iraqattaq Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 For those of us in 1st or 2nd year should we keep a folder (or computer file) with the dates we did certain EC's throughout Uni? What else should we be keeping track of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqattaq Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Maybe specifics about life experiences for your application or interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prothrombin Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 I have all my EC's listed in my CV so I just have to look at that for reference. Having a Word document could be of some benefit if you are doing short term community involvement lets say for 1 week or just one day. But you'd get more out if it and get more experience if you do long term stuff. I'd feel much more comfortable having 3-4 long term commitments over 6-7 short term stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Maybe specifics about life experiences for your application or interview? wtf no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfieMike Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Maybe specifics about life experiences for your application or interview? do you mean a diary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 a log book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 I would keep a shoebox, mostly of newspaper clippings of stories featuring your heroics. Sometimes it's hard to remember all of the great things you've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 I would keep a shoebox, mostly of newspaper clippings of stories featuring your heroics. True heroics are kept private. Even Clarke Kent did not disclose he was Superman. (Only OMSAS will know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterluv Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 lol actually, you could try to keep verifiers' contact info somehow. ppl do get laid off from organizations or simply move away. finding verifiers at the last minute is not impossible, but is extra work and who needs that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microbiodude Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 after every experience/ if you learned something really meaningful during your volunteer hours that day I would jot it down. After a few years, when it comes to writing your essay you'll have lots of fuel. A lot of the "how to write a medical essay" recommend this as well. I personally didn't do this but I did spend a lot of hours trying to remember the key lessons I learned from each experience. I remembered a lot of lessons but I couldn't recall which experience and what specific moment brought them about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqattaq Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 do you mean a diary? It's not a diary....it's a journal LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iraqattaq Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 after every experience/ if you learned something really meaningful during your volunteer hours that day I would jot it down. After a few years, when it comes to writing your essay you'll have lots of fuel. A lot of the "how to write a medical essay" recommend this as well. I personally didn't do this but I did spend a lot of hours trying to remember the key lessons I learned from each experience. I remembered a lot of lessons but I couldn't recall which experience and what specific moment brought them about. This makes a lot of sense, I realize I will remember the big events, but there are others that will be valuable and I might not remember the specifics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 who knows how long you will be applying before you get in. I am glad I kept some notes of experiences/names/activities. When one has to recall back what they did since age 16, it is kind of tricky to know details like who to contact as a verifier when it happened 10+ years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfieMike Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 well my #1 EC is being a serial killer. So I find the best way to keep track of your progress is to take a drop of blood of each of your victims, coverslip it on a microscope slide and add it to a collection hidden in your A/C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 well my #1 EC is being a serial killer. So I find the best way to keep track of your progress is to take a drop of blood of each of your victims, coverslip it on a microscope slide and add it to a collection hidden in your A/C A shoe-in for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC_Ma Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 I hope someone has something sarcastic to say about this. ...well, i've been keeping a list of everything i've done since high school, along with suitable verifiers+contact info for each (and maintaining contact with them every now and then). other than that, what else is there to keep track of, really? u already did a perfect job..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan0105 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 well my #1 EC is being a serial killer. So I find the best way to keep track of your progress is to take a drop of blood of each of your victims, coverslip it on a microscope slide and add it to a collection hidden in your A/C that's just a damn good TV show really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 u already did a perfect job..... Agreed. On a more sincere note though: all that is completely necessary is keeping track of verifiers. It really sucks to hunt down dead and retired peeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan0105 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 On a more sincere note though: all that is completely necessary is keeping track of verifiers. It really sucks to hunt down dead and retired peeps. yes. on last years application 80% of my verifiers' occupations were "deceased". Worked like a charm for all those fake ECs I had... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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