<p>I just received a hard copy of my official transcript after ordering it a couple days ago, and I was kind of surprised to see the %A Rge Grades column, although the purpose totally makes sense. Aside from an initial shock at the massive grade inflation in most of my classes first semester, I have a question about how the percentages are reported.</p>
<p>For a class like LitHum, does the percentage report the %A range for the whole class (as in all 50+ sections) or just your individual section? Also, say you take a class with a lecture and a discussion section (like Frontiers), and they both show up on your transcript. So the %A range would be for whichever section (whether lecture, including all sections, or discussion, including just your section) it’s reported for?</p>
<p>for the lecture section…since that is the class you get the grade in…i’m assuming the discussion is 0 points as are most discussion sections and you don’t receive a grade for it</p>
<p>also the % As is not reported on SEAS transcripts</p>
Well, that’s what I thought at first, but I took two such classes, and for one, I got the credits/grade for the discussion, and for the other, I got the credits/grade for the lecture.</p>
<p>i’m not really sure why…maybe someone more versed in CC/SEAS history can shed light on this but i’m sure the story behind it is as silly/strange as the story behind why SEAS doesn’t require the swim test. i think its a bit of a disadvantage though to have that on your transcript…for instance…in my lit hum class i heard from the CC kids that it says on their transcript that the % As was > 90! i think the fact that isn’t stated on my transcript makes my A look stronger.</p>
<p>The first class was Frontiers, and the other was Crit Reading Crit Writing for the English major. For Frontiers, the %A, grade, and number of credits were reported for the lecture, and for CRCW (I just took it this semester, so the %A isn’t available yet), the grade and credits were reported for the discussion (but I’m assuming the %A would be reported for the discussion as well). </p>
<p>Shraf, the high %A’s were exactly why I was at first dismayed. (For LitHum, it was 55%, and I thought that was bad. Nothing compared to your >90%, though.) Makes it hard to feel accomplished. =/</p>
<p>But then again, when med schools look at my future bio grade, maybe the %A will help if I don’t do so well.</p>
<p>demeter, i’ve never taken any english classes so i can’t comment on that specifically nor did i take frontiers… but from what you’re saying i would suspect that you’re right in thinking that for frontiers they would report it for the whole class and for the english class it would be for your discussion group only.</p>
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<p>thing is…med schools will never see your transcript…you have to enter all your grades into the centralized application (the AMCAS) and then you send your transcript to AMCAS to check that you entered it correctly. Nowhere on there will it have the % As and individual med schools will never see your actual transcript only your courses as entered into the AMCAS application.</p>
<p>if it is from a professor who taught you in the class and who you don’t foresee having any interaction with them in the future then you should ask for it after the class ends since thats when you will be freshest in their mind. Not really sure if having recommendations sent to the preprofessional office on your behalf so early is acceptable, you should ask about that. Another thing to note is there is no such thing as too many recommendations…it is true that you will have to narrow it down to six when you apply but its better to have them submitted already and be able to pick and choose the ones you want (without actually reading them of course). This doesn’t mean however that you should ask EVERY prof for a rec…you should still pursue only strong recommendations. consult the recommendation writing guidelines on the preprofessional website for information about what makes a strong recommendation.</p>
<p>basically, if you’ve had a good experience in a class, you should go ahead and get a recommendation so that it can be added to your file in the pre-med office. it’ll get added to your folder, and then when the time comes you can decide whether or not to use it. </p>
<p>also, med schools will ultimately ask for a hard copy of your transcript…usually this happens after you’ve already been accepted, but some will ask for it at other points in the application process (e.g. post-interview). hope that helps.</p>