You might consider calling AADSAS to get a definitive answer, but my guess is if you’re willing to wait on sending your new transcript you could, but that could slow your submission up to two weeks (one week to send and receive the transcript, one week to verify the last part of your transcript). How much of a bump in sGPA did you get? Were you finishing prerequisite classes? Is your app complete and ready to send now or will you still be finishing for awhile?
I took Cell Bio and Physics III among other classes this quarter and I haven't really gotten the chance to calculate my sGPA but I expect it will give a nice bump because I received a C+ in physics when I took it at a cc during high school. I will probably take 3-4 more days after June 16 to submit my app and another extra few days for the schools that require more writing.
I would guess it would need to first be received, then re-verified, then last you would submit your app in order for your new grades to show up on your app when you apply to schools.
This was answered earlier in the thread:
Artist said: Yes - I'd put them under achievements.
I think most schools have a minimum of 2, but prefer 3 LORs from professors and then the last one from a dentist. I'd look at the schools you're applying to and try and figure out the best combo of letters. Also I'd ask ASAP if you haven't already because you want to give your writers adequate time (like 2mo), and the later you ask, the later they write and send it, and the later your app is marked complete.
Varies by school, and with COVID, no one really knows how this cycle will go. At minimum, though, AADSAS needs to verify your transcript and calculate your GPAs, so it can be 2-3 weeks or even sometimes 4-6 weeks after submission before schools will ever receive your app.
This is a question only you can answer. I had my letters, personal statement, and transcripts ready before the app opened and they were processed at aadsas within two weeks. The rest of the app did not take much time probably a few days of diligent work.
What is the nature of the appeal? If it’s something minor then you can send your transcript now, if it’s major like fixing a failing prerequisite course then you better wait.
My guess is- the years before transferring should all be marked as freshman. Then the rest of the years should be labeled as usual.
You would enter both attempts, one with the first grade and the credits received and then the A- for the second grade with 0 credits received is my guess.
And you guessed correct. I contacted the AADSAS and this is what they said to do.
AADSAS's live chat personnel instructed me to label anything after 90 credits as senior. So my transcript entry would be freshman-sophomore-junior-senior-senior-senior for 6 years total.
That’s shouldn’t affect your chances too much. If anybody asks about it in an interview just explain that you took it in high school and explain why you received a C (wasn’t motivated to go to dental school yet perhaps?).
Yes. The more times you take it the more likely that adcoms will look on your app unfavorably. They don’t want to take a chance on someone who couldn’t hack it 4 times in a row or more. I’ve seen people get in having taken it 3 times, but that’s only when they showed a vast improvement.
Up to you, your application won't be considered complete until they're in, so it doesn't really matter much either way.
You can include it, it shows commitment and interest in the field.
“Award” according to google.
Thanks! And would I list all of the years as just one achievement?
I think I put it under Honors (since it's like an Honor List) because I think Awards are like "Best Undergraduate Researcher" or something, but I don't think you could really go wrong either way.
Yes, consolidate them down. Like "Dean's list, Fall 2018-Spring 2020"
Shouldn’t matter either way. Some schools have specific instructions, check the website. Or you could send the office collecting the payments an email asking which they prefer, if you’re concerned about it.
What specifically were the mistakes? If they were minor, like you started in june instead of july or included 10 extra hours in your community service by mistake or something, then don’t worry about it. Adcoms should understand these are largely best guess.
1. No, input it once. Units should reflect this.
You already asked this on the class specific thread and got your answer.
This is why it's extremely important for applications to completely and thoroughly look through their app because yes, you are not allowed to make ANY changes to anything you've already submitted. People are so hyped about submitting their application the day it's open, but you had a few weeks to look all of this over before submission became available, so there shouldn't be any typos!
you should be habitually placid if they are only minor typos
No. And it doesn’t matter. As long as you submit your app and complete your supplementals in the first few weeks, you will be among the first applications reviewed by programs and selected for interview.
Yes, feel free to input this info here.
What info do you recommend putting in the disadvantaged section? I discussed my environmental conditions growing up, as my dad was an alcoholic.
I think this section is free for students to write whatever they feel negatively impacted their school experience. So did your dad’s alcoholism effect your schooling at all? (Perhaps financially, early emancipation, etc. which led to a tougher school environment). You told me that you did poorly in your last semester due to family illness, so you should write about this to clarify why your grades were bad. But if there is no clear connection of how an adverse event affected your schooling then I wouldn’t include. Be sure to fill out the financial section too, especially if you grew up low imcome.
If they're on your unofficial transcript as 0, then it's likely that their units were included in your lectures' units, so you don't need to include them if they're not on your official transcript. BUT I'd keep your syllabi handy in case schools need to see them to validate this.
