*~*~*~* Official AMCAS "Work/Activities" Tips Thread 2021-2024 *~*~*~*

[Catalystik]

The volunteering came first but had no relation to the job offer. I volunteered for 30-40ish hours and worked for ~200. Different contacts.

You might list it as Employment for the work hours, but mention the back story in the narrative of the preceding minimal volunteer hours, trying to find some connection/inspiration/impact that segued into the job. But not including the volunteer hours in your Total Hours space.

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[Coolguy23]

Is it worth it to mention this in my section description for my research on AMCAS or bring it up in a potential interview? Or would it be inappropriate to bring it up?

Edit: If anyone is reading this the context is that I was mentioned in a national news article for my research.

 

[LizzyM]

Not so much inappropriate as somewhat irrelevant.

 

[Coolguy23]

Not so much inappropriate as somewhat irrelevant.

understood, madam queen

 

[chilly_md]

Is it worth it to mention this in my section description for my research on AMCAS or bring it up in a potential interview? Or would it be inappropriate to bring it up?

I have moved your question about your research being featured in the news to the main AMCAS activities thread.

 

[River777]

Hi! I have a question about combining 2 of my activities into 1 entry. Specifically, I have some campus food pantry volunteer experience from early college 2017-2019, and for the past year I've been volunteering with an organization where I have 2 different roles, one of which is being a food drive volunteer. Since food pantry volunteer and food drive volunteer are very similar roles, though they serve slightly different communities, I'm wondering if you'd recommend grouping them together or if that would create confusion since they're separated by a few years. How can I use the given space to clarify that they are 2 separate activities with 2 different contacts?

 

[Catalystik]

Hi! I have a question about combining 2 of my activities into 1 entry. Specifically, I have some campus food pantry volunteer experience from early college 2017-2019, and for the past year I've been volunteering with an organization where I have 2 different roles, one of which is being a food drive volunteer. Since food pantry volunteer and food drive volunteer are very similar roles, though they serve slightly different communities, I'm wondering if you'd recommend grouping them together or if that would create confusion since they're separated by a few years. How can I use the given space to clarify that they are 2 separate activities with 2 different contacts?

So long as you have a title that applies to both activities, you can combine them in one space.

Experiment with using the Repeated function (which allows for two date spans and two total hours blanks). Mention the 2nd Contact when you describe the different roles with the 2nd volunteer gig.

If you’d prefer to have activity 2 listed first so that Contact is in the header (since they’d recall you better), then describe everything narratively with specific date spans in your description and subtotals of hours.

 

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

Would this thread be a good spot to find people to read my W/A for feedback? Ty!

 

[Catalystik]

Would this thread be a good spot to find people to read my W/A for feedback? Ty!

Sorry, no. Reviewing W/A entries is not within the scope of this thread. You might post in the main forum, like this poster did: read over activities section or consider exchanging opinions with that member.

 

[doco2439]

Should I combine in-person tutoring at my college(80 hrs) and online tutoring on varsity tutors(100 hrs) into a single activity slot or should I list them as seperate?

 

[Catalystik]

Should I combine in-person tutoring at my college(80 hrs) and online tutoring on varsity tutors(100 hrs) into a single activity slot or should I list them as seperate?

Either is fine, depending on whether you are tight on spaces or need more room for explanations. The Total Hours impact will be greater if they are together (in which case second Contact is in the narrative).

 

[Johnwicksdog]

Hello, So I have 2 "posters" and don't know where, how, or even if I should list them on my AMCAS app:

1: submitted abstract and presented poster at university honors symposium. Aka no actual peer review but still was a cool experience.

2: Lab manager had abstract and poster accepted to International conference and I contributed and am listed as an author on both. So first, Im not going to be the one actually presenting the poster at the conference and second, the conference is at the end of june (abstract/poster already accepted tho) so I'm already going to have submitted amcas. I'd love to include this tho since it shows actual impact compared to first poster lol.

Any advice? Thanks!

ps these are both in the same lab but I have completely separate research experience that ended with a journal publication where Im 3rd author so how should I go about organizing all this? Is it ok to put it all in one entry and make it clear they are separate, put 2 posters with activity description and publication alone, etc...

 

[wysdoc]

Hello, So I have 2 "posters" and don't know where, how, or even if I should list them on my AMCAS app:

1: submitted abstract and presented poster at university honors symposium. Aka no actual peer review but still was a cool experience.

2: Lab manager had abstract and poster accepted to International conference and I contributed and am listed as an author on both. So first, Im not going to be the one actually presenting the poster at the conference and second, the conference is at the end of june (abstract/poster already accepted tho) so I'm already going to have submitted amcas. I'd love to include this tho since it shows actual impact compared to first poster lol.

Any advice? Thanks!

ps these are both in the same lab but I have completely separate research experience that ended with a journal publication where Im 3rd author so how should I go about organizing all this? Is it ok to put it all in one entry and make it clear they are separate, put 2 posters with activity description and publication alone, etc...

I'm going to move your question over to the AMCAS activities question thread.
But also read the valuable comments in the second post in this thread especially #14 where posters, pubs, and research are discussed.

*~*~*~* Official AMCAS "Work/Activities" Tips Thread 2021-2024 *~*~*~*

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[Catalystik]

Hello, So I have 2 "posters" and don't know where, how, or even if I should list them on my AMCAS app:

1: submitted abstract and presented poster at university honors symposium. Aka no actual peer review but still was a cool experience.

2: Lab manager had abstract and poster accepted to International conference and I contributed and am listed as an author on both. So first, Im not going to be the one actually presenting the poster at the conference and second, the conference is at the end of june (abstract/poster already accepted tho) so I'm already going to have submitted amcas. I'd love to include this tho since it shows actual impact compared to first poster lol.

Any advice? Thanks!

ps these are both in the same lab but I have completely separate research experience that ended with a journal publication where Im 3rd author so how should I go about organizing all this? Is it ok to put it all in one entry and make it clear they are separate, put 2 posters with activity description and publication alone, etc...

In post #2 of this thread, also read item 20, which has more organizational advice.

 

[futuresurg613]

Any recommendations on how to list certifications (Certified Dementia Practitioner, specifically) received in terms of categorization and hours? I use the certification skills in my job as a hospice volunteer and clinical research coordinator, but already have lots more to say about those two activities, so could I make this certification its own activity with just the hours taken for training?

 

[BananaChill2]

Hello, I had a question with regards to my research lab. I was a research assistant and was responsible for the entire data collection, code writing, and analysis for a Meta Analysis. I recently found out the paper I was doing research for was published, but only had the main professors and doctoral graduates name on it, which I understand. Would this paper be worth mentioning at all in my Work/Activities section?

 

[Catalystik]

Any recommendations on how to list certifications (Certified Dementia Practitioner, specifically) received in terms of categorization and hours? I use the certification skills in my job as a hospice volunteer and clinical research coordinator, but already have lots more to say about those two activities, so could I make this certification its own activity with just the hours taken for training?

Best to mention certifications in the same space with the activity that needed it (to keep the context), but you could list it on its own under Other if you have a lot to say about it.

Hello, I had a question with regards to my research lab. I was a research assistant and was responsible for the entire data collection, code writing, and analysis for a Meta Analysis. I recently found out the paper I was doing research for was published, but only had the main professors and doctoral graduates name on it, which I understand. Would this paper be worth mentioning at all in my Work/Activities section?

You can mention your contributions to the paper in the affiliated Research space, but also see if you can possibly get the PI to validate your contributions in the LOR.

 

[River777]

How would you recommend categorizing a leadership role at my scribing job? I have limited leadership hours outside of this activity, but plenty of clinical hours. I'd prefer to not split the activity since I don't have spare activity slots.

 

[Catalystik]

How would you recommend categorizing a leadership role at my scribing job? I have limited leadership hours outside of this activity, but plenty of clinical hours. I'd prefer to not split the activity since I don't have spare activity slots.

Categorize it as Clinical Employment and add to the title of the space a mention of the leadership role (like, “& New Scribe Trainer”). Within the narrative include the date it began, a description of the role, and subtotal of hours.