Criminal Background Check = Acceptance

[deleted444768]

From previous results on this site, I've heard that if you get a criminal background check e-mail from AMCAS, that you've been accepted to a school. Is this true? Do they also do this for those wait-listed or just for acceptances? Or is this only true after January?

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[NickNaylor]

Who knows. I wouldn't worry about it. I think that's people that know little/nothing about the process starting rumors

 

[kryptonian]

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[An MD Hopeful]

This is what the AMCAS Instruction Manual states:

In support of this recommendation, the AAMC has initiated an AMCAS-facilitated National Background Check Service, through which Certiphi Screening, Inc. (a Vertical Screen® Company) will procure a national background report on Early Decision applicants at the point of acceptance and all other accepted applicants after January 1. In addition, beginning in May of each year, a national background report will be procured for a subset of applicants who are on a participating school's alternate list; medical schools will not receive such reports until the point of acceptance.

This is available at https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf

 

[MedPR]

From previous results on this site, I've heard that if you get a criminal background check e-mail from AMCAS, that you've been accepted to a school. Is this true? Do they also do this for those wait-listed or just for acceptances? Or is this only true after January?

I think AMCAS sent it out to everyone these past couple of weeks. I don't think it means anything.

Edit: Nevermind, read the post above me.