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[Dandelion92]

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[Catalystik]

I am a long time lurker and this is my first post, so thanks in advance for helping me out.
My primary application is almost ready to submit, but I have one question about one of my activities.

A year ago, I did a 6-month internship with my state rep. I did some clerical work, but also spent a lof of time directing constituents to services (for health, housing, employment, etc) since I live in a disadvantaged district.

It was a really amazing experience and it ties into the story I’m telling in my app, so I would like to include it - although I’m open to feedback about this since the ‘’political’’ nature of the job may be a turnoff.

Should I include it and categorize this as non-clinical volunteering? It was unpaid, and definitely not clinical, but it also wasn’t really leadership.

Most Internships are listed under the "Other" category, as they tend to include components across multiple categories. If you want to list all the hours in which you participated in the Internship, use that category. I'm sure you could downtone the political rhetoric so you don't annoy half the folks reading your application.

If you want to list the "directing constituents to needed services" component on its own under Volunteer-Not Medical/Clinical, you'd need to carve out those hours and list them on their own. If you are short on volunteer hours, this would be the better category to pick, so the community service aspect isn't overlooked.

 

[Dandelion92]

@Catalystik @flybynight79 Thank you! I have had a couple of volunteer/ intern positions where I’ve ended up with half my duties as what could be non-clinical volunteering and am non-trad so have a bunch of ‘’work/activities’’. This is super helpful!