AMCAS Work and Activities Categories
AMCAS allows you to describe up to 19 activities or experiences with only a 700-character limit for each (including spaces).
Three of your experiences can be designated as your AMCAS most meaningful experiences and further expanded on in a separate section with a 1,325-character limit.
- Artistic Endeavors
- Community Service/Volunteer – Medical/Clinical
- Community Service/Volunteer – Not Medical/Clinical
- Conferences Attended
- Extracurricular Activities
- Hobbies
- Honors/Awards/Recognitions
- Intercollegiate Athletics
- Leadership – Not Listed Elsewhere
- Military Service
- Other
- Paid Employment – Medical/Clinical
- Paid Employment – Not Medical/Clinical
- Physician Shadowing/Clinical Observation
- Presentations/Posters
- Publications
- Research/Lab
- Social Justice/Advocacy
- Teaching/Tutoring/Teaching Assistant
Application System
Character Limit
Number of Entries
‘Most Meaningful’ Experiences
Additional Characters for ‘Most Meaningful’ Experiences
AMCAS
700
Up to 15
3
1,325