10/16 Weekly Email
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday (10/18): Chipotle Profit Share | 7:00-9:00pm
Friday (10/20): Haunted House Take-A-Date | 8:00-9:00pm
Saturday (10/21): Steppin’ Out | 8:00am-12:00pm or 9:00am-1:00pm
Sunday (10/29): AED Pickleball Tournament
Forms and Deadlines:
Wednesday (11/08): Mission Trip Application Closes!
Service
Mission Trip
AED’s Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic is from May 12th-17th. Here is the LINK to the application! It closes November 8th, so make sure to fill it out early to secure your spot. Reach out to yuki_reddy1@baylor.edu and annie_lodge1@baylor.edu if you have any questions!
Other Service Updates
Fall 2023 Steppin’ Out LSE: Thank you to everyone who registered! Steppin’ Out will take place this Saturday, October 21st from 8 AM-12 PM or 9AM-1PM depending on which shift we are assigned. I will send out more details this upcoming week as we are supposed to receive our assigned site by Thursday.
Earle Hall Trick or Treat Night LSE: Give back to the families/children of Baylor Faculty & Staff by helping out with Earle Hall’s Trick or Treat Night. The event is this Tuesday, October 17th from 6-8PM. The event will be located outside of the dorm at the Earle Quad. Please fill out this FORM if you are interested by Monday night!
If you have any questions/concerns about weekly service please reach out to Lexi (lexi_haviland1@baylor.edu) or your service chair!
Socials
Haunted House Take-A-Date
Bring a friend or a date and lets go check out the haunted house right down the road! Tickets are $35, and it will be from 8-9pm.
Location: American Scare Grounds
14656 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd, Elm Mott TX 75060
Finance
Chipotle Profit Share
Upcoming Opportunities/Resources
AED Pickleball Tournament
AED will be hosting a pickleball tournament on Sunday October 29th, 2023 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm. This tournament is open to ALL Baylor students, and it will be held at the SLC and McLean Courts. Scan the QR code to sign up. https://forms.gle/fGH8P5ZhmpV5YRqu9
Resume Building Workshop
Our wonderful networking chairs are putting together a resume building workshop to assist people as they consider applying to Summer jobs, internships, and graduate programs! Come out to get some great advice on how to strengthen your resume in order to put your best foot forward with future employers or programs. The event will be held on Thursday, October 26 from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the BSB (specific room to be announced!)! Everyone who attends will get a scholarship credit.
Health Informatics & Health IT Professional Certificate Program
The HIHIT at a program provides a unique, comprehensive training in health information technology. It is a nine-week online intensive training program designed to prepare graduates and professionals for a variety of exciting careers in Health IT. This includes hands-on experience with health care technology, courses to build health IT knowledge, networking and job placement support with a wide network of employers. The program runs online three times per year in spring, summer and fall. 90% of our certificate graduates seeking a job in Health IT are employed within one year. Reach out to Amanda Smits (hihit@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions!
Prehealth Office Events
There are a ton of great events hosted by the prehealth office this semester! Check out the flyer to see if there are any that you might want to attend. All of the workshops are intended for sophomores and juniors beginning to think about the committee process and applications to medical school. There is a personal statement workshop that is open to all prehealth student, not just for pre-medical students.
New Blog Post
Our newest blog post provides a recap of Baylor’s Global Health Week. Click this link to learn more about the week, and it was written by one of our historians, Adhwaitha Nambiar.
AED Timetree Calendar
Here is the link to join our timetree calendar for the Fall semester! This will be great to use to keep up to speed with any events that we will be having. We will still be using the calendar on the website as well!
Free Blueprint MCAT Study Guides
Blueprint has let us know that they have released 4 new MCAT study guides that can be utilized by our members! Here is the link to download them.
AED Resources Spreadsheet
Are you interested in applying for internships, scholarships, and/or research labs?! Check out the AED Resources Spreadsheet!!! This is a great compilation of many opportunities that often go unnoticed and unused. If you have any questions/concerns or any suggestions for improvement, please contact the respective Networking Chair:
Shadowing: ethan_blasdel1@baylor.edu
Research: Emily_York1@baylor.edu
Scholarships: rebecca_abraham2@baylor.edu
Internships: kashvi_lalchandani1@baylor.edu
Kaplan MCAT Partnership
Thanks to AED’s continued partnership with Kaplan, we have a plethora of resources/discounts available to us! Visit http://campus.kaptest.com/baylor-jorge for free MCAT resources. Good luck!
If you are looking to purchase a Kaplan course, our member discount code for 15% off is BAYLOR15 (includes In Person, Live Online or On Demand; excludes Tutoring).
Reach out to our campus MCAT expert Samar at samar.rehman@kaplan.com for help with building an effective study plan or picking the right course for them.
If you are interested in becoming a Kaplan Brand Ambassador (benefits include free course, flexible schedule, competitive pay and professional development opportunities), you can learn more here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our current Brand Ambassador, Jorge Gomez.
Master Spreadsheet Info
