1) If you were to split out the nonmedical community volunteering you did from the officer positions in the Medical Club, how many hours would that be?
1) Each sub-component is strong enough to stand on its own. You might reasonably consider leaving the leadership component under Leadership and splitting out the a) volunteering and b) philanthropy on its own under Non-Medical Community Service, but distinguish the hours for each of a) and b) in your narrative.
That sounds reasonable.
1) It could be either, but should depend on how much community service/volunteering you'd be listing under that tag in another space. If you don't have much other community volunteering, then don't pick Teaching as your category.
Generally, Secondary essays would be the place to address this, though another option would be the Disadvantaged essay space.
Do you have a PI? Is it for a class? Whose lab are you using? If it is in your garage, it is either not research or not something you should leave a paper trail for.
No, it is computer based. I was an author on a paper that did a similar research, but on a different topic than I am focusing on. Once I've compiled my data I am going to get at least a statistician to crunch the numbers for me. Not sure if I'll get anyone else yet.
Whoever the leader of the project is, your graduate advisor, the primary beneficiary or funder...research doesn’t just pop out of nowhere, so whoever is overseeing you, you report to with progress, etc.
You can always list yourself as the Contact, but it you want it to be taken seriously you need someone with academic credentials to back you up. You might consider mentioning it in the same Research space with the related project, ideally after having a conversation with your old PI about what you're doing as a heads-up.
1) Yes, though the order of the activities may differ based on how they choose to filter them.
Yeah, I don't have anyone else. I started my own business to market a medical device I co-invented for a disorder I have. I'm the president of that start-up but in the course of doing this, I decided to take the techniques I learned from my previous research team and put them to use for this project that will help shed more light on this disorder. I'm overseeing it.
I did mention it in that description, and have also made it a separate activity to go more in-depth behind my rationale. I was afraid it wouldn't be taken seriously, like you said, without someone else behind it... I listed the company I founded as the organization name since it is the catalyst for this research, but with what you said I'm afraid the ad comms may look at that as still "oh, it is still just him". I just thought that this project I am doing shows my intent and that I am a true self-starter. I am not doing this as something to "help me get into medical school", but to add to the scientific literature and help shed some more light on an issue I believe needs it. But ad comms do need evidence to show what kind of person I am, so I was hoping this would help them get to know me a little better.
I would honestly just list it as a startup business as opposed to research. Put yourself or the financier as the contact.
Thank you so much for helping me through this. I've been at this for a while and I'm finally at the stage to apply and I really don't want to mess this up. It means a lot.
As the FAQ that you quoted says, "Go with what comes most naturally to you, and don't force yourself to conform to a style that you think is inappropriate for the information you are trying to convey and your writing style."
Ideally, you'd cite the poster title, authorship position, conference name, and date. If the title is too long, shorten it. If some of the titles are similar and have the same data set, just state the title once, then the various venues and dates below. A description isn't necessary as the poster title and affiliated Research entries are enough.
Do you have a patent pending. That would be all the "authority" you need.
Oh, that makes me feel very happy, haha! I have two products each that are patent pending (and competing in business competitions like crazy to pay off the legal fees, haha).
One Leadership space is fine. Since you'll have another, dedicated Leadership-Not Listed Elsewhere space, I think it's fine for you to use the Volunteer tag for this activity, though you might consider referring to the leadership component in the name you give to the space, in addition to what you describe in the narrative space.
1) Did you personally participate in educating the kids? How many hours for that and how many hours spent on organizational issues?
1) Projected hours don't need to be included. If you want to signal an intent to continue the activity, there are multiple ways of doing it, including just adding a comment to the narrative: "Plan to continue through the application year."
Thank you for the advice. For the activities with multiple sub-activities, I have them each listed like "1/2018 - Present" which seems to be good?
1) That's fine.
Don’t worry, Elmo caught in an everlasting burning hell will come later.
No, 400 hours is significant. Talk about the positives leave out the negatives. You should def include that.
You could put both research experiences in one space, if you want to de-emphasize them and save space.
1) Definitely!
Using yourself as a contact is always an option, but a more objective person would be preferred. Have you tried calling the headquarters that calls you periodically to ask where records of those communications are kept? Do you know a co-volunteer? Do you ever connect with the parent of your "little"? Can you meet with the director of your facility, share your interaction records, and ask if they'd vouch for you? Those are other options to pursue.
I also left out that the years were from 2013-2015, I'm a nontrad so I don't know of anyone I can contact currently. The e-mails I would get from them were also on my school email, which I don't have access to :/ I'll try calling the HQ phone number Monday and see what they would like me to do
It's fine to mention other professions, as it looks like you weighed various options, but it's best if the hourly total for non-docs doesn't predominate. Be prepared for possible interview questions about comparing one profession with another, though.
The organization that published the paper. As this is often evident in the journal name, you may not have to add it except for the first one you list in the header.
If a merit scholarship or recognition was given solely due to HS performance, I wouldn't mention it in the Activities section. If it was given with the proviso that certain conditions be met during the college years to continue to receive any benefit or special designation (eg, GPA, service hours, etc), then it can be included.
