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I got school credit for an independant study.. but i also want to put it in my activities section- is that okay?
i had a major presentation.. i did my thesis there etc.. and i also worked all summer there and did not get credit for that. I definitely want to put it in the activities but i dont know how to calculate the hours! Can I include hours I also got credit for?
Forgive me if someone already posted this, but I'm entering in my awards/honors right now and they're making me input the total number of hours for these awards. How on earth are you supposed to quantify how many hours go into an award? For some awards, I did spend time writing an application, but for others, I just received the award. And yet, this is a mandatory field. How did you guys go about filling that part out?
so in groups such as shadowing where I list several experiences under one entry, should I put the number of hours shadowing the first doctor I list in the total hours box and then put each physician's hours underneath their entries? or combine all of them and put them in total hours? thanks!
I can't seem to find the answer for this. . . if I am continuing an activity with no apparent end date, how do I state that?
i was planning to submit today but i dont wanna rush it. my new goal is saturday.
Same here... I was planning to submit Friday... but now I just got a whole new idea for my personal statement... :-/ I am not sure what to do.... :-/
Processing can take up to 6 weeks from the time that your application and all required official transcripts are received. :-/ AHHHH!!!! :-(
Hi,
I was wondering if it is necessary to use the extra space for a meaningful experience.
For instance, I right now have 2 meaningful experiences that I am going to have to use the extra space, but for my third (potentially meaningful) experience, think i have enough that i dont need to use the extra space.
So overall i am trying to decide to make this experience meaningful or not (but it actually is meaningful to me.) I am afraid that not using the extra space will make it sound that it wasn't meaningful.
Thanks!
Does it make sense to estimate total hours for things like awards, publications, and hobbies? Or can we just put 0? I mean, how do you assign an hour-value to something like deans list or Phi Beta Kappa?
i was planning to submit today but i dont wanna rush it. my new goal is saturday.
Same here... I was planning to submit Friday... but now I just got a whole new idea for my personal statement... :-/ I am not sure what to do.... :-/
Processing can take up to 6 weeks from the time that your application and all required official transcripts are received. :-/ AHHHH!!!! :-(
Just got my last transcript marked as "Received" only took 3.5 weeks, 5.5 weeks from the first try..... 😛
Do they work on weekends? Ie, is there a difference between Saturday and Monday?
I'm planning Monday, which is why I'm asking.
I know this is mentioned in the sticky FAQ, but I thought I'd just seek a community consensus. This is my publications section, including a publication pending acceptance:
Estimated total hours refer to manuscript preparation.
Published:
(4th author) ME AND OTHER AUTHORS. (2013). Neurological Soft Signs in Individuals with Pathological Gambling. PLoS ONE, 8(4).
ME (2010). Neural Plasticity and the Progress of Phantom Pain Research. Mind Matters: The Wesleyan Journal of Psychology, 5, 13-26.
Anticipated:
(6th author) ME AND OTHER AUTHORS. (2013) Cortical and Cerebellar Modulation of Autonomic Responses to Salient Sounds. Psychophysiology, resubmitted with minor revisions, pending acceptance.**
**Not yet accepted.
Is this okay to include? I tried to be as forthcoming as possible with the fact that it is not yet accepted...
I somehow forgot to include a contact for a hobby I added (traveled to Asia. It was just a personal trip not associated with any organization). I am not sure how I was allowed to submit without the contact information filled out, but I am really nervous that this could be a big problem and am not sure what I should do. Help please!!
Contact AMCAS... maybe they can fill it in for you or give you access to your application... it seems like a small thing... I wouldn't worry too much about it... but try and contact AMCAS
what's the difference between getting verified on 6/28 and like 7/01. will there be a lag time between getting verified on 7/01 and getting secondaries, or are people just worried about being 3 days behind the 6/28 crew after secondaries, because they presume that those people have already pre-written their secondaries and will submit immediately? I can't imagine we're talking many more than a few hundred applications at most schools by then, and I feel like it doesn't really put anybody at a disadvantage. Is there something I'm missing or are people just being extra neurotic?
People are just being extra neurotic. A lot of schools will send out their secondaries automatically after you're verified, or at least within a couple days of being verified, so no, there's no difference.
I've been swapping between bulleted lists for longer entries and normal sentences for shorter entries. I also use normal sentences when I explain things that aren't as obvious, like WTF NaNoWriMo is, while bulleted lists are used for things like volunteering in the ED. Will this go over poorly?
Can I double-dip and list a presentation as both a presentation AND a publication because the conference published its abstracts?
Does this sound awkward to any of you? Please help, I want to submit right now but this paragraph just sounds weird to me. Am I being SDNeurotic?:
Volunteering at ______ brought my attention to the disparate health outcomes in underserved populations. The experience highlighted the capacity for those in health professions to impart social justice by intervening in this issue. For the first time, I was aware of the greater role that a physician can play in the community beyond normal inpatient health services.
It does sound a little awkward...I had to read the second sentence a couple times and I feel like it doesn't really say anything. Can you talk about something more specific, maybe talk about something specific you noticed or learned, rather than just a general, passive statement that doesn't add anything to the description?
This is the full thing. It is a 'most meaningful' description. I listed my responsibilities in the main description box. Should I still change that second sentence? I'm not really a great writer -_- :
Volunteering at _____ brought my attention to the disparate health outcomes in underserved populations. The experience highlighted the capacity for those in health professions to impart social justice by intervening in this issue. For the first time, I was aware of the greater role that a physician can play in the community beyond normal inpatient health services.
Doing my part to treat these patients as a volunteer introduced me to the interpersonal challenges in the work of a physician. To coax each patient's trust and obtain a thorough medical history, I had to emulate effective bedside manners. This meant behaving with sensitivity, maturity, and showing sincere interest for each case. Most of these patients treated me in return with a sense of respect and gratitude that was immensely fulfilling.
This experience also helped me realize my preference to eventually work amongst an urban patient population. Patients from lower-income backgrounds - largely concentrated in urban settings - face serious inequities in their health. With the immense privilege of receiving a medical education also comes a responsibility to give back to the community at large. As a future health care provider, I will strive to utilize my training by giving back to struggling communities like the one where I was raised.
Just about ready to submit! Big thank you to everyone for all the help, especially Ismet and anguisette. I think a lot of us would be lost without you two!
I have ten work/activities with two most meaningful (one work experience and one volunteer).
Last question: is there any way to change the order in which the activities appear on the application? I would prefer to separate my most meaningful work experience from my personal statement if possible.
Thanks again!
-Bill R.
I know you're eager to submit asap, but often when I'm hitting a wall with how to phrase something, I start from scratch (did that with my entire PS once!). Just take 10 minutes and quickly rewrite this description. Maybe you'll find a new way to say things that works better.
what's the difference between getting verified on 6/28 and like 7/01. will there be a lag time between getting verified on 7/01 and getting secondaries, or are people just worried about being 3 days behind the 6/28 crew after secondaries, because they presume that those people have already pre-written their secondaries and will submit immediately? I can't imagine we're talking many more than a few hundred applications at most schools by then, and I feel like it doesn't really put anybody at a disadvantage. Is there something I'm missing or are people just being extra neurotic?
I believe that even if people pre-wrote all their secondaries and submitted them a minute after getting them on 6/28, it still wouldn't make any difference in terms of your chances since most schools start screening in August. So as long as your secondaries are in by August it doesn't really matter when you submitted them.
Or maybe I've got the wrong perception about this. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
I believe that even if people pre-wrote all their secondaries and submitted them a minute after getting them on 6/28, it still wouldn't make any difference in terms of your chances since most schools start screening in August. So as long as your secondaries are in by August it doesn't really matter when you submitted them.
Or maybe I've got the wrong perception about this. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Is it alright to mention independent study, like taking courses from edX and Coursera, in this section? I understand that it might be just like reading books during free time, but just wondering.
Thanks.
I did coursera courses as well but I didn't include them. It may seem like you're just padding the section mainly because those don't count for grades and I do know that it is possible to do the bare minimum and still pass the course. All you get at the end is a certificate of completion as well.