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My community does not believe in SSN's. I am technically not part of my community now but I culturally and religiously identify with them. What are the consequences of not providing my SSN
- for the MCAT exam
- for medical school applications?
 
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axiom said:
My community does not believe in SSN's. I am technically not part of my community now but I culturally identify with them. What are the consequences of not providing my SSN
- for the MCAT exam
- for medical school applications?
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How is this possible?
 
axiom said:
My community does not believe in SSN's. I am technically not part of my community now but I culturally identify with them. What are the consequences of not providing my SSN
- for the MCAT exam
- for medical school applications?
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What kind of community? Did you grow up on The Farm?
 
axiom said:
My community does not believe in SSN's. I am technically not part of my community now but I culturally identify with them. What are the consequences of not providing my SSN
- for the MCAT exam
- for medical school applications?
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Were you the guy who posted about living on a reservation?
 
So Amish or something? The real question isn't whether you "believe" in SSN. It's whether you are assigned one.
 
agree w/ all of the above... please expound, I'm curious
 
bucks2010 said:
agree w/ all of the above... please expound, I'm curious
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Pretty sure he's Native American. I'm not familiar enough with any to know if some don't approve of having SS# though.
 
MSU2009 said:
Pretty sure he's Native American. I'm not familiar enough with any to know if some don't approve of having SS# though.
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so from the OP, that means he's not actually Native American but lives on a reservation? interesting scenario.

OP... I would just go with the flow and provide your SSN to AMCAS. don't make the application process any more difficult than it has to be.
 
Native American practically means that you can walk into medical school...or ride on a horse?

I've been on a reservation in Ohio a couple of times. It was a very interesting.
 
StudyShy said:
Native American practically means that you can walk into medical school...or ride on a horse?

I've been on a reservation in Ohio a couple of times. It was a very interesting.
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Just claim that the med school was built upon sacred burial grounds.
 
If you checked up on some of my old posts, you will know that I am part of a community similar to the Amish. But let's focus on the question at hand, please, pretty please.
 
Greetz,

In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent agency of the United States government. Its primary purpose is to track individuals for taxation purposes.[citation needed]
A Social Security number may be obtained by applying on Form SS-5, "Application for A Social Security Number Card"

Regards,
Uncle Dola
 
Mithril said:
I don't believe in Native Americans.
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Why not? By the way, they like to call themselves Indian, despite what the media tells you. Indians are pretty much like the Amish themselves.
 
demh23 said:
Greetz,

In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent agency of the United States government. Its primary purpose is to track individuals for taxation purposes.[citation needed]
A Social Security number may be obtained by applying on Form SS-5, "Application for A Social Security Number Card"

Regards,
Uncle Dola
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This is almost as confusing as the OP.
 
demh23 said:
Greetz,

In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent agency of the United States government. Its primary purpose is to track individuals for taxation purposes.[citation needed]
A Social Security number may be obtained by applying on Form SS-5, "Application for A Social Security Number Card"

Regards,
Uncle Dola
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Might as well apply for one now. You'll have to pay Uncle Sam someday.
 
CodeBlu said:
Rather harsh... don't you think??

Hahaha but in all honesty let's get real... if he is native american, he doesn't need SSN... he's a shoe in for medical school.
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Actually, Indians have similar rates of acceptance as Whites from what I had read a while ago.
 
ohshxtsaty said:
Might as well apply for one now. You'll have to pay Uncle Sam someday.
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The Amish pay taxes like anyone else.
My community believes identifying numbers are the mark of the devil. So the reason is as religious as not wanting to work on the Sabbath. But please let's get back to my original question.
 
MSU2009 said:
Pretty sure he's Native American. I'm not familiar enough with any to know if some don't approve of having SS# though.
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Many American Indians don't have a certificate of birth and are not eligible for SSN's. Google it.
 
NickNaylor said:
And this is the mark of a troll.
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I am the OP myself and I request the admins to delete this thread. Or lock it. It is not going to go anywhere. Thank you.
 
Maybe SSN stands for something else than social security number. :idea:

Edit: Nvm it doesn't. I was just being a smartass
 
axiom said:
The Amish pay taxes like anyone else.
My community believes identifying numbers are the mark of the devil. So the reason is as religious as not wanting to work on the Sabbath. But please let's get back to my original question.
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Don't you need a SSN to file income tax returns? 😕
 
NickNaylor said:
And this is the mark of a troll.
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While it's possible this is a troll post, there ARE religious communities who feel this way.

As for OP, srs answer is: contact AMCAS and they'll be able to tell you their policy on it. My guess is that you'll be required to get one, but then again religious beliefs carry a lot of weight in the US, so you may not.
 
axiom said:
The Amish pay taxes like anyone else.
My community believes identifying numbers are the mark of the devil. So the reason is as religious as not wanting to work on the Sabbath. But please let's get back to my original question.
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Being on the Internet = having IP address = ID #.
 
How have you made it through college without a school ID number? I call troll.
 
I'm curious about how the OP would fill out AMCAS, since he would be assigned an AAMC ID.
 
axiom said:
My community does not believe in SSN's. I am technically not part of my community now but I culturally identify with them. What are the consequences of not providing my SSN
- for the MCAT exam
- for medical school applications?
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You said "my SSN", as if you have one...so do you have one or not? If so just use it; you've got bigger fish to fry in this game.
 
axiom said:
My community does not believe in SSN's. I am technically not part of my community now but I culturally identify with them. What are the consequences of not providing my SSN
- for the MCAT exam
- for medical school applications?
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Look, if you are really just looking for an answer to this question, I bet there's a way around the SSN requirement if you talk to AMCAS, just email them. I think this might be the case because there are applicants who don't have SSNs ( definitely international applicants, maybe Native Americans - I dont know about that one).

But since I have answered your question, I think it is my prerogative to note that, as a physician, you will probably have to deal with "identifying numbers" for people quite a lot... as in, constantly. I'm not going down the Burnette's road, just saying...😀
 
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