Does the order of our ECs matter in the AMCAS application?

[Istarus]

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I have about 9 activities that I'm listing, and I just realized that the order is completely screwed up - I want the most meaningful experiences to appear first, so I entered those first, only to realize (once I finished) that they are now on the bottom and all of my less significant experiences are at the top.

Does the order actually matter in the application? There is no way to reorder them within the application unless I delete them and start over. When this is submitted, how will this be presented to admissions committees? Do they view everything in chronological order, or will they view my ECs in the order in which they currently appear in front of me?

 

[toffee_bloom]

I think it said on there that they order it according to the time you started it.

And the admissions people will view it in whatever order, I don't think it really matters.

 

[The Real SVB]

The experiences are listed automatically by ascending chronological order (older stuff first). Schools sort the list however they want to view them. You have no control. Doesn't matter if most meaningful is on top or bottom.

 

[MrLogan13]

Doesn't matter, they're going to appear chronologically anyway.