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While serving at an American consulate, I completed a BA degree from a foreign country.
I e-mail them for an unofficial transcript, e-mail bounces back.
I call them, the phone is disconnected.
So I call the US Consulate where I worked and speak to my contact there. She tells me that university has shut down. And adds that the Department of Education in that country has no way to help and they have tried. Apparently 6 Americans and 2 Canadians have graduated from that university and now have no credentials to show for it. I am one of the six. 🙁
The American Consulate can provide me with a letter that says that I graduated from that university but beyond that they cannot help.
I call a medical school in my state and they say it's just my bad luck. Sorry, there's nothing we can do, they say. I call all the other schools and they tell me the same thing.
So I apply to Cleveland State for a BS degree. They don't take any action. I call them. They tell me my application is incomplete. I explain the whole story, even give them the letter from the American Consulate. Nothing happens for a month, two months and then I call them. They tell me the transcript problem has delayed my application and its too late to apply. I am advised to apply next cycle.
The next cycle, the same story at Ohio State. But I have an uncle who is a professor at OSU and he helps me out.
I have 27 credits at OSU so far. I have completed all my pre-med coursework from OSU. My GPA is 3.77. I think I can probably get a 35 or so on the MCAT.
What do I put down on my application forms? Do I mention my former degree at all? Because it causes major problems and my application status remains incomplete.
I e-mail them for an unofficial transcript, e-mail bounces back.
I call them, the phone is disconnected.
So I call the US Consulate where I worked and speak to my contact there. She tells me that university has shut down. And adds that the Department of Education in that country has no way to help and they have tried. Apparently 6 Americans and 2 Canadians have graduated from that university and now have no credentials to show for it. I am one of the six. 🙁
The American Consulate can provide me with a letter that says that I graduated from that university but beyond that they cannot help.
I call a medical school in my state and they say it's just my bad luck. Sorry, there's nothing we can do, they say. I call all the other schools and they tell me the same thing.
So I apply to Cleveland State for a BS degree. They don't take any action. I call them. They tell me my application is incomplete. I explain the whole story, even give them the letter from the American Consulate. Nothing happens for a month, two months and then I call them. They tell me the transcript problem has delayed my application and its too late to apply. I am advised to apply next cycle.
The next cycle, the same story at Ohio State. But I have an uncle who is a professor at OSU and he helps me out.
I have 27 credits at OSU so far. I have completed all my pre-med coursework from OSU. My GPA is 3.77. I think I can probably get a 35 or so on the MCAT.
What do I put down on my application forms? Do I mention my former degree at all? Because it causes major problems and my application status remains incomplete.
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