tzehra_ Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 So I worked in the lab for 4 months this summer, and its the same lab that I've been volunteering at for over a year now. Can I put the four months under work experience, and then put the >1 year volunteering under the volunteer experiences or is would it be not okay to repeat involvement in the same lab in two places on my application? Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExercMed Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Was the summer work funded under an NSERC or other award? If not, I would suggest to put it all under one section. You could demonstrate in your writeup that you started as a volunteer and then progressed to a paid student research assistant to show how you progressed in the position. I personally think it would look like padding if you put the same commitment in two places (especially if they have the same verifier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady23 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Did your duties change from your transition to a paid assistant? If so, I'd keep them as separate entries, if not, I'd keep them under one entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 If you were a reader for adcoms, how would you perceive it? The evaluators are not idiots, they understand it all, they understand good faith and padding. Let common sense and good judgment be your guide. How important is it really to have one more separate entry if it is questionable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzehra_ Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 On 2017-08-06 at 5:19 AM, Bambi PGY3 said: If you were a reader for adcoms, how would you perceive it? The evaluators are not idiots, they understand it all, they understand good faith and padding. Let common sense and good judgment be your guide. How important is it really to have one more separate entry if it is questionable. Good point, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzehra_ Posted August 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 On 2017-08-05 at 6:08 PM, ExercMed said: Was the summer work funded under an NSERC or other award? If not, I would suggest to put it all under one section. You could demonstrate in your writeup that you started as a volunteer and then progressed to a paid student research assistant to show how you progressed in the position. I personally think it would look like padding if you put the same commitment in two places (especially if they have the same verifier). Yeah it was funded by an award. I like your suggestion though. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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