UC I Alumni here. I'm not sure if schools provide their own funding now, but I had to take out a parent plus loan. The rigor of classes depends on the school. At UCSF i believe you take courses at UC Berkeley Extension. At UC I you take classes at the undergrad campus along other undergrads. I did better in my post-bacc vs undergrad because I was more focused. In my experience medical schools feel that the UC Post-Bacc programs are "good" (according to UCLA DGSOM counselor) , at most of my interviews I met medical students who had participated at a UC post-bacc, plus if you look at their websites they have a success rate of over 80% in getting students accepted in to a MD school in the U.S. I did it for the GPA enhancement, but I feel I could of done that anywhere, the unique aspect I feel I benefited from was simply the administrative support from the medical school and peer support from my cohort and medical students. For the most part the UC Post-Baccs are not a linkage program, but you get out of it as much as you want (you still have get above a 3.5 and decent MCAT). I feel I would not have been accepted to medical school w/o a post-bacc (probably cuz I have a non-competitive GPA when I graduated from undergrad).
Congratulations! From what I've read in past threads you should expect the common questions; "Why Medicine?" , "Why this program?", "Why you?", etc. I also read that they are generally pretty relaxed in nature, so don't stress over it too much. As with any interview, be yourself, do your best and you will be fine. Good luck, I hope you do great!
I would imagine not until after the 9th for all but irvine. Also I was unclear about the irvine deadline because on the website it says today is the "priority deadline" but lists a later date for the final deadline. I didn't get my interview until maybe a month after the deadline for ucsd.
I called UCI and they said they will start sending out interview invitations next week. The first week of April will be their last week of sending out invitations.
I sent my documents back in February and they were uploaded within two weeks; however, I would suspect that the processing time will be greater now just due to the volume of documents they are probably processing at this point. Hopefully your application will be 'complete' by next week. =]
When I spoke to the director at UCD she told me that the applications aren't considered/reviewed for admissions until they are 'complete', meaning all documents have been received and processed.
I'm not sure too many of us even know our own chances at this point all we can do is wait and hope for the best. That being said your overall gpa is probably stronger than a majority of applicants here but sgpa and MCAT make you somewhat of a risk. All in all I think you are a good candidate for the programs good luck!
Thanks for the info
good luck to you as well!
Awesome, thanks! I'm just waiting on a last LOR to submit.
you would probably instantly pay your deposit to the MD/DO school and forfeit whatever fees you paid to the postbac
When I called them to inquire why my application had changed from 'complete' to 'pending' I was able to get through and the man that answered was very friendly and very helpful. I called around 9am so they probably weren't as busy, but I would keep trying. You're bound to get through eventually. Don't give up! Good luck!
I've been using the 916-734-1886 number. Is there another number?
I got through a little after 10
I am surprised they started sending out invites before the application deadline.
Good luck everyone!I was surprised too Futuredoctorhopeful1986. The director told me that they review applications as they become complete. She did say that they just started so let's hope we all hear news soon!
I was told as long as the letters were postmarked by the due date they have met the deadlines. Good luck! I still have one LOR missing for some reason and application still pending as well.
Interfolio for the next time
