Freshman and Sophomore year I was part of a club on campus, but unfortunately for both of my junior semesters, I have had class during the meeting time. Is this something I can/should still include on AMCAS? I have about 50 hrs logged with them...
Should you include something on AMCAS if you stopped doing it?
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AMCAS will allow you to put start and stop dates on activities. For activities you are still involved in, you can put an anticipated stop date or the month/date of expected matriculation as the stop date. It is okay to include projected hours in your calculations for total hours, but screeners/adcoms will not take them too seriously.
The whole application process is one to bolster yourself as an applicant and display yourself in the light that you want to be seen in. If you can talk about an activity in a way that will positively add to your portfolio of experiences, then you should include it.
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What does the club membership say about you that would enhance your candidacy? Did you volunteer? Did you lead? Does membership suggest an special interest or uniqueness?
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Of the 15 items you can include, being a member of a club that met for about 2.5 hr/mo over 2 academic years is likely to be the least important and the one that you could most safely delete if something more important came along.
That said, if the club said something about your hobbys/interests that isn't otherwise reflected in the application, it might worth including it but if it was a club dedicated to learning more about an academic subject like chemistry, then it might not be of great interest to the adcom.
That said, if the club said something about your hobbys/interests that isn't otherwise reflected in the application, it might worth including it but if it was a club dedicated to learning more about an academic subject like chemistry, then it might not be of great interest to the adcom.
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