Hi Catalystik, thanks very much for the reply. That was incredibly useful advice. If you don't mind, I have some additional questions:
1. Listing myself as the contact would certainly prevent issues caused by having multiple items combined. I don't want them calling a Meals on Wheels location and asking them if I worked >100 hours there, when it was only 40 with the others done elsewhere. However, isn't it a bit sketchy for a real volunteering experience like that? Should I only do that when it's something I created?
2. I should be listing my papers and presentations under my research experiences, and not separately, correct? If they should be separate, should I be listing critcal papers in progress? Due to significant delays caused by COVID, I'm in the process of putting together the big papers for my PhD now. We expect them to publish in quite well, but it won't be in time for submitting my application.
3. Is it problematic if my personal statement overlaps with my most meaningful experiences? My personal statement outlines my career path thusfar and therefore covers the moments I find most critical. While I can go into more detail in the activities section, for two of the three, the key point is already covered in the personal statement. Is redundency ok or would you advise I pick a different experience for the list.
Thanks again for the help! I really appreciate it.