Hello all! I'm new here but I've been looking around the forum a lot and it's fantastic that there's such great advice being shared by students with regards to applications and what it's like in programs and such! =) I realise I'm late in the game (for reasons I could not control unfortunately) for rolling application cycles, but I have a couple of questions for the application this year (for entry fall 2012). I apologize if they've been asked before, but I didn't find a thread about these these last couple years so it would be great if I could get some advice/answers?
1) I completed a Bachelor's in Canada (I am Canadian) and did a Master's in science in Europe. I am completing this Master's this year, so I included it as a college on my AMCAS. Do I need to send in the transcript from the school where I did my Master's? I don't understand if the rules for "foreign credits, non-transferred" apply here because this is not an undergraduate study abroad program in which case I should fill out a transcript exclusion request. AMCAS says it doesn't want foreign transcripts, so how should I proceed?
2) Could someone confirm for me whether I should submit my AMCAS application first now, and my referees will use the letter service within the next week/my transcripts will arrive and when everything is together, AMCAS will mark my application as complete and send them to the schools? Is that ideal, or should I wait for AMCAS to receive letters and transcripts before I click submit? Also, I see many schools do not consider letters of recommendation except during the secondary part of the application. In that case, if transcripts arrive and the AMCAS is submitted, will my application be "complete" and considered by schools even if letters of recommendation have not arrived yet?
1) I completed a Bachelor's in Canada (I am Canadian) and did a Master's in science in Europe. I am completing this Master's this year, so I included it as a college on my AMCAS. Do I need to send in the transcript from the school where I did my Master's? I don't understand if the rules for "foreign credits, non-transferred" apply here because this is not an undergraduate study abroad program in which case I should fill out a transcript exclusion request. AMCAS says it doesn't want foreign transcripts, so how should I proceed?
2) Could someone confirm for me whether I should submit my AMCAS application first now, and my referees will use the letter service within the next week/my transcripts will arrive and when everything is together, AMCAS will mark my application as complete and send them to the schools? Is that ideal, or should I wait for AMCAS to receive letters and transcripts before I click submit? Also, I see many schools do not consider letters of recommendation except during the secondary part of the application. In that case, if transcripts arrive and the AMCAS is submitted, will my application be "complete" and considered by schools even if letters of recommendation have not arrived yet?