Submitted primary but forgot to mention "warning"

[DrDumbDrum]

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Hello, folks. Long time lurker, very new member here. Sorry if a similar question has been asked before, but I'm feeling extremely anxious about a possibly huge error I noticed after submitting AMCAS and AACOMAS.

In 2013, I received a warning after second semester in freshman year due to receiving one F. My undergrad clearly distinguishes between warnings and academic action, the latter of which always results in review. I never had any other academic problems and the warning does not appear on any record.

By the time I submitted my AMCAS and AACOMAS, I had actually forgotten about this incident and I neglected to report it. I was reminded about it today as I was looking through old emails to see if there were any I shouldn't delete.

To get to the point... am I absolutely screwed? If not, what actions can I take? Or is this situation not nearly as grave as I think it is?

 

[Catalystik]

I'm feeling extremely anxious about a possibly huge error I noticed after submitting AMCAS and AACOMAS.

In 2013, I received a warning after second semester in freshman year due to receiving one F. My undergrad clearly distinguishes between warnings and academic action, the latter of which always results in review. I never had any other academic problems and the warning does not appear on any record.

By the time I submitted my AMCAS and AACOMAS, I had actually forgotten about this incident and I neglected to report it. I was reminded about it today as I was looking through old emails to see if there were any I shouldn't delete.

To get to the point... am I absolutely screwed? If not, what actions can I take? Or is this situation not nearly as grave as I think it is?

Call the Deans Office and ask if there is a notation on your record of an Institutional Action. As it was a warning with no apparent consequences, I doubt it was, but you'll sleep easier knowing for sure it wasn't something you needed to report on the AMCAS application.

I am not familiar with AACOMAS' expectations for reporting these issues.

 

[DrDumbDrum]

Call the Deans Office and ask if there is a notation on your record of an Institutional Action. As it was a warning with no apparent consequences, I doubt it was, but you'll sleep easier knowing for sure it wasn't something you needed to report on the AMCAS application.

I am not familiar with AACOMAS' expectations for reporting these issues.

Thank you for your response! I'll contact the office tomorrow.

In the worst case scenario, in which the office judges it to be something that should've been reported, what would you (and other folks here) recommend I do?

 

[Catalystik]

Thank you for your response! I'll contact the office tomorrow.

In the worst case scenario, in which the office judges it to be something that should've been reported, what would you (and other folks here) recommend I do?

For AMCAS schools, after you are verified (not now), you'd have to email each individual school and advise them of the omission. The application service will not change the submitted application (though I think that emailing them about it now is a good idea.). You would also have the option of withdrawing your application, but then you would be barred from applying again this season.

 

[DrDumbDrum]

For AMCAS schools, after you are verified (not now), you'd have to email each individual school and advise them of the omission. The application service will not change the submitted application. You would also have the option of withdrawing your application, but then you would be barred from applying again this season.

Thank you very much for your input! I really can't afford to withdraw, so if it becomes necessary, I'll own up to my mistake and contact the schools. I imagine it would hurt my chances... but I'd rather apply honestly than otherwise.

 

[DrDumbDrum]

Sorry to bump my own thread, but I had one more question.

A number of secondaries allow space for "any additional information," but would that (in addition to emails sent to admissions) be an appropriate venue to discuss my academic performance and the warning I received? Or would it be drawing unnecessary attention to a weakness in my application? I should note that the class is not a prerequisite for any school, although I doubt that matters.

 

[mdphdNYC]

I don't believe you are required to report this. Presumably the incident the warning was referring to is already notated on your transcript in the form of the 'F' grade, and as long as it was not an institutional action you are not under an obligation to report. However, I believe it would be shrewd to address your F grade, as that will also raise a red flag, not in the format you would use to address an IA but by taking responsibility and detailing what the issue was, how you have already improved, and how you will continue to improve (if applicable). That way, on the off chance it does become an issue, you can then claim that you did in fact address it.

 

[DSM_302.0]

You don't have to report a warning. If it's on your record, which it shouldn't be (it's a ''warning' after all), it speaks for itself.

 

[DrDumbDrum]

However, I believe it would be shrewd to address your F grade, as that will also raise a red flag, not in the format you would use to address an IA but by taking responsibility and detailing what the issue was, how you have already improved, and how you will continue to improve (if applicable).

Thank you for the suggestion! Do you think it would be best to contact each admissions office via email, or address the issue in secondaries? Or both?

Also, for what it's worth, the advisor at my undergrad agrees that it might be to my benefit to tell all schools about the warning and clarify that it is not an institutional action. She also suggests explaining the circumstances, how I improved, etc.