How strict is AMCAS with year classification based on credits?

[mik30102]

Hello all I am in the unusual situation in having a professional degree before obtaining a bachelors (my soon to be Pharm D). I did 2 years of pre pharmacy and then went into Pharmacy School. I am trying to mark my 1st two years as freshman/sophomore, and then my 1st/2nd year of pharmacy school as junior/senior. However I realized at the end of my "senior" year I have 148 credits. Do you think this would be okay with AMCAS since its quite over what they say senior year is?

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[chenzt]

I graduated college with 146 credits. AMCAS never bugged me because of it.

 

[moop]

Not strict at all. Fill in transcript grades as they appear on your transcript by the proper year

 

[juliuspepperwood]

According to the AMCAS definitions just my "Senior" year consists of over 130 credits.

 

[kyamh]

Also, worst case is that AMCAS will change the classifications to their liking. Not a big deal.

 

[mik30102]

It wont be an issue, however your professional degree credits wont go into your UG totals as in AMCAS directions below

https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf

Page 40

If you have enrolled in a professional degree program (Law, Medicine, Dentistry,
degree:

Refer to your transcript or contact the school to confirm course level. In many
cases, GR status may be assigned to professional-level coursework leading to a
doctorate degree, even if an undergraduate degree has not been earned.

Thanks for the Feedback guys. And ive asked other pharm d's on the forum and tbey said they successfully marked their first 2 years of pharmacy as senior and junior. Hopefully it works out since my gpa won't be as high otherwise.

 

[mizzu]

They don't care

 

[sazerac]

Also, worst case is that AMCAS will change the classifications to their liking. Not a big deal.

I had some weird stuff in my transcript too. I filled it out the best I could, then AMCAS rearranged everything the way they wanted it.

Which begs the question, if AMCAS has all my transcripts and wants everything a certain way and will rearrange my forms to make it that way, WHY DID I HAVE TO TYPE IN ALL THOSE TRANSCRIPTS BY HAND????!?

 

[NervousNerd]

Which begs the question, if AMCAS has all my transcripts and wants everything a certain way and will rearrange my forms to make it that way, WHY DID I HAVE TO TYPE IN ALL THOSE TRANSCRIPTS BY HAND????!?

It's all part of the game young lad

 

[deleted446889]

The first semester of my senior year was really bad while the second semester of my senior was very good.

The average would still be dreadful, so how can I show this upward trend if Adcoms only see GPAs by year? Can I lump in my first senior semester with the junior year GPA?

I'm really confused because I'm a 5th year senior and have been taking classes part time for about a year now...my last 15 credits I've had 3.7 GPA but I'm not sure how to show that to adcoms if I have to lump it in with the first semester of my senior year.

 

[LizzyM]

The first semester of my senior year was really bad while the second semester of my senior was very good.

The average would still be dreadful, so how can I show this upward trend if Adcoms only see GPAs by year? Can I lump in my first senior semester with the junior year GPA?

I'm really confused because I'm a 5th year senior and have been taking classes part time for about a year now...my last 15 credits I've had 3.7 GPA but I'm not sure how to show that to adcoms if I have to lump it in with the first semester of my senior year.

After ~90 credits, everything else counts as "senior".

 

[deleted446889]

After ~90 credits, everything else counts as "senior".

I see. Does this include dual enrollment? I did about 30 credits.

 

[LizzyM]

This is right out of the 2017 AMCAS Instructions

Year in School
The guidelines below will help you determine your Year in School. AMCAS is not responsible for any delays in processing and/or incorrect GPA calculations that may result from incorrect Year in School assignments. If the Year in School designation greatly exceeds the ranges specified below, AMCAS may reassign statuses. Each undergraduate status should consist of approximately 24-35 semester hours. If you are enrolled as a full-time, continuous undergraduate at an institution, you should usually change your Year in School after every 2 semesters, 3-4 quarters, or 2-3 trimesters. If you have been enrolled part-time or have had interrupted attendance, you should use these ranges to determine your appropriate status for each term:

High School (HS) College-level coursework taken while in high school
Freshman (FR) 0-35 semester hours
Sophomore (SO) 36-65 semester hours
Junior (JR) 66-95 semester hours
Senior (SR) 96+ semester hours

If you have a significant amount of AP or college-level coursework credits prior to entering college, you may list your entire first college year as Freshman (FR) status. In doing so, you will most likely exceed the 0-35 credit hour guideline for freshman year, but your AMCAS GPAs will reflect your “true” first year in college; in these cases AMCAS will not change the academic status. However, if you would rather base your academic statuses based only on credit hours, your application will be accepted and verified as such. The following rules will help you determine the appropriate AMCAS Year in School for all of your coursework (including foreign coursework):  Do not assign more than one status to an academic term.  Assign High School (HS) status to college-level courses taken prior to the high school graduation date you entered in the Schools Attended section, regardless of the physical location of the college-level course. This does not include AP, Exempt, or CLEP credit.  Assign Freshman (FR) status to Advanced Placement, Exempt, or CLEP credit awarded when you first entered college.  Once your undergraduate Year in School (FR, SO, JR, SR) has advanced, do not assign the previous status, continue to enter your coursework completed from that point.