<p>Some of the questions asked on medical school applications include “Academic Recognition” and “Non-Academic Recognition.” What are examples of these that students earn during college? And how important is this section to medical schools?</p>
<p>I was under the impression that GPA, MCAT, medicine-related ECs, and community service were basically the only things that mattered.</p>
<p>Academic recognition include things like: Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, earning Latin or departmental honors, prize for best senior thesis, merit based scholarships, competitive research grants or internships awarded, etc. </p>
<p>Non academic recognition might include things like being named volunteer of the year, being appointed as a student representative to any kind of non-campus or campus organization, election as an officer for any kind of campus or non-campus organization, making an inter-collegiate athletic team…</p>
<p>Medical schools look at everything on your CV–including awards, publications, offices held, leadership positions, social organizations… With so many well qualified applicants to choose from, adcomms can afford to be picky.</p>
<p>if you have them, why not include them. I believe that D. has included her Phi Beta Kappa, top pre-med award (only one was awarded and it was monetary), not sure if summa cum laude belong here. She was also given a leadership medal for her positive impact on student’s GPA in Gen. Chem. (while working as an SI). These were all based on nominations of various supervisors and proffs.
I do not think that she included Dean’s List (if your GPA=3.98, obviously you were always on pres’s list or whatever). not sure about her full tuition Merit award, I do not think that she included Research Grants that she received based on her own proposal or any departmental awards. But she was running out of space in everything (in ECs also), so she did not include (in ECs) much more important things than that, like her foreign languages and one of them she has used a lot at Medical School and recieved very positive comments about it.
I would say, include the most important ones and if in doubt, advise with your pre-med advisor. I would also say, if you are fluent or close to be fluent in any foreign language, include it. This might be more important than awards.
She did not include in awards of her ECs as there is a place were you list all ECs (including other leadership positions)</p>