Forgot to declare state of residence!?

[Lannister]

I just got an email from the University of Colorado telling me I forgot to declare a state of legal residence on my AMCAS... I feel like a total idiot, I don't even remember it asking me for my state of residence, I assumed it would look at my permanent address (which is in Illinois) and base my residency off of that. Amcas won't let me change it at this point. What do I do?

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[piii]

Accept your mistake and learn to proof read Possibly call your state schools

 

[beautifulmalady]

I just got an email from the University of Colorado telling me I forgot to declare a state of legal residence on my AMCAS... I feel like a total idiot, I don't even remember it asking me for my state of residence, I assumed it would look at my permanent address (which is in Illinois) and base my residency off of that. Amcas won't let me change it at this point. What do I do?

You can call Amcas and they will email you a form that you just have to email back for the official change the school will receive an update as soon as there is an official change

 

[Lannister]

It's not that I didn't proof read, I'm just an idiot. For some reason I thought that "legal residence" referred to people who weren't citizens but were here on a visa or something. Ugh so dumb. I'm wondering if I should just email my state school directly...

 

[Lannister]

You can call Amcas and they will email you a form that you just have to email back for the official change the school will receive an update as soon as there is an official change

Okay, thank you!

 

[beautifulmalady]

In your legal residency change request, please include:

Name
AAMC ID number
Previous state and county of legal residence
New state and county of legal residence
AMCAS Application year for which you are requesting the change

Your e-mail request must be sent from the e-mail address listed in the contact information section of your AMCAS application and should be sent to [email protected]. Mailed or faxed requests must include a signature.


Fax: (202) 828-1120

 

[Lannister]

In your legal residency change request, please include:

Name
AAMC ID number
Previous state and county of legal residence
New state and county of legal residence
AMCAS Application year for which you are requesting the change

Your e-mail request must be sent from the e-mail address listed in the contact information section of your AMCAS application and should be sent to [email protected]. Mailed or faxed requests must include a signature.


Fax: (202) 828-1120

Thank you! I just emailed them. When they update my app, will schools automatically be notified of the change?

 

[beautifulmalady]

Thank you! I just emailed them. When they update my app, will schools automatically be notified of the change?

Yes they will be notified of the update automatically. Good luck!

 

[Flashfan]

I think you should also let all your state schools (public and private) know in an email. You are from a state that has a lot of private schools with high in-state acceptances.