Academic Update Mandatory?

[deleted1048249]

Just wondering if the academic update during december-febuary is mandatory or recommended?

I'm not doing too hot in some of my classes and my GPA is already high so I don't necessarily want to submit an update which lowers my GPA. Can I just not update so I can get interviews/acceptances based on what I've submitted?

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[deleted1070139]

Mandatory, AADSAS will find out if you took courses but did not report them

 

[deleted1048249]

Mandatory, AADSAS will find out if you took courses but did not report them

But AADSAS themselves says that the academic update is an optional process

I was wondering if dental schools care though, since they ask for official transcripts anyways once accepted

 

[artist2022]

Just wondering if the academic update during december-febuary is mandatory or recommended?

I'm not doing too hot in some of my classes and my GPA is already high so I don't necessarily want to submit an update which lowers my GPA. Can I just not update so I can get interviews/acceptances based on what I've submitted?

Not mandatory but schools know what's up when a student doesn't update and they might hold off on moving forward with your app. Schools know how senioritis is a very real thing and they want to make sure you're still keeping up with school throughout the application cycle, not just banking on your past trends.

If you put in-progress/planned summer and fall courses down on your app, schools will be expecting to see the grades of those courses during the two academic update periods.

 

[deleted1048249]

So I guess the question is- is no update better than bad update or the other way around?

 

[futuretoothfairy777]

So I guess the question is- is no update better than bad update or the other way around?

wondering the same

 

[doc toothache]

Generally, playing games with adcoms is not a very wise idea.