my grades in college were rather lack-luster. My extracurriculars were internships that didn't hand out "Awards", per se. THerefore, this entire category for me is blank. Anyone else out there who might be screwed like me?
Who else doesn't have Awards, Honors, or Scholarships to put in AACOMAS?
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you may have not received some award or honor for getting good grades, but these awards sometimes are very repetitive of the gpa........dean's list....seriously, they can see your gpa (and by this i am not saying i didn't put down honors/awards b/c of grades, as i did)
what i'm trying to say is, i'm sure you have many activities.....sports, volunteering, some clubs, that you can put down that you will be able to talk about/explain much better than you can with some awards
what i'm trying to say is, i'm sure you have many activities.....sports, volunteering, some clubs, that you can put down that you will be able to talk about/explain much better than you can with some awards
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cee said:
Place something really basic down like dean's list. I know I know it sounds lame, but just place it on down and what semesters you were on it.
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you shoudl totally just put it on anywyas, even if you weren't on. Everyone knows thats the way to get interviews.
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I don't really think awards and honors really matter. I think I put that "Undergrad Name's Dean's Academic Scholarship" or some crap like that, but I don't think the Admissions committee really cared.
I think it's more important that your personal statement rocks, and that you have amazing recommendation letters. Also, make sure you put in your grades/credits correctly. I have a friend with a 31 MCAT who screwed up her AMCAS and AACOMAS app because of that, and the result was that she didn't get any interviews.
Good luck 😛
I think it's more important that your personal statement rocks, and that you have amazing recommendation letters. Also, make sure you put in your grades/credits correctly. I have a friend with a 31 MCAT who screwed up her AMCAS and AACOMAS app because of that, and the result was that she didn't get any interviews.
Good luck 😛
