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No - when your application is verified, there will just be a mark indicating that the original course information that you entered was altered. I had a couple of these and nothing bad happened.
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No - when your application is verified, there will just be a mark indicating that the original course information that you entered was altered. I had a couple of these and nothing bad happened.
yes you can contest it by submitting some change form, they have 5 or something business days to deal with it (can't remember exact details but it's in the giant pdf). i wouldnt think it would delay much more than that bc this is after your big verification process so it's just a matter of fixing/settling that one thing.
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You should read the AMCAS instruction manual, page 10
Yes, your application will be slightly delayed. It probably won't make a big difference. If you submit June 1, you'll probably be verified pretty quick. Then you can see what courses AMCAS changed and submit the Academic Change Request. You might even be able to complete all of that stuff before June 17 when applications can be first sent off to schools. Either way, 5 days isn't a huge delay
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thank you so much guys...i didnt know about the 5 business days thing...so thats an assurance!
btw..the reason i ask is that i took a course in epidemiology that was offered in the dept. of public health but i'm gonna categorize the course as Math since it was really an applied math/stats course...not a health course. we did statistics problems the entire time...
anyways...thanks again
btw..the reason i ask is that i took a course in epidemiology that was offered in the dept. of public health but i'm gonna categorize the course as Math since it was really an applied math/stats course...not a health course. we did statistics problems the entire time...
anyways...thanks again
Anyone know how to classify classes you took while in high school? I took two courses in high school that counted as college credit. The classes were over the course of a year (sept 07-june 08), but show up on my transcript as Fall 07. Anyone know what I would put for the start/end time for this college?
I just put it under my first semester as AP
There is a section for High School.
I mean I actually have college credit and a transcript at a college for these credits, therefore, this transcript has to be sent to AMCAS and I have to report this college as an institution I attended. I am just unsure of what to put for the start/end time.
Hey yall,
I took two math classes in high school at a local university (Diff Equ and Calc III), and got credit for both. Then I went to college (not the same one), and decided to waive my Diff Equ credit and retake it at my university, because I am a physics major and all my advisors told me to do so (ended up being pointless, but thats another story). So that's what I ended up doing.
Question is: Do I report both my Diff Equ class I took in high school and the one I took in college for AMCAS?
I took two math classes in high school at a local university (Diff Equ and Calc III), and got credit for both. Then I went to college (not the same one), and decided to waive my Diff Equ credit and retake it at my university, because I am a physics major and all my advisors told me to do so (ended up being pointless, but thats another story). So that's what I ended up doing.
Question is: Do I report both my Diff Equ class I took in high school and the one I took in college for AMCAS?
So you took classes after the fall of '07? But you're saying they are still included in the fall '07 semester on your transcript?
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Yes they will.
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I have a question. I came into freshman year with more AP credits than I could actually take (I was limited to only 30 credits), what do I do for those classes that are clearly listed on my transcript but have no credit for. Do I just ignore them and include only the ones I got credit for? I'm a little confused.
List them as they appear on your transcript.
great! thank you so much! this thing is confusing. i just got my transcript today and from looking at the course classification guide to the instruction manual, i'm going at a turtle's pace here.
I took two classes at my high school for the entire year (sept. 2007-june 2008), and I then paid to get college credit for these two classes. On my college transcript the two classes are listed under Fall 2007.
So you only have two entries on your transcript? Regardless, if you were attending classes there for the entire year, then I would list the dates you gave above as the start/end date of attendance.
ok one more question,
it says that each academic term should be about 30ish credits and well, obviouly my ap took care of that and i assigned FR as 2007-2008 with those ap credits.
however, when i'm done with my ap, do i assign the classes i took freshman year as FR or SO? It says 2LS on my transcript for my fresh. yr classes since i'm technically classified as 2nd year by credits. problem is, the term year (2007-2008) and the status (SO) conflicts since i already assigned freshman year as 2007-2008. so, what do i do? my transcript is problematic, i apologize
it says that each academic term should be about 30ish credits and well, obviouly my ap took care of that and i assigned FR as 2007-2008 with those ap credits.
however, when i'm done with my ap, do i assign the classes i took freshman year as FR or SO? It says 2LS on my transcript for my fresh. yr classes since i'm technically classified as 2nd year by credits. problem is, the term year (2007-2008) and the status (SO) conflicts since i already assigned freshman year as 2007-2008. so, what do i do? my transcript is problematic, i apologize
What year did you take your AP credits?
Edit: never mind. I would think you just advance to SO status for your actual courses and move on from there. I don't think the status and term year have to advance in lockstep.
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I had a question regarding marking a class as "repeat". I took a quarter of general chemistry in 1998 at a local community college while in high school and have reported that under my course work. I then went on to do engineering for a degree (never had to take any more gen chem) and worked in the field for a while. I returned to school 2 years ago and went through the entire general chemistry series from the start. Would I need to list Gen Chem I the second time around as a 'repeat'. They were at different institutions, 10+ years apart, and I got 4.0's both times I took the class. They didn't even cover the exact same material. I did enter both classes in the course work section. I was going to mark the second time as 'Repeat' just to play it safe but then when I selected that check box a big warning came up saying that if I didn't list the original course work that it would cause delays in my applications... since they're at different institutions separated by so much time I was worried it would cause confusion on their end when they verify my application.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
some were junior year but most of them were senior year of high school. but under my transcript, ap creds were listed fall 2007. basically my school made me look like a super senior with 4 semesters of being a senior 🙁
oh. because the instruction manual said don't assign more than 1 status to a year term so i got confused. i don't want to look inaccurate by having the wrong status OR the wrong term. and then there's the issue of having 4 semester of my senior year according to my transcript.
should i just go to my pre-health advisor for this?
I won't stop you. 😉 Anyway, the manual says not to assign more than one status to a term, not year. (Year: '07-08, term: fall/winter/spring/whatever). So as soon as you move out of the first semester/quarter/trimester/whatever, you can advance to SO.
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I don't think it's a technical repeat of a course, since as you said it's at two different institutions. Since you are including both courses on your transcript, I think you should be fine. (For what it's worth, a search of SDN doesn't turn up any more definite responses.) I'd recommend calling AAMC to confirm this, however.
Yes, I have only two entries on my transcript. These were taken as a program at my high school with the state college. The courses were taken at my high school. Since high school courses last an entire year, I took the courses lasted an entire year. I then went to a different university, so these are the only two courses I have on that transcript. However, they are only listed on my transcript as Fall 07.
Sorry this is so confusing, I am just really confused on what to list for the start/end time, because if I list sept. 07- june 07, wouldn't med schools wonder why I have no classes at that institution for spring 07?
Sorry this is so confusing, I am just really confused on what to list for the start/end time, because if I list sept. 07- june 07, wouldn't med schools wonder why I have no classes at that institution for spring 07?
What if on your transcript the courses you took as a freshman are listed first for your first semester, and then the AP credits are listed underneath those, but for the same semester. I am graduating a year early, so my AP credits are technically my freshman year. How would I enter this? If I entered them all I would have around 60 credits for my first semester, and then I wouldn't really have a sophomore year.
I personally don't think this detail will be scrutinized that heavily by med schools. However, perhaps for peace of mind, you should call up the registrar at the institution you took those classes at and get clarification on why the courses are only listed as occupying one term.
You would enter it as you described. AP credits granted when entering college are listed under your first term of your freshman year.
I don't see what the problem is. You're graduating early, so one of the years won't be used.
Couple of quick questions:
1. I have about 30 hours that I took at a community college. I listed two schools: my primary school and the community college. For the community college, I listed all of the classes I took there. Do I need to list all of them under my primary school as well because they appear on my transcript as transfer credits without an assigned grade.
2. What is the proper way to list credit received via AP exams?
Thanks!
1. I have about 30 hours that I took at a community college. I listed two schools: my primary school and the community college. For the community college, I listed all of the classes I took there. Do I need to list all of them under my primary school as well because they appear on my transcript as transfer credits without an assigned grade.
2. What is the proper way to list credit received via AP exams?
Thanks!
Please first consult the instruction manual to see if your questions are answered there.
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Also consult page 41.
Page 36 of the instruction manual:
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Also consult page 41.
Is there a way you tell them to send the transcript to AMCAS?
Also, do you have to have already submitted your application before you send in your transcripts?
Or if you already have a file open, do they accept them?
Regarding transcript verification, would they process the transcript before you "submit" your application?
Also, do you have to have already submitted your application before you send in your transcripts?
Or if you already have a file open, do they accept them?
Regarding transcript verification, would they process the transcript before you "submit" your application?
There is literally an entire thread entitled ****Official AMCAS Questions**** a few rows down....
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Please refer to page 22 of the instruction manual. You print out transcript request forms for each of the institutions you attended, which are passed on to the registrars at those institutions when you request transcripts. The specific mechanism by which you do so is school-specific.
You can send your transcripts before you have submitted your application. You must have started an application, of course.
No. They are not processing transcripts. They are processing your application, in which you enter your grades. The transcripts are used to confirm that you have entered them correctly and to make changes as needed.
As Renaissance Man indicated, these questions have already been answered. Your first step should always be to consult the sticked thread at the top of the forum when you have any questions about the process.
Hey Y'all,
I have finished most of my online aamc application and want to send it out to schools early june, but one of the professors writing me a LoR is being a serious slow poke. Can I send that letter to schools after I submit my application or must I wait till it comes in before I send out my app to schools?
Thanks dudes and dudets
I have finished most of my online aamc application and want to send it out to schools early june, but one of the professors writing me a LoR is being a serious slow poke. Can I send that letter to schools after I submit my application or must I wait till it comes in before I send out my app to schools?
Thanks dudes and dudets
You don't need to wait. You can submit your application already. You could create a placeholder letter for your professor before you submit, if you like; that way you don't need to make a post-submission change to add the letter (though it won't affect the processing of your application).
Page 70 of the instruction manual:
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At my uni, a bio/writing course called "BIO 100LW: Experimental Biology Lab" counted as a part of my writing requirement (the rest was fulfilled with 2 quarters of writing courses). I was going to choose "biology" for its course classification, but I found this...
If you plan to use a course as fulfillment of an English prerequisite and this course was completed in a department other than English, you should classify it as English. You may also need to include follow-up information with your supplemental applications.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nss/nav/pages/school/Med School App 10-11/Application FAQs 10-11.pdf (Q10, bottom of pg 3)
Has anyone had any experience with this?
If you plan to use a course as fulfillment of an English prerequisite and this course was completed in a department other than English, you should classify it as English. You may also need to include follow-up information with your supplemental applications.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nss/nav/pages/school/Med School App 10-11/Application FAQs 10-11.pdf (Q10, bottom of pg 3)
Has anyone had any experience with this?
I did some searching but couldn't find much of an answer.
If you take summer classes, do they count towards the following year? For example I just finished my sophomore year but I am taking summer courses this summer, will these count towards sophomore or junior?
I am a bit confused because the above seems to be the case but somebody mentioned that AMCAS categorizes by number of credits and that they consider 27-35 credits to count as one academic year. This is the breakdown I've seen:
Freshman- 0-32 credits
Sophomore- 31-64 credits
Junior- 61-96 credits
Senior- 91+ credits
So how would my classes be categorized? I'm trying to calculate my yearly GPA.
Fall 09/Spring 10: completed 27 credits
Summer 10: completed 11 credits
Fall 10/Spring 11: completed 31 credits
Summer 11: registered for 9 credits
So would Summer '10 classes count towards sophomore gpa? With Summer 10, Fall 10, and Spring 11 counted as sophomore credits, that comes out to 42 credits though which is more than the 27-35 that AMCAS considers to be "one academic year". I'm confused. :[
If you take summer classes, do they count towards the following year? For example I just finished my sophomore year but I am taking summer courses this summer, will these count towards sophomore or junior?
I am a bit confused because the above seems to be the case but somebody mentioned that AMCAS categorizes by number of credits and that they consider 27-35 credits to count as one academic year. This is the breakdown I've seen:
Freshman- 0-32 credits
Sophomore- 31-64 credits
Junior- 61-96 credits
Senior- 91+ credits
So how would my classes be categorized? I'm trying to calculate my yearly GPA.
Fall 09/Spring 10: completed 27 credits
Summer 10: completed 11 credits
Fall 10/Spring 11: completed 31 credits
Summer 11: registered for 9 credits
So would Summer '10 classes count towards sophomore gpa? With Summer 10, Fall 10, and Spring 11 counted as sophomore credits, that comes out to 42 credits though which is more than the 27-35 that AMCAS considers to be "one academic year". I'm confused. :[
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