Need help please!

[derf]

from AMCAS instruction booklet page 27

"All courses that appear on your transcripts and for which a grade and credit were ever assigned will be included in AMCAS GPA calculations, even if they are not included in the GPA calculations of the transcript-issuing school. This includes, but is not limited to:
? Courses from which you withdrew."

Do they mean that a withdrawal from a class *is equal to* an 'F' grade for AMCAS GPA purposes. That is, for a class which you withdrew, the units for that class are counted in the calculations even though no quality points are earned. That would be stunning if true.

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[Bones2008]

Nah, that's not what they mean, at least not across the board for withdrawals. At my undergrad they assign either a WP or WF (pass or fail) for withdrawals. Maybe AMCAS would count an "F" for a WF but not a WP. I'm sure they wouldn't just assign F's to any course you withdrew from, though.

 

[derf]

bones, thanks very much for the clarification. I was ready to drop in my pants when I read that. Damn, AMCAS needs to cognizant of how people might perceive the **** they write.

Anway, can I ask what school uses that system you referred to. That's pretty strict if you ask me.

 

[Bones2008]

I went to Duke (it's strange to say "went"; I just graduated yesterday). It's the school's way of discouraging people withdrawing from courses just to avoid getting an F on their transcripts.