Question: AMCAS Class Standing and Semesters

[TMP-SMX]

I've searched for this and I've been confused for a month about these two questions.

My university goes on a semester system calling it Fall and Winter as the two semesters. (Fall and Spring on the app).

Now here is where it gets screwy. We have a Spring Semester and a Summer Semester after those two main semesters if you want to take extra classes. They are shortened and condensed classes that are much faster paced.

Here's the first question: It wouldn't be a problem since I've always taken just one of those two semesters. However, between my second and third year I took Orgo I in the Spring Semester and Orgo II in the Summer. How do I differentiate between the two semesters? As of now they are both grouped under the "Summer Session (Summer)" term. There's also the "Mini Semester (Winter/Spring)" but I have no idea what the hell Winter/Spring has to do with anything.

Here's the second question: Since I've taken more credits than most students per semester and then took the summer sessions, I advanced in class standing from Junior to Senior after my first semester of my third year. So I was a Senior in between the Fall and Winter semesters. Should I advance my standing after that 1st term and start a new standing in the 2nd term? I would think that being consistent with average credits would make more sense for each school year and just starting the new school year and standing during the summer sessions as they recommend.

Edit: To add, I finished 99 credits after finishing that first term and therefore advanced standing from Junior to Senior for the next term.

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[TMP-SMX]

Nobody have any input on the spring/summer term situation?

I'm pretty sure I'll just leave the Junior/Senior thing as it stands.

Any comments are appreciated.

 

[lynn623la]

Nobody have any input on the spring/summer term situation?

I'm pretty sure I'll just leave the Junior/Senior thing as it stands.

Any comments are appreciated.

That is pretty complicated system there. The school is in the USA? I would just leave it how you think it is or should be and let them come in a correct you.

When do you have time to study when you are trying to figure out what semester is which? j/k 🙂

edited to add: I like your avatar. Is that your cat? 😍

 

[justblaze]

Nobody have any input on the spring/summer term situation?

I'm pretty sure I'll just leave the Junior/Senior thing as it stands.

Any comments are appreciated.

I went to a school that has similar system and I added it as "spring trimester" and "summer trimester." This is what the pre-health counsellor at our school told us to do, so i am assuming its correct

 

[Lests55]

I went to a school that has similar system and I added it as "spring trimester" and "summer trimester." This is what the pre-health counsellor at our school told us to do, so i am assuming its correct

Strange system. Sounds like they're different just to be different.

 

[TMP-SMX]

No that's not my cat. 🙂

And yes the system is odd... We also have a 32 point system from 0.0 to 4.0 by tenths... So it should be interesting to see how the AMCAS GPA is calculated.

And yes this is a US school. It's Oakland University in Michigan. It's a public school.

And why would I add it as trimester if we are on a semester system? I've tried to get a hold of my pre-med adviser but I don't think he's been in all week.

 

[futuredoc0307]

No that's not my cat. 🙂

And yes the system is odd... We also have a 32 point system from 0.0 to 4.0 by tenths... So it should be interesting to see how the AMCAS GPA is calculated.

And yes this is a US school. It's Oakland University in Michigan. It's a public school.

And why would I add it as trimester if we are on a semester system? I've tried to get a hold of my pre-med adviser but I don't think he's been in all week.

hahahah I was astonished reading your post because I was in denial that there is another school that is just as weird as OU until i realized that you went to my school lol. i know it's been a decade but did you figure it out?

 

[TMP-SMX]

hahahah I was astonished reading your post because I was in denial that there is another school that is just as weird as OU until i realized that you went to my school lol. i know it's been a decade but did you figure it out?

It's been so long I can't remember. Good luck to you.