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I am a U.S citizen but my Bachelors, Masters as well as my PhD. are from top tier schools abroad. Further, I have been working as a post doctoral fellow for the past 4 years in Cancer research at a U.S school. I decided to shift tracks from research to Med school about 9 months back. I also got accepted to a Post-Bac Pre-med program and I've been pursuing this program part-time while continuing full time in my research position @ the University. Here's the question I have and I've written to AMCAS but haven't gotten a clear answer from them. I am hoping that folks on this forum will be able to shine some light on my situation.
I am planning to apply for the 2016 cycle but I will have completed only 29 credit hours by the end of the summer semester when my AMCAS application is due ( application deadline for AMCAS for 2016 cycle is Nov-1st, 2015). I read on the AMCAS site that you need to have completed at least 30 credit hours from a U.S accredited program at the time of submitting the AMCAS application. I will have more than 30 hours at the time of matriculation but not at the time of application. Will that be a problem ? In other words will AMCAS reject my application because I don't have 30 credit hours worth of course work completed at the time of submitting my AMCAS application ?
I have spoken to the admissions directors at two of the Univs I'll be applying to and given that I have a PhD in Life Science research, I've been told that they require me to complete 24 credit hours of course work at the time of matriculation which I've already completed. However, if AMCAS rejects my application I won't even get to go to the secondary application stage. I am just about losing my sanity over this !
Kindly pitch in with your thoughts and suggestions. I don't want to defer things for yet another year if there is an alterante way.
Here's the section on the AMCAS website that speaks to this issue. However these instructions appear under the "International applicants" section but I am not an International candidate. I am a U.S citizen with foreign education.
https://www.aamc.org/students/aspiring/303912/applyasaninternationalapplicant.html
(Around the middle of the page they quote the Admissions Director @ UNC -
Randee Reid, admissions and residency officer at University of North Carolina School of Medicine adds, “Curriculum systems are different from overseas schools, and it is very helpful to medical schools to evaluate your progress in a program in a U.S. accredited four-year institution. If taking the prerequisite course work as a non-degree seeking student, the prospective applicant will need 30 credit hours or more in order to evaluate progress. The course work should be completed before applying to medical schools.”
Just wanted to reiterate my situation as under :
(i) I am a U.S citizen
(ii) Foreign degrees - B.Sc & M.Sc. in Molecular Bio & Genetics and PhD. in Immunology
(iii) Current Position- Post Doctoral fellow working @ U.S school's Cancer Research Institute.
(iv) Also enrolled (part-time ) in the school's Post-Bac Pre-Med program- completed 24 credit hours already towards Pre-Med pre-reqs and will have completed 29 credit hours at the time of AMCAS application.
Q: Will AMCAS accept my primary application ?
Any advice and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I am planning to apply for the 2016 cycle but I will have completed only 29 credit hours by the end of the summer semester when my AMCAS application is due ( application deadline for AMCAS for 2016 cycle is Nov-1st, 2015). I read on the AMCAS site that you need to have completed at least 30 credit hours from a U.S accredited program at the time of submitting the AMCAS application. I will have more than 30 hours at the time of matriculation but not at the time of application. Will that be a problem ? In other words will AMCAS reject my application because I don't have 30 credit hours worth of course work completed at the time of submitting my AMCAS application ?
I have spoken to the admissions directors at two of the Univs I'll be applying to and given that I have a PhD in Life Science research, I've been told that they require me to complete 24 credit hours of course work at the time of matriculation which I've already completed. However, if AMCAS rejects my application I won't even get to go to the secondary application stage. I am just about losing my sanity over this !
Kindly pitch in with your thoughts and suggestions. I don't want to defer things for yet another year if there is an alterante way.
Here's the section on the AMCAS website that speaks to this issue. However these instructions appear under the "International applicants" section but I am not an International candidate. I am a U.S citizen with foreign education.
https://www.aamc.org/students/aspiring/303912/applyasaninternationalapplicant.html
(Around the middle of the page they quote the Admissions Director @ UNC -
Randee Reid, admissions and residency officer at University of North Carolina School of Medicine adds, “Curriculum systems are different from overseas schools, and it is very helpful to medical schools to evaluate your progress in a program in a U.S. accredited four-year institution. If taking the prerequisite course work as a non-degree seeking student, the prospective applicant will need 30 credit hours or more in order to evaluate progress. The course work should be completed before applying to medical schools.”
Just wanted to reiterate my situation as under :
(i) I am a U.S citizen
(ii) Foreign degrees - B.Sc & M.Sc. in Molecular Bio & Genetics and PhD. in Immunology
(iii) Current Position- Post Doctoral fellow working @ U.S school's Cancer Research Institute.
(iv) Also enrolled (part-time ) in the school's Post-Bac Pre-Med program- completed 24 credit hours already towards Pre-Med pre-reqs and will have completed 29 credit hours at the time of AMCAS application.
Q: Will AMCAS accept my primary application ?
Any advice and guidance would be greatly appreciated.