ERAS question

[adit15]

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So this may be a silly question, but ive been hearing its advised to have a separate document for your CV to go w/ your ERAS application... my question is can you keep your description of your activities on your CV the same as what you enter into your ERAS? I'm wondering if admissions review people will think it looks bad that you put in the exact same description in or if that it's something that does not matter b/c they prefer to just see something quick and to the point since they have hundreds of applications to go thru... Thanks for any help.

 

[hot sauce]

I'm not sure about that advise. Sure it is good to have a CV outside of ERAS so if someone wants your CV you can give them a copy. However, I don't think there is any reason to send programs a CV with ERAS unless they are asking for it. It seems to kind of defeat the purpose of having a standard application that they can put filters on and such.

If they do want it I don't see why it would be a problem to have the same descriptions.

 

[alwaysaangel]

So this may be a silly question, but ive been hearing its advised to have a separate document for your CV to go w/ your ERAS application... my question is can you keep your description of your activities on your CV the same as what you enter into your ERAS? I'm wondering if admissions review people will think it looks bad that you put in the exact same description in or if that it's something that does not matter b/c they prefer to just see something quick and to the point since they have hundreds of applications to go thru... Thanks for any help.

No. It would be the same thing. But honestly, I never went on an interview last year where anyone would have wanted a paper copy of my CV. You should probably just skip it - its old advice.

 

[tcp03]

I wouldn't send a separate CV unless asked to. Good luck!

 

[OveractiveBrain]

I'm not sure about that advise. Sure it is good to have a CV outside of ERAS so if someone wants your CV you can give them a copy. However, I don't think there is any reason to send programs a CV with ERAS unless they are asking for it. It seems to kind of defeat the purpose of having a standard application that they can put filters on and such.

If they do want it I don't see why it would be a problem to have the same descriptions.

Advise (verb) to give advice
Advice (noun) the thing that is given when advising

I'm not sure about that advice. Ad-Vice (vice, like the miami kind).
I advise you not to do that. Ad-Vize (like a visor without the or)

Not a big deal but if you do it right you lose the stamp that says "IM AN FMG!"

But irregardless (yes. IR-regardless because more letters make it better), your "advise" is sound

 

[montessori2md]

Our school tells us specifically to keep CV identical (info, that is, not format) as that in ERAS. Short and sweet is what they advise, no rambling. And the purpose of that CV is twofold -1) to hand out at interviews (along with a copy of PS on request) and 2) someday you'll apply for a job and you'll need a proper CV, and you'll have forgotten everything you did before residency. Now you'll have a record for yourself.

 

[HumbleMD]

Our school tells us specifically to keep CV identical (info, that is, not format) as that in ERAS. Short and sweet is what they advise, no rambling. And the purpose of that CV is twofold -1) to hand out at interviews (along with a copy of PS on request) and 2) someday you'll apply for a job and you'll need a proper CV, and you'll have forgotten everything you did before residency. Now you'll have a record for yourself.

Exactly. Might as well start now.
If people would read it as it is on your CV, why wouldn't they read it as written in ERAS? Bullet points are your friend.

 

[hot sauce]

Advise (verb) to give advice
Advice (noun) the thing that is given when advising

I'm not sure about that advice. Ad-Vice (vice, like the miami kind).
I advise you not to do that. Ad-Vize (like a visor without the or)

Not a big deal but if you do it right you lose the stamp that says "IM AN FMG!"

But irregardless (yes. IR-regardless because more letters make it better), your "advise" is sound

It's the internet; please don't except me to proofread my posts to avoid minor errors. I could point out small errors in your post and then we could go back and forth while adding nothing to the discussion.

 

[username456789]

It's the internet; please don't except me to proofread my posts to avoid minor errors. I could point out small errors in your post and then we could go back and forth while adding nothing to the discussion.

Normally I might agree; however, the advice/advise error is almost categorically made by FMGs. It essentially broadcasts your status as such quite loudly. Just throwing that out there.

 

[hot sauce]

Normally I might agree; however, the advice/advise error is almost categorically made by FMGs. It essentially broadcasts your status as such quite loudly. Just throwing that out there.

I was unaware of that correlation.

Even so, the main reason I responded was that the tone of correcting post was so condescending. Even if I was an FMG, you don't have to talk down to someone (e.g., then reuse the error with quotes around it and put some random emphasis on irregardless) if you feel the need to point out the error.

P.S. Since apparently switching advice and advise is such an egregious error which is practically unheard of in native speakers, I will let you know the reason it happened is because I changed my sentence from asking about who gave the advice (who advised the OP to this) to the advice itself without correctly changing the word itself.

 

[plauto]

Normally I might agree; however, the advice/advise error is almost categorically made by FMGs. It essentially broadcasts your status as such quite loudly. Just throwing that out there.

made by everybody....even many journalists can't write a paragraph without mistakes, it is pretty pathetic.

 

[HumbleMD]

Classic

Classic douche.