Accidently included projected hours in completed hours. Should I update schools?

[Blueshirtguy]

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Hello. I was reading my submitted AMCAS yesterday because I'm a masochist and found that I combined my 20 hours of projected shadowing with my 300 hours of completed shadowing under the completed hours category, rather than splitting them. How serious is this? Should I send an update or just hope that no one notices? I've already done about 8 hours, and I plan on finishing it up in the next month, but the fact that I said it was completed when I submitted the application is still false.

I only put the contact info for the person 300 hour shadowing experience, so is it possible they wouldn't know? I am so upset I made such a stupid error, and notifying schools sounds like it could damage my application, but should I do it just in case?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

When will these 20 hours be fulfilled? In the next month, over the next year? Either way, don't worry about it, but be more attentive to your application.

 

[Blueshirtguy]

When will these 20 hours be fulfilled? In the next month, over the next year? Either way, don't worry about it, but be more attentive to your application.

I have already shadowed for 7 hours. I was planning on coming in and doing the rest right after I finish secondaries.

Either way, don't worry about it, but be more attentive to your application.

I wrote the descriptions and then went back to add all the hours. I just wasn't thinking.

Thank you for your response. I feel much less anxious, and I'll finish the hours as soon as possible.

 

[cj_cregg]

If I'm understanding correctly that you already completed 300 hrs of shadowing at the time of application, with 20 anticipated, and reported a total of 320 hrs on your app - I think you're fine. If the proportion of anticipated hours was greater and you didn't have as many hours to begin with I would probably say otherwise, but 20 hrs out of 320 is small potatoes.

 

[Blueshirtguy]

If I'm understanding correctly that you already completed 300 hrs of shadowing at the time of application, with 20 anticipated, and reported a total of 320 hrs on your app - I think you're fine. If the proportion of anticipated hours was greater and you didn't have as many hours to begin with I would probably say otherwise, but 20 hrs out of 320 is small potatoes.

The only issue is that the 20 projected hours were from a different physician in a different specialty who I hadn't shadowed at all at the time when I applied. So if they called him, he would say I shadowed him in July and August.

 

[cj_cregg]

The only issue is that the 20 projected hours were from a different physician in a different specialty who I hadn't shadowed at all at the time when I applied. So if they called him, he would say I shadowed him in July and August.

They almost certainly will not call him. There is a miniscule level of risk here - if you're worried about it, go ahead and email the schools, but I think this is unlikely to cause you any problems.

 

[Isoval]

You are fine. Do not update.