How long did it take for YOUR "transcript status" to change to RECEIVED?

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Hi guys,

I sent my official transcripts on the 19th of May and have yet to see a change in my status on AMCAS.

What do you think is the general turn-around time for transcript status to be received?

I guess most important is: Did anyone submit their transcripts AFTER May 19 and has already received transcript verification from AMCAS??

I want to see if I should go ahead and order another set of transcripts to be sent in. :/
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ductus said:
Hi guys,

I sent my official transcripts on the 19th of May and have yet to see a change in my status on AMCAS.

What do you think is the general turn-around time for transcript status to be received?

I guess most important is: Did anyone submit their transcripts AFTER May 19 and has already received transcript verification from AMCAS??

I want to see if I should go ahead and order another set of transcripts to be sent in. :/
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About a week in most of their cases, sometimes two. I'd call AMCAS to check if they received them. I'd also call your schools to make sure they actually sent them. Do you have receipts or tracking numbers?
 
I called them they said no - not received. I called my school and they said they did send them out. They never gave me receipt or tracking number (is that the norm?). They did send me an email saying it has been sent, though.
 
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Anyone sent them in after May 19th and AMCAS has received them??
 
ductus said:
I called them they said no - not received. I called my school and they said they did send them out. They never gave me receipt or tracking number (is that the norm?). They did send me an email saying it has been sent, though.
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It varies from school to school. I ordered my transcripts online and was automatically given tracking numbers. Call your schools again and ask them if they can provide you the tracking number or check in any way.
 
I have the same issue. Granted, it could be because the transcripts are coming from Canada but one was sent to AACOMAS at the same time and was received on May 29th.... I emailed AMCAS and they said "It can take up to 10 business days from the date AMCAS received your transcript until it is matched to your application." I understood that as it may be there, they just haven't gotten around to matching it so it's not marked as received yet....
Either way, I panicked and arranged for another set to be sent in.
 
Ughh. I guess if they're not received by tomorrow morning, I'll send it in again. Man I wish I had a tracking number!!
 
Mine were sent out by my schools on May 19 (both of my schools sent it out that day, a CC for a summer class and my normal undergrad), and AAMC coincidentally marked both as received on May 23. I would imagine at this point that AAMC is bogged down by the large volume of transcripts and it will take more time than normal, depending on when your transcripts reach.
 
bsmd14 said:
Mine were sent out by my schools on May 19 (both of my schools sent it out that day, a CC for a summer class and my normal undergrad), and AAMC coincidentally marked both as received on May 23. I would imagine at this point that AAMC is bogged down by the large volume of transcripts and it will take more time than normal, depending on when your transcripts reach.
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Ahhhh snap, the panicking begins.
 
OP, I sent mine on the 19th as well and no news from AMCAS.

I sent in a new transcript yesterday. Well see what happens. It looks like from above some people sent in after 19th and got "received" updates. So this is worrying.
 
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Ask your school when they sent it. They should be able to tell you the postmarked date. I requested a transcript on May 20th, and when I called the school yesterday they said that it was postmarked on May 28th. AMCAS just changed the status to "received" today. So its possible that your college took their time to send it. On the other hand, the other transcript I requested on May 20th was sent by my school the very next day and the AMCAS status changed just a few days later.
 
Don't they explicitly say NOT to send in multiple times?

Also yeah I had mine sent on the 28th and they were received today.
 
Lamel said:
Don't they explicitly say NOT to send in multiple times?

Also yeah I had mine sent on the 28th and they were received today.
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Where do they explicitly state that?

I mean what am I supposed to do? Keep waiting for a couple months? Might as well be safe and send in another copy. I don't understand how people sending it way after I did have gotten received status. Idk.
 
Bin Rushd said:
Where do they explicitly state that?

I mean what am I supposed to do? Keep waiting for a couple months? Might as well be safe and send in another copy. I don't understand how people sending it way after I did have gotten received status. Idk.
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I could have sworn I read that somewhere.

Either way I understand your pain. Maybe there is confusion with the request form? Hopefully you get it received soon.
 
I resent mine. Weren't showing as received after two weeks? Resend, resend, okay. Probably a waste of $20 worth of fees, and the time of whatever clerical staff have to open all that mail and match it up to the appropriate application, but I will at least not panic again for two more weeks.
 
All of mine were "received" around 8 days after being sent by the colleges.
 
I sent mine on May 20th and it took a little over a week, definitely less than 10 days though.
 
Mine probably took around 2 weeks, give or take. I emailed my university to make sure they sent it.
 
Mine was mailed on May 28th and still nothing, while my friends who sent theirs on the same exact day got the received status on June 3rd... I called and they said it's normal but nothing about that sounds normal to me. I know they say 10 to 15 days, but that implies that it can be anywhere in between that simply depending on when they get to your transcript and regardless of who is before or after you.
This whole thing is a bit inefficient, considering how much is dependent on the status of the transcript.
 
i'm going through the same pains -.-

i have to send 2 transcripts. one got sent may 20 and the second got second may 24. like some of you, i panicked and resent on Jun 4.

the second transcript that got sent on may 24, which was sent later, was posted received by AMCAS on Jun 7. but now i'm still waiting (and worried) about my first transcript and why it's taking longer for that one since both transcripts were sent out of NYC
 
I would try electronic ones if possible, I would think most schools have it available. If you do it by mail it ends up being so difficult since they get so many mail-orders.

I did electronic and both my transcripts (original university and another for summer classes) were received within 2-3 days.
 
jsshwang said:
i'm going through the same pains -.-

i have to send 2 transcripts. one got sent may 20 and the second got second may 24. like some of you, i panicked and resent on Jun 4.

the second transcript that got sent on may 24, which was sent later, was posted received by AMCAS on Jun 7. but now i'm still waiting (and worried) about my first transcript and why it's taking longer for that one since both transcripts were sent out of NYC
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So you got the notification email today?
 
OP, is it possible you didn't ask your school to include the AMCAS request number? It's their version of a tracking number and without it, matching your transcript with your application won't happen.
 
ThisCouldBeYou said:
OP, is it possible you didn't ask your school to include the AMCAS request number? It's their version of a tracking number and without it, matching your transcript with your application won't happen.
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What is the AMCAS request number???

I gave them the address and the transcript request form to include (which has my AMCAS ID #, right?), but that is it.....
 
ductus said:
What is the AMCAS request number???

I gave them the address and the transcript request form to include (which has my AMCAS ID #, right?), but that is it.....
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Bump.

What is this Amcas request number?? Did I miss something?
 
Requested registrar (in Maryland) send mine on 05/28 and they send transcripts via snail. AMCAS received it 06/02 and I was notified by email on 06/04.
 
ductus said:
Bump.

What is this Amcas request number?? Did I miss something?
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You'll need to complete a trascript request form. Go to the first page of your application. On the far right side, you'll see:


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Click on the transcript request form. Go from there.
 
Has anyone sent in a transcript without a transcript request form and had it verified? Will the transcripts hold up the application being verified and not going out in the first cycle?
 
Bilboraggins said:
Requested registrar (in Maryland) send mine on 05/28 and they send transcripts via snail. AMCAS received it 06/02 and I was notified by email on 06/04.
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Do you go to UMD by any chance? I go there and registrar says mine was sent on 05/28 OR 05/29 (they can't confirm which) and I still haven't heard back... I don't know if it's because they just haven't gotten to me yet, since they are just reviewing those delivered on June 3rd, or if because mine was lost... :/
 
Nope. I did resend them via overnight mail so that I can track it with a tracking number. Hopefully they'll receive either one soon.
 
ductus said:
Nope. I did resend them via overnight mail so that I can track it with a tracking number. Hopefully they'll receive either one soon.
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THis is probably a dumb question but when you sent it via overnight mail, does it require you to have a recipient phone number? My school requires one for anything sent via courier.... And it's being sent to the same PO box address right?
 
dopa-mean said:
Do you go to UMD by any chance? I go there and registrar says mine was sent on 05/28 OR 05/29 (they can't confirm which) and I still haven't heard back... I don't know if it's because they just haven't gotten to me yet, since they are just reviewing those delivered on June 3rd, or if because mine was lost... :/
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I would contact AMCAS and see what's up because it should have been delivered by now. Did you include the AMCAS transcript request form when you requested a transcript? That could explain the delay.
 
Bilboraggins said:
I would contact AMCAS and see what's up because it should have been delivered by now. Did you include the AMCAS transcript request form when you requested a transcript? That could explain the delay.
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Save yourself the trouble of waiting on the phone for half an hour, I did this to see if maybe mine had arrived but just hadn't been processed yet and they said they can't check anything unless you have a tracking number. At this point your best bet is to either wait it out or send another copy.... maybe this time with a tracking number
 
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