Unliked AMCAS, the
AACOMAS application has no limit on the number of experiences and achievements you
can list on your application (compared to the 15 work & activities on AMCAS).
How many experiences should I have on Aacomas?
Work and Activities ● You may write
about 15 experiences
/activities in areas of paid experience in medical/non-medical settings, volunteering in medical/non-medical settings, research, honors/awards, publications/presentations, military experience, extracurriculars, artistic endeavors and “other” experiences.
How many activities are in Aacomas?
| Application Personal Statement Character Limit Activities Section | MD (AMCAS) 5300 characters (including spaces) 700 characters (including spaces) | DO (AACOMAS) 5300 characters (including spaces) 600 characters (including spaces) |
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Does Aacomas have most meaningful experience?
There is no section where you can designate your most
“meaningful activities,” but AACOMAS does break the activities into “experiences” and “achievements.” There is no section on the AACOMAS to explain your disadvantaged status.
What counts as an achievement on Aacomas?
The Experiences section in the AACOMAS application asks you to list your non-academic work, including healthcare-related work, non-healthcare work, volunteer work, and extracurricular activities. The Achievements section is the space for you to include
academic honors, awards and scholarships
.
Can you put future hours on Aacomas?
Yah on amcas you can do that. But AACOMAS specifically says dont do that. U just have to select current experience and list hours till now. I called them today and they said
DON'T list future hours
.
What to do after submitting Aacomas?
What happens after I submit?
AACOM will verify that the coursework you entered matches your transcripts. They will not review your application in any other way
. Schools may send you secondary applications…
How DO you write the most meaningful experience in amcas?
AMCAS “Most Meaningful Experiences” Tip #1: Stand out from the crowd. The experiences that you list can be of all sorts –
healthcare related positions
, scholarship activities, experiences abroad or overseas, volunteer efforts, leadership opportunities, extracurricular or artistic pursuits, etc.
How many experiences DO you get on amcas?
A maximum of 15 experiences may be entered
; however you can enter up to four occurrences for each experience. Enter only significant experiences; medical schools are interested in quality rather than quantity. Work and activities will appear on your application in chronological order and you cannot rearrange them.
Why is osteopathic medicine better?
Osteopathic medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and
the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate injury
. It also offers the added benefit of hands-on diagnosis and treatment through a system of treatment known as osteopathic manipulative medicine.
Should you put hobbies on Aacomas?
Include your hobbies as a nonhealthcare experience
. Notice that the paid/nonhealthcare experience doesn't say paid “and” nonhealthcare experience. So just list it as a nonhealthcare experience.
What achievements should I put on my dental application?
For each experience listed, applicants should include the name and address of the organization, supervisor, dates associated with the experience, title held by the applicant, average weekly hours, a description of key responsibilities, and a release for the dental schools if they chose to contact the organization.
What makes the dean's list?
After the end of each quarter, all students in degree-seeking programs who earned a high GPA for the quarter are awarded a certificate of achievement. Those students who
have earned a 3.75 to 4.0 GPA for the quarter
are placed on the Dean's List.
Can I add Lor after submitting Aacomas?
Can you add letters of recommendation after submitting Aacomas?
Yes you can. You can always add LOR later
. In my case, my Health Professions Office is directly sending the letters to the school, bypassing AACOMAS.
How long does it take for Aacomas to verify your application?
Keep in mind that it takes
7-10 business days from the date of receipt
to post transcripts and official test scores to your application. Evaluations are immediately updated once received from your evaluator.
Can you submit Aacomas without MCAT?
You do not have to wait
for your MCAT score to be in to submit. You do not have to have all of your letters of evaluation in to submit.
