How is this for EC, Volunteer, etc

[deleted92121]

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I am not so worried about my grades anymore thanks to the wonderful folks on SDN (All A's and B's aren't too bad) but I am worried about my LOR, EC, and Clinical/Volunteer Experience..I'll list what I have:

Volunteer w/ Special Olympics in the Fall

Mentor Freshman entering my major (Exercise Science)

Member of the Exercise Science Society

Worked at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for the American College of Sports Medicine as a Registration Desk Attendant

Work as a Guest/Resident Information Desk Attendant in my Dorm Hall

I will be shadowing a few physicians (both MD and DO) and volunteering at a hospital starting this summer

Work at a Gorcery Store during the summers

Did an Internship w/ a Prof at my former school (I transferred)..I helped him research a paper for the Society of Biblical Literature and got to travel to Singapore and Malaysia for the International Conference

Next summer I will be taking classes to earn my EMT-B

How should I go about getting LOR from science faculty (I don't know any of them.. 😕 )

is this enough or do I need more?

dxu

 

[chiddy]

That should definitely be enough. As far as letters of recommendation though, I didn't really know any of my professors either. What I did was email the ones in classes that I not only did well in but enjoyed. I explained in the email why I liked the class and then towards the end asked them if they would be willing to write me a letter of recommendation. You'd be surprised how willing most of them are. Just be sure to mention that you'll provide them with a letter about your goals and why you want to achieve them as well as a copy of your current transcript. Also include directions on what to do with the letters of recommendation after they've written them. I had all of mine forwarded to our premed office which dealt with sending all of them out to the schools I applied to since I waived my right of access. I wasn't turned down by any professor and all I had to do was meet them for a little while to give them a chance to look over the letter/transcript and for me to answer any question that they had.

 

[Icarus22]

yep, I agree totally with what chiddy said. You should be able to get those LOR's fairly easily once you talk to those professors again. I knew 2 out of 3 well, and the for the third one, when I mentioned I was applying to medical schools, he agreed immediately.

By the way, awesome extra cirriculars! You have WAY more than what I had hehe. good job! and good luck with the process, you'll be fine 😀

 

[BklynWill]

I noticed you're taking an EMT class. will you have time to work as an EMT before you apply?

 

[mj1878]

I am not so worried about my grades anymore thanks to the wonderful folks on SDN (All A's and B's aren't too bad) but I am worried about my LOR, EC, and Clinical/Volunteer Experience..I'll list what I have:

Volunteer w/ Special Olympics in the Fall

Mentor Freshman entering my major (Exercise Science)

Member of the Exercise Science Society

Worked at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for the American College of Sports Medicine as a Registration Desk Attendant

Work as a Guest/Resident Information Desk Attendant in my Dorm Hall

I will be shadowing a few physicians (both MD and DO) and volunteering at a hospital starting this summer

Work at a Gorcery Store during the summers

Did an Internship w/ a Prof at my former school (I transferred)..I helped him research a paper for the Society of Biblical Literature and got to travel to Singapore and Malaysia for the International Conference

Next summer I will be taking classes to earn my EMT-B

How should I go about getting LOR from science faculty (I don't know any of them.. 😕 )

is this enough or do I need more?

dxu

I would forget about listing that you worked in a grocery store.

You might want to pick some extracurriculars that show that you're genuinely interested in selfless service in volunteering. Work with underprivileged youth, volunteer at food banks, etc. Do something to really stand out in the crowd.

You can count on almost every premed out there having volunteered in an ER, done some undergrad research project, being part of the premed honors society, biology club, etc. Do something different that not EVERYONE does. The opportunities are definitely out there.

 

[nvshelat]

Is your name on the paper?

 

[deleted92121]

Is your name on the paper?

On the research paper, I am not sure. It was presented at the conference and now the prof is making it publish-worthy. So my guess would be maybe..if nothing else I still did the work and got the internship credits.

Oh...forgot to add I am on the Dean's list too!

dxu

 

[deleted92121]

I noticed you're taking an EMT class. will you have time to work as an EMT before you apply?

Yes I should have some time but this leads me into another question for y'all.

I will have all my prereqs done by next spring. That being said, I still have to finish my major (boo!..hiss!). I like the Exercise Science major because I like how it relates to the human body, classes like Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology.The prob still remains that I have to do a 480 hour internship (12 weeks or so). But, due to my transfer to my current school, I am behind in my classes and therefore, no matter what, I will be done with school the summer of 08. I want to start Med School the Fall of 08, but now cannot because of this. I keep trying to figure a way out of this and some of you said the best I can hope for is a deferrment(sp?). What are your thoughts on this?

thanks a ton everyone!

dxu

 

[BklynWill]

Sometimes taking an extra year to complete your application/ become most prepared to enter medical school is not a bad idea. That's what I did. When I was first faced with this idea I thought it was ludicrous, but it turned out to be a really great decision. I was more relaxed and more mature and that's important when you need to put your best foot forward. Also, it's better to do fewer things really well than a bunch of things without much time to do them.