2009-2010 University of California - San Francisco (UCSF) Application Thread

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Aggro said:
Yea...eight weeks now and I still haven't even received a secondary. I've called and they've assured me that I haven't been rejected yet. However, if they're sending out interview invites, is there any reason to believe that I still have a chance at UCSF? I don't understand what I did to make this school hate me.
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Same boat. I have pretty much given up hope.
 
Its not over yet! No pessimism until you actually see a thin envelope.
 
OHHHHHHH MY GOSH...... interview invite today.....(email & status update)... they must have confused me with some other guy..... my numbers are too low for an interview offer to make sense..... -_-
 
anxietypeaker said:
OHHHHHHH MY GOSH...... interview invite today.....(email & status update)... they must have confused me with some other guy..... my numbers are too low for an interview offer to make sense..... -_-
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Don't sell yourself short! Congrats 🙂
 
anxietypeaker said:
OHHHHHHH MY GOSH...... interview invite today.....(email & status update)... they must have confused me with some other guy..... my numbers are too low for an interview offer to make sense..... -_-
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wow! when were u complete?
 
Congrats anxietypeaker!

Did anybody else get an invite?
 
I live in SF and have been to the Parnassus campus oodles of times. Would die to go to UCSF, but I think with a rejection from Case and Vanderbilt...that ship has sailed. 😉

Oh well, here's hoping I can get an uncompetitive residency there.



Shemarty, do UCSF medical students also study at Mission Bay? I know almost nothing about that campus, but I hear it's really flourishing with biotech development, etc.
 
allenthecowboy said:
Oh well, here's hoping I can get an uncompetitive residency there.
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Are any of the UCSF residencies uncompetitive? 😕
allenthecowboy said:
Shemarty, do UCSF medical students also study at Mission Bay? I know almost nothing about that campus, but I hear it's really flourishing with biotech development, etc.
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A MS2 told me that sometimes it's nice to take the shuttle out over to Mission Bay to study. It's sunnier, there are TVs in the gym apparently, etc. But I personally don't like spending 25 min on the shuttle just to get over there.
 
shemarty said:
Are any of the UCSF residencies uncompetitive? 😕


A MS2 told me that sometimes it's nice to take the shuttle out over to Mission Bay to study. It's sunnier, there are TVs in the gym apparently, etc. But I personally don't like spending 25 min on the shuttle just to get over there.
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Psychiatry, peds, internal medicine? 😉

aka not er, urology, neurosurgery, radiology, etc?

Oh well, I can dream anyway!
 
The school of medicine currently doesn't have any acitivities/sessions planned for students at Mission Bay. With new hospitals things may changes for future classes, but that won't happen in the immediate future. A few of my classmates live there and are apparently enjoying it, but the majority of my class still live close to Parnassus.
 
Hi everyone 🙂 Just FYI: I received a secondary today after a long time. UCSF acknowledged receipt of my app on 7/1/2009. Just remember, it's not over 'til it's over!
 
im too happy right now. my dream school just sent me an interview invite!!!
 
When you're complete, do you get an email or does it just update on your status page? I can't remember from last year, and I can't find any trace of an email in my inbox.
 
shemarty said:
When you're complete, do you get an email or does it just update on your status page? I can't remember from last year, and I can't find any trace of an email in my inbox.
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i didn't get an email. i had to check
 
I found out I was complete via the status page, and I haven't received any email about my "completeness" yet. :shrug:
 
Yay! Secondary invite! I didn't think this one was ever going to come. Complete 7/9, so don't give up hope if you're around there!

Oh, and I'm OOS
 
Off-topic, I know, but I often wonder how I'm going to get consideration at any of the schools I'm applying to when I'm competing against all the shemartys of the world. Not too surprised UCSF isn't exactly throwing their secondary at me. :shrug:
 
Bbon said:
Off-topic, I know, but I often wonder how I'm going to get consideration at any of the schools I'm applying to when I'm competing against all the shemartys of the world. Not too surprised UCSF isn't exactly throwing their secondary at me. :shrug:
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🙂 shemarty's already in. we're not competing with her.
 
Bbon said:
Off-topic, I know, but I often wonder how I'm going to get consideration at any of the schools I'm applying to when I'm competing against all the shemartys of the world. Not too surprised UCSF isn't exactly throwing their secondary at me. :shrug:
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Not that this helps, but I'm feeling pretty inadequate compared to the classmates I've met so far. They all seem to have done amazing cool things, and all I excel at is organizing stuff. Everybody has their own "angle," and you have your strengths.
 
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itsalovestory said:
🙂 shemarty's already in. we're not competing with her.
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Oh thank goodness.. that's one less person I have to worry about. 😉 Of course I meant the shemarty-like people who save babies from burning buildings on their lazy weekends.

Not that this helps, but I'm feeling pretty inadequate compared to the classmates I've met so far. They all seem to have done amazing cool things, and all I excel at is organizing stuff. Everybody has their own "angle," and you have your strengths.
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Yeah, that makes things a million times worse. :scared:
 
My friend was waiting to be complete for the longest time, then she checks her status page and it turns out she was complete all along!

I just wanted to confirm that there really was no "complete" email. Thanks!
 
shemarty said:
My friend was waiting to be complete for the longest time, then she checks her status page and it turns out she was complete all along!

I just wanted to confirm that there really was no "complete" email. Thanks!
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yup, on the status page. they dont tell you when it changes too. mine is complete as of yesterday!
 
OOS Secondary today!!!!!!! Had been complete since 7/1 and was expecting rejection!!
 
any IS'ers acknowledged early june received secondary lately?
 
Still waiting on the secondary. I called today and they said that since they received my AMCAS info on July 4, I might have to wait until Oct 4 before hearing anything. People who submitted their primary after me have already received interviews. Does anyone know anything about how they decide who to look at first? Does anyone know if they reject without notifying applicants immediately?

I have slightly above-average stats, but very solid experiences. Does anyone know if they place a higher weight on stats than experiences?
 
Go Ducks said:
Still waiting on the secondary. I called today and they said that since they received my AMCAS info on July 4, I might have to wait until Oct 4 before hearing anything. People who submitted their primary after me have already received interviews. Does anyone know anything about how they decide who to look at first? Does anyone know if they reject without notifying applicants immediately?

I have slightly above-average stats, but very solid experiences. Does anyone know if they place a higher weight on stats than experiences?
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They say specifically on the website they'll let you know in 3 months max (12 weeks). I think they probably consider both as important in the admissions process.
 
did those of you that got interviews apply to the PRIME program? I was marked as complete on 8/4 and still have not heard anything, but I did apply to the PRIME program. I'm wondering if that's the reason for the delayed interview invite or rejection lol
 
wolfiemd said:
did those of you that got interviews apply to the PRIME program? I was marked as complete on 8/4 and still have not heard anything, but I did apply to the PRIME program. I'm wondering if that's the reason for the delayed interview invite or rejection lol
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i was complete on 8/13 and interview invite 8/25 ... I applied PRIME. I think UCSF's PRIME is an awesome program. I really wanted to do UCSD's PRIME but you need to be pretty fluent with your Spanish - which I am working hard on right now with my good friend, Rosetta Stone
 
shemarty said:
Interview attire at UCSF is the same as at other med schools - professional attire. Generally, this means a pantsuit or skirtsuit for women, and a business suit for men. I've interviewed with people (at various schools) that wear something different, and it makes them stick out. It's safest to wear a traditional, mostly-conservative suit. Check out the Women's Interview Attire Thread and Men's Interview Attire Thread for more advice about what to wear.

Your UCSF interviewers will NOT HAVE READ YOUR FILE. This is different from most other schools. You'll need to explain your "story" from scratch. They will see the rest of your application when they attend the committee meeting to discuss your admissions decision.

Here is the UCSF Interview Feedback, which contains 100+ entries from former UCSF interviewees. Here, you can see what types of questions were asked of other interviewees. I recommend checking out the interview feedback for each school before you interview.

There are roughly 10 people per interview day.
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Thanks for the info and the links shemarty!!! 🙂
 
wolfiemd said:
did those of you that got interviews apply to the PRIME program? I was marked as complete on 8/4 and still have not heard anything, but I did apply to the PRIME program. I'm wondering if that's the reason for the delayed interview invite or rejection lol
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I also applied PRIME and was complete 8/4 and received an interview invite 8/19 so I don't believe that might be the problem...either way, good luck and hopefully that invite will be just around the corner! :xf:
 
I mailed in my secondary last Friday (8/21) but I haven't got any confirmation, whether by email or change in my status, that UCSF received my forms. Is it worth calling them to find out or should I keep waiting?
 
BB565 said:
I mailed in my secondary last Friday (8/21) but I haven't got any confirmation, whether by email or change in my status, that UCSF received my forms. Is it worth calling them to find out or should I keep waiting?
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Don't call yet. I submitted my secondary in early July and it wasn't verified until August 4th. Give them time-- their website tells you to do so!
 
BB565 said:
I mailed in my secondary last Friday (8/21) but I haven't got any confirmation, whether by email or change in my status, that UCSF received my forms. Is it worth calling them to find out or should I keep waiting?
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I mailed my secondary in from the East Coast last Wednesday and my status says that they received my secondary today, so you may want to wait and see over the next few days.
 
My experience last year with waiting to be marked complete...

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8/11/2008:

Dear UCSF Admissions Office,

I submitted my letters of recommendation from Palo Alto, CA on July 18th. I also submitted my paper application on July 21st. My paper application was received on July 24th, but it has been over three weeks and my letters have not been received by your office yet (according to the website). I know that the website says to wait 8 weeks before contacting the office, but I am a bit concerned. Should I request that my school's career center resend the letters, or is this delay normal?

Thank you so much.
Shemarty

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8/15/2008

Dear Shemarty,

Thank you for your email and I apologize for the delayed response. Our status website is limited in that it does not update to show when we have received letters of recommendation for an applicant. When your secondary application and letters have been processed, it will update to "File Complete" on the status page. As you were concerned, I checked and found that we have received your letters but have not processed them at this time.

Thank you for your interest in UCSF and we appreciate your patience.

Sincerely,
Office of Admissions

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I was marked complete on 8/22/2008
 
shemarty said:
My experience last year with waiting to be marked complete...

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8/11/2008:

Dear UCSF Admissions Office,

I submitted my letters of recommendation from Palo Alto, CA on July 18th. I also submitted my paper application on July 21st. My paper application was received on July 24th, but it has been over three weeks and my letters have not been received by your office yet (according to the website). I know that the website says to wait 8 weeks before contacting the office, but I am a bit concerned. Should I request that my school's career center resend the letters, or is this delay normal?

Thank you so much.
Shemarty

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8/15/2008

Dear Shemarty,

Thank you for your email and I apologize for the delayed response. Our status website is limited in that it does not update to show when we have received letters of recommendation for an applicant. When your secondary application and letters have been processed, it will update to "File Complete" on the status page. As you were concerned, I checked and found that we have received your letters but have not processed them at this time.

Thank you for your interest in UCSF and we appreciate your patience.

Sincerely,
Office of Admissions

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I was marked complete on 8/22/2008
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Please tell me that you used your SDN name when writing to the admissions office 😛
 
shemarty said:
Are any of the UCSF residencies uncompetitive? 😕


A MS2 told me that sometimes it's nice to take the shuttle out over to Mission Bay to study. It's sunnier, there are TVs in the gym apparently, etc. But I personally don't like spending 25 min on the shuttle just to get over there.
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Try taking the MUNI to Mt. Zion for 15 minutes each day and then taking the Gold from Mt. Zion to Mission Bay every day. In the beginning, I used to take the MUNI to 9th and Judah, walk to Parnassus, and take the Grey to Mission Bay. That was my only complaint about the entire program. That awful commute.
 
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