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This is a good question. Given that their mission is literally all about serving the inland empire, I would say that makes you not a good mission fit. I applied with no real connections and got put “on hold” for an interview, so I’m not sure what to think about that. But I would not have applied if I had known that they receive local funding to accept students from the “inland empire.” Most people say “hold” for an interview is just a soft rejection anyways—which is probably accurate since I got like 6 or 7 “holds” for interviews (Tulane, UCSD, UCR, NYMC, Penn State, etc) and none of them actually turned into interviews.
Hmm... that is a fair point. I mean, I would be happy to serve the inland empire area as I hope to work for underserved communities, but I guess they can't really know that if I don't have any established connections. thank you for your input!!This is a good question. Given that their mission is literally all about serving the inland empire, I would say that makes you not a good mission fit. I applied with no real connections and got put “on hold” for an interview, so I’m not sure what to think about that. But I would not have applied if I had known that they receive local funding to accept students from the “inland empire.” Most people say “hold” for an interview is just a soft rejection anyways—which is probably accurate since I got like 6 or 7 “holds” for interviews (Tulane, UCSD, UCR, NYMC, Penn State, etc) and none of them actually turned into interviews.
oh my goodness congrats on your acceptances! this is actually great info, based on msar I wasn't thinking it would be worth it but now that I heard from you and others saying it might be worth a shot, I'll def applyI was accepted to USC Keck with a 510 mcat and a lower ugpa so maybe you’d have a shot there. Also I think you could totally have a good shot at Cal university of science in medicine. When I went for my interview, they really emphasized looking for a good mission fit and wholistic review.