Taking premed courses as pass/fail

[WayOutWestMom]

@Reddyparent3

RE: I’m just stating what’s in the AMCAS Instructional Manual for Applicants.

Investigations
The AAMC investigates any falsification, omission, or discrepancy in application materials and irregular behavior exhibited during the administration of the MCAT. If a potential case is identified, you will be notified and asked to provide relevant information.

Over the past few years, an increasing number of fraudulent application allegations have been reported. Neither applicants nor programs benefit from unethical behavior in the application process; and to the extent possible, AMCAS discourages this behavior. AMCAS’ Integrity Promotion Program was created to promote integrity in the process among all participants.

https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/amcas-application-policies/

And it doesn’t matter how your college computes your GPA or views a P/F course. AMCAS and AACOMAS both recompute your GPA using their own methodology.

The AMCAS GPAs are standardized GPAs that medical schools may use for more fairly comparing applicants’ academic records when applicants have attended undergraduate and graduate institutions that use different academic calendars and grading systems.

AMCAS GPAs almost always differ from those calculated by the school(s) you have attended. Therefore, AMCAS does not in any way attempt to compare AMCAS calculations with those that appear on your official transcripts.

AMCAS Instructions for Applicants
https://aamc-orange.global.ssl.fastly.net/production/media/filer_public/33/f0/33f0bd3f-9721-43cb-82a2-99332bbda78e/2018_amcas_applicant_guide_web-tags.pdf