Need help with AMCAS work and activities!

[onlyhope271]

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I have 14 work/activities right now and I am trying to reduce them. I mentioned in my personal statement that I worked 3 jobs in my undergraduate college, should I combine them into one category? If so does anyone have an idea about what to put in the "Organization Name" and "Contact information"? I was going to combine all the hours I worked in the "total hours", and then provide a breakdown of each job (hours and contact info) in the description. But I'm not sure which contact information I should provide in the required slots.

Also, in my personal statement, I went into detail about my experiences from volunteering for EMS and in a hospital. Obviously they were meaningful experiences, but should I list them as such and talk about them again in the work/activities section?

I know there's probably a thread identical to this one, I've tried to find answers specific to my issue, but I haven't found any yet...if anyone can provide a link to one I would appreciate it, otherwise I'll keep looking. Thank you!

 

[MaxPlancker]

You can have up to 15, why are you trying to reduce from 14? You could group them and fill out details for one of the job in the spaces and then put the rest in the description. Yes, if you've done a significant activity/exp then it should be mentioned in AMCAS. The PS does not substitute for the work/activities.

 

[onlyhope271]

You can have up to 15, why are you trying to reduce from 14? You could group them and fill out details for one of the job in the spaces and then put the rest in the description. Yes, if you've done a significant activity/exp then it should be mentioned in AMCAS. The PS does not substitute for the work/activities.

Reading all of the posts on SDN, I assumed that grouping similar activities would be easier for the adcoms...I'm not exactly sure why, but thanks for your feedback!

 

[MaxPlancker]

Reading all of the posts on SDN, I assumed that grouping similar activities would be easier for the adcoms...I'm not exactly sure why, but thanks for your feedback!

If you have space and each activity was significant and merits its own slot, then that's the way to go. If on the other hand, the experiences are not significant individually (e.g. several one day volunteer events or several jobs that you held for a short period such as a summer), then grouping them is better.