01/27 Weekly Email
Important Membership Updates!
From the Spring 2025 semester on, AED will now be requiring all general members to complete two scholarship credits. All other general member requirements will remain the same. With a variety of events and opportunities available, we hope that this new requirement aims will enhance member engagement and support the continued growth and success of the organization. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Executive Board!
Upcoming Events:
Interest Tabling | January 28th, 29th | 11:00-4:00 PM | SUB and Earle
Prospective Member Q&A | January 28th | 8:00-9:00 PM | Foster 203
Game Night Recruitment Event | January 30th | 5:00-6:30 PM | SUB Den
LSE at Salvation Army | February 1st | 9:30-11:30AM | Signup in weekly service section of email
MOD Pizza Profit Share | February 5th | All day | MOD Pizza
General Meeting #1 | February 5th | 7:30-8:30 PM | Foster 240
Dinner and Discourse Social | February 7th | 6:30-8:30 PM | SUB Beckham 202
NM Tea & Trivia | February 9th | 2:00-4:00 PM | SUB Barfield
Forms and Deadlines:
Weekly Service Preference Form is due Monday, January 27th at 11:59PM. Read the service section of the weekly email BEFORE filling out this form.
Interest Tabling Form: Sign up to table for AED Recruitment on 1/28-1/29 from 11:00-4:00pm!
Earn 1 scholarship credit by signing up for two 30-minute shifts (and a maximum of one scholarship credit in total)
New Member Application opens 1/21 and is due 2/2 at 11:59pm! Tell your friends! Visit the Prospective Members page or the AED New Member Instagram for more information.
New Member Interview Signups: Interviews will be held 2/5 from 4-7pm and 2/6 from 5-8pm.
Earn 1 scholarship credit if you sign up for 4 interview slots or 1 check-in slot!
General Membership Form is due 02/19 after the 2nd GM at 11:59pm. It is REQUIRED FOR ALL GENERAL MEMBERS!
Be sure to review the Master Spreadsheet periodically throughout the semester for your credits. Email mariele_patungan1@baylor.edu if you have any questions!
General Meeting Dates:
Our general meetings will be from 7:30-8:30 pm on 2/5, 2/19, 3/5, 3/26, 4/9, and 4/23. The GM 1 on 2/5 will be in FOSTER 240 (NEW LOCATION!). The rest of the locations are TBD and will be announced in February. Go ahead and plan on putting those on your calendar so you can meet the GM requirement. Please email Mariele (mariele_patungan1@baylor.edu) if you cannot attend one or all of these GM dates at least two weeks in advance. We will only provide GM exemptions to those with classes or exams.
Socials
Scholarly Events
AED Interest Tabling Form: Please use the spreadsheet linked to sign up for the first week of school tabling! It will be on January 28th and 29th, from 11:00-4:00pm at the SUB and Hallie Earle Hall!
You can receive 1 scholarship credit by signing up for two 30-minute shifts (and a maximum of one scholarship credit in total).
NM Interview Signup Form: Please use the spreadsheet linked to sign up for interviews! Interviews will be held on February 5th, 4:00-7:00pm and February 6th, 5:00-8:00pm!
You can receive 1 scholarship credit by signing up for four slots or one check-in slot (and a maximum of one scholarship credit in total).
The 52nd Annual Pre-Health Symposium will be on February 15th at the Mark & Paula Hurd Center from 9:45 AM to 1:45 PM. Over 40 professional schools (medical, dental. OT, PT, and more!) are attending from across the country so be sure to come and converse with the institutions’ representatives about their programs and admission processes.
More information regarding host sign-ups will go out in the following weeks.
Service
Weekly Service Form and Updates
It’s time to fill out the signup sheet with your two top choices for weekly service! Check out the weekly service informational video for details on the different weekly service opportunities AED offers!
Sign up with this link: WEEKLY SERVICE PREFERENCE FORM
The signup form will close Monday, January 27th at 11:59 PM. Please fill this out if you plan on being active this semester.
To remain active: Members will need to serve 10 hours at their respective volunteer site. Please reach out to Lexi (lexi_haviland1@baylor.edu) with any questions! Once everyone fills it out, the service chairs will reach out to the members in their respective service sites before the end of the week!
Liana has contacted all applicants of Waco Family Medicine. If you are volunteering with WFM, you do not need to fill out the Weekly Service Signup Form. If you are a new member, please make sure to respond to her email regarding your size for an AED polo. For all members, please make sure that you are keeping up to date with your email and completing orientation steps so that Liana can put you on the schedule. The first week of volunteering is February 3rd.
If you applied to Ascension Providence or are a returning volunteer, please email Hana_Jang1@baylor.edu. Applications for Ascension close on February 3rd, so you can still apply. Please refer to the email Lexi sent on January 14th for a step-by-step on how to apply. If you are volunteering with Ascension, you do not need to fill out the Weekly Service Signup Form.
If you are interested/a returning volunteer in Mission Waco’s Health Clinic, please reach out to Tyler_Tuisl1@baylor.edu ASAP as there are only 12 spots. If you are volunteering at Mission Waco’s Health Clinic, you do not need to fill out the Weekly Service Signup Form.
If you are concerned about a weekly service time commitment, car/carpool situation, or you are already involved in valuable service that you are passionate about, please reach out to Lexi at Lexi_Haviland1@baylor.edu.
Upcoming Large Service Events
AED requires general members to attend 3 Large Service Events each semester! If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Lexi (lexi_haviland1@baylor.edu).
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Brahmi (brahmi_prayaga1@baylor.edu) is hosting an LSE at The Salvation Army on Saturday, February 1st from 9:30-11:30AM. Volunteers will be sorting donations and restocking to assist the staff. Here is the LINK to sign-up if you are planning on going! Both Brahmi and Lexi are able to provide rides to anyone who needs it.
Finance
Dues
Semester Dues are $25 and must be paid by GM #3 (3/5)!
Dues will be raised to $35 after GM #3
Dues can be paid to our Venmo: @BaylorAED or Zelle: aed.txbeta@gmail.com
Please do not mark your dues as a service as it charges AED.
Contact Ian at ian_stahl1@baylor.edu for any questions or if Venmo does not work for you.
Fundraisers
MOD Pizza Profit Share
AED will be hosting a profit share with MOD Pizza all day on February 5! Swing by to enjoy your favorite MOD pizza and support AED!
Make sure to show the flyer at checkout and email a picture of your receipt to ian_stahl1@baylor.edu to receive one social sredit!
Merch
We want to hear your feedback on merchandise! Fill out this anonymous form to share your comments and suggestions for how we can improve!
New Member/Recruitment Information
Our application opens on January 21st and will close February 2nd at 11:59pm. Please encourage your friends to apply and follow @BaylorAED on Instagram! Have them email us with any questions at abheet_sachdeva1@baylor.edu or aatiqah_hussain1@baylor.edu.
Application link: New Member Application
Recruitment events: Come meet potential members at our events this week! Tell your friends! Our schedule is:
Interest Tabling: 1/22, 1/23, 1/28, 1/29 from 11-4pm @ SUB & Hallie Earle Hall
Loco for Cocoa Recruitment Event: 1/23 from 5-7pm @ Daniel Plaza near SUB and Carroll Science
Prospective Member Q&A: 1/28 from 8-9pm @ Foster 203
Game Night: 1/30 from 5-6:30pm @ SUB Den
Important! We will have another recruitment event incentive this semester! For every prospective member you inform about a recruitment event, you will receive 1 raffle entry! The prospective member must list your name on the attendance sheet as we will be verifying their attendance. After our events, we will give away a Merch Credit (valued at $15 off) to one lucky winner! This is a super fun way to earn a social credit and possibly get some merch!
New Member events:
New Member Tea: 2/9 from 2:00-4:00 PM
Enzyme-Substrate Speed Dating: 2/18 from 6:00-8:00 PM
New Member Picnic: 2/23 from 5:00-7:00 PM
New Member Auction: 3/2 from 5:00-7:00 PM
New Member Induction: 3/18 from 7:00-8:00 PM
Other Updates
Our Stories
AED Google Calendar
Here is the link to join the 2024-2025 Baylor AED Google Calendar!
This will be great to use to stay up-to-date on everything going on this year! We will still be using the calendar on the website as well!
AED Photocircle
Join the AED Photocircle! If you take photos at AED events, you can upload them directly here to be featured on the AED Instagram and website gallery.
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:
Research: Lauren Boone (Lauren_Boone2@baylor.edu)
Shadowing: Alison MacLeod (Alison_MacLeod1@baylor.edu)
Internships/Scholarships: Lauren Boone and Alison MacLeod
Upcoming MCAT Course Auctions
AED is excited to announce not one, but TWO MCAT course auctions, brought to you through our partnerships with Blueprint and Kaplan! These auctions will take place during GM 1 (2/5/2025). For any questions, feel free to contact Evan at Evan_Farach1@baylor.edu!
Blueprint: MCAT Live Online course (up to a $2,299 value!). Bidding will start at $599. Course includes:
40+ Hours of Live Instructor Led Sessions
Two 517+ scoring instructors teaching live
Live Review Sessions 6 days a week
All Blueprint MCAT Self-Paced Resources
15 full-length Practice Exams
Blue, the first AI tutor for MCAT
Kaplan: MCAT In Person, Live Online, or On Demand course (up to a $3,199 value!). Bidding will start at $749. All courses include:
A structured study plan that keeps you on track
Access to a team of top-scoring MCAT instructors to help you with any questions that may arise
A 3,000+ question Qbank that you can customize by length, topic, and subtopi
17 full-length, realistic practice tests
The mobile companion app to practice on-the-go
Explainer videos for 300+ difficult and high-yield MCAT questions on official AAMC practice tests
All the official AAMC practice materials strategically integrated throughout
7-book MCAT subject review set
90+ brand new content refresher videos covering the highest-yield MCAT topics
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.
The Princeton Review MCAT Partnership
New for 2024 is AED's partnership with The Princeton Review (TPR). With that, comes an array of awesome discounts that all members can take advantage of!
BAYLORAED20 - for 20% off Test Prep courses
BAYLORAED10 - for 10% off tutoring packages
BAYLORAEDMA10 - for 10% off Med School Admissions Counseling products
Master Spreadsheet Info
Spring 2025 Master Spreadsheet
Have a blessed week everyone! Email any members of the executive board if you have any questions!
