Eras Experiences

[guest230]

What type of experiences make for a competitive neurosurgery applicant?

Currently, I have:

• Research (could probably spread into 3 experiences given diff topics/projects)
  
• Hobbies (was planning to use 1 slot for all)
  
• Interest group leadership
  

Not sure what I should be doing to beef up my application? 

I don't have any meaningful undergrad experiences (I had a retail job, if that's worth including?)

[Guest]

How's this for an ERAS experience: you don't match and then get to do this again next year!

[Guest]

Anyone else got insight on this?

Everyone I spoke with is mostly using academic things e.g. research, interest groups, teaching

[Guest]

I don’t even look at that section when I’m reviewing applications. I don’t find that it actually provides any additional information that makes applicants more or less competitive/interesting. Everybody just fills it up with junk anyway.