my current resume...suggestions?

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I changed to Bio/Pre-med the beginning of my junior year. I just finished the fall semester of my junior year. I will graduate in May 2014. I will submit my AACOMAS in June 2013. So, if I get accepted, I would enter DO school in Fall 2014.

I've attached my resume. What do you think? Feel free to give any criticisms. I just thought I'd get some opinions. Also, personal info has been taken out of my resume.
 

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I dont know, I read some of the stuff in your resume and it just seems really "try-hard". What I mean is that it looks like you're starting a LOT of additional extracurricular activities around the same time. Do you plan to commit to these for the long haul? It's way better to pick a few and stick with them for over a year than join 4 programs and quit after 3 months.
 
I dont know, I read some of the stuff in your resume and it just seems really "try-hard". What I mean is that it looks like you're starting a LOT of additional extracurricular activities around the same time. Do you plan to commit to these for the long haul? It's way better to pick a few and stick with them for over a year than join 4 programs and quit after 3 months.

I know it seems strange that a lot of the activities on my resume started on "Nov. 2011," but this is because I actually started building my resume at that time, and I changed to pre-med this past fall semester. I definitely plan on sticking with the activities that I put on my resume because they are things that I genuinely enjoy doing.
 
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It depends on what this resume is meant for. Is it to apply for a specific job position, or are you trying to ask whether you have a sufficient number of extracurricular activities to get into medical school?

If it's for a job, here are my suggestions:

It's far too long and fluffy. Two pages is about my limit on reading a CV, but yours is a very stretched two pages. You could easily combine all of your shadowing experience into one very succinct entry. Experiences could be grouped for easier reading (ex. grouping shadowing, grouping volunteer experience, grouping research, grouping clinical experience... perhaps with sub-headings). I'd delete the conference completely. Bring it up in an interview if it's important to you. There's too much listed under hobbies/interests.

I do, however, like the clean format of your resume and the basic organization. I've seen some real nightmare resumes where applicants go overboard with clip art, word art, and the such. I had one applicant recently who had so much word art that she failed to actually include her name and contact information. oops? Another decided to include inspirational quotes about her from those who have worked with her in the past. I kid you not. I personally like when applicants include their degrees, GPAs, and any kind of standardized test scores. I'm going to ask if it's not included. Some people don't like it to be included. It's a matter of preference. Just to emphasize though, all of this is my opinion. I'm not sure there is ever going to be a right or wrong answer. Anyway, :luck:
 
I should have reformatted my resume in a way that correlates with the AACOMAS. I think I'll post my resume again in which the sections of the AACOMAS are on my resume.
 
I should have reformatted my resume in a way that correlates with the AACOMAS. I think I'll post my resume again in which the sections of the AACOMAS are on my resume.

Ah, my mistake. I didn't read your initial post correctly. I just assumed resume meant you were looking for a job.

Honestly, I'm not sure anyone is really going to be able to tell you much until you get closer to applying. It looks like you're getting the standard stuff in: volunteering, clinical experiences, and shadowing. But I have to agree with Dr. Wiley. It looks like you're setting yourself up for an overload and dump session. Be careful not to overextend yourself in an attempt to get your application in during a specific cycle. Extended commitment to select causes trumps trying to do a little bit of everything. Timelines and goals are important... to a point. Matriculating one year earlier isn't worth risking your sanity. :luck:
 
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