So some June 21st EC questions ...
1. Is it redundant or correct to list the same activity under two different "categories" if that's how it could be classified? e.g. volunteer/research
List it twice, unless doing so takes up lines that you could use for something else that's meaningful.
2. In the Chronology section, say I did something in summer, then the winter, then the next summer etc. I list the first duration in the date box and list the other times in the description?
Yep. That's what I did. Just be sure to specify in the description so you don't look like you're padding.
3. In Chronology, how major is major? Like do I list events I did for more than a month as part of a club separately, or all together in a space for that club (date listed being the club join date) even though the times for those events are all spread out? Do they want to know about significant vacations?
Pretty subjective. I think that they want a good narrative of your life. Click on the help example and you'll see it's all pretty major stuff. I didn't include three week vacations, but I did include 4 months I took off travelling. I think they want an accounting.
4. In the jobs section, is there any better way to list an ongoing job than to put a separate entry in every box? It just looks so repetitive. I guess I don't like how they lump "summer" down at the bottom. And does "summer" include the one right after HS?
I couldn't figure out a workaround. I repeated.
5. So I FEEL like preparing for the MCAT was definitely a major event (took TPR course). Stupid to list it in Chronology?
Only list it if you have a big black hole in your chronology otherwise.
6. WHY don't they give us more space?? (ok not a real question, but you knew that ...)
They're just plain mean.
Thanks.
