<p>It is my understanding you are supposed to report all post-seconday coursework. I took a bunch of CC classes during high school and did very bad, and they might bring my GPA down from 3.7 to 3.3.
Do I have to report these? I was really immature back then, and I worked my tail off at my undergrad right now, and it's just unfair that I will be screwed by my immature self back in high scool.
Do AMCAS or medical schools have any way of knowing if you leave these courses out?</p>
<p>I don't know what to do, I'm so sad and torn right now.:(</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Wow, calm down. Unless you used credits from these towards fulfilling your undergraduate degree, I don’t think they need to be included.</p>
<p>PO’s answer is flatly incorrect. All coursework from post-secondary institutions – including coursework that you took while you were in HS – must be reported. Academic clearinghouses using your SSN, future background checks for employment, and ugly coincidences are all capable of revealing omissions. Even slight omissions can result in your expulsion from medical school or revocation of your MD upon discovery.</p>
<p>Do you have to report all college grades? Yes.</p>
<p>Student clearinghouses keep track of your degrees and colleges attended so it’s not a good idea to try to hide transcripts. Do you think you’re the first student to try to hide transcripts from AMCAS?</p>
<p>Wait, so medical schools routinely use the clearinghouse to check past enrollments for their students?</p>
<p>On the bright side, showing that you matured could be a good. I don’t think this necessarily ruins your chances at getting into medical school, especially if you score well on the MCATs. A good upward trend in your GPA coupled with a good MCAT score and strong extracurriculars, etc…</p>
<p>And anyway, if you think that your HS CC grades are too much of a detriment to your application as is, perhaps you could consider doing something else to strengthen your application to make up for this post-graduation?</p>
<p>I should think that your primary focus should be on proving (in many ways) that you are not the same person that received those terrible grades.</p>
<p>Keep in mind, reviewers spend roughly 45 minutes per application so presumably they would give your grades more than just a cursory look. AMCAS also breaks down GPA by year so it’s very easy to see GPA trends. Reviewers are human beings like the rest of us so they should make any logical conclusions that the rest of us would make.</p>