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I am curious about this also.

Likewise I believe cpr-fhcp is a little weak to list on the app, but I called aacomas with regards to certs and licenses and they said it is at your discretion to list it as an award or exp and the details therein.
 
Trivial question here: on the ps are you guys double spacing or single spacing after periods?
 
Just in case this happens to anyone else: I made an electronic transcript request through "Credentials Inc" for one out of three of my transcripts. I figured that one would arrive first since it's an electronic vs snail mail system. Well my two snail mail transcripts have been received but this one hasn't. So I did some investigation and the address the company sent it to was the OLD ADDRESS for AACOMAS. It doesn't match with the NEW ADDRESS listed on the AACOMAS website. I'm sure this is due to the fact that the address change is new this year, and these companies haven't updated their info. In any case, I will now be delayed even longer because they'll have to re-send the transcript. If anyone else is delayed you might want to look into this.
 
I don't see how a four hour CPR class is worth listing?

I am open to changing my opinion if you can explain your reasoning though.
Idk really, maybe for the same reason many people are listing dean's honor list. It is something that many people might have, but not everyone. But, I do agree that it is quite weak considering that you usually pay for the class and anyone can get certified. I might just take it off.
 
I have questions about two courses.

1. a biostatistics course, but it was under the department of public health... Can I just list this course under the subject of public health ?

2. I also took a course about Asian American Health. The course title is "AS AM Health", because my university had a major of Asian American studies. Since there is no such thing as "Asian American Studies", can I also list this course under Public Health ?
 
Has anyone notice that the dates you list are one day off in the way in which they appear? If i manually set a date to May 20, it instead appears as May 19 for the cover page of that screen
 
for the experiences section, is there any possible way to denote that I worked a specific job two consecutive summers? I don't want to put the end date after the second summer, because that would imply I worked there the whole time. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
for the experiences section, is there any possible way to denote that I worked a specific job two consecutive summers? I don't want to put the end date after the second summer, because that would imply I worked there the whole time. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
You would put the end date after the second summer. Then, in the description you can say that it was for two consecutive summers. Also, the number of weeks reflects that too, so it doesn't seem like you were working for two whole years. Atleast, that's how I did it.
 
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You would out the end date after the second summer. Then, in the description you can say that it was for two consecutive summers. Also, the number of weeks reflects that too, so it doesn't seem like you were working for two whole years. Atleast, that's how I did it.
That's What I thought about doing too. Thank you!!
 
strange after 2 days AACOMAS got back to me about the date and test score entry. instead of answering its an autoreply that they are closed ..."Thank you for contacting AACOMAS Customer Service, we are currently closed. Our business hours are Monday-Friday9AM-5PM EST we will respond to your request during this time." ..um ok but its Wednesday 2:30 central time aka 3:30 EST whats up with that
 
strange after 2 days AACOMAS got back to me about the date and test score entry. instead of answering its an autoreply that they are closed ..."Thank you for contacting AACOMAS Customer Service, we are currently closed. Our business hours are Monday-Friday9AM-5PM EST we will respond to your request during this time." ..um ok but its Wednesday 2:30 central time aka 3:30 EST whats up with that
I think we broke them.
 
Idk really, maybe for the same reason many people are listing dean's honor list. It is something that many people might have, but not everyone. But, I do agree that it is quite weak considering that you usually pay for the class and anyone can get certified. I might just take it off.
I included my Basic Life Support since schools require it anywhere from before matriculation to before clinicals start.
 
strange after 2 days AACOMAS got back to me about the date and test score entry. instead of answering its an autoreply that they are closed ..."Thank you for contacting AACOMAS Customer Service, we are currently closed. Our business hours are Monday-Friday9AM-5PM EST we will respond to your request during this time." ..um ok but its Wednesday 2:30 central time aka 3:30 EST whats up with that
update 45 minutes later after calling & awaiting by phone. answer: the mcat/ test score issue is a known issue. if you have more than one score or have already taken it and prepping to take/awaiting score release, you may enter in the higher of the scores or the score you currently have and submit then after the issue is fixed on their end likely by friday or next week at the latest, you can enter in additional scores that way you arent waiting around just for entering test scores to submit (which is what I was doing for a few days now).

also there is no way to proof the entire app before submission, the pdf populates after submission so just go back into each tab/link and double check your entries before submitting...they apologize for the inconvenience
 
Hi I have a few questions, sorry if they have been asked before....

1. Regarding your academic year, I studied in a community college for 3 years, transferred to a Univeristy, graudated in 2 years. According to AACOMAS instructions, I was told to put my last two years in the university both as "Senior", even though I was techincally a "Junior " and "Senior". So my first 3 years in the CC were "Freshman", "Soph", "Junior". IS THIS CORRECT ? (some people have suggested to go by your class units to assign your academic year)

2. I took a biostatistics course and received an A, but the course was under the department of Public Health, and the course number reflected that. Can I list this course as an Public Health credit ? The reason is that I want this grade to be factored into sGPA....... (biostatistics is under Math, whic is non-science)

3. What do they mean by Summer I and Summer II ?

4. How does AACOMAS categorize summer semesters in terms of school year ? lets say, will a course taken in Summer 2010 considered to be the first semester of school year 2010-2011 ? or is it considered to be the last semester of 2009-2010 ?

5. Regarding experiences. In the descriptions/key responsibilities, is okay to use bullet points ?.......

6. AACOMAS informed that one of my school's transcript has arrived..... but how can i view it in the application ? The email says go to Manage My Programs>Program Status> Hover your mouse on information icon...... When I get to Program Status, it seems empty, it only says "You have not yet submitted your application to any Programs."

Thank you !!!!!
3. At UCSD, we have 2 summer sessions. Each session is basically a really short quarter (about one month)
 
you guys are any of you having troubles with aacomas app website at the moment? Every time I try to enter if tells me webpage not found..??😕😕
 
How many experiences are we allowed to put for the AACOMAS? Does the AACOMAS have anything like the 3 meaningful experiences like the AMCAS?
 
How many experiences are we allowed to put for the AACOMAS? Does the AACOMAS have anything like the 3 meaningful experiences like the AMCAS?
no meaningful experience included in AACOMAS. explain in 600 characters experience/award. seeing as i wrote mine out with AMCAS in mind had to pare down 100 characters and for the meaningful experiences i split the experience up into separate entries based on what i categorized it as or tasks i did (ex: thesis: that included research, hands on field experience, hospital work and shadowing, and paper, poster, defense presentation was split up into several groups ~ 3 things with hrs split accordingly - total 500+ hrs became 200 research, 200 hospital work, shadowing, field experience/observational study, and 100 paper, presentation, poster
 
Same here, glad it's not just me!
Not working, but did for a second and there was a new opening page that I haven't seen before saying "start your application"...lol freaked for a second, but on the next page it had my selected schools and everything.

They must be updating the system.
 
Not working, but did for a second and there was a new opening page that I haven't seen before saying "start your application"...lol freaked for a second, but on the next page it had my selected schools and everything.

They must be updating the system.
That's what it does for me too, all of my schools are selected however, when I click " I reviewed my school continue to application" it brings me back to the "Start your application page"
Omg omg panic mode, I was 90% done with my app.
 
That's what it does for me too, all of my schools are selected however, when I click " I reviewed my school continue to application" it brings me back to the "Start your application page"
Omg omg panic mode, I was 90% done with my app.
At first I loved the layout and look of the AACOMAS application, but crap it has some terrible bugs and issues. TMDSAS/AMCAS are like heaven compared to it.
 
they told me when i called today that they were working on issues with test score entry among other things. i guess they figure its a good time to update/fix bugs at night. i understand that they didnt really get to test it out (i know beta versions dont always reveal bugs until the whole thing launches/rolls out completely) as the 2015 application platform was up through April...but it would be nice if we received an email about the bugs and system maintenance so we aren't just emailing, calling, freaking out on sdn at midnight every other day. even the person i talked to admitted the system was flawed unlike amcas. then again who says amcas worked correctly the first time it launched back in the day
 
Is AACOMAS down right now? I haven't been able to access my application since early this evening... 🙁
 
Is AACOMAS down right now? I haven't been able to access my application since early this evening... 🙁
Scroll up like...one or two posts.

And yeah makes sense they would fix that as my MCAT score date was still being displayed wrong and they said just to wait.
 
Yes I've been having trouble with the application too. It brings me to a page that says "Start your application!"
Is AACOMAS down right now? I haven't been able to access my application since early this evening... 🙁
 
I didn't list my CPR/ACLS/PALS (insert five more alphabet courses here) lol. I did list my experience as a paramedic, however. I'm going to save the certs for secondary applications.
 
Can I not include my grades for my departmental exams? I got a Spanish degree, 4.0 through the whole thing, including 16 credits of departmental exams. Do I not get to include that in my GPA?
 
Also, should my Spanish Literature classes be designated as "Foreign Languages" or "Literature." Same question about Spanish Linguistics.
 
@SCooFS

Are departmental exams given as p/f or credit/no credit?

Well literature sounds literature, and linguistics sounds like language. Do your best to classify based on content.
 
It was for credit. I was given a grade for each class I tested out of.
 
If you have a grade, units, etc, then why can't you list it?
 
Great... Did the blue button to download a transcript request form disappear for anyone else?
 
Guys...at the risk of being boo'ed out here... 🙁 This is my first time applying, I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. Can anyone explain to me what I belongs under achievements? Also, where/how do I add teaching experience if I was tutoring privately? Is there any advantage in submitting the application before having all supplemental documentation?
 
Just a quick ques: for AP credits, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, how is that entered in the transcript field? Like it can't be here, right? Sorry I'm new it's just I thought this might be a quicker way to get some answers than calling AACOMAS.

Thanks so much in advance!
 

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because the coursework section has a myriad of subject matter choices (compared to MD), how has everyone gone about classifying them?

For example if I have a epidemiology course listed as (Public Health ####), should I list as Public Health or Epidemiology?
 
I don't have any achievements to add...is this going to hurt my application?

Also, when can we began submitting our application?
 
I don't have any achievements to add...is this going to hurt my application?

Also, when can we began submitting our application?
You can submit it anytime, the sooner the better!
Guys...at the risk of being boo'ed out here... 🙁 This is my first time applying, I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. Can anyone explain to me what I belongs under achievements? Also, where/how do I add teaching experience if I was tutoring privately? Is there any advantage in submitting the application before having all supplemental documentation?
Achievements:
Any awards you won, dean's list, honor rolls, scholarships, etc.
For tutoring enter it in the Experiences section.
 
how does aacomas categegorize school years ? If it took you 5 years to earn your undergrad (3 year cc, 2 year university). Do you lay them out as "F", "Soph","Junior", "Senior","Senior" ?
 
When does the verification process begin? I thought you could only start submitting in June, like with AMCAS! 🙁
It begins as soon as you submit and all necessary docs are received (official transcripts)
 
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