I overwhelmed AMCAS

[arisunomori]

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Hello Fello SDNers,
I've come up with a few questions about AMCAS. I realize these things are way too nit-picky to care about, but my only concern is that something will cause a delay in the verification process. Sent a message to AMCAS and got a pretty useless reply which only talked about the ways it is possible to earn AP credit..... Admittedly, I probably have way too many questions here for one email to AMCAS. Rather than send another message back to AMCAS, I bet some of you have asked them the same questions, and have some good ideas.
Your help is much much appreciated! 😳
arisu



1. What term should AP credit be included under? Does this depend on how it is listed in the undergraduate transcript? If it is not listed under any undergraduate term, is the first semester of the undergraduate Freshman year the appropriate term to indicate? Or, should we indicate the term that the work was completed during High School?

2. Should the Course Name always be entered exactly as it is on the transcript? If the course name is highly abbreviated, is it better to un-abbreviate on the AMCAS application in order to provide clarity?


3. If a student is continuously enrolled for four years in an undergraduate institution, and begins with a total of 12 undergraduate credits, should the first year be considered Freshman, second year be considered Sophomore, and so on? Or should the attainment of 32 semester-hours indicate a change to sophomore standing, attainment of 64 semester-hours indicate a change to junior standing, and so on according to the table provided by AMCAS?

4. Should a course number be indicated with the department abbreviation as shown on the transcript? For Example, should ANT104 be indicated for Anthropology 104, or should only the number 104 be indicated? If the space is too limited for the department name and course number, how should it be truncated? Should CHEM105AL become CHEM105A or CHE105AL?

5. If current/future coursework is listed, will AMCAS, for any reason, delay the processing of an application, waiting for future grades?

6. If a grade on the transcript is 'S', standing for "Satisfactory" should that be indicated on the AMCAS application, or should 'P' for "Passing" be indicated? Even if the grading system is Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, should the Pass/Fail box be checked?

7. If narrative evaluations have been provided in addition to letter grades, is it necessarry that both be sent to AMCAS? Or is it necessarry that only the letter grades be sent along with the AMCAS Transcript Request Form?

 

[Pinkertinkle]

1. What term should AP credit be included under? Does this depend on how it is listed in the undergraduate transcript? If it is not listed under any undergraduate term, is the first semester of the undergraduate Freshman year the appropriate term to indicate? Or, should we indicate the term that the work was completed during High School?

Should be first semester of the institution granting your degree, usually freshman year, first semester

2. Should the Course Name always be entered exactly as it is on the transcript? If the course name is highly abbreviated, is it better to un-abbreviate on the AMCAS application in order to provide clarity?

I would enter it exactly as is, not doing so may cause verification problems.

3. If a student is continuously enrolled for four years in an undergraduate institution, and begins with a total of 12 undergraduate credits, should the first year be considered Freshman, second year be considered Sophomore, and so on? Or should the attainment of 32 semester-hours indicate a change to sophomore standing, attainment of 64 semester-hours indicate a change to junior standing, and so on according to the table provided by AMCAS?

I would stick to first year freshman, second soph, third junior, fourth senior.

4. Should a course number be indicated with the department abbreviation as shown on the transcript? For Example, should ANT104 be indicated for Anthropology 104, or should only the number 104 be indicated? If the space is too limited for the department name and course number, how should it be truncated? Should CHEM105AL become CHEM105A or CHE105AL?

I indicated only the number, just be sure to indicate the department name and number in your course title. e.g. Course number: 104 Course name: ANT 104 Physical Anthropology.

5. If current/future coursework is listed, will AMCAS, for any reason, delay the processing of an application, waiting for future grades?

No, future coursework is not binding and need not be verified.

6. If a grade on the transcript is 'S', standing for "Satisfactory" should that be indicated on the AMCAS application, or should 'P' for "Passing" be indicated? Even if the grading system is Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, should the Pass/Fail box be checked?

Not sure

7. If narrative evaluations have been provided in addition to letter grades, is it necessarry that both be sent to AMCAS? Or is it necessarry that only the letter grades be sent along with the AMCAS Transcript Request Form

Not sure

 

[Dr Trek 1]

I am applying now and will be a senior in the fall. Should I also list the courses that I am planning on taking for my senior year of college and list them as current/future? If so, the entire year or just fall semester?

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Yes, put your anticipated schedule for your senior year. AMCAS guide says future coursework is to give medical schools an idea of what you will take especially if you are still missing prereqs. It is not binding.

 

[DrThom]

For your satisfactory/unsatisfactory question, put the grade exactly as it stands on the transcript. AMCAS will change it to P/F during verification. They did that with a few of my classes where I earned "CR" for credit

 

[arisunomori]

Great,
Thanks so much. You're awesome pinkertinkle! If anyone has any ideas about how the written evaluations/grades works, I'd love to hear about it. I have a couple of classes at Antioch College-- gives writtens in addition to grades. I can have my transcripts submitted with or without the written evaluations, but don't really want them to go to my AMCAS unless necessarry because it sounds like they'll be sent to all the schools I apply to. It sounds like they're not necessarry, but I'm not sure. Don't want to not send them and then have a problem. Does anyone know??
Thanks