UserName Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hello! I'm currently playing with the AMCAS 2009 application to prepare for the 2010 cycle.. is it going to just transform into being a 2010 application? or am i gonna have to refill everything from scratch? please advice thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Doesn't it say right there on the AMCAS website? When I applied for 2008, it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I just found it, thanks Jochi. AMCAS is a sexy beast! From the FAQ: I applied to AMCAS in 2008. Do I need to enter all my information again? No. Information entered into a 2008 AMCAS Application will "roll-over" to the AMCAS 2009 application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 ok so I was reading AMCAS instructions, for Canadian Applicants it says that "select the province in which you were born .... ". Can we still choose a country of birth in this section if it is other than Canada while we now possess Canadian citizenship???? So basically, does AMCAS acknowledge the fact that Canadians can be people who were NOT born in Canada? Moreover, I graduated from a high school in a country that some Americans might take as an "extremist" state. Would graduating from a high school from that country introduce any bias against me just because I studied there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 under section 1 "identifying information".. you can select the country of birth to be "other".. then actually choose a country and a city. But then in section 3 you can choose your citizenship to be Canadian. Regarding your other question.. I have a similar dilemma because I did a lot of activities as an Arabic language tutor and course exam corrector etc, and I did my highschool in Syria and even one year in Saudi Arabia (which I assume is what you are talking about here).. but I will still mention all that. I think it will give me credit for having experiences in different countries.. If i get invited to interview they will realize sooner or later that I'm Middle Eastern, so might as well try to use it first to my advantage. just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiV Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I will assume than I need to pay 10 more dollars for my univeristy transcript, since they are not willing to use my transcript from last app cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 yeah you need to resend transcripts because what if you had taken some classes this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancerdoc Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hey Username, I think the information rolls over only if you actually applied (ie paid the fee/submitted the application) the year before... I was wondering about that myself and I sent an email to AMCAS to inquire, and this is the response I got: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Applicant, Thank you for contacting AMCAS. The application information will only roll over to the next year if you physically submitted the application and paid the fee from the previous application cycle. Otherwise, the only information that will be saved will be your contact information. Even if your information does roll over, you can still make any changes you would like to it before submission. However, you will still have to re-send your transcripts to AMCAS even if they were submitted the previous year. Applicants are free to print their previous applications while they are still open so they can view their previous entries if the information does not rollover. If you have any questions or if we can be of additional assistance, please contact us at AMCAS@aamc.org or (202) 828-0600. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Does this include reference letters? i.e. we don't have to re-send reference letters if they were sent directly to AMCAS? so for most schools, except a few that participate with AMCAS, we will be sending LORs directly to the school and not AMCAS? Just wanted to confirm this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I think the information rolls over only if you actually applied Thanks a lot for this update.. i appreciate it. it means i will have to add my courses again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 so for most schools, except a few that participate with AMCAS, we will be sending LORs directly to the school and not AMCAS? Just wanted to confirm this. anyone? ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
token Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 We can't say for sure because more or less schools may decide to use AMCAS this year. It will become self evident once you apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 when you do your AMCAS, it will give you a list of schools that use their LOR service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 just call up AMCAS. you will get a 100% correct response within minutes instead of waiting around for an unsure response from people who aren't the offical source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylem29 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 oh cool - AMCAS now has a LOR service? So no more Interfolio eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 most schools don't use amcas' lor service, so you still need to use interfolio or some other third party service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 so to reiterate: i can fill in info on my 2008 AMCAS app, inlcuding grades etc, and it will roll over to the 2009 app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 double post fiasco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 just call up amcas man get a definitive answer in 2 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 just being paranoid i guess, should I expect amcas 2010 PS question to be exactly the same as amcas 2009? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 hmm anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 well since amcas 2010 is out, just wondering which schools require us to enter the information for our Parents/Guardians? I am thinking to ignore this field unless some school specifically requires it. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 here is another question for the experienced ones: on UofT transcript, the full year courses are listed in both fall and winter semesters but the fall marks says "in Progress" and the marks are only given in the winter semester section of these full year courses. Let me give an example: fall bio101H1 99% chm101Y1 In Progress Winter bio102H1 99% chm101Y1 100% so while entering the courses on AMCAS, what order will I follow? bio101h1 chm101y1 bio102h1 OR bio101h1 bio102h1 chm101y1 maybe a stupid question but I really want to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 here is another question for the experienced ones: on UofT transcript, the full year courses are listed in both fall and winter semesters but the fall marks says "in Progress" and the marks are only given in the winter semester section of these full year courses. Let me give an example: fall bio101H1 99% chm101Y1 In Progress Winter bio102H1 99% chm101Y1 100% so while entering the courses on AMCAS, what order will I follow? bio101h1 chm101y1 bio102h1 OR bio101h1 bio102h1 chm101y1 maybe a stupid question but I really want to get it right. viscous, - some schools ask you again on the secondaries for information about your parents/guardians, but enter it on the primary unless you have a particular reservation about doing so. - how are the courses listed on your official U of T transcript? follow your transcript exactly, and it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest viscous Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 viscous,- some schools ask you again on the secondaries for information about your parents/guardians, but enter it on the primary unless you have a particular reservation about doing so. - how are the courses listed on your official U of T transcript? follow your transcript exactly, and it will be fine. thanks dude, appreciate that. two more questions: 1- For UofT guys, what are you entering in "Academic Term" field full year courses? Are you choosing "Full year - semester system"? 2- There is no 'Spring' semester at UoFt, rather it is called "winter semester." So is Uoft's winter = spring of Amcas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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