Really weak ECs, want to improve resume.

[mohad]

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Ok, so I am about to start my junior year and after looking over my resume, nothing is particularly impressive. My GPA is a 4.0, both science and cumulative and my MCAT is scheduled for August. I got a 27 on my first diagnostic, and jumped to a 29 in 2 weeks, so I'm hoping I can score in the low 30s, if not higher. The rest of my application will be really weak if I leave it as is.

I've been a member of a premed club for my freshmen year, but didn't join it last year. I also did research in the Fall of 2010, but I couldn't continue in spring 2011 because new students were coming into the lab class, and it would be hard for me to continue my research since I was a volunteer in the lab while the class was filled with new students. I guess my only redeeming parts are that I have been a member of my school's Muslim Student Association for 2 years and plan on staying in it until I graduate, and that I've had about 50 hours of shadowing experience with an Anesthesiologist that worked in an ICU. I don't know if hobbies are included on applications, but I play trombone for fun and had a few gigs in high school, but I haven't played for the public since college. I also do photography for fun and I'm going to enter a few low key contests here and there because I enjoy taking pictures. I know I need more clinical experience and I plan on trying to volunteer a couple hours a week this upcoming year at a hospital near campus, but what else can I do to make my application look better?

 

[raltima07]

Leadership:

.Level I: 1) President of a club for a year. Led meetings. 2) Start small, common-interest club eg card playing, sport, adventure, campus cleanup. 3) Mentor freshman. 4) Initiate food drive among your friends and collect donations for a food pantry. 5) Member of student senate..
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.Level II: 1) Club officer multiple years, eventually president. 2) Start new club attracting 20+ members to do community service, or arranging speakers, or to successfully campaign for a change on campus. 3) Shift supervisor or trainer of new employees. 4) Team captain. 5) Officer of student senate..
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.Level III: 1) Board member for health-related organization or charitable foundation for several years who helps organize/participate in health fairs, involved in presentations to get funding for projects, brings opinions to the meetings and campaigns to effect change. 2) President of three clubs some of which do community service or raise money for projects. 3) Organize 3-4 charity concerts with large attendance coordinating multiple committees. 4) Direct a play..
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.Level IV: 1) Chief Editor of school paper, writing editorials to sway opinion. Direct policy. 2) President of student senate; initiates and carries through major change. 3) NCO or officer in the armed forces who trained/led a team/unit in combat..
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.Level V: 1) Founded a charitable group, raised thousands of dollars for many projects, multiple year involvement, group continues after your departure. Branch groups started in other locations under your leadership. 2) Start a free clinic, recruit doctors, nurses, and student workers to volunteer their time. Raise the money for supplies/pharmaceuticals or get them donated. Help hundreds to thousands of patients in the time you're involved. 3) Start a successful company with 5+ employees and make a profit. Guide growth, legal and financial aspects..

 

[pfaction]

WTF is going on in this topic now?

 

[raltima07]

WTF is going on in this topic now?

What?

 

[pfaction]

My bad, I posted in a completely wrong topic.

Topic in question;

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=828702

 

[raltima07]

My bad, I posted in a completely wrong topic.

Haha, that makes more sense

 

[mohad]

Ok, thanks for the replies. Is there anything else besides leadership experience that I could use to strengthen my resume?