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Hi again all,
Looking for some personal advice again. I decided to apply this year after finding that my work demands weren't going to be too bad (after talking to some people and doing some work myself); with that, school is looking manageable for my senior year. However, although the "names" for my volunteering activities are fine, I really don't think I've been able to participate enough to be a competitive applicant. I also decided to be brutally honest on my primary and tallied up the hours I spent at my activities, resulting in low numbers by "safe applicant" standards.
+800+ hours in student gov't (fees committee) soon to double after this year. Even if I get to the interview stage, probably wouldn't mean much to others sitting at the admissions table in terms of service is my current understanding.
(I spent a lot of time advocating for the food pantry unit's finances and programs. Ended up working in student gov't because I felt I could actually serve people there instead of working on the student health board which I didn't feel did much other than meetings.)
+40 hours working with the campus food pantry: directly helping clients
+160 hours volunteering at hospice. Mainly talking with patients and their families.
+400 hours research (ballpark); poster from REU and volunteer research on an iPhone app.
I'm not sure if pulling out at this point puts me on worse footing the next time I apply; if possible, I'd rather not waste more money if this application really isn't looking solid. Now that I have a car, I can volunteer at other "non clinical" opportunities that have operations not during most of my classes. On the other hand, I do have the financial resources to continue the cycle.
If you make it this far, I would greatly appreciate any feedback! Thanks much!
Looking for some personal advice again. I decided to apply this year after finding that my work demands weren't going to be too bad (after talking to some people and doing some work myself); with that, school is looking manageable for my senior year. However, although the "names" for my volunteering activities are fine, I really don't think I've been able to participate enough to be a competitive applicant. I also decided to be brutally honest on my primary and tallied up the hours I spent at my activities, resulting in low numbers by "safe applicant" standards.
+800+ hours in student gov't (fees committee) soon to double after this year. Even if I get to the interview stage, probably wouldn't mean much to others sitting at the admissions table in terms of service is my current understanding.
(I spent a lot of time advocating for the food pantry unit's finances and programs. Ended up working in student gov't because I felt I could actually serve people there instead of working on the student health board which I didn't feel did much other than meetings.)
+40 hours working with the campus food pantry: directly helping clients
+160 hours volunteering at hospice. Mainly talking with patients and their families.
+400 hours research (ballpark); poster from REU and volunteer research on an iPhone app.
I'm not sure if pulling out at this point puts me on worse footing the next time I apply; if possible, I'd rather not waste more money if this application really isn't looking solid. Now that I have a car, I can volunteer at other "non clinical" opportunities that have operations not during most of my classes. On the other hand, I do have the financial resources to continue the cycle.
If you make it this far, I would greatly appreciate any feedback! Thanks much!
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