Concerned about ECs (all over the place?)

[chlory]

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[TraumaBlonde]

I think presentation wise it's scattered, but in a resume form it makes sense. Are there long time gaps between each thing?

 

[chlory]

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[TraumaBlonde]

List your ECs in resume form (either for yourself or someone to help you) and it honestly won't seem scattered at all. You're a student trying to find the best way to prepare for med school, they know that,

 

[ChrisMack390]

This doesn't really seem like a particularly unusual set of ECs. You have your volunteering, your research, 2 jobs, and some personal interest type of stuff (2 of which are basically the same area as one of the jobs and one of the volunteer efforts).

If anything, I would suggest adding a genuine hobby that you have (maybe that is the writing/editing project?) and some legit community service at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter or something. What did you actually do for the Red Cross if you never went anywhere? Office work?

 

[MaxPlancker]

I'd say your list of activities look pretty typical for a pre-med in terms of "scatteredness". You don't need to force anything, don't worry.

 

[chlory]

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[ChrisMack390]

thanks for the replies! I did office work at the red cross, was a mentor for high school students, and volunteered at their food pantry!

Oh ok, great! Overall I think your EC list looks pretty solid. Don't see what you think is strange about it.