The Superscripted "U" on AMCAS

[nockamura]

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Hi,
I was just wondering if the superscripted "U" (meaning I hail from an underserved county) on the AMCAS is good, bad, etc. Do a lot of people have an R or a U superscripted next to their county? If so, please post if you think it had an impact on your application (did you get more interviews, etc.). Thanks.

 

[MoosePilot]

I've got one, too, unsure of any impact it might have.

 

[tinkerbelle]

I have a "U" too. I think it would be helpful for medical schools in your area. They may be more likely to give you an interview because you might stay in the underserved area to practice medicine.

 

[nockamura]

There are no med schools in my area. The closest one is Davis which is 200 miles away. Probably one of the reasons why we're underserved.

 

[Ames980]

i have the u... only have dartmouth as a state school [wich i didnt apply to...] and thus far have heard about 1 interview... doesnt look like it really matters for me thus far [though, not gonna lie, hope it does help with vermont]

 

[MadameLULU]

Hi,
I was just wondering if the superscripted "U" (meaning I hail from an underserved county) on the AMCAS is good, bad, etc. Do a lot of people have an R or a U superscripted next to their county? If so, please post if you think it had an impact on your application (did you get more interviews, etc.). Thanks.

I dont think this makes much of a difference unles YOU were impacted by it. In that case, you should probably apply under disadvantaged status. Most major cities are underserved, meaning that there is a huge proportion of residents are w/o adequate healthcare.

 

[MG Md 2B]

I have an "R" and a "U". I think its helpful with my state school, but beyond that, not sure if it does much good.

 

[Munchkin6245]

" R " is for Rural Area - as in the location of your hometown maybe

" U " is for Underserved - as in the location is medically underserved

There is an explanation of subscripts in the directions/instructions of the application. I had both above my hometown. It's Poo-dunk country..hehe

 

[Munchkin6245]

Ok, I should definitely not post after midnight b/c I didn't read this thread right...hahahaha sleepy......

 

[CoffeeCat]

Out of curiosity, do many people NOT have the (U)? I listed three different counties and all three had them so how helpful is this? I assumed most cities/counties are medically underserved, no?

 

[Avenue Q]

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[SailCrazy]

It's Poo-dunk country..hehe

Did you mean po-dunk county? 😛

Poo is what you step in & the country contains a whole lot of under (and over) served counties! 😀

 

[tigress]

uh, yeah, I have a U, and I'm from Charleston, SC, which definitely isn't underserved. Except I'm thinking maybe the city itself isn't underserved, but the surrounding county might be. I doubt the U makes any difference, The R might be more meaningful, though.

 

[angietron3000]

yeah I had the U too, and I can think of at least 3 hospitals within 20-30 min of here. weird.

 

[JustR]

I have U...

 

[SuzieQ3417]

I also have the U, which is funny considering my family lived about 1 block away from a good sized hospital.

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

I got the U. I don't think it matters one bit. Shoot, if San Diego is considered underserved (which it is), I cant imagine many places in the country that are well served.

 

[JustR]

Mine does too.. proly half a mile away from a hospital

 

[SailCrazy]

I hadn't even bothered to look at my app because I'm clearly not in an underserved area... guess what - I have the "U" also! Crazy.

For my birth county an have a R and a U. That I can believe, but my present U is just plain nuts.

 

[tigress]

oh, well at least I don't have a U for my present location!! I live just outside Philadelphia -- now that would be hilarious, considering the number of med schools and hospitals in the city