Hi Oceandust,
After some thought, I'm thinking that I;d rather not post my stats here if you don't mind -- mostly because I think I don't have quite the anonymity that other people on this board do. (i.e. I know some of my classmates are on here, and I'm not sure how I feel about sharing w/everyone). And the numbers wouldn't be that informative for you, anyway...I was totally "ballpark" for UCSF -- some numbers a little higher, others right about average. They screen numbers pretty carefully before sending secondaries, so I think that once you get to the secondary/interview stage, there may be less of a focus on the stats, and more focus on what makes you stand out.
I was a CA resident, but again, there are a lot of people here who are not, so don't lose hope! I just don't know if their stats are a lot higher than the avg., but I know that a lot of them have said that they got interviews later in the admissions cycle...so you might want to prepare for a wait. If you find that happening, I think it can't hurt to send a letter expressing your interest in the school. I can check in the admissions office on that if you like. Other thought: they definitely seem to like oddball applicants here. We have a lot of typical biochem majors, but also a LOT of people who have done significant other work, usually in some kind of socially redeeming field. If you have interesting life experiences and a great AMCAS essay, it will help you a lot. Best of luck!! Let us know what happens.
