Need Your Opinion

[swimchick]

I'm almost done with my AMCAS app and I need some opinions. I happen to like VMD users more than SDN users...and I value your thoughts

I can only list 15 work/EC activities...and I have more than that. Out of everything below, which do you think are the most important?

8 Publications (8 different journals...should probably list separately)

5 Abstract presentations at a national meeting (same organization, so I would list under the same heading)

Recently won 1st place for my research project poster at a statewide competition

Won an award in 2007 for a research project...1 of 10 students out of over 100 applicants

Position as a research assistant from 2002-2008

Position as a medical research specialist from 2008 to present

Sorority member...VP of academic development for 1 year and chapter president for another year

Admissions student representative at my alma mater, served as transfer student rep on the organization's steering committee for one year

Varsity swim team member for 1 year (earned student-athlete academic honors from the conference)

Orchestra member for 2 years (principal flute for 1 year)

Currently volunteering in an emergency room

Various physician shadowing experience (primary care, endocrinology, neurology)

Lifeguard for 3 years and part-time job I held while in school

Thanks again for your advice

[stateofequilibrium]

I would put as many of publications and presentations down, plus awards. Your position as research assistant is redundant since you have publications. I would also put down the shadowing and also varsity swim team down to show you're well rounded. Given your sn, that would be a perfect "diving board" in which to talk about yourself.

[FOID]

i say put your 33k posts on vmd as your number 1... just kidding

like SOE said, put publications and awards as number one.

[JesusLovesYou]

Originally Posted by swimchick

I'm almost done with my AMCAS app and I need some opinions. I happen to like VMD users more than SDN users...and I value your thoughts

I can only list 15 work/EC activities...and I have more than that. Out of everything below, which do you think are the most important?

8 Publications (8 different journals...should probably list separately)

5 Abstract presentations at a national meeting (same organization, so I would list under the same heading)

Recently won 1st place for my research project poster at a statewide competition

Won an award in 2007 for a research project...1 of 10 students out of over 100 applicants

Position as a research assistant from 2002-2008

Position as a medical research specialist from 2008 to present

Sorority member...VP of academic development for 1 year and chapter president for another year

Admissions student representative at my alma mater, served as transfer student rep on the organization's steering committee for one year

Varsity swim team member for 1 year (earned student-athlete academic honors from the conference)

Orchestra member for 2 years (principal flute for 1 year)

Currently volunteering in an emergency room

Various physician shadowing experience (primary care, endocrinology, neurology)

Lifeguard for 3 years and part-time job I held while in school

Thanks again for your advice

On top of SOE's advice I'd like to point out what you put down also depends on the school(s) you are applying to. If it's more research-based, then you want to put down all your publications stuff. If it's more clinical and community-based then you want the volunteer and shadowing stuff to go first. Make sure you can get some letters of rec from the physicians you shadow too.

[swimchick]

I have letters of rec from my research mentor, biochem prof, stats prof and the primary care doc I shadowed (since I want to do primary care). My school uses those letters to make the committee letter.

I know that the letters from my research mentor and primary doc are fantastic...not sure about the other two!

Thanks for the advice guys!

[stateofequilibrium]

Originally Posted by swimchick

I have letters of rec from my research mentor, biochem prof, stats prof and the primary care doc I shadowed (since I want to do primary care). My school uses those letters to make the committee letter.

I know that the letters from my research mentor and primary doc are fantastic...not sure about the other two!

Thanks for the advice guys!

now give me a rep!

[swimchick]

hahaha...I will..I promise! Apparently I've given out too much rep in the last 24 hours

[tennisball80]

I think your research experience is very impressive. Are you applying as a M.D/Ph.D?

[swimchick]

I really want to and I did in the Fall 2008 admission cycle...but had no luck. With SUNY Downstate's convoluted app process I was accepted into their Ph.D. program but not the medical school.

My GPA and my MCAT are just too low for M.D./Ph.D. programs.

[Tipton]

I think you wrote this thread just so you can "complain" about your resume!