extra-curicular activities

[emt30119]

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What have people done for extracuricular activities. I go to school full time and work full time(in the medical field), so I don't have a lot of free time. Other then sports and music what have you done. Has anyone done Racing i.e. stock car, modifieds, sprints, ect?

 

[paramed2premed]

All my sports involve burning glucose, not fossil fuels!

Sounds fun, though.

 

[racerx]

Originally posted by emt30119
What have people done for extracuricular activities. I go to school full time and work full time(in the medical field), so I don't have a lot of free time. Other then sports and music what have you done. Has anyone done Racing i.e. stock car, modifieds, sprints, ect?

I have raced karts, FV, and FF. However, I have ceased driving and have the FV in the garage until after Medical School, as its just too expensive to do. My last season cost over $10,000 just to run, not counting the $2,800 for shoulder surgery 😳 )

I am not sure how much free time you have; you say you don't have much. . .racing takes a large amount of time. Travel, car-prep, repair (of the car AND your body) can take up all of your free time and then some.

I still plan to briefly mention the experience in my PS, as I want to point out being able to function and make quick decisions under duress.

Actually, if anyone wants to buy my FV, its a bargain at $4,000! 👍

racerx

 

[GibbsDuhem]

I fly ultralights, and wish I had a pilot's liscence but I can not afford it right now although I can take off and land an airplane I do not have a piece of paper that says "I can do it".

 

[DrQuinn]

I can suck a golf ball through a hose.

Q, DO

 

[Nater44]

I took up surfing and sea kyaking. I've been going out to the channel islands off the california coast. Just took a tour given by that chick who lost on the first episode of survivor. I don't think I have the lungs or motivation for the golf ball trick but sure would like to see it 😱

 

[racerx]

Originally posted by QuinnNSU
I can suck a golf ball through a hose.

Q, DO

I bet that skill opened up a whole bunch of potential EC's for you when you were in UG.

BTW, congrats on the DO . . . Dr. Q. (Sounds like one of James Bond's nemesis' names)...Dr. Q.

racerx

 

[BayesianDoc]

Here's the deal with ec's. Most traditional applicants have only school to worry about and maybe some part time job at the school or elsewhere. The whole idea of ec's is to see whether you have hobbies and can juggle a LIFE and school. For the starter of this thread I understand. I do not have any ec's except for weighttraining 4 times a week and running 2 miles every other day. I have worked 40-60 hours a week for Lucent Technologies while going to school fulltime. I have no time to join the lacrosse team or whatever. Hell I do not even have time to voulenteer either. I recently had to quit my job just so I could take an unpaid internship with a DO who is an adjunct for PCOM. I think it is worth though. The point is if you maintain good grades while working fulltime you need no ec's. Work is your ec activity especially if it something professional.

raptor5

 

[raDiOnut]

My main EC is amateur radio. It's a cool hobby and offers lots of volunteer time. I'll volunteer for almost (note the "almost") anything. I only work part-time, so I do have some time for that. I volunteer at college quite a bit also -- freshmen advising and some interviewing of incoming freshmen. The main problem I find is having too many different volunteer projects. I think it's better to have one or a few strong EC's as opposed to 50 little ones.

just my thoughts

raDiOnut

 

[Febrifuge]

Originally posted by raDiOnut
I think it's better to have one or a few strong EC's as opposed to 50 little ones.

just my thoughts

raDiOnut

You speak Truth, 'nut. I was talking with a mentor-type acquaintance of mine just the other day (a tenured senior faculty MD at a famous one-name school), and he says adcoms can totally tell when people pile on the EC's simply in a calculated effort to look good. And sure, that strategy shows a certain amount of problem-solving and drive (plus some important ass-kissing ability), but what really impresses is when people have activities and experiences that not only make for a cool line on the application, but also show something about how the candidate's mind works, and what their attitude is.

They're looking for evidence that this person can work hard, and put in time and energy to something that rounds them out as a person, and a future physician. When it comes to non-medical EC's, providing some balance in life and keeping the person from going utterly bug-f!@k is always nice to have. Those golden hours spent as Treasurer of the Biochem Club might not help you decompress from a tough day of, uh, studying Biochem, ya know?