ERAS App

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What is on the ERAS App in general? Specifically, how many extracurriculars/research/leadership activities can you list?

 

[longhaul3]

There are sections for personal info, academic history, work/experiences, research experiences and pubs/abstracts/presentations, awards, hobbies and interests. You also have to submit a photo, upload your personal statement, release your USMLE transcript (there is some nuance to the timing of this in relation to Step 2), and have your letters uploaded.

Then you have to choose the programs to apply to and pay a bunch of money.

I don't remember there being a practical limit on the number of things you can list.

 

[deleted861279]

There are sections for personal info, academic history, work/experiences, research experiences and pubs/abstracts/presentations, awards, hobbies and interests. You also have to submit a photo, upload your personal statement, release your USMLE transcript (there is some nuance to the timing of this in relation to Step 2), and have your letters uploaded.

Then you have to choose the programs to apply to and pay a bunch of money.

I don't remember there being a practical limit on the number of things you can list.

Do you have to list what you did before medical school too? Like what you did in undergrad?

 

[longhaul3]

Do you have to list what you did before medical school too? Like what you did in undergrad?

I don't quite remember, but I don't think you would mention those things except for employment experience.

The app itself is not a huge deal. You can easily sit down and finish it in a day. I recommend (for many other reasons as well) keeping an up-to-date CV throughout med school, because the application is mostly just transposing your CV into ERAS.

 

[bobjonesbob]

Do you have to list what you did before medical school too? Like what you did in undergrad?

Have to? No you don't have to list anything from undergrad other than what school you went to. But people often include things that were significant like research, phi beta kappa, varsity athletics, student body president, etc. Probably don't want to list every little volunteering project or club you were a part of though.

 

[themoonman2]

There isn't a limit on how much you can list, but you don't want to include things that don't enhance your application- i.e. most things from undergrad. I put a couple undergrad experiences, but I don't think they really mattered at all. If you did things before medical school that can highlight your story and help readers get a better picture of you and who you are, I think it's worth putting on there, especially things like awards and research experiences/accomplishments. Also, the descriptions that you do are much shorter than what was done for med school applications. I thought it was, overall, an easier process than applying to med school, but it took longer than I expected.

 

[deleted861279]

How long were the descriptions for each activity on ERAS? Just wanted to get a general idea compared to the application to med school

 

[ciestar]

I filled out the descriptions basically pulling them from my CV

 

[Pinocytosis]

What is on the ERAS App in general? Specifically, how many extracurriculars/research/leadership activities can you list?

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[medschoolmentors]

How long were the descriptions for each activity on ERAS? Just wanted to get a general idea compared to the application to med school

I don't quite remember if there were character limits or what they were, but I would keep descriptions as succinct as possible. 1-2 sentences. There are so many applications to sort through and you don't want to bog down your reader with unnecessary fluff.

Also, I agree with the above responses -- list only the absolute minimum things for undergrad (i.e. only the biggest or most relevant things that really make you stand out.)