AMCAS Work & Activities Categories EXPLAINED

With 19 AMCAS Work & Activities categories to choose from—including the new category introduced in 2023, Social Justice/Advocacy—you might be wondering how to organize your experiences in a way that’s appealing to adcoms.

After all, in the holistic admissions review process, a great GPA and awesome MCAT score will only get you so far. Adcoms care just as much about seeing an impressive list of extracurricular and professional experiences, so it’s up to you to represent those well in your AMCAS Work & Activities section.

In this video, I walk you through all 19 of those AMCAS Work & Activities categories, so you know exactly what adcoms are looking for. Then, I show you how to organize your own experiences into the appropriate categories, so you can showcase all of your skills, qualifications, and accomplishments in the best light.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Can I combine activities from the same category?” or, “How do I list shadowing experiences?” or, “What are some examples of clinical experience?”—you’ve come to the right place.

TIMESTAMPS:
Introduction - 00:00
Most essential categories + Patient exposure - 00:44
1. Artistic Endeavors - 01:21
2. Community Service/Volunteer - Medical/Clinical 1:56
3. Community Service/Volunteer - Not Medical/Clinical - 02:18
4. Conferences Attended - 02:40
5. Extracurricular Activities - 03:10
6. Hobbies - 03:26
7. Honors/Awards/Recognitions - 04:08
8. Intercollegiate Athletics - 04:54
9. Leadership - Not Listed Elsewhere - 05:19
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10. Military Service - 06:29
11. Other - 06:47
12. Paid Employment - Medical/Clinical - 07:15
13. Paid Employment - Not Medical/Clinical - 07:36
14. Physician Shadowing/Clinical Observation - 08:04
15. Presentations/Posters; 16. Publications; 17. Research/Lab - 08:39
18. Social Justice/Advocacy - 09:59
19. Teaching/Tutoring/Teaching Assistant - 10:46
Final thoughts - 11:21

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