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Recertification doesn't involve any re-processing of your app or incur any delays on already-queued actions that I'm aware of. Stop freaking out. 🙂
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*~*~*~*Official AMCAS Questions Thread 2011-2012*~*~*~*
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Recertification doesn't involve any re-processing of your app or incur any delays on already-queued actions that I'm aware of. Stop freaking out. 🙂
Your graduate GPA is still separated into BCPM and AO.
For Current/Future classes:
I currently have all my "completed" classes done from my transcript in AMCAS. For those I wrote them identically as they appear on my official transcript which they have. (Abbreviated Titles)
For current/future courses (senior year), however, I do not know how they would be abbreviated. I figured I would just include the full title as found in the schedule of courses. Is this acceptable?
I currently have all my "completed" classes done from my transcript in AMCAS. For those I wrote them identically as they appear on my official transcript which they have. (Abbreviated Titles)
For current/future courses (senior year), however, I do not know how they would be abbreviated. I figured I would just include the full title as found in the schedule of courses. Is this acceptable?
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That's fine. AMCAS won't be verifying current/future courses.
haha thanks. i needed that.
i'd like to know this as well!
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Twice, as you said.
The problem is, I only have one transcript for both degrees since I "submatriculated" ie some of my undergraduate degree classes double count for the masters.
So we can send transcripts to AMCAS before we have submitted application?
Sorry if this seems stupid just wanting to get as much out of the way before July 16th MCAT.
Sorry if this seems stupid just wanting to get as much out of the way before July 16th MCAT.
The instruction manual says (page 20):
The manual further goes on to imply that having a single transcript covering both undergraduate and graduate enrollment is not an issue (page 23):
Yes. Make sure that the transcript has all of the classes you will be entering into your application so that you do not end up having to send additional transcripts.
AMCAS uses the term as they would appear on the transcript or "logical abbreviations"
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I think "withdrawal" is the only selection that would be valid here, short of not listing the course at all.
I don't think I can not list it because it shows on my transcript. But it's listed as EX for "excused", not W. Is selecting "withdrawal" my only choice?
I believe so. It's the only way to have the course not count for your GPA:
If no one posts a more appropriate answer from their own experience, I'd call up AMCAS to make sure.
You can. If you're reasonably sure everything is accurate, then why not? Then your application will enter the verification queue as soon as your transcripts are received, as opposed to you waiting for notification of receipt and then submitting, which would be longer.
You dont want it to be a W as schools will misinterpret it. It sounds like a regularly dropped class allowed during during any course registration period. from AMCAS
Withdrawal
A Withdrawal includes any course from which you officially withdrew, regardless of whether you were passing or failing at the time. Such courses usually appear on the transcript as a "W" or equivalent symbol.
o A course entry must be made even if the withdrawn course does not appear on the transcript.
o A course entry should not be made if the course was dropped within the normal drop/add period.
o No credit hours or AMCAS grade will be assigned.
Call AMCAS.
how about the reverse? Transcript submissions before primaries? Is that advised against, or would it be a good idea? I was thinking on doing this thinking it'll take awhile for my transcript to be received, hence kinda making use of that time to work on my apps more and submit it so that it could possibly done in a more concurrent matter... or maybe have the event of transcript being received before i submit as well...
not sure if that's a good idea or not though... 😕
not sure if that's a good idea or not though... 😕
That's also a fine idea. Most would say that's the better strategy.
If it was within the normal add/drop period, then I would assume the bolded text overrides any other instructions.
Interesting. Hopefully it won't affect your application adversely. Good luck!
For some of my classes, the grade is S (for Satisfactory). However, we are also allowed to P/F up to 4 classes. I realized after I submitted last night that 2 classes that I P/F'd I marked as S instead of P...do you think this will cause issues for AMCAS?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks! that helps a lot!
You should be entering grades exactly as they are marked on your transcript, so "S" is correct. I would think the classes you marked as "P" would be the ones that get corrected. That is, on your application you will see a change to your transcript grade to "S" but your AMCAS grade will be "P."
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Great...thank you! Do you think such an error will delay my verification and processing?
It seems kind of minor to me, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Either way, it's out of your hands.
Hi all,
I'm a grad student applying to meds. Didn't take English in undergrad so I'm going to take it this year while I finish up my thesis. Is there anywhere I can/should indicate that I plan to take a full years English or are the adcoms just gonna chuck out my application?
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I'm a grad student applying to meds. Didn't take English in undergrad so I'm going to take it this year while I finish up my thesis. Is there anywhere I can/should indicate that I plan to take a full years English or are the adcoms just gonna chuck out my application?
-Josh
Merging with Official AMCAS Questions thread
On the AMCAS application, there is either a section for future coursework OR in the section with the rest of your coursework you can put in those courses and put 2011-2012 for the years. I can't remember which was it is, but I had a lot of future course prereqs while I was applying.
I would not worry just yet.
Here's my line of thinking: the queue for processing is always open, regardless of whether it is actively being processed. So, even though no one may be working over the weekend, by submitting now you enter the line and will be ahead of someone who submits on Monday.
Quick question...
I'm not sure where my mom went to school, but she's a business owner. Would it look bad if I just put the information for my dad? I mean... do they really care about this that much?? My mom's out of the country right now so I can't contact her until later this month.
I'm not sure where my mom went to school, but she's a business owner. Would it look bad if I just put the information for my dad? I mean... do they really care about this that much?? My mom's out of the country right now so I can't contact her until later this month.
Why do you think they ask this question now? It's complicated b/c my family income when i was younger is very different from now if you include my parents. the avg comes out making me look poor...maybe even economically disadvantaged but i'm not applying as disadvantaged. the thing is that i'm not sure if med schools looks favorably on this b/c it looks like you overcame adversity or if they think you might not be able to pay for school...is it even legal to discriminate based on family income in the U.S>? Also my parents aren't even helping me pay for med school.
if on our official transcripts the course name is abbreviated, should we put this abbreviated version into amcas or the full name? thanks!
You are stressing over nothing.
Honestly, I am not a big fan of that question and am glad it wasn't included in my year. I don't really know what my parents were making when i was 0-18... and I find it inappropriate to ask (plus, I doubt they barely remember).
Regardless, I think you are overthinking it. I don't think schools will use what your parents use to make as a judge for whether or not they should accept you.
Regardless, I think you are overthinking it. I don't think schools will use what your parents use to make as a judge for whether or not they should accept you.
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1) Can't go wrong sticking with what's on your transcript.
2) That having been said, I would use the full word if it's not an obvious abbreviation.
Additional information:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10996642&highlight=abbreviation#post10996642
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10967712&highlight=abbreviation#post10967712
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10965867&highlight=abbreviation#post10965867
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=10965867&highlight=abbreviation#post10965867
I know this has likely been covered elsewhere, but wanted to double-check:
If I save a word document (with my personal statement on it) as plain-text, then cut and paste the content into the AMCAS app - will that work, or will I get formatting problems, etc? How do you know for sure that there's no text errors - will you be able to see the final form that adcoms will see?
Thanks.
If I save a word document (with my personal statement on it) as plain-text, then cut and paste the content into the AMCAS app - will that work, or will I get formatting problems, etc? How do you know for sure that there's no text errors - will you be able to see the final form that adcoms will see?
Thanks.
You can definitely edit the PS in the text box in the application. You can edit it up until you submit your application, like the other fields of the application. I wrote mine in Word (97-2003 format) and pasted it into notepad to review before putting it in AMCAS and there were no formatting issues I had to deal with.
I would cut and paste from Word into Notepad (or TextEdit if you're on a Mac) and then into your web browser. Saving as text first means you have to choose the correct encoding and chances are you're just going to do something wrong.
From within AMCAS you can print your app to PDF, which should adequately represent the final form of your application. You can then review it for errors.
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