How soon is too soon. . .

[Cholinergic]

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To start thinking about/building your CV? I'm not trying to be gunner-ish 😉

I'm just trying to stay on top of opportunities to participate in interest groups, research, etc. Besides being a good student, what sorts of things can you work on to beef up your CV?

👍

 

[THP]

The fact that you have to say you are not trying to be gunnerish means you are being gunnerish.

 

[superdevil]

To start thinking about/building your CV? I'm not trying to be gunner-ish 😉

I'm just trying to stay on top of opportunities to participate in interest groups, research, etc. Besides being a good student, what sorts of things can you work on to beef up your CV?

👍

don't fear gunnerish tendencies...embrace them. [evil laughter ensues]

for me personally, research has been the primary avenue to buffing up the ol' CV. you can list areas of interest/previous research, lab techniques you've mastered, etc. publications are a huge help, but can be difficult to come by depending on many factors. also, things like teaching assistantships can add valuable experience and ammo for a CV.

get to work! hurry, before the guy behind you steals your dreams!!!

 

[FutureDrKt]

Samoa, your picture is making me hungry. Love those girl scout cookies!

 

[epalantequevoy]

it's never too soon to start building your cv.

at my harvard interview i was asked to detail what i did each summer since 10th grade.

 

[epalantequevoy]

of course, only build your cv with things you actually love. if you do things just to put on your cv, that will of course come through and will end up hurting you in the long run.

passion comes through in an interview and it is what all schools want to see in their applicants.

 

[Samoa]

By definition, a CV is the list of everything you've done in your life. As you go back in time, people start leaving out the trivial stuff, but it should essentially be a complete listing. I've seen some monstrously long CV's from professors at my undergrad, many of whom were very passionate about their work. Nonetheless, the CVs detailed all of their committee work and university service--assignments which I'm sure were more of a chore than anything else.

I don't think you need to be passionate about every activity you put on your CV. But you should at least consider them to be worthy causes and you should have been an active participant, not just a name on a list. (The exception being professional association memberships, which everyone assumes are just passive activities unless you also list a leadership or committee position.)

 

[Cholinergic]

Thanks for the replies. As far as the CV goes, I though that you would just add activities that you participated in from med school onward. So I'm glad that I asked.

Anyone have a link to a sample CV?

 

[Giving My .02]

To start thinking about/building your CV? I'm not trying to be gunner-ish 😉

I'm just trying to stay on top of opportunities to participate in interest groups, research, etc. Besides being a good student, what sorts of things can you work on to beef up your CV?

👍

If you are already accepted to the class of 2009 this is my advice, wait until you get your first couple of exams back before your over-commit yourself. Medical school is not like college and high school. You have little free time. It is great to be involved and stuff, but you don't want to fail classes while building the CV.

 

[Cholinergic]

If you are already accepted to the class of 2009 this is my advice, wait until you get your first couple of exams back before your over-commit yourself. Medical school is not like college and high school. You have little free time. It is great to be involved and stuff, but you don't want to fail classes while building the CV.

Oh, I completely agree! I plan on being involved with 2-3 organizations at the most (as far as really going to meetings) but I'll participate in other events according to my schedule.

You're absolutely right. It makes no sense to do all these activities and be failing classes. School is my #1 priority.