AMCAS year classification question

[sylus]

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Ok, so I am under the impression that first 30 credits = freshman, next 30 = sophomore and so on. So my question is, if a class brings the credit hours for a year over 30 (such as if you have 28 hours and take a 3 credit hour class) then is that grade split so that 2 credit hours go to freshman year and 1 goes to sophomore or does it still go under Freshman?

 

[killdevil]

I think you're misinformed. If you took a class during your freshman year, it should be entered into your AMCAS app as a freshman-year class.

Everything you need to know about AMCAS grade entry is in the AMCAS 2008 Instructional Manual. It is long, but worth reading in its ENTIRETY. Print out a copy and read it if you haven't already done so.

You can download a copy from the AAMC's Web site here:

http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008amcasinstructionsrevised.pdf

 

[sylus]

I think you're misinformed. If you took a class during your freshman year, it should be entered into your AMCAS app as a freshman-year class.

Everything you need to know about AMCAS grade entry is in the AMCAS 2008 Instructional Manual. It is long, but worth reading in its ENTIRETY. Print out a copy and read it if you haven't already done so.

You can download a copy from the AAMC's Web site here:

http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2008amcasinstructionsrevised.pdf

Hm okay, but how does time off factor in then? I took a year off regular undergrad, but during that year I took one 6-credit hour course so is that my entire sophomore year? That seems a little weird...

 

[shiftingmirage]

I would consider the one class you took that year as sophomore as well as the following year when you went back to school. I think the class status gives them an idea when in your academic history you took a given class. I'm sure adcoms have seen someone with a similar situation before. Even if they haven't it will not be grounds for a rejection, they simply might ask you about it during an interview.

 

[AlexMorph]

Look at how your university classifies your classes and in which year. That's the way AMCAS will do it.