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[yumi43]

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hi, i'm a non-traditional student and just completed 2 years of post-bacc before applying to dental schools. the thing is, right before i started the post-bacc program at nyu, i took summer school at a local community college because i hadn't take math or any sciences in 8 years. i had to start from scratch and took an intermediate algebra class and gen chem I and II at this community college, hoping i could start right away with orgo at nyu. my post-bacc advisor told me that this really was not recommended as the sciences are quite rigorous at nyu and the community college science courses don't even compare, so i had to take gen chem I and II again at nyu. she was very right. i felt like i was learning chemistry from scratch because nyu's chemistry was about 20x more complex than the community college course. so my question and problem is this: i got A's in all the community college courses, and then got A's again for these chem courses at nyu, so i didnt think to include the community college courses in my transcript assuming these didn't count. there is no reason i needed to retake a course for a poor grade and i still got A's anyway the 2nd time around. is this really really bad that there is no indication of the community college anywhere on my application??? i also did my undergrad at juilliard and grad school at yale for music prior to starting my postbacc program, so i have an enormous amount of credits and a pretty good GPA overall. will i get "caught" for not having included my very very brief summer stint at the community college?? thanks.

 

[Dmessina]

you have to add all transcripts from any college level course ever taken. That is including college courses taken in high school and AP courses. Comm colleges are no different. I don't see why you even choose to not include them. D. Schools do check to see if you left out any info. AdComs don't like surprises.

 

[yumi43]

will they see i took courses at the comm. college from my SS#?

if they do see this discrepancy, how can i explain and include it back into my application?

 

[4thMolar]

will they see i took courses at the comm. college from my SS#?

if they do see this discrepancy, how can i explain and include it back into my application?

Try calling AADSAS and see if you could work anything out with them. They may allow you to add another college and print out a transcript matching form and all that. Otherwise, not really sure what you can do.

 

[lazybummy]

Def agree to call AADSA and try to see if u can still add your CC transcript. I'm doing undergrad at NYU.. and yep.. the science courses kicked my ass lol.

 

[yumi43]

i have a dilemma because if this isn't really a big deal, then i don't need to bother adding any complications to my applications that have already been sent to schools.

if, on the other hand, aadsas needs to reverify my application all over again, i am totally screwed because then my application will have to be submitted a second time around and i will be a late applicant. the classes i didn't write down on my application will actually improve my gpa if anything, but my current gpa is still quite competitive. ahhhhhh!!

 

[NAVY DDS 2010]

i have a dilemma because if this isn't really a big deal, then i don't need to bother adding any complications to my applications that have already been sent to schools.

if, on the other hand, aadsas needs to reverify my application all over again, i am totally screwed because then my application will have to be submitted a second time around and i will be a late applicant. the classes i didn't write down on my application will actually improve my gpa if anything, but my current gpa is still quite competitive. ahhhhhh!!

Call AADSAS. They will be able to fill you in with what eeds to be done. No matter what, you need to get this corrected. If you get this done now, the updated application should be at the schools by mid August at the latest. that is still plenty of time to get an interview before the mid-Nov cutoff for the first round of acceptances. if you don't correct this, you run the risk of getting an acceptance removed if they find out. If that were to happen, that could hurt your chances of getting into a d-school. what is more important to you? Personally, I'd rather not risk it. I'd get it corrected immediately.

 

[TedyBearSuicide]

How many schools did you apply to?

In addition to contacting AADSAS and doing all that business. Email each school and tell them a brief description about your transcript problem AND tell them that you are sending an official transcript from Community college to them because it was not included with your AADSAS application.

That way, if the schools say something about your CC courses, you can point to your email and inform them that you sent in all your CC transcripts directly to the school.

CYA: Cover Your Ass

 

[yumi43]

thanks, everyone, for your advice. i am going to call AADSAS and get it taken care of with them and also get transcripts sent to each individual school. hope it works out!