Would it be alright for me to list modeling as one of my extracurricular activities? I went to a casting call for my state's fashion week as a joke with a few of my friends, but was called back as a runway model. After that, I was signed to Ford modeling agency a little bit before my freshman year of college and have since been included in a few advertising campaigns, catwalks, and cover shoots. I was considering including it on my application because it's taken up so much of my time, but I'm afraid of the impression that it may make on an admissions committee--namely, the stereotype of models being airheads. I'm also worried that they may be turned off because of my busy schedule. Thoughts?
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Modeling as an extracurricular?
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If you enjoy it, and you're proud of it, why not?
Your grades/mcat/possible research should assuage any concerns about your intelligence. Being used to being busy is generally a good thing. Sounds like a good ec to me
Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll go ahead and list it.
Make sure you also list what you learned from it! I think modelling potentially teaches one a lot about the human experience and team working !
Did you ever miss class as a dancer? If you did, did the admissions committee seem concerned? I've missed a few days here and there and I was wondering if my level of involvement would lead them to doubt my commitment to medicine.
They won’t care as long as you’re honest.
You know you didn’t go as a joke. Own it.
You know you didn’t go as a joke. Own it.
No. They just thought it was cool.
That's awesome, thank you.
Definitely list it-- very unique
Didn't you get paid? Rather than designating this as an Extracurricular, put it under Employment-Not Medical/Clinical. If you weren't paid, call it a Hobby or Artistic Endeavor.
