For context, I had a low undergraduate GPA and finished my SMP earlier this year. A few of the schools that I plan on applying to have a minimum number of 30 credits to consider a student's post-bacc/graduate GPA (source: MSAR). I'm currently sitting at 27 and have 3 research credits that will be fulfilled in August. Is there some way for me to indicate to these schools in my application that I will have 30 credits completed in August? I thought about sending them an email but realize that they likely get spammed with emails anyway. Would there be an appropriate area in my AMCAS to explain this?
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30 credit hour rule
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You list future coursework as well.
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There's no area for you to explain on AMCAS, and I wouldn't waste the "anything else" essay on this update. It will be obvious for us screeners, and we can determine your most recent 30-course hours GPA.
