Coursework: Basing My Academic Statuses on Credit Hours Only?

[fxryker]

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I went to PSU from Summer 2016 to Fall 2017. I'm in SJU from Fall 2018 to Spring 2022. Here's a table of my credit hours distribution:

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Spring		9		14	19	14	7
Summer	6	6				8
Fall	withdrew	withdrew	14	16	22	7

AMCAS defines the following:

Freshman (FR)	0 through 35 semester hours
Sophomore (SO)	36 through 65 semester hours
Junior (JR)	66 through 95 semester hours
Senior (SR)	96+ semester hours

AMCAS also states:

Do not assign more than one status to an academic term.

Here's a table of my cumulative credit hours:

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Spring		15		49	84	120	142
Summer	6	21				128
Fall	6	21	35	65	106	135

Here's a table of my academic statuses distribution:

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Spring		FR		SO	JR	SR	SR
Summer	FR	FR				SR
Fall	FR	FR	FR	SO	SR	SR

Here's a table of my credit hours distribution, per academic statuses:

Freshman (FR)	35
Sophomore (SO)	30
Junior (JR)	19
Senior (SR)	58

I transitioned from Junior to Senior status in the middle of Fall 2020. Of 22 credits, half of them finish my Junior status (84 + 11 = 95), and half of them start my Senior status. If I were instead to assign Fall 2020 Junior status, my credit hours distribution per academic statuses would be the following:

Freshman (FR)	35
Sophomore (SO)	30
Junior (JR)	41
Senior (SR)	36

What academic status should I assign Fall 2020? Am I doing this right? Thanks in advance!

 

[Blueprint Med School]

You could probably assign them Jr status, just so you have more balance. I doubt it'll really matter for your application.

Kevin W, MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

 

[fxryker]

You could probably assign them Jr status, just so you have more balance. I doubt it'll really matter for your application.

Kevin W, MCAT Tutor
Med School Tutors

I called AAMC, and they said an academic term is Summer to Spring (i.e. Summer 2016, Fall 2016, and Spring 2017).

That changes my academic statuses distribution to:

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Spring		FR		FR	SO	JR	SR
Summer	FR	FR				SR
Fall	FR	FR	FR	SO	JR	SR

That changes my credit hours distribution, per academic statuses to:

Freshman (FR)	49
Sophomore (SO)	35
Junior (JR)	36
Senior (SR)	22

I might call again to double check.