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These are gonna come off as ridiculous questions, but the coursework entry description window isn't working in the AACOMAS (it keeps saying no such webpage exists), but:

1. AP coursework - how do you enter it? I did Calc I and Bio as AP credits?
2. What is behavioral sciences exactly?

THANKS!
 
medschl hpeful said:
What about NRN nursing courses. What should those be listed as? "other sciences?"
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From one RN to another, sadly the last 60 credits of my bachelor's degree do not count toward my science GPA.

Nursing - "Other Non-science" according to the AACOMAS website.

Hope this helps, good luck to you all

On another note, and I know this has probably been answered somewhere before, if i took a withdrawal in organic I and am repeating the class this summer, should I wait to submit until the beginning of July when the replacement grade is posted or submit on June 1st and update as the grades come in. FWIW, i'm a borderline candidate as well, sGPA of a 3.3/cumGPA 3.2 and don't want to be screened out for secondaries.

My MCAT is scheduled for May 21st
 
So, I guess this question may have been asked, but since we cannot submit the app until June 1st, if our transcripts get sent in next week, will AACOMAS begin verifying our coursework? Or are we going to have to wait until June for this to begin?
 
Hey guys!
Okay so probably an obvious question...

Lets say you get a W in organic 1 and then retake it, should the retake be classified as L01 [if this is the first retake] and so on for your other W's? I tried looking for this in the instructions, but nothing is specified for withdrawn courses. Thanks everyone 🙂
 
BoldAsLove said:
Hey guys!
Okay so probably an obvious question...

Lets say you get a W in organic 1 and then retake it, should the retake be classified as L01 [if this is the first retake] and so on for your other W's? I tried looking for this in the instructions, but nothing is specified for withdrawn courses. Thanks everyone 🙂
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I need this answered too!
 
I have 21 credits from AP exams, but on my college transcript, they are simple listed as transfer credits. There are no letter grades, it just says

Transfer Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

The AP classes are not individually listed, and it doesn't say "AP Exams", it just says transfer credit, with no letter grade. Now, can I still put down my AP classes on my AACOMAS application? My biggest fear is that these classes will be counted as F's towards my AACOMAS GPA. BTW, if it means anything, none of these classes are science classes (Biology, Chemistry, etc.). Thanks for any help!

BTW, I know I posted this in the Pre-Allo forum too, but I'm worried it might be different for DO schools, thanks!
 
You know, I apologize for this thread, because apparently it actually says "Test Credits" on our official transcript, and I was just looking at our unofficial transcript.
 
SoulinNeed said:
You know, I apologize for this thread, because apparently it actually says "Test Credits" on our official transcript, and I was just looking at our unofficial transcript.
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Looking at how it was entered (changed by AACOMAS) last year's application, I can tell you it was listed like this.

Academic Status: Fr
Prefix and Number: Empty
Course Title: Adv. Placement
Subject: Other non-science
Semester Hours: 10.7 (total hours of all AP courses)
Grade: empty
AACOMAS Grade: Advanced Placement
Classification: Advanced Placement

My official transcripts also listed the courses which were satisfied by the AP tests. Each one of those was listed individually with

Academic Status: Fr
Prefix and Number: [course dept & #]
Course Title: [Title of course]
Subject: Other non-science
Semester Hours: 0
Grade: empty
AACOMAS Grade: Advanced Placement
Classification: Advanced Placement
 
Well, none of the classes are science classes, and it's just listed as "Test Credit" there. According to the AAOMCAS instruction book, I should then include anything listed as "Test Out" as AP credit on my application. The individual classes, however, aren't listed, so I think I will include a letter from the registrar just in case.
 
I understand that I must put Planned/in progress for some graduate work that i have yet to take (starts in fall) but what do I do about submitting a transcript for it...is this when i use the transcript exemption waiver??? Thank you kindly
 
SoulinNeed said:
Well, none of the classes are science classes, and it's just listed as "Test Credit" there. According to the AAOMCAS instruction book, I should then include anything listed as "Test Out" as AP credit on my application. The individual classes, however, aren't listed, so I think I will include a letter from the registrar just in case.
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My courses were science courses and still not listed as such. There is no grade and therefor the units are not calculated into your GPA. Just list the units as other non-science with total units and AP credit. If AACOMAS wants to change it when they get your transcript they can do it.

aerospacemed02 said:
I understand that I must put Planned/in progress for some graduate work that i have yet to take (starts in fall) but what do I do about submitting a transcript for it...is this when i use the transcript exemption waiver??? Thank you kindly
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Transcript exemption waiver or send a verification transcript if you have already registered for fall semester. You could probably also likely send a letter from the registrar showing your intent to matriculate.
 
So I have a question about this then Dan.

For those of us who are planning on doing an SMP in the fall and have wrote out planned coursework at *insert medical school* for the curriculum.

We need a transcript exemption waiver for this? I was under the assumption (personal assumption based without information) that I only needed to put it all down as planned coursework since the "start" date is 2-3 months in the future from date of submission.
 
jslo85 said:
So I have a question about this then Dan.

For those of us who are planning on doing an SMP in the fall and have wrote out planned coursework at *insert medical school* for the curriculum.

We need a transcript exemption waiver for this? I was under the assumption (personal assumption based without information) that I only needed to put it all down as planned coursework since the "start" date is 2-3 months in the future from date of submission.
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I'm not sure I'm going by what I've heard on here mostly. The problem with the assumption of not needing one is the fact that you don't want to submit and then hear that you cannot be complete because you need a transcript. I'm also under the assumption the waiver would be the best way since any new university coursework shows up as needing a transcript. The best way to get it answered is to send a quick e-mail to support and they will supply you with an answer but this seems like the perfect situation and one of the only situations for the exemption waiver for transcripts.
 
Okay I just checked with my friend who completed her SMP and will now be an M1 at the same institution/program that I plan on going through this fall.

If nothing has changed between last year's AACOMAS till now, then a transcript exemption is not necessary for the primary application verification. She submitted hers as planned coursework with only her UG institution transcript and planned coursework for the SMP and this was verified without any problems.

If this has not changed then a transcript exemption is not necessary.
 
jslo85 said:
Okay I just checked with my friend who completed her SMP and will now be an M1 at the same institution/program that I plan on going through this fall.

If nothing has changed between last year's AACOMAS till now, then a transcript exemption is not necessary for the primary application verification. She submitted hers as planned coursework with only her UG institution transcript and planned coursework for the SMP and this was verified without any problems.

If this has not changed then a transcript exemption is not necessary.
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Good to know 👍 Thanks. I'd still probably check with AACOMAS but I'm just paranoid like that :laugh:
 
Spderjhn said:
So, I guess this question may have been asked, but since we cannot submit the app until June 1st, if our transcripts get sent in next week, will AACOMAS begin verifying our coursework? Or are we going to have to wait until June for this to begin?
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I was wondering about this too. Do they wait to verify until we actually submit and pay?
 
I still need to take either Org II or Biochem in the spring, depending on the school, and I was wondering how I should enter this. Because of my schedule, I cannot take both, but DMU requires Biochem, and the others all require Org II and will not substitute.

If I was to get an acceptance before spring, that would be the class I would take. If I don't get accepted this cycle I will end up taking both and reapplying. (And yes, I did already take the MCAT without either and my BS score is good).
 
quick question: I just went to MCAT Thx to release my scores to AACOMAS and I saw Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine designated as "other US Med schools" that scores can be released to. Shouldnt that school be under AACOMAS??

do i still need to designate it as a place to receive my scores if im already releasing it to AACOMAS?
 
DbDan said:
My courses were science courses and still not listed as such. There is no grade and therefor the units are not calculated into your GPA. Just list the units as other non-science with total units and AP credit. If AACOMAS wants to change it when they get your transcript they can do it.



Transcript exemption waiver or send a verification transcript if you have already registered for fall semester. You could probably also likely send a letter from the registrar showing your intent to matriculate.
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Yeah, I think my classes being non-science and not having a grade won't make much of a difference, as a result. As long as they don't get counted as F's towards my GPA, which they shouldn't, that's all I'm worried about.
 
How are you guys putting in the course names? ...Just exactly as they appear on the transcript? Or are you guys clarifying more? Ex: Gen Chem 1 vs. General Chemistry 1.

One more thing: is it proper to use the roman numeral notation (I, II) or (1,2)?
 
IfeelYourPain said:
How are you guys putting in the course names? ...Just exactly as they appear on the transcript? Or are you guys clarifying more? Ex: Gen Chem 1 vs. General Chemistry 1.

One more thing: is it proper to use the roman numeral notation (I, II) or (1,2)?
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I don't think it really matters. FWIW I wrote out the full names and put 1, 2. Just put what is on your transcript. They verify it against the transcript so it'll be fixed if its not the right way
 
DbDan said:
I wouldn't suggest sending LORs before a school gets your primary application. There are countless stories of schools essentially losing them because there is not a file yet with your application. AMCAS is a different story because you use them as your letter service but for the purposes of AACOMAS it'd be easier just to have them all on interfolio ready to send the day you have your primary submitted, many schools are electronically sent now too so they will arrive in 24 hrs and just have to be filed by the school
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Thanks .... I will hold off. Anything that keeps the stress down, I'm all about it.👍
 
medschl hpeful said:
Thanks .... I will hold off. Anything that keeps the stress down, I'm all about it.👍
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Thanks DbDan! I just signed up with interfolio. Thanks so much!!!!!! Now to receive my mcat scores may 25th.... when I think of it my stomach drops!!!!! I pray for good news.
 
so after entering in my grades, I noticed that my sciGPA is a lot lower than I initially calculated. How come GEOG and GEOL, and the other "other sciences" are added to sciGPA???
 
I requested the registrar to send my official transcript to AACOMAS, and added courses using the unofficial transcript under school web site.

I don't think it really matter, but let me make sure.

If the course title on my unofficial transcript is "HMN DEV IMPL HLTH/DISEAS", do I write that exact title or do I write "Human Development Implications for Health and Disease."

Thanks
 
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Is anyone Re-applying (or applying) who has had experience with transcript exception?

I am looking to do this for a 2 credit course in Global Health @ a Peruvian University. Last year I submitted a transcript -- after $200 and painful communication hurdles.

This course did not transfer to my degree... so I am tempted to take the gamble and ask for an exception.

Any thoughts/experience?
 
I gave a couple research presentations and received the same research grants multiple times in the past, but i dont quite know where i should list them on the application? anyone can possibly clarify? thanks.
 
seap3 said:
I was wondering about this too. Do they wait to verify until we actually submit and pay?
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Just got off the phone with the application services folks, and yes we do have to wait to submit applications and verification does not begin until submission. Even if your transcripts are already in, as in my case. Hope this helps!
 
Hi
I am trying to fill out the grades for my classes. All of my classes were quarters, when putting in the hours should I switch to semester hours?

Also what would Astronomy be classified as? Other Science?

Thanks
 
@ futuredoc1988
Yes you will need to convert them. It says the conversion in the FAQ's for AACOMAS (sorry dont remember the conversion, I believe that you take quarter hours and divide by 1.5, so a 5 quarter hour is 3.3 semester hours). I did not do this originally and it slowed my application processing significantly.

IamAriDO
 
Guys, I really wanted to apply early this year, but I realized that I am missing a non-science LOR from a professor. I am out of school but am taking abnormal psychology at UCLA extension.

If I have everything sent in and I get an LOR from this professor and the LOR is pending, will my application still be considered in the early parts of the rolling admissions cycle?
 
plsfoldthx said:
Guys, I really wanted to apply early this year, but I realized that I am missing a non-science LOR from a professor. I am out of school but am taking abnormal psychology at UCLA extension.

If I have everything sent in and I get an LOR from this professor and the LOR is pending, will my application still be considered in the early parts of the rolling admissions cycle?
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You don't submit your LORs until the secondary, so you just need to make sure you get it by then. Go ahead and submit your application as soon as you can.

I'm still waiting for my letter writers to send their letters into Interfolio, but I'm going to submit on June 1st whether they are in or not. I had told them I needed them by the late June, so I should be ok for secondaries.
 
how do we report a "Z" grade. I have one of these in which the professor did not report a grade.
 
alphasyn said:
I gave a couple research presentations and received the same research grants multiple times in the past, but i dont quite know where i should list them on the application? anyone can possibly clarify? thanks.
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I put them under ECs, where I also put my research and publications as separate EC's. I listed my presentations in order of date like this:

Name of event where I gave presentation, oral or poster presentation, "title of my presentation," month and year given.

Then leave a blank line in between and repeat with the next presentation.
 
1) I worked at a doctor's office for 3 months. During that time, I took over for my brother who was working there. Because it was temporary, they didnt officially put me on their payroll and my brother would just give me the checks under his name during that time period.

should i put this under paid employment? volunteer? other?

2) and under activies, is it okay to list bullet points for some and write paragraphs for others? does it really matter to be consistent with one type

3) should i also mention if i wasnt able to fully take advantage of a situation?

For example, I shadowed a neurosurgeon for a semester as part of a shadowing program. Unfortunately due to my class, research, and club schedule, I could only make it to operations performed in the morning and I was unable to stay for the full operation.

I also had difficulty getting to the hospital because I had no car and university buses hardly operated during that time. I was still able to observe 6 surgeries in total. Do I mention this? It sounds like im making excuses or something
 
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traitorman said:
I worked at a doctor's office for 3 months. During that time, I took over for my brother who was working there. Because it was temporary, they didnt officially put me on their payroll and my brother would just give me the checks under his name during that time period.

should i put this under paid employment? volunteer? other?
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Were you paid? yes. Then its not volunteer. They aren't going to check your taxes or anything. I definitely would not put it as volunteer work though.

traitorman said:
and under activies, is it okay to list bullet points for some and write paragraphs for others? does it really matter to be consistent with one type
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If it warrants bullet points, write bullet points. If it warrants a paragraph do that. Look at the link on filling in activities I posted earlier to the thread in Pre-MD.

traitorman said:
should i also mention if i wasnt able to fully take advantage of a situation?

For example, I shadowed a neurosurgeon for a semester as part of a shadowing program. Unfortunately due to my class, research, and club schedule, I could only make it to operations performed in the morning and I was unable to stay for the full operation.

I also had difficulty getting to the hospital because I had no car and university buses hardly operated during that time. I was still able to observe 6 surgeries in total. Do I mention this? It sounds like im making excuses or something
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Why would you focus on negatives? You were able to observe 6 surgeries and shadow a neurosurgeon. Why would you make it sound worse by adding in that the operations were incomplete, you did not organize well enough to observe them and make excuses about things that are not relevant (ie car)

BTW, I know you are excited and have alot of questions but it'd probably be better to use the edit button and add whatever else comes to mind so that you don't spam the thread and bump other posts that haven't been seen yet off the last page. :laugh:
 
thanks DbDan! sorry about the spamming, ill keep that in mind in the future. ill go ahead and edit these right now and put everything under one post


Another question: I was filling out my classes I took over the summer and it asks to define what type: semester, trimester, unit, quarter. What should I put for this?
 
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Does AACOMAS frequently "lose" transcripts. Yesterday and this morning 2 of my transcripts were posted as being received, now this afternoon it's back down to only 1.

I thought I read once in an old post that someones transcripts disappeared one day, and then reappeared the next. Makes me kind of worry that they are not very organized.
 
seap3 said:
Does AACOMAS frequently "lose" transcripts. Yesterday and this morning 2 of my transcripts were posted as being received, now this afternoon it's back down to only 1.

I thought I read once in an old post that someones transcripts disappeared one day, and then reappeared the next. Makes me kind of worry that they are not very organized.
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I'm not sure but so far this season this is my breakdown:
5/3 - Send school #1 to AACOMAS
5/6 - Send school #2 to AACOMAS and AMCAS
5/12 - Send school #1 to AMCAS

I currently have 1 AMCAS confirmation of receipt and have heard absolutely nothing from AACOMAS. I know for a fact that the first transcript was mailed out on 5/4 so I'm not entirely sure how its STILL not entered. I'm not worried currently but as it gets closer i'm going to get more and more frustrated. Especially because their slow processing will slow me down more while i'm waiting for my spring grades to come in.
 
Probably due to the initial problems of their new location for transcript processing. I have sent mine on 5/5 yet have still not received confirmation either (to their new address). Makes me slightly worried that even if I rush my spring grades, it will take forever for it to be "complete" and then who knows about "verified".
 
jslo85 said:
Probably due to the initial problems of their new location for transcript processing. I have sent mine on 5/5 yet have still not received confirmation either (to their new address). Makes me slightly worried that even if I rush my spring grades, it will take forever for it to be "complete" and then who knows about "verified".
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Exactly my fear, as I typed that though it looks like my transcript from 5/3 finally was processed by AACOMAS. 10 days after it was sent but its there :laugh: Judging based on AMCAS as well I'd say its taking ~5 days to get there from California and ~5 days to process. Still not good for my verification waiting for spring grades that aren't going to come until late June. Best we can do though is pre-prepare secondary essays so you can send them back the day you get them. :laugh:
 
I was looking at a chart someone made about DO LOR requirements. Next to PCOM and GA-PCOM, it says dean's letter required. I just went on the PCOM website and saw no mention of it so is this true? did i miss it on the website?
 
traitorman said:
I was looking at a chart someone made about DO LOR requirements. Next to PCOM and GA-PCOM, it says dean's letter required. I just went on the PCOM website and saw no mention of it so is this true? did i miss it on the website?
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"For your file to be considered complete, a letter of recommendation must be sent from the premedical committee or premedical advisor of the undergraduate college that granted your Bachelor's degree. If that is not possible, a letter from the Dean or your academic advisor of the same institution may substitute."

Schools such as UCLA do not have a premedical committee or premedical advisor. You also don't have an academic advisor, its just whoever is available. Instead you have to give a dean's letter, which unfortunately is little more than proof that you graduated or are on track to graduate in good standing.
 
thx again dbdan....i feel like an idiot because I have seen that statement a million times.

im in the process of trying to get an interview in order to get a premedical committee LOR. but in case i cannot, I'm curious to how others have obtained a dean LOR.

has anyone who has obtained a dean LOR been close enough with their dean to obtain one? or do they just randomly ask and see what happens?

(i know some schools say that there are other LORs that can be substituted if your school has no pre medical commitee but my school happens to have one. i have several LORs, just not the committee one)
 
Is the transcript request form necessary to be sent with transcripts? All my orders were placed online and I didn't include the request forms with them.

If anyone can verify that they're not mandatory I'll be very relieved 🙂
 
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