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My experience is that 9-10 entries are about the average. As few as five beefy activities are fine. Three would look too sparse. I think you're fine as you are.
1) I would much rather read one meaty entry than three weak ones listed on their own. So I think our philosophies match.
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You can describe the project, but not an uncompleted process of application. Intentions don't count for much.
Were you paid?
Isn't the title of the abstract and poster title the same or similar? I see no reason to gvie both titles. I assume the abstract was the summary of the poster that you submitted to get approval for inclusion at the conference. Correct me if this is not true. What do you mean when you say you "presented the abstract"? At a podium? Or in front of your poster?
It is certainly Leadership, but you probably weren't in a managment role for the full span of your dates of employment. If you want to use Leadership, and title the activity Manager of XXX, which is fine, you'd put the date span for leadershiip only in the header, and then give the back story with dates as a regular employee in the narrative. Alternatively, you could title the activity Employee and Manager for XXXXX. Then you could use the full date span of employment, but specify in the description when the leadership began.
I agree with 1) and 2)-except I'm not sure that "Research" is the appropriate designation. The whole project is so multifaceted, I'd think "Other" might be better. For 3), I'd list it under Honors/Awards (starting with the grant total), and then giving the back story about the presentations. If you are forced to do some grouping, I'd add 3) to 2) where you'd have more space, since it will be "Most Meaningful".
That soluntion could work OK. Or, if you have an Awards/Honors slot, can you move each entry to the associated activty and ditch the deans list stuff?
It's for you to decide on the most appropriate arrangement.
1) No. Unless you get the grant before submission day. Or else you can consider including it in a future update letter if you get it.
I think of "Presentation" as meaning a podium presentation in front of an seated audience. Maybe it's just me.
Even if it's been mailed in, the process isn't complete until you are notified of a successful petition, much like submitting a paper for publication gives one no extra points until it's accepted.
1) It's even better if both enties are substantial.
Yes. At least that's my impression from what you've said. It seems more like background or project or thesis research using other sources rather than hypothesis-driven research for which the AMCAS designation is intended.
It isn't a future event if you title the activity as President Elect of XXX Club and discuss the leadership activites you've already undertaken. Use the date of the election for onset.
As it has not been accepted or published, you cannot list a publication date. Instead, mention the manuscript preparation at the end of the affiliated Research entry. When it's accepted, you can let schools know via update letter.
The topic doesn't take away from the fact that you gave a major presentation, which is a skill that translates well to a desirable characteristic in a physician. Of course, you can list it. And certainly you should include background information as to why you had the required expertise. I think it belongs under Teaching, also.
No, just use two hard returns to create a blank line between paragraphs. Check the print preview in PDF to be sure it turns out right.
1) As long as you demonstrate a variety of interests in other ways, club membership isn't necessary. Joining clubs without getting involved isn't going to help anyway. One advantage of clubs is the provision of a usable contact, but that can be managed as well.
Use any order, as med schools can resort them in a variety of ways, as they choose.
Bumped so someone who's figured it out will chime in.
This same thing happened to me last year. I ended up just making my descriptions 685 characters (or whatever it would save for me). However, others reported success with different browsers (I think Internet Explorer possibly?)
