 

[Local Native]

I would definitely list it. It shows that you have interests and talents outside of medicine. I would probably do it under the "awards" category and you have plenty of space to explain the details of the scholarship (or partial scholarship).

 

[chiapet874]

List it! That would be a great interview topic imo.

 

[maestrohuang]

Alright, I would like to try to use it towards my advantage to stand out, but the aacomas/amcas applications only have room to acknowledge it through the personal statement and awards/honors (scholarships).

 

[sector9]

Alright, I would like to try to use it towards my advantage to stand out, but the aacomas/amcas applications only have room to acknowledge it through the personal statement and awards/honors (scholarships).

Don't put it in your personal statement. Put it under awards/honors/scholarships. What else were you expecting?

 

[maestrohuang]

The only problem with simply placing it in the awards, honors, scholarships is that I have to list it individually for each year. I transferred to multiple schools and these were financially based decisions. I am not sure what you mean by asking what I am expecting.

 

[GS Mikami]

Just mention that you were a scholarhip athlete under the EC where you describe your sport

 

[sector9]

The only problem with simply placing it in the awards, honors, scholarships is that I have to list it individually for each year. I transferred to multiple schools and these were financially based decisions. I am not sure what you mean by asking what I am expecting.

You would either group all scholarships together (including any academic ones) or you would put it under the entry where you talk about your involvement with the sport