Do HS dual credit or EMT grades go toward med school?

[fastfingers]

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During my EMT class today, somebody told me that the grade I get in my EMT-B class will go to Med school and affect my GPA for med schools. In my HS, I also got dual credits in which I got a grade for HS and also got a community college grades. Do those grades go toward my med school GPA also?

I ask this because my EMT class is pretty tough. The test are ridiculously debateable and the grade system is going crazy. I also had a lot of dual credits that got me like 8 A's. If that adds to my med school GPA, the GPA would definitely have a good boost.

So how does it work?

 

[gotmeds?]

During my EMT class today, somebody told me that the grade I get in my EMT-B class will go to Med school and affect my GPA for med schools. In my HS, I also got dual credits in which I got a grade for HS and also got a community college grades. Do those grades go toward my med school GPA also?

I ask this because my EMT class is pretty tough. The test are ridiculously debateable and the grade system is going crazy. I also had a lot of dual credits that got me like 8 A's. If that adds to my med school GPA, the GPA would definitely have a good boost.

So how does it work?

Any classes that you'd find on your community college transcript will count. So if you got community college credit for those classes, then you must report them.

The EMT class should count as well, unless you took it at a technical school.

 

[GreenMudPhud]

yep.

 

[DrReo]

They do, I have two years worth of dual-credits.

 

[AppleseedCast]

in addition, your emt-b credits will count as a health profession class

 

[apnea]

do nursing classes count in your BCPM?

 

[AppleseedCast]

no, they count under health professions classes I beleive

 

[PreMed4Dummies]

i didnt transfer my EMT credit over to my college.. i never paid attention to the credit business with the class because i was just thinking about the certification... even if i didn't accept the credit, i still have to report it?

 

[gujuDoc]

Anything that is taken at a postsecondary institution HAS TO BE reported to AMCAS.

 

[fastfingers]

So lets say my undergrad GPA is a 3.0, pretty low for a med school applicant. If I have a full year of community college As, and EMT-B grade, would that boost my overall GPA shown to med schools as like a 3.3?

The spring semester of HS, I didn't request for any college credits even though the classes were dual credits. I knew JHU didn't take my dual credits so I didn't bother. Should I see if the CC still allows me to have the credits again?

 

[fastfingers]

Basically, do med schools prescreen applicants based on GPA? A full year of A's from a CC would definitely boost my total GPA by a lot.

 

[Kenshinsan]

WHAT! You have to report your high-school dual credit grades. OMG I'M SCREWED! I got a whole bunch of B's and a C with a sprinkling of A's in my college classes during high school and I have a W too.

I was told in confidence I would never have to report grades for the classes I took! All I would have to do is transfer my credits and I would receive credit with no grade reported because grades don't transfer. I have a 3.0 average in my CC classes I took during high school with about 25 credits. This shows to never listen to advisors. What would happen if I didn't report my grades I took during high school and only reported my grades for my "real" college. Am I ruined already!

 

[thesauce]

WHAT! You have to report your high-school dual credit grades. OMG I'M SCREWED! I got a whole bunch of B's and a C with a sprinkling of A's in my college classes during high school and I have a W too.

I was told in confidence I would never have to report grades for the classes I took! All I would have to do is transfer my credits and I would receive credit with no grade reported because grades don't transfer. I have a 3.0 average in my CC classes I took during high school with about 25 credits. This shows to never listen to advisors. What would happen if I didn't report my grades I took during high school and only reported my grades for my "real" college. Am I ruined already!

I had the same problem, as did a number of other people that I know. I had about 6 Withdraws and not-so-good grades. I reported them on my AMCAS as "high school grades" and, although they worked into my GPA for my application, I know they didn't hurt my application. The trend showed significant improvement.

Just make sure that you don't say something like "I'm a senior by credits, but have only been at my university for 3 years" or some BS like that b/c then they might explore this and it could hurt you. Just do everything that you can to make the distinction that they were high school grades, not college grades and I think you'll be alright.

 

[fastfingers]

A friend told me that if AMCAS out that you didn't report, you'll get busted.

 

[fastfingers]

hmm should i still try to play my high HS dual credit grades to my advantage somehow? I had like 30 credits of As.

 

[SigurRos]

AMCAS requires that you enter in classes taken at ANY official post-secondary institution which includes community classes taken in high school and other misc. technology classes such as EMT-B cert. This hurt me somewhat as I had about 16 credits of not so stellar grades from high school taken at community college, but it is designated as high school to adcomms so they will most likely ignore them if they see an upward trend. Good luck to everyone who has to work this dilemma out.

 

[TopDocChick]

I took my EMT class through a hospital and never received college credit for it. Does it need to be reported?

 

[fastfingers]

I'm mainly worried cause my EMT class is so darn hard. We get a 500 page textbook and we're required to read the whole darn thing and do like 5000 questions as well as sit in class for 170 hours.

 

[SigurRos]

I took the EMT-B class as well, and while its rough, it will still have to be reported. It's worth 6 credits isn't it? Just think of it as 2, 3 credit classes taken during the summer. If anything, it's only one class and can't hurt you that much.

 

[scrubsaresexy]

I'm mainly worried cause my EMT class is so darn hard. We get a 500 page textbook and we're required to read the whole darn thing and do like 5000 questions as well as sit in class for 170 hours.

Are you taking a crash course or the usual class that lasts about a semester? I just finished my class, which was 5 weeks, 8-4 M-F, and the drive was anywhere to 40 minutes to an hour and a half for me. It sucked. I also ended up taking HazMat Ops at the same time, so I was spending 8 hours in EMT and then another 3 learning what containers hold. It was rough, but now I'm just waiting my 6-10 days for my bouncing baby EMT-B card to come in the mail. Trust me, though, it's worth it.

Good luck!

 

[fastfingers]

I'm taking the course that last the entire summer. Its a lot quicker, but I'm just worried my GPA would be affected just because I went ahead and took an EMT course. I'm borderlining a B now.

 

[HristosKaran]

Am I the only one whose EMT-B course was pass/fail?? When I recieved my transcript it said "S" for grade and it had 0 credit hours next to it. So I typed as is on my primaries...anyone else have this issue? I took the course at a CC over the summer, this is the only course I didn't not take at my university.

 

[Husky85]

Ok...so here's the deal with credit reporting...it seems hard to figure out but in reality it's real simple:

Any course that you took that will show up on any post-secondary school transcript (so any college or professional school of any kind) must be reported. That includes AP classes (only those which a college granted you credit for), dual credit, independent study, continuing education, or ANYTHING else that will show up on any college or professional school transcript when AMCAS looks up your name. If you received credit for an EMT course from a community college, the grade must be included in AMCAS or they will get upset at you.

 

[PreMed4Dummies]

Ok...so here's the deal with credit reporting...it seems hard to figure out but in reality it's real simple:

Any course that you took that will show up on any post-secondary school transcript (so any college or professional school of any kind) must be reported. That includes AP classes (only those which a college granted you credit for), dual credit, independent study, continuing education, or ANYTHING else that will show up on any college or professional school transcript when AMCAS looks up your name. If you received credit for an EMT course from a community college, the grade must be included in AMCAS or they will get upset at you.

Even if I never accepted the credit? I'm still confused as to how this works, because I never even bothered to look at the paperwork with the credit for the EMT course and didn't report it to my undergrad school. Do I have to contact the community college then and ask them to send me a transcript before I complete AMCAS?

 

[Husky85]

Even if I never accepted the credit? I'm still confused as to how this works, because I never even bothered to look at the paperwork with the credit for the EMT course and didn't report it to my undergrad school. Do I have to contact the community college then and ask them to send me a transcript before I complete AMCAS?

Where did you take the EMT class? Get copies of transcripts of all the post-secondary schools you attended (any schools attended after highschool graduation)...if you don't see the EMT course on any of those you don't have to report it. AMCAS says that if you got college credit on a transcript at any college that you have to report that class to them.

I took an EMT class through a local ambulance company. I got a grade in the class but didn't have to report it because it wasn't on a college transcript at any college (just 'Bob's EMS Company').

 

[harrothere]

Just to clarify... EMT classes from a Technical college, for credit, would be reported the same as any ol' class/institution?

 

[harrothere]

I detract my question upon realizing that I took the class at _________ Community and Technical College. Doh!

 

[fastfingers]

I'm still not fully sure what I should do.

Should I contact the Community College and see if I can get the credit grades that I opted not to get? Would 5 A's (around 20 credits) at CC help me down the road when I'm applying to med school?

 

[HumidBeing]

harrothere, the word you want is retract, not detract.

fastfingers, you've gotten some very clear answers. YES! Your dual credit CC classes will be calculated into the averages by AMCAS. Be happy. It's to your advantage, no "playing" required.

I'm not so clear about the situation with your EMT-B class, though. Are you being given a letter grade in that? If you're just taking it for certification, & there is no grade, it doesn't affect your GPA. If you have a grade, it does. Why not check w/the CC & see if and how they would show it on their transcript?