Anyone else worried about how long they're taking to mark transcript as received?

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[Ismet]

Straight from AAMC: "If sent by U.S. mail, most transcripts take 5-7 business days to arrive at AMCAS from your institution. In general, it takes up to 10 business days from the day your transcript(s) arrived at our facilities for us to process them and mark them as “Received”. Remember, you will receive an email from AMCAS when this occurs."

So 7 days in the mail + 10 days for processing = June 22. But since today is Sunday, perhaps expect it to be marked received between Monday and Wednesday. If it's Friday and it's still not marked as received, give them a call.

 

[correctlywrong]

See my freak out thread. If I'd seen yours, I would have posted in it instead of making a fresh one.

AACOMAS received two of my transcripts May 20ish that still haven't posted to AMCAS. I resent them to both, so that I could use the AACOMAS time stamp as a way to know when to expect AMCAS to receive same. (I don't trust the community college I went to with any paperwork, ever, and always assume that they are going to fail to follow through.) June 5 AACOMAS received, still no update to AMCAS suggesting that they have gotten anything.

My sanity is going down the drain.

 

[familyaerospace]

I also think they might be messing up the order slightly so give them a few more days. Then I'd call or be concerned

I was sent an email on the 18th that they received my final transcript. Their website claimed they were marking as received transcripts that arrived on the 8th (yes 8th not 18th). Ironically, the transcript had not been sent yet by the institution on the 8th.

 

[NickNaylor]

Jesus, calm down. Believe it or not, there are actually thousands of people doing this process. The AAMC does not have godly power when it comes to processing paperwork.

Also. I might suggest Googling rather than creating new threads for every question that might pop into your brain.


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[correctlywrong]

Jesus, calm down. Believe it or not, there are actually thousands of people doing this process. The AAMC does not have godly power when it comes to processing paperwork.

Also. I might suggest Googling rather than creating new threads for every question that might pop into your brain.


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Look, there is no reason to be a jerk. People come to this place for support. You don't have to give it if you don't want to, but it would be pretty kind of you to just keep your criticism to yourself. No one makes you click on threads. Threads no one is interested in get ignored. And some questions may have different answers in different years, and might warrant a new thread.

 

[correctlywrong]

Also, I have reason to worry whether one of my schools is capable of submitting a transcript. It took me over a year to get them to record all of my credits correctly, and I just got a letter from them saying that I am on a Financial Aid Warning Status for the Summer 2014 semester due to academic probation. I freaked out until I saw that they had mailed me a letter intended for another student entirely. So, yeah, I think some degree of freaking out is not irrational.

 

[NickNaylor]

Look, there is no reason to be a jerk. People come to this place for support. You don't have to give it if you don't want to, but it would be pretty kind of you to just keep your criticism to yourself. No one makes you click on threads. Threads no one is interested in get ignored. And some questions may have different answers in different years, and might warrant a new thread.

The problem is, as @Ismet aptly demonstrated, is that this information is easily findable if you actually put in 30 seconds of your own effort to find it. The AMCAS app makes it clear that there is a handbook which explains everything about the application process. There is an entire website dedicated to just about everything you could possibly want to know about the logistical aspects of applying.

When you get to medical school, you will be expected to find much less obvious information all the time. Do yourself a favor and get started on answering your own questions. Being able to locate information and ask the questions that will get you that information is an invaluable skill that will help you in life. One day - assuming you succeed in becoming a physician - there will no longer be anyone there to help you find information, and someone's health will depend on your ability to use the internets.

I have little tolerance for people unwilling to use their own brain to find answers to questions yet expect others to do it for them.


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[correctlywrong]

I have read the handbook. And the site. And many, many threads here. Information isn't what I am here seeking. I do know how to Google for that. The reason to be a part of a community is to be a part of a community. I am here as much to express frustration, concern, and admitted paranoia about the process as to get information. I am hoping to hear about the experiences of others, so that I can feel better knowing that I am not the only one in this boat. And to comfort others in the same way.

Again, no one is asking *you* to do anything for them. Why does it bother you so much that other people are having a conversation that they find beneficial, that you have to jump in and tell them how little tolerance you have for it?

 

[NickNaylor]

I'm not bothered by the conversation so much as I am by the question. Frankly if you want to drive yourself crazy worrying about these sorts of things then that is certainly your prerogative. Good luck making it through training without having a psychotic break.


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