I have read on the forums that this place is mostly for people who have lower stats etc.
For me, I felt that I didn't have enough room to explain the depth of some of my activities in the primary. I planned many community service events as part of an organization but I have also done many other things. I took the work/activities section of the primary more as a place for me to explain my overall role in the organization, my experiences etc.
Would it be appropriate in the secondary to explain more about the specific events that I planned? Would they prefer this kind of explanation in more of a "story" format like the PS or more of a list format? I'm not sure if the med school committees are more interested in just seeing what you've done or not in regards to this question. (IE: they just want you to list stuff so they can get a quick overview, which seems to be the case in some secondary questions) or whether this question should be another personal insight into the type of person you are.
In fact, some school give a secondary with ONLY this question.
So I guess... my question is... do med schools want
1) cut and dry list
2) a well worked piece of writing that includes only a small part of the list but also lessons learned.
For me, I felt that I didn't have enough room to explain the depth of some of my activities in the primary. I planned many community service events as part of an organization but I have also done many other things. I took the work/activities section of the primary more as a place for me to explain my overall role in the organization, my experiences etc.
Would it be appropriate in the secondary to explain more about the specific events that I planned? Would they prefer this kind of explanation in more of a "story" format like the PS or more of a list format? I'm not sure if the med school committees are more interested in just seeing what you've done or not in regards to this question. (IE: they just want you to list stuff so they can get a quick overview, which seems to be the case in some secondary questions) or whether this question should be another personal insight into the type of person you are.
In fact, some school give a secondary with ONLY this question.
So I guess... my question is... do med schools want
1) cut and dry list
2) a well worked piece of writing that includes only a small part of the list but also lessons learned.