FAQ: I AM WORKING ON THE AMCAS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE ANDY BRIBED ME WITH BACON TO START EARLY. OR I JUST WANNA PAD THAT SWEET SWEET BCPM GPA.
WHAT COUNTS AS BCPM COURSES TOWARDS MY SCIENCE GPA?
SO BASICALLY MOST BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND MATH COURSES WILL COUNT.
THIS GUIDE IS USUALLY HELPFUL:HTTPS://WWW.AAMC.ORG/STUDENTS/DOWNLOAD/181694/DATA/AMCAS_COURSE_CLASSIFICATION_GUIDE.PDF
OR IT MAY NOT BE HELPFUL.
ULTIMATELY, YOU GET TO CLASSIFY WHAT COURSES COUNT TOWARDS YOUR BCPM (SCIENCE) GPA AND AMCAS HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION DURING THE PROCESSING TIME.
IT IS THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE (50% OR MORE ON BCPM CONTENT) THAT MATTERS, NOT THE DEPARTMENT THAT OFFER IT.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MICROBIOLOGY COURSE IS OFFERED UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THEN YOU SHOULD CLASSIFY IT AS BCPM RATHER THAN UNDER HEALTH SCIENCES.
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TOO FUCKING LONG, DIDN'T READ, WHAT?
HERE'S THE NFL REFEREE RULING (I'M THE GODDAMN REF)
YOU CAN PUT CLASSES IN ANY CATEGORY YOU WANT AS LONG AS IT'S REASONABLE.
AMCAS WILL CHANGE THEM IF THEY DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.
WORST THAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOUR APP IS DELAYED A DAY OR TWO IN PROCESSING.
IE IF YOU FUCKED UP AN ENG COURSE, DON'T INCLUDE AS BCPM
IF YOU ACED IT, AND ITS SCIENCE HEAVY, CATEGORIZE AS BCPM
THE RULING ON THE FIELD STANDS.
WHAT COUNTS AS BCPM COURSES TOWARDS MY SCIENCE GPA?
SO BASICALLY MOST BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND MATH COURSES WILL COUNT.
THIS GUIDE IS USUALLY HELPFUL:HTTPS://WWW.AAMC.ORG/STUDENTS/DOWNLOAD/181694/DATA/AMCAS_COURSE_CLASSIFICATION_GUIDE.PDF
OR IT MAY NOT BE HELPFUL.
ULTIMATELY, YOU GET TO CLASSIFY WHAT COURSES COUNT TOWARDS YOUR BCPM (SCIENCE) GPA AND AMCAS HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE CLASSIFICATION DURING THE PROCESSING TIME.
IT IS THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE (50% OR MORE ON BCPM CONTENT) THAT MATTERS, NOT THE DEPARTMENT THAT OFFER IT.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MICROBIOLOGY COURSE IS OFFERED UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THEN YOU SHOULD CLASSIFY IT AS BCPM RATHER THAN UNDER HEALTH SCIENCES.
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TOO FUCKING LONG, DIDN'T READ, WHAT?
HERE'S THE NFL REFEREE RULING (I'M THE GODDAMN REF)
YOU CAN PUT CLASSES IN ANY CATEGORY YOU WANT AS LONG AS IT'S REASONABLE.
AMCAS WILL CHANGE THEM IF THEY DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.
WORST THAT HAPPENS IS THAT YOUR APP IS DELAYED A DAY OR TWO IN PROCESSING.
IE IF YOU FUCKED UP AN ENG COURSE, DON'T INCLUDE AS BCPM
IF YOU ACED IT, AND ITS SCIENCE HEAVY, CATEGORIZE AS BCPM
THE RULING ON THE FIELD STANDS.