*~*~*~*Official AMCAS Questions Thread 2015-2016*~*~*~*
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I am in the same situation. Mailed mine too more than 2 weeks and haven't seen my status changed to received. Is this normal?
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You enter the verification queue once your app is submitted AND transcripts are in. You just entered, and it can take weeks, so right now patience is your friend. You will be notified when processing is complete, both by a status change on AMCAS and email, usually.
It sounds like a date for your primary UG is incorrect. Double check dates. Summer berween junior senior is part of senior term. Its not postbacc
What would you guys classify these classes as?
1. Archaeology of Rome
2. Biology of sports medicine
1. Archaeology of Rome
2. Biology of sports medicine
Archaeolgy would be history/social science (your are studying artifacts of ancient culture)
If your biology of sports medicine covers topics of how things work on a basic anatomical, physiological, cellular, or biochemical nature, that is biological basis, then its Bio.
Does it look bad if ACMAS changes a course classification?
Rule 1: take a breath.
Verification can take 2-6 weeks
Secondaries can take 4-8 weeks with turnaround
Interviews can be strung out from September to March
Waitlists are still highly active thru next June
So I know we are supposed to put "And lab" after a course title if it was a lecture and lab component.
But what if the class was just a lab? Should I add "and lab" after the course title?
It was a pathology class but only in lab and on lab techniques.
But what if the class was just a lab? Should I add "and lab" after the course title?
It was a pathology class but only in lab and on lab techniques.
It doesnt matter to GPA and just is a notation to schools. I would put "(lab only)"
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I'm confused
So since it was a lab class it won't matter to the GPA?
So since it was a lab class it won't matter to the GPA?
My point was that listing lab or not lab wont impact it being classified BCPM or AO
Depends on how your school does its credits.
For mine, if you do not write the title correctly (including '&lab') there is a very real chance that you will not be given the appropriate Semester Hours.
If your school credit hours are essentially analogous to Semester Hours, it matters less.
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2 different issues here. OP had a class that was a lab only course and how to note that (not a lab part of a another course). So It shouldnt be a credit issue. My point was the course, lab or no lab, was BCPM and wouldn't change that.
I have a lab-related question: if I had a class with a lab component but didn't receive any extra credit hours for the lab component (i.e. received 3 credits for the class rather than 4), should I still classify it as combined lecture + lab? The class actually already has "and lab" in its title.
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I requested two different transcripts from two different states (though both on the east coast) on the same day, and they were both processed by AMCAS 10 days after I requested them. According to the AMCAS email I got, it took them 3 days to process after they were received.
I would still classify it as lecture and lab.
Its not calculated as an average of each of the 4 years then divided by 4. It is calculated the total "quality-GPA points" divided by "total credits". Adcoms will see it both ways as a year by year as you have above and by a total as the formula I listed. It is done by these two methods to see if there is any major trending.
see https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181676/data/amcas_grade_conversion_guide.pdf
Thank you!!
Rule 1: Take A Breath
Verification can take 2-6 weeks; it is not a linear process for all
secondaries can take 1 -2 months with turn around
interview invites can span several months
interviews may still take place next February and March
final acceptances choices dont happen until up to May 15th
waitlists are still very active thru mid June with some going on until August
There is a very long haul, so take a breath
You're doing it wrong. The total GPA is total courses divided by total credits. You would have to multiple each years' GPA by the number of course credits in that year, add up those sums, and divide by the total number of credits. That's how averages work.
Does anyone know if AMCAS gives formal responses to Academic Change Requests? Like an email with "we accept/deny" ?
They re-verified my app a day after a submitted the request, but did not make any changes.. Not sure what to think
They re-verified my app a day after a submitted the request, but did not make any changes.. Not sure what to think
That means no.
AMCAS wants "credit hours." So probably what you're calling "contact hours" now.
Hmm, the reason that I'm confused is that the contact hours have never been calculated in the amount of credits I have taken
So for example, my final semester I took:
Genetics: Both 3.0 contact hours and credits
Orgo lecture: 4.0 contact hours but 3 credits
Orgo lab: 4.0 contact hours but 2 credits
Biochem with lab: 7.0 contact hours but 5 credits
The total credits earned that semester were 13, and not 18
Then put 13 if that's what counts. Self judgment is the best, man. We don't know your school
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I found the answer to this question in other threads, but I just want to make sure:
I can submit my primary application with only ~10 schools on my list and keep adding more schools until July 1st and all the schools will see my application as being turned in on July 1st, correct? Timing doesn't make a difference so long as I turn it in before July 1st?
I can submit my primary application with only ~10 schools on my list and keep adding more schools until July 1st and all the schools will see my application as being turned in on July 1st, correct? Timing doesn't make a difference so long as I turn it in before July 1st?
Yes
Hi everyone! Is there any lag or turnaround time between when we designate letters to be sent and when they are sent (ie, is there a verification process for LORs?). AMCAS sent me an email asking me to designate my letters, but I want to wait until they all have been uploaded in case I have one or two stragglers who don't upload before July 2. If I designate, say, July 1, will they all be sent on July 2 with no problem?
Thanks!
Thanks!
There's no verification for letters but you also don't need them until your secondary is in.
Does anyone know if I can replace a school on my AMCAS with another one without paying?
Nope. You can't remove a school from your list once it's paid for.
Hey guys is it possible to get secondaries before submitting the required number of LOR for the school? or do i have to turn in all my LOR before the school sends me secondaries? Thank you
Not sure if anyone answered this already.. But I just googled my town's population and matched that with the category listing that population. For example, I think mine was suburban bc my pop was ~75k. What were the definitions listed for rural?
Not an issue at all. Mid July is about as early as your earliest secondary submissions will be...And even then, that's assuming you're ON TOP of things
I am in the same boat as you, but I decided to go to my institution today to go check if there was any problem. I found out that the transcript was mailed to my home address instead of AMCAS. Don't know how in the world this will happen. On the bright side, I don't have to fanatically check my email or AMCAS website anymore because that transcript isn't coming. LOL. I told them to send another one and this time I made sure they mailed it in my presence.
Questions for you experts on the quarter system:
How did you all list all 4 quarters? I see 1st (Fall), 2nd (winter), 3rd (spring),but no 4th quarter. However, on the drop down list, I do see "summer" as an option appearing before 1st quarter. So do I list 4th quarter stuff as summer quarter??
Thanks guys
How did you all list all 4 quarters? I see 1st (Fall), 2nd (winter), 3rd (spring),but no 4th quarter. However, on the drop down list, I do see "summer" as an option appearing before 1st quarter. So do I list 4th quarter stuff as summer quarter??
Thanks guys
How would you list thesis research work (in a lab):
Lecture?
Lab?
Lecture and lab?
Lecture?
Lab?
Lecture and lab?
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Depends on your school. We were told to list it as 'lecture only', which was annoying because it made it worth far fewer credits even though it took way more time.
Would there be any disadvantages to checking "decline to answer" on the income question? I'm not disadvantaged at all and my parents are both educated. I just don't want them to see the actual number, it's not any of their business. I feel like it shifts the focus of the application from me to my parents.
Quick question:
I took 2 courses from a community college, but these courses also show up on my transcript from undergraduate university as well as transfer courses
Do I need to list them on my undergraduate transcript as well when inputting grades in, since they are already listed on my CC transcript?
I took 2 courses from a community college, but these courses also show up on my transcript from undergraduate university as well as transfer courses
Do I need to list them on my undergraduate transcript as well when inputting grades in, since they are already listed on my CC transcript?
You don't need to list them under your undergraduate section, but they need to be on the CC section.
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