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You can choose the category based on what best balances your application. "Other" is a category that is available as well, where your space title gives clues to the content. But take care. Don't, eg, list an activity as Leadership when 90% of your listed hours were from the activity leading to the leadership role. Too much "up-selling" will do more than upset adcomms.
Hi, I just wanted to follow up on this. My first-author manuscript is currently in review at a journal. I do not have room to include it under my research heading. I have also presented posters with data from this manuscript at multiple conferences. Would it be alright to mention the manuscript in the poster category and say that data from this preprint was presented at the following conferences?
In the Presentations/Posters space, after the citation for the Posters, you can mention the submitted manuscript, based on the same data, has been submitted for review.
Thanks!
Do you have any other Teaching/Tutoring/Coaching or mentoring with which you could group the 100 hrs teaching about space? Any other employment during the college years with which you could group the restaurant work? Did you use Honors/Awards for anything more significant that Deans List that would keep you from deleting it?
I combined busser/dishwasher with my other employment, didn't even think about that honestly. Thank you!! 😊
Have you reviewed the Mission Statements of the schools you'll apply to? There seem to be fewer that claim a wish "to train future leaders in medicine" than otherwise. Regardless of which label you pick, be sure to include in the space's title the other role that is included within.
I suggest you include the future job at the end of the Volunteer entry at the same location, with the "hope to work xx hours/wk 6/9 to 8/1" (or whatever), without giving an hourly total.
Yes, that’s fine.
It is the more acceptable option.
thank you so much! one more question on the topic, would a experience name of "Publication in [journal name]" be okay or would in need to expand upon it?
Try to give some added info to draw attention. No need to reuse the word "Publication" in a Publication-labeled space.
It's fine to record a title that better describes your role.
Yes!
No. Leave it off.
I don’t see MD/PhD applications, so can’t give THE opinion, but I think including it is fine.
Either list it as a Service activity and include mention of the leadership roles in the title of the space. Or, carve out the leadership-only hours and list them separately with their own dates and hours in a Leadership space (taking care not to double count hours), if the number of hours is enough for the activity to stand on its own.
1) See item #20 in the second post of this thread.
This information doesn't change how I'd prefer to see the listing, but if you feel the Volunteer-specific designation better enhances your application (and it might considering you displayed some person to person interaction), AND if your Contact will verify the activity and hours you claim (even better if it's mentioned in your LOR), then go for it. And hopefully, you have something else designated as Teaching/Tutoring?
Extracurricular or Hobbies with the space title cueing the content.
1) Splitting the activity into two is fine, but since the Training activity does not represent Peer Leadership, it would be best to tag it as Teaching, rather than Leadership.
Understand why you're being vague.... but the details matters. Was this something you did in collaboration with some established academic PI, or recognized crisis intervention interface? Or is this something that you thought would look cool and you took on yourself to do without oversight? What was the purpose--was this to develop a prototype that you could present to potential partners to refine and validate, or did you release it into the wild without anyone else vetting it? Are you generating revenue through ads or other means?
I also volunteer as a crisis counselor, and I see both sides of what you're explaining. You're also right in that the wait times for crisis counseling can be insane, so I would see the usefulness of a sort of a tool, and you have a good read on why it would be needed. It's not like you're doing this for the wrong reasons.
Agree with the poster above—what you’re making could definitely be useful, and there is a need for this kind of resource. But no matter how good you think your coding or technology skills are, it does strike me as reckless to just make something like this and implement it without any oversight. You don’t know what you don’t know. Consulting a singular MHP seems inadequate.
1) No. And Hobbies does not require a Contact.
You can abbreviate the poster title and conference name. Be sure a date is included. Give credit to the actual presenter. Group posters based on the same data set and don't repeat the titles. On campus posters belong in the Research space, unless it fits into a grouping. See item 20 of post #2 of this thread.
So essentially, citations aren't required. Just put poster title, conference name, and date; put separately who the actual presenter was?
1) If you say just once that another person presented, it will be assumed that you presented the rest, so no need to waste characters saying so.
That makes sense, I will remove the campus presentations and update the rest of the posters accordingly. Thank you so much for your help with the W/A section, you've been incredibly helpful!!
Consider using the "Teaching" designation and using the space title to reflect both paid and volunteer aspects. Alternatively you could group the 80 volunteer hours with your other non-clinical volunteering, picking a space title that covers both activities.
🙏 Thank you, this never occurred to me!! I'll tell my cousin to title her activity Studio and Volunteer Pilates Teacher
Or maybe Pilates Studio Employee and Volunteer [Instructor?]?
Definitely include it under Employment. Call the space Seasonal (or Summer) XXX Job, or some such, and you won't need to use the Repeated feature. No need to explain that your summer job pay is parceled out over a year's time.
They will not ask for pay stubs. They are not IRS investigators. Your Contact, which can be the payroll office (or a supervisor, or a co-worker), just needs to confirm that you worked the dates you claim. They will not be asked to give a reference or what your salary was.
Think I screwed up on my W/A a little - I had a research Fulbright I did from 5/2024-8/2024, but I listed it as an Award/Honor. On the date, I put 6/2024 since that's where I did the most hours, but did not clarify elsewhere that this was from May to August. I feel like it's a big deal - what are your thoughts?
When entering an Award/Honor, one usually puts the last date that all the claimed hours were accumulated. It might be assumed you completed the program in June, except that maybe you had academic credit during that semester, in which case a June completion is unlikely. The hours you claimed might be another tip-off for the program's duration. The location you inserted might not be near any other activity you entered for that time frame. I think that the worst case scenario is that you'd be asked to elaborate, giving you a chance to explain (if your written narrative did not make the issue more clear. I don't think this is a big deal. Regardless, you're still a Fulbright winner.
You'll be fine. "Summer" in the title takes care of it.
