To provide some additional context around each individual’s application, admissions committees are interested in learning about the challenges applicants may have overcome in life. This question is designed to give you the opportunity to provide additional information about yourself that is not easily captured in the rest of the application. Learn more about the Other Impactful Experiences question.
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2025 AMCAS® Applicant Guide
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What Is the AMCAS® Program?
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Before You Begin
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Beginning Your AMCAS Application
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Identifying Information
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Schools Attended
- High School
- Colleges
- American Colleges Overseas and Other Schools (Foreign Institutions)
- Releasing Information to Advisors
- Degrees
- Transcripts
- How Do I Know if the AMCAS Program Requires an Official Transcript?
- Transcript Exception Request
- Credit Transferred
- Military Education Transcripts
- Joint Services Transcripts
- American Colleges Overseas and Other Schools
- Transcript Request Forms
- Previous Matriculation
- Institutional Action
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Biographic Information
- Preferred Address
- Permanent Address
- Alternate Contact (optional)
- Citizenship
- Legal Residence
- Self-Identification (optional)
- Tribal Affiliation (optional)
- Languages
- Childhood Information
- Military Service
- Military Discharge
- Felony and Misdemeanor
- Other Impactful Experiences
- Parents and Guardians
- Siblings
- Dependents
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Coursework
- Grades Included in AMCAS GPAs
- Grades Factored Into AMCAS GPA Calculations
- AMCAS GPA Reports to Medical Schools
- Coursework Details
- Course Classification Guide
- Credit Hours
- Transcript Grade
- Special Course Types
- CEGEP and Grade 13 Coursework
- Clock Hours and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- Courses Taken While in Middle or High School
- Full-Year Courses
- Life Experience Credit
- Medical School and MD-Degree Coursework
- Foreign Coursework
- American Colleges Overseas
- Independent Attendance, Credits Transferred
- Independent Attendance, Credits Not Transferred
- Study Abroad Coursework
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination
- Military Credit
- Narrative Evaluations
- USAFI/DANTES Credit
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Work/Activities
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Letters of Evaluation
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Medical Schools
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Essays
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Standardized Tests
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Certification and Submission
- Verification
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Post-submission Changes
- Monitoring Your Application Status
- Withdrawing Your Application
- Choose Your Medical School Tool
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AAMC-Facilitated Criminal Background Checks
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AAMC Policies About AMCAS Applicant Data
- Additional Resources for Applying to Medical School
- Socioeconomic Status (SES) Disadvantaged Indicator
- First-Generation-College-Student Indicator
- Glossary and Abbreviations
- Application Statuses
-
What Is the AMCAS® Program?
-
2025 AMCAS® Applicant Guide
- 2025 AMCAS® Applicant Guide
-
What Is the AMCAS® Program?
-
Before You Begin
-
Beginning Your AMCAS Application
-
Identifying Information
-
Schools Attended
- High School
- Colleges
- American Colleges Overseas and Other Schools (Foreign Institutions)
- Releasing Information to Advisors
- Degrees
- Transcripts
- How Do I Know if the AMCAS Program Requires an Official Transcript?
- Transcript Exception Request
- Credit Transferred
- Military Education Transcripts
- Joint Services Transcripts
- American Colleges Overseas and Other Schools
- Transcript Request Forms
- Previous Matriculation
- Institutional Action
-
Biographic Information
- Preferred Address
- Permanent Address
- Alternate Contact (optional)
- Citizenship
- Legal Residence
- Self-Identification (optional)
- Tribal Affiliation (optional)
- Languages
- Childhood Information
- Military Service
- Military Discharge
- Felony and Misdemeanor
- Other Impactful Experiences
- Parents and Guardians
- Siblings
- Dependents
-
Coursework
- Grades Included in AMCAS GPAs
- Grades Factored Into AMCAS GPA Calculations
- AMCAS GPA Reports to Medical Schools
- Coursework Details
- Course Classification Guide
- Credit Hours
- Transcript Grade
- Special Course Types
- CEGEP and Grade 13 Coursework
- Clock Hours and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
- Courses Taken While in Middle or High School
- Full-Year Courses
- Life Experience Credit
- Medical School and MD-Degree Coursework
- Foreign Coursework
- American Colleges Overseas
- Independent Attendance, Credits Transferred
- Independent Attendance, Credits Not Transferred
- Study Abroad Coursework
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination
- Military Credit
- Narrative Evaluations
- USAFI/DANTES Credit
-
Work/Activities
-
Letters of Evaluation
-
Medical Schools
-
Essays
-
Standardized Tests
-
Certification and Submission
- Verification
-
Post-submission Changes
- Monitoring Your Application Status
- Withdrawing Your Application
- Choose Your Medical School Tool
-
AAMC-Facilitated Criminal Background Checks
-
AAMC Policies About AMCAS Applicant Data
- Additional Resources for Applying to Medical School
- Socioeconomic Status (SES) Disadvantaged Indicator
- First-Generation-College-Student Indicator
- Glossary and Abbreviations
- Application Statuses