I actually wanted to ask how do I assemble my research experience as I had worked in the same lab from both my undergrad and graduate studies. Can I just mark it as one activity and explain it under the experience or should I have two activities for it? I am kinda confused on how to arrange it. I have also done senior honors thesis in undergrad and masters thesis in grad school. Should I have different categories for them under work/experience section? I also had one silly question. When they ask to describe experience..what are they referring to? As in what I did in the lab or how has that experience shaped me? or What was my project on? Any feedback would be highly appreciated
How to group undergraduate to graduate research experience in AMCAS?
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All of these things depend on how many slots you have and how much you can talk about each activity. As far as your research in the one lab, I would group that as a single activity. Talk about the work you did generally over that time as well as any publications, posters, etc. you completed. As far as the theses go, that's up to you. I would recommend grouping them under one activity (maybe titling it "Completed Theses" or something like that) and briefly describe each thesis in the description, but if you have two slots available to separate them I think that would be appropriate as well.
The "description" section is highly variable and is what you make of it. There are many different approaches. I recommend talking about what you did (if it isn't obvious), why the activity was important to you without getting melodramatic, and any significant accomplishments/achievements (e.g., "elected president of my chapter"). Some people recommend using a bullet point format, others a prose format (I recommend the latter). It's really up to you. The purpose, though, is to paint a picture for those reading your application so that they understand what you did and why it's relevant to your application. As long as you do that well, I don't think it really matters.
The "description" section is highly variable and is what you make of it. There are many different approaches. I recommend talking about what you did (if it isn't obvious), why the activity was important to you without getting melodramatic, and any significant accomplishments/achievements (e.g., "elected president of my chapter"). Some people recommend using a bullet point format, others a prose format (I recommend the latter). It's really up to you. The purpose, though, is to paint a picture for those reading your application so that they understand what you did and why it's relevant to your application. As long as you do that well, I don't think it really matters.
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