Lab courses on application

[anka24]

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Hello,

I am in the midst of filling out my AMCAS application and I had a question for those of you familiar with the application. When it asks if the class had a lab, should I include computer labs? I took a bioinformatics class that was half lecture and half hands-on actual bioinformatics. Does this count as a lab or do they mean strictly wet labwork? Responses greatly appreciated. I read the whole instruction manual (all 70 pages) and couldn't find my answer...

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

Hello,

I am in the midst of filling out my AMCAS application and I had a question for those of you familiar with the application. When it asks if the class had a lab, should I include computer labs? I took a bioinformatics class that was half lecture and half hands-on actual bioinformatics. Does this count as a lab or do they mean strictly wet labwork? Responses greatly appreciated. I read the whole instruction manual (all 70 pages) and couldn't find my answer...

I really don't know - best bet would probably be to call AAMC. I'm familiar with your predicament, however - I had a couple of computer courses which, per the university catalog for the semester I took them, included lab credit. If they had lab credit listed, I listed it them way on AMCAS - "Computer Programming and Lab". It passed verification.

 

[Punkn]

Yeah, contact AAMC for sure. At my school, classes with labs are 4 credits instead of the usual 3. If your school has a similiar credit system, that might make it clearer, too.

 

[anka24]

Thanks to both of you. I haven't gotten around to calling AAMC yet, but will do so shortly. and I'll be sure to report back on what they decided.

 

[anka24]

All right. Here is the official word from AAMC. If you feel the class had a lab, then write down lab. The lady on the phone said that they usually take your word for it. And labs are not strictly benchwork; it can be a class like bioinformatics where the lab was computer based genomics.