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I was under the impression being a TA and doing research is an EC. I did both for credit though so now they're not? What are they considered then (for future reference when i apply)
I was under the impression being a TA and doing research is an EC. I did both for credit though so now they're not? What are they considered then (for future reference when i apply)
You can list whatever you want on your resume, even hobbies you pursued in a disorganized way. Do whatever you need to do to put your true self in the best light possible.
You're right that on SDN, we use the term Extracurricular to refer to nearly anything besides our GPA and MCAT score. Actually, we should use the term "Experiences," as that is the name of the AMCAS section where you list such things. One of the subcategories under "Experiences" is Extracurriculars/Hobbies/Avocations.
Personally, I'd still list the TA experience under "Leadership," as the AMCAS form is asking you to list "Experiences," even though it is curricular, and already on your transcript. You have the opportunity to describe in what way you led people. As far as doing research for credit, I'd still list it as a "Research" experience, even if it were on my transcript, because you need space to explain your projects.
You're right that on SDN, we use the term Extracurricular to refer to nearly anything besides our GPA and MCAT score. Actually, we should use the term "Experiences," as that is the name of the AMCAS section where you list such things. One of the subcategories under "Experiences" is Extracurriculars/Hobbies/Avocations.
Personally, I'd still list the TA experience under "Leadership," as the AMCAS form is asking you to list "Experiences," even though it is curricular, and already on your transcript. You have the opportunity to describe in what way you led people. As far as doing research for credit, I'd still list it as a "Research" experience, even if it were on my transcript, because you need space to explain your projects.
Looking at my old application, I also hadThanks. What are the exact categories under "Experiences?" Is there a website that shows a mock application or something
Looking at my old application, I also had
Honors/Awards/Recognition, Paid Employment-Not Military, Community Service/Volunteer-Medical/Clinical, Community Service/Volunteer-not Medical/Clinical, Leadership-not Listed Elsewhere, Research/Lab, and Other. (Presumably, also Military Service.)
quality over quantity, bb.Wow that sucks I feel bad I'm not going to be able to fill in every sub-topic. Oh well
edit: nevermind i guess just 1 rly
Thanks. What are the exact categories under "Experiences?" Is there a website that shows a mock application or something
So it's okay to list research as EC even if you took it for credit??
Isn't being a TA always done for credit?
Research for credit would count as coursework, I think. But I'm not really sure.
You can use each subcategory more than once. I only used nine spaces, because I lumped all the awards and honors into one space. (Didn't want to be boring, since we all presumably have them.)
It is absolutely OK to list research that was done for credit. If people didn't do that, almost no one would have research experience.![]()
What if I did research beyond this? Is there a way I can somehow reflect that I put in 20+ hrs a week for research not as a class? Sorry if this question seems obvious and there's a space to expound on that, I have never seen an AMCAS app.
It might be best to hold all questions until you've actually seen the application template and begun to fill it out.
Each Experience slot has a series of fields. There is a pull-down menu to label the experience. Reserach is one label, others are "teaching/tutoring", "volunteer, clinical" "employment, military" (there are non-clincal and non-military versions of those latter two), and several others.
Next is a place to show the start and end dates (month and year) of the activity, and the number of hours per week devoted to the activity.
Then you list the title of the activity, a contact if you have one, the contact's title, contact's location, and maybe there is a place for contact's phone number or something like that (I'm doing this all from memory because I don't have any appies handly at the moment) Then there is a place for a brief paragraph about the activity. Obviously, some activities don't have a logical "contact" and that's understandable. In other cases, your principal investigator, supervisor, advisor, chaplain or other person who can vouch for you.