How do you include more than 15 activities in amcas?

[uclaussr]

Can u make an entry say under Paid employment, and include a brief description of that emplyment, then list another employment under that same entry...example:

under one employment enry:

1) Restaurant
customer service,.....

2) Office
telephone receptionist,.....

3) Tutor
taught math,......


can this be done for extracurriculars too?
or does each job/extra curricular have to have its own entry?
Thanks!

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[FrazzleSnazzle]

Can u make an entry say under Paid employment, and include a brief description of that emplyment, then list another employment under that same entry...example:

under one employment enry:

1) Restaurant
customer service,.....

2) Office
telephone receptionist,.....

3) Tutor
taught math,......


can this be done for extracurriculars too?
or does each job/extra curricular have to have its own entry?
Thanks!

I think this is fine. For example, I listed all of my shadowing experiences under one entry. Just make sure you list everything clearly and write down the proper references/contact info for each one.

 

[metallica81788]

I think this is fine. For example, I listed all of my shadowing experiences under one entry. Just make sure you list everything clearly and write down the proper references/contact info for each one.

I think it works fine for shadowing. However, those are totally different experiences. It seems like trying to bypass the system and inflate one's amount of activities that way if all others are full.

 

[FrazzleSnazzle]

I think it works fine for shadowing. However, those are totally different experiences. It seems like trying to bypass the system and inflate one's amount of activities that way if all others are full.

What I ended up doing was categorizing my different jobs. I think I had one entry for all of my academic-related employment (i.e, being a tutor or TA) and another for non-academic employment (such as working at a restaurant). Although to be fair, I'll admit that I did purposely combine enough of my ECs together to not use all 15 entries, partly to not make it seem like I was putting down too much stuff.

 

[metallica81788]

What I ended up doing was categorizing my different jobs. I think I had one entry for all of my academic-related employment (i.e, being a tutor or TA) and another for non-academic employment (such as working at a restaurant). Although to be fair, I'll admit that I did purposely combine enough of my ECs together to not use all 15 entries, partly to not make it seem like I was putting down too much stuff.

That sounds better.

It's just all about the impression you make by using all 15 activity slots and whether they are all legit, or whether they're composed of fluff.

 

[uclaussr]

what do you put for experience title then if ur combining 3 different jobs?
and if all the dates are different what do u put for dates?

 

[NickNaylor]

You don't, done.

The only way to get around it is include multiple activities under one general heading. This way, you could have 15 "headings" with multiple activities (but the descriptions are still limited to 1300 characters).