Listing academic awards on AMCAS

[in4mant]

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I was just wondering if you guys are combining all the academic awards
into one entry. I feel like my awards don't really DESERVE individual entries
I've got dean's list and some honor society recognition type things (you know those greek letter ones).

But the problem here is that AAMC is asking for the award date for individual
award...

What do you suggest that I do?

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

What do you suggest that I do?

Do exactly what you're thinking of doing. I created a "miscellaneous recognitions" entry where I listed the sorta-interesting stuff that didn't deserve a separate entry. AMCAS isn't asking for an exact date - they're asking for begin and end dates. My begin date for my miscellaneous entry was 1/1/1998 (or some date a long time ago, I'd have to look) and the end date was 5/31/2005 (which was the month when I wrote my AMCAS). Worked just fine - a couple of items in that catch-all entry were mentioned in my interview, so they read it. Good luck.

 

[Duchess742]

Do exactly what you're thinking of doing. I created a "miscellaneous recognitions" entry where I listed the sorta-interesting stuff that didn't deserve a separate entry. AMCAS isn't asking for an exact date - they're asking for begin and end dates. My begin date for my miscellaneous entry was 1/1/1998 (or some date a long time ago, I'd have to look) and the end date was 5/31/2005 (which was the month when I wrote my AMCAS). Worked just fine - a couple of items in that catch-all entry were mentioned in my interview, so they read it. Good luck.

that's smart. very good idea...i was wondering abt that stuff too.

 

[kenmc3]

1) Don’t include your deans list – everyone who applies to medical school has been on the deans list (since they get good grades) – also since your deans list is tied to your grades the ADCOMS will already be looking at it. Trust me; it will add nothing to your application.

2) I was in 2 honor societies so I clumped them together into one entry.

3) The rest of my awards were what I considered to be significant and I put them individually.

4) Regarding dates, I just put month and year of the award and didn’t put a complete date.

 

[SoCuteMD]

1) Don’t include your deans list – everyone who applies to medical school has been on the deans list (since they get good grades) – also since your deans list is tied to your grades the ADCOMS will already be looking at it. Trust me; it will add nothing to your application.

I disagree about the dean's list. If you don't list it, it might look at first glance like you didn't make it. An interviewer isn't going to spend a ton of time looking through all of your grades to decide if he/she thinks you should have been on the dean's list.

 

[tennisguy896]

I disagree about the dean's list. If you don't list it, it might look at first glance like you didn't make it. An interviewer isn't going to spend a ton of time looking through all of your grades to decide if he/she thinks you should have been on the dean's list.

Yeah, I'm just going to clump all the awards I have received from my college under one slot, that includes honor societies. It has already been discussed on SDN that honor societies don't deserve its own spot, unless you have a leadership role in them.

 

[Rafa]

I disagree about the dean's list. If you don't list it, it might look at first glance like you didn't make it. .

Many schools don't have deans lists at all.

 

[SoCuteMD]

Many schools don't have deans lists at all.

Yeah, including my undergrad. However, if someone is familiar with a school and knows they have a dean's list and you don't list it, then it looks like you didn't make it.

PS: Is there a reason you feel the need to argue with everything I say?

 

[Rafa]

PS: Is there a reason you feel the need to argue with everything I say?

???

What?

 

[SoCuteMD]

???

What?

You've done it at least twice over the past two days on nitpicky, minor, un-substantive details, and it's getting a little annoying. I noticed because I very rarely post in pre-allo.

 

[Rafa]

You've done it at least twice over the past two days on nitpicky, minor, un-substantive details, and it's getting a little annoying.

Eh...I don't carry grudges against online usernames on SDN. Might want to turn down the sensitivity knob a notch. But if you pull up the two previous examples from the "past two days", maybe we could have a look at 'em.

 

[kenmc3]

I disagree about the dean's list. If you don't list it, it might look at first glance like you didn't make it. An interviewer isn't going to spend a ton of time looking through all of your grades to decide if he/she thinks you should have been on the dean's list.

I completely understand what you are saying. But I really don’t think that ADCOMs care about deans list – since being on the deans list is a complete reflection of having good grades. And we already know that the ADCOMs look at your grades. Instead, I think that it would look as though someone is just trying to fill in dead space. All I know is when I applied I didn’t put it for several reasons. 1) I figured my GPA and grades would speak for themselves 2) I had other more important things to put than deans list 3) people advised me not to for the same reason I am saying.

 

[SoCuteMD]

Eh...I don't carry grudges against online usernames on SDN. Might want to turn down the sensitivity knob a notch. But if you pull up the two previous examples from the "past two days", maybe we could have a look at 'em.

Too much work - I have neuroscience to study. I just felt like pointing out that you might want to stop shooting down those of us who have actually been through this process and completed it successfully.

 

[SoCuteMD]

I completely understand what you are saying. But I really don’t think that ADCOMs care about deans list – since being on the deans list is a complete reflection of having good grades. And we already know that the ADCOMs look at your grades. Instead, I think that it would look as though someone is just trying to fill in dead space. All I know is when I applied I didn’t put it for several reasons. 1) I figured my GPA and grades would speak for themselves 2) I had other more important things to put than deans list 3) people advised me not to for the same reason I am saying.

You make a valid point. I was pretty young when I applied (23) and I didn't have that many awards or activities (although I had been very involved in the activities I listed). I can't remember whether those are two separate sections, but in any case I didn't fill either, so if it had been something I'd received a bunch I probably would have put it down because it shows that even if you go to a university with a lot of grade inflation that you are near the top. However, my small liberal arts college didn't have a dean's list, so I was spared the decision.

 

[Rafa]

I just felt like pointing out that you might want to stop shooting down those of us who have actually been through this process and completed it successfully.

Quoting someone =/ "shooting down" the person. If I disagree with something someone says, I make a note of it. If it happens the other way (someone correcting/disagreeing with me), then that's cool too. It's kind of what you do on forums. It isn't personal, even if you choose to take it that way. But we're getting off-topic. Back to the OP, it's always a good idea to put down an award if it meant something to you while receiving it. There was a poster a while ago who couldn't remember how many awards he'd received, and wanted to know how to look them up in his school database. If you can't remember, that's not a good sign. But if it's memorable, that'll come through in your description of it (or in an interview where it's brought up).

 

[SoCuteMD]

Quoting someone =/ "shooting down" the person. If I disagree with something someone says, I make a note of it. If it happens the other way (someone correcting/disagreeing with me), then that's cool too. It's kind of what you do on forums. It isn't personal, even if you choose to take it that way. But we're getting off-topic. Back to the OP, it's always a good idea to put down an award if it meant something to you while receiving it. There was a poster a while ago who couldn't remember how many awards he'd received, and wanted to know how to look them up in his school database. If you can't remember, that's not a good sign. But if it's memorable, that'll come through in your description of it (or in an interview where it's brought up).

I was just pointing out that you are borderline obnoxious, and med students have better things to do with their day than argue with obnoxious pre-meds who haven't been through the process. So all you are doing is discouraging helpful med students from contributing. With that said, it truly is neuro time for this chica.

 

[Doctor~Detroit]

I was just pointing out that you are borderline obnoxious, and med students have better things to do with their day than argue with obnoxious pre-meds who haven't been through the process. So all you are doing is discouraging helpful med students from contributing. With that said, it truly is neuro time for this chica.

i don't know the posting history if which you speak, but based on this thread i think you either need to relax and be less sensitive about things or get banned for trolling. rafa raised an important point that qualified what you said and contributed to discussing the issue. you made the issue personal, and so i'd say you're either being ridiculous or a troll.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

I was just pointing out that you are borderline obnoxious, and med students have better things to do with their day than argue with obnoxious pre-meds who haven't been through the process. So all you are doing is discouraging helpful med students from contributing. With that said, it truly is neuro time for this chica.

Borderline Ash? He is obnoxious.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

SoCute is far from a troll, at least when compared to the self-declared "official SDN pollster". She is just trying to point out the assinine nature of being concerned over dean's lists and other gunner bling.