Problem with AOA status

[JoeSchmoe]

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At my school, AOA elections are held in spring of junior year, along with october and february of senior year. I am in the range for class rank in which AOA is a possibility, but not highly likely. I was not nominated last spring or for this round in october. If I have not been nominated by now, does this mean I have no chance?

I wouldn't care that much, but here is my problem: I checked the box marked "AOA elections held during senior year" on my application and submitted. Now my ERAS CV under the awards section reads: "Alpha Omega Alpha (elections held during senior year)." I feel that this is misleading and I don't want to receive interviews based on a program thinking I am AOA, when in fact, I am not. Am I just an idiot or did anyone else have this problem? I have been trying to contact ERAS but I don't think that they will do anything. This is bad... I don't want to go to interviews and have to tell them that I'm not really AOA. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[chips]

I actually have an identical problem as well...i'm in the range for AOA but am not going to know until next week (that's when our list comes out) but i already checked "AOA elections held during senior year" and submitted my application.

The good news is, the item options are a bit misleading, so i'm sure a lot of other ppl have had this problem. A lot of my classmates checked that box as well; even ones who are not in the range. Furthermore, they only download your CAF, not the CV. I agree that it looks bad on the CV, but the CAF version doesn't look as much like we're trying to mislead them.

In any event, i hope it works out that youre AOA and then problem solved, but if not i don't think the schools are going to burn you for it.

 

[madtowngirl]

You can change your status on ERAS once you find out.

 

[DarksideAllstar]

Your school's AOA elections are being held during your senior year, so I dont really see what the problem is (its not like they are asking for the specific month of your school's elections).

 

[tiredmom]

I thought the options were -Elections during senior year/member/no chapter. So really the default would be elections during senior year.

 

[chips]

well, yes, but you do have the option of putting nothing.

 

[tiredmom]

True...

 

[JoeSchmoe]

Thanks for the advice. Turns out you can change it in the "profile" section with your address and other info like that. I just left it blank so it doesn't look so shady. I appreciate the responses.