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Please PM the essays or lack thereof to me (ksmi117) when the secondary is available.
with your application!
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2010-2011 University of California - Davis Application Thread
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Sweet that's what I thought. Thanks and good luck at Davis. Congrats again!
I want to wish everybody the best of luck! I am a freshly minted first year and I am really loving it so far - I can say that because I elected to do the pre-matriculation program 🙂 I'll try to help out with questions as time permits.
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Hi there! Do you have any clue as to how Davis looks at multiple mcat scores?
For example, if you took it twice, do they only consider your most recent, do they take the best score from each section, or do they average the scores?
I have no idea how to go about figuring this out...it doesn't say it on their website.
Thank you 🙂
For example, if you took it twice, do they only consider your most recent, do they take the best score from each section, or do they average the scores?
I have no idea how to go about figuring this out...it doesn't say it on their website.
Thank you 🙂
me too! i'm so excited!!....why am i up sooo late? (oh yeah...just got back from work 😱)
though...i tried to log in but it's not working...hmmm...i'll try it again later...
Screened in also (IS)
We request at least three but no more than six letters of recommendation from persons who know you well enough to evaluate your scholarly potential and promise as a physician. These letters may be accompanied by an undergraduate school's premedical committee evaluation. Professors, instructors, thesis advisors, and supervisors of special projects, clinical, volunteer or employment activities whom you have worked closely with usually provide the most distinguishing letters. Letters from teachers who do not know you beyond grades and class rank are discouraged.
1. UC Davis School of Medicine, with the support of UC Office of the President, is launching a sixth Program in Medical Education: UC Merced San Joaquin Valley - PRIME. Would you be interested in learning more about the program and completing the secondary? If yes, please check the website (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mdprogram/UC_Merced_San_Joaquin_Valley_PRIME/index.html ) for additional information/application material and indicate your interest below. If not interested, simply type "Not Applicable".
Limit your response to 500 characters.
2. How do you feel your family, community, academic, work or other life experiences will enhance the UC Davis School of Medicine community?
Limit your response to 500 characters.
3. Discuss any elements of your application that you feel might be concerning.
Limit your response to 500 characters.
4. Knowing yourself and your personal life experiences, what do you foresee as challenges that you will face in medical school and in your future career?
Limit your response to 500 characters.
5. What have you been doing since submitting your AMCAS application? (Please give specific contact information for the most significant experience).
Limit your response to 500 characters.
We request at least three but no more than six letters of recommendation from persons who know you well enough to evaluate your scholarly potential and promise as a physician. These letters may be accompanied by an undergraduate school's premedical committee evaluation. Professors, instructors, thesis advisors, and supervisors of special projects, clinical, volunteer or employment activities whom you have worked closely with usually provide the most distinguishing letters. Letters from teachers who do not know you beyond grades and class rank are discouraged.
1. UC Davis School of Medicine, with the support of UC Office of the President, is launching a sixth Program in Medical Education: UC Merced San Joaquin Valley - PRIME. Would you be interested in learning more about the program and completing the secondary? If yes, please check the website (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/mdprogram/UC_Merced_San_Joaquin_Valley_PRIME/index.html ) for additional information/application material and indicate your interest below. If not interested, simply type "Not Applicable".
Limit your response to 500 characters.
2. How do you feel your family, community, academic, work or other life experiences will enhance the UC Davis School of Medicine community?
Limit your response to 500 characters.
3. Discuss any elements of your application that you feel might be concerning.
Limit your response to 500 characters.
4. Knowing yourself and your personal life experiences, what do you foresee as challenges that you will face in medical school and in your future career?
Limit your response to 500 characters.
5. What have you been doing since submitting your AMCAS application? (Please give specific contact information for the most significant experience).
Limit your response to 500 characters.
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Got the secondary today too! 🙂
Screened in, yay. Now, how are we supposed to answer the question about stuff in our app being concerning? That's a toughie.
Most of my chem classes were taken separately from lab (Ex. I took Chem A in Fall 2007, Chem A Lab in Fall 2008), and each has it's own grade and units. I could combine the class descriptions and units, but the grades and completion dates don't align. Does anyone know how to reconcile this problem? 😕
Should be fine, I'd email them if you really want. They are very understanding of the requirement and will accept lots of substitutions, etc.
I also received the secondary and will be submitting in a few minutes (the pre-req section is so slow to load)
OMG .. I was pretty confident I was going to be rejected outright from all the UCs 🙂
But yay, *jumping on bandwagon* .. screened in, in-state
It's weird though .. they first sent an email with the secondary info, and then a second email saying "your app is under review." I checked the status website to be sure, and it definitely says "Secondary Materials Requested"
hmm
But yay, *jumping on bandwagon* .. screened in, in-state
It's weird though .. they first sent an email with the secondary info, and then a second email saying "your app is under review." I checked the status website to be sure, and it definitely says "Secondary Materials Requested"
hmm
do you think one W is concerning? or one C?
Yeah man I'm not sure, I was thinking about doing the W...but I hate calling attention to stuff like that. Hmm.
Low 30s MCAT, ~3.8
3.6/35 re-app IS
Is- 3.8/36
IS, 3.8 cGPA, 3.9sGPA....32 MCAT.
I am curious how they "screen"..do they screen based on stats or also how they "like" your application?
I am curious how they "screen"..do they screen based on stats or also how they "like" your application?
Yay, finally some UC secondaries!
CA resident, Cal, 3.98, 40Q
Do you think it's OK not to write anything for "Discuss any elements of your application that you feel might be concerning"? I don't know what to put.
CA resident, Cal, 3.98, 40Q
Do you think it's OK not to write anything for "Discuss any elements of your application that you feel might be concerning"? I don't know what to put.
exactly my thoughts! I know one is not a big deal, and I dont wanna come across as defensive..
3.45 cum GPA, 34N MCAT
I hope they'll take me: CA resident, cGPA 3.99/sGPA 4.0....... MCAT 28 (but balanced 9-9-10) 🙁
You definitely have a shot but a lot of your success will obviously be dependent upon the complete picture. From my experience, I have seen that UC Davis is pretty good at evaluating some the intangible (i.e. extracurricular) elements of one's application.
I have the same MCAT and a lower GPA and I received a secondary (in-state, non-URM, not disadvantaged). They must be looking at other parts of the application. If you have strong ECs or personal statement, I'm sure you'll get one.
Theres hope for you yet..
3.3 cGPA, 30Q MCAT.
Screened in instate.
3.3 cGPA, 30Q MCAT.
Screened in instate.
Screened in with a 3.6ish/31P...keep ya chin up 😀
These 500 and 750 character limits don't give you much room--they really want us to be concise!
yup.
Oh also, what is everyone putting for the date field on the experiences list if your experience is currently ongoing? It won't take anything except numbers.
No. It asks you to specify "Sem" or "Qtr" in the row for Course Type. Use the guidelines under the Instructions tab for an estimate of semester units.
oh wait...
The competition scares me.
Good luck everyone!
screened IS with 3.65gpa 33 mcat
. Good luck everyone!
screened IS with 3.65gpa 33 mcat
Kudos to those who have received a secondary, and hang in there for those who haven't--I bet it's on its way!
For the experience description section, should we be putting something much different than a shortened version of the AMCAS/activities section? I wasn't sure if they were looking for something different here....
For the experience description section, should we be putting something much different than a shortened version of the AMCAS/activities section? I wasn't sure if they were looking for something different here....
🙁 I waited, waited, and waited....
I guess I'm not getting one then, just like what I expected 🙁
Sooooooooooooooooo SAD!
I guess I'm not getting one then, just like what I expected 🙁
Sooooooooooooooooo SAD!
Is everyone answering number 3? What if I don't have anything in my application that is "concerning?" Yeah, I have a few Bs here and there, but I don't feel like that is something I need to talk about...
From their instructions it seems like they want to know how the experienced helped prepare you for med school / what it meant to you. Since the character limit is so short I just focused on the general "feel" of what my experience meant to me and how that ties in with the skill-sets I have that will make me a good doctor... ie: From xxx experience, I learned xxx skill by doing xxx; this is great for me because I'm going to need xxx in med school. It is tough with only 750 characters though.
edit: just realized I didn't really answer your question. Yeah, I would try and focus on a slightly different aspect of the experience than you did in your primary. Maybe go into more detail on a specific experience and then say what it meant to you and how thats going to help for med school; or talk about a more minor nuance to the experience you didnt have room for in your primary. Anything that makes the experience more "three-dimensional." Simply rehashing what you said in half the amount of space would not be an efficient use of this space.
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