thehockeykid Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 how does belonging to one of these organizations look to admissions? is it just viewed as a party club or what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace of Spades Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I can't see it being worth any points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogirl Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 If you did a bunch of volunteer work through a fraternity or sorority or were in a leadership position, you could put that on an application, but just belonging to one doesn't necessarily count for much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ1985 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I was an active member of a sorority throughout my undergrad and I mentioned the leadership positions as well as volunteer work I did with them on my application. Furthermore I used a letter of reference from one of our chapter advisors. I thought it represented a distinct side of me that my professors and research supervisor did not get to experience. I got into med school And many of my sisters are currently in medical school at multiple universities across Canada. One of the best experiences of my life and I never regretted putting it into my med school application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehockeykid Posted March 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I was an active member of a sorority throughout my undergrad and I mentioned the leadership positions as well as volunteer work I did with them on my application. Furthermore I used a letter of reference from one of our chapter advisors. I thought it represented a distinct side of me that my professors and research supervisor did not get to experience. I got into med school And many of my sisters are currently in medical school at multiple universities across Canada. One of the best experiences of my life and I never regretted putting it into my med school application. Thanks for the info. I am transferring universities and the university I am going to, UWO, has a Greek system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogirl Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Also, I don't think fraternities and sororities have as much of a reputation for just drinking and partying as they used to (at least not in Canada). I'm not in one, but I know people who are in sororities and they don't party any more than the average undergrad (actually they seem to party a lot less than some people I know!). I think most people realize that they do a lot of volunteer work and are a good social support system for the people in them. But it's just like any other club or organization you could join - if you put a lot into it, it'll look good on a med school app, but if you're just a member and you don't participate much, it's not going to be a good EC. I don't think it would ever look bad on an application, though, unless you put in the description something like, "I got to see the inner workings of hospital emergency rooms by getting alcohol poisoning every weekend." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehockeykid Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 ^lol "inner workings of hospital emergency rooms by getting alcohol posioning everyweekend" -i may steal that joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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