2008-2009 UC Davis Secondary Application Thread

[Davydude7]

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For those of you who got an acceptance call today, what time did Ed call, and what was the phone number he called from? I emailed him this morning and he told me to watch for an email in the next two weeks. I guess that means I will be waitlist/reject, as everyone who has been accepted has been getting a phone call.

 

[i like to move]

I emailed him this morning and he told me to watch for an email in the next two weeks. I guess that means I will be waitlist/reject, as everyone who has been accepted has been getting a phone call.

I don't think that's an accurate assessment. Ed probably didn't bother to look you up your file specifically, and gave the old official line of "we will notify you via email," which is what he told my group and other groups during interviews.

 

[RSwim]

Congrats to those accepted. When were your interview dates? Any word on how many spots left now?

 

[brainlover]

For those of you who got an acceptance call today, what time did Ed call, and what was the phone number he called from? I emailed him this morning and he told me to watch for an email in the next two weeks. I guess that means I will be waitlist/reject, as everyone who has been accepted has been getting a phone call.

I don't think that's the situation... Ed said "no news is good news" and that if they make a decision we should know, either way, soon after. Maybe he means he'll e-mail you when you'll be reviewed or something-- I really doubt he would hold onto knowledge of any final decision to e-mail it to you, especially if you are contacting him asking.

Keep your hopes up, davydude! We interviewed the same day and I haven't heard anything yet either... so here's to hoping the no news turns into acceptance news soon for both of us!

 

[VManForever]

hey congrats guys. Vman, I interviewed the same day as you and I'm pretty sure I remember you. You came late that day right, due to the train crash or something to that effect? By any chance, is your status updated on the applicant portal yet?

HAHA yea, that was definitely not a good day for me. I'm surprised that you even remember me! I only got the chance to talk to 2 or 3 other interviewees in person. Were we talking about the lunches when they first came out? Unless we were in the same small group session with the Dean?

But yea, my status has not been updated on the applicant portal. I seriously doubt that this will happen soon, if ever. Good luck everyone and congratulations to those that got the call today!

 

[Drumbeat03]

I don't remember when I finished my app and secondaries, but I had my interview on 1/28/09 and I got accepted today 3/16/09. so about 6-8weeks post interview...

 

[fizzle]

I'm actually almost (key word is "almost") dreading the waitlist even more than a rejection at this point. From previous years, apparently Davis is no faster at handling the waitlist than the post-interview decisions.

 

[i like to move]

I'm actually almost (key word is "almost") dreading the waitlist even more than a rejection at this point. From previous years, apparently Davis is no faster at handling the waitlist than the post-interview decisions.

I feel the same way. If I get rejected, I can plans for other things. Whereas waitlist means more limbo with no end in sight.

 

[Davydude7]

I don't remember when I finished my app and secondaries, but I had my interview on 1/28/09 and I got accepted today 3/16/09. so about 6-8weeks post interview...

Double that wait time and you get how long many of us have been waiting without any post-interview information. 😕

 

[sea2sea]

Ah. Good to know.

Don't see why they don't just say that...

yeah... i called yesterday and the lady i spoke to said all of the interview invites have already been handed out ... 🙁

 

[fizzle]

Double that wait time and you get how long many of us have been waiting without any post-interview information. 😕

According to Murphy's Law, I'll get an email notifying me of a waitlist/hold four months after the interview, and then they won't tell me anything about my position on my waitlist until three months later in June, and then nothing will come out of it until months later when orientation day has started and I know I'm not going there.

Looks like I have quite a few more action-packed months to look forward to 😛

 

[Starface]

For the people who have received interview invites, does your online Status Page indicate that you are invited? My status page has not changed since October after I turned in my secondary. I am guessing the "no news is good news" maxim is not true anymore. 🙁

 

[mzchristee]

come on Davis!! last shot at a CA school. Please accept me!

 

[imcanadaian]

Sadly, I am in the same boat as you..waiting and waiting for a chance to interview...all my other UC's have said no thanks up till now--come on Davis!

 

[imcanadaian]

Anyone else notice that their UC Davis app page is all weird now? it's like their website's halfway down--none of the graphics show up, and the navigation links are just simple text links now...

 

[brainlover]

According to Murphy's Law, I'll get an email notifying me of a waitlist/hold four months after the interview, and then they won't tell me anything about my position on my waitlist until three months later in June, and then nothing will come out of it until months later when orientation day has started and I know I'm not going there.

Looks like I have quite a few more action-packed months to look forward to 😛

I am worried about the same exact scenario. I've heard a horror story about how someone was waitlisted at Davis and had moved to some far-away state to attend an OOS med school, only to hear back much later from UCD that they were in, subsequently moving back to California. Granted, this is a story from someone who knows someone... but I am starting to lose hope that the end of the wait is near.

 

[Raryn]

I am worried about the same exact scenario. I've heard a horror story about how someone was waitlisted at Davis and had moved to some far-away state to attend an OOS med school, only to hear back much later from UCD that they were in, subsequently moving back to California. Granted, this is a story from someone who knows someone... but I am starting to lose hope that the end of the wait is near.

I've met a guy who that happened to (related to Irvine though, not Davis).

He was driving to Nebraska or Idaho or some state like that to start med school the next week, and gets a call from the UC Irvine dean of admissions when hes halfway there. Turns the car around, and goes home (his parents lived pretty close to Irvine). Sublet his apartment at a loss, told nebraska or whoever that hes not coming, and left it at that.

 

[Bradstein]

Anyone else notice that their UC Davis app page is all weird now? it's like their website's halfway down--none of the graphics show up, and the navigation links are just simple text links now...

It's been like that for me for months.

 

[203712]

Congrats to everyone that got in!

 

[Starface]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news to those who have not received interviews. I called 3.17 and also confirmed that Davis is done handing out interview invites. They will be mailing out rejection letters this week or next week (so they say...). I will be awaiting my rejection letter.

Good-bye thread. Congrats to all those who are accepted!

 

[qmcat]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news to those who have not received interviews. I called 3.17 and also confirmed that Davis is done handing out interview invites. They will be mailing out rejection letters this week or next week (so they say...). I will be awaiting my rejection letter.

Good-bye thread. Congrats to all those who are accepted!

Aye. Congrats to those accepted!

Looks like the next 4 years are going to be cold for me. Good-bye California. I'll hope to be back for residency. 🙁

 

[Davydude7]

I am worried about the same exact scenario. I've heard a horror story about how someone was waitlisted at Davis and had moved to some far-away state to attend an OOS med school, only to hear back much later from UCD that they were in, subsequently moving back to California. Granted, this is a story from someone who knows someone... but I am starting to lose hope that the end of the wait is near.

What happened to "keep your hopes up"? You must be going through emotional swings from "I'm getting in!" to "I'm screwed!" like I am. Today the wait officially hits 14 weeks! 😱 Will 15 weeks come and go without notification? Stay tuned to find out!!

 

[fizzle]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news to those who have not received interviews. I called 3.17 and also confirmed that Davis is done handing out interview invites. They will be mailing out rejection letters this week or next week (so they say...). I will be awaiting my rejection letter.

Good-bye thread. Congrats to all those who are accepted!

Aye. Congrats to those accepted!

Looks like the next 4 years are going to be cold for me. Good-bye California. I'll hope to be back for residency.

Sorry to hear that. I'm thinking that by this point, I don't have good news from Davis in my own future, but rejections always feel as if I'm missing out on meeting cool people like you guys/girls. 🙁

 

[brainlover]

What happened to "keep your hopes up"? You must be going through emotional swings from "I'm getting in!" to "I'm screwed!" like I am. Today the wait officially hits 14 weeks! 😱 Will 15 weeks come and go without notification? Stay tuned to find out!!

It's easy to say "keep your hopes up" and simultaneously think "but I'm screwed." I am definitely going back and forth with being hopeful and hopeless, but I do constantly remain incredulous at the wait length. Perhaps next Monday we'll find out more news since the posts from accepted applicants were on Mondays...

Has anyone heard from applicants that were waitlisted/rejected from the MD program (I know earlier posts referred to the PRIME program)?

 

[pakola]

I just wanted to ask the medical students posting information on this thread, if any of you know when the next adcom meeting will be. We really appreciate you all taking the time out to make our wait easier. Also, has anyone who has called been told when they will be reviewed by the adcom? It seems pretty random when someone's file is reviewed. Both batches so far had at least one person who interviewed Dec. 1st, and one who interviewed Jan. 28th. So clearly those of us who interviewed early are still being considered.

 

[fizzle]

I was thinking in terms of acceptances given...meaning that the first batch had 32 acceptances. I guess ~50 would be a high-end estimate for the second batch made this past Monday (since many more calls than that would be somewhat fatiguing for one person to make in one day), which means that we have a high estimate of 80 acceptances gone out. Considering that a total of 200-250 acceptances go out, if we make conservative estimates and assume that about 150 of those are straight acceptances (as opposed to waitlists), then about half of all straight acceptances (~80 out of ~150) have gone out.

Now this is where things get iffy: Since we know that interviews are ending this month, that means Davis has been interviewing for only 4 months (December through March). The latest acceptance we've heard is at the end of January, which is the halfway point, coincidentally with about half of all straight acceptances given out. Could this mean that the adcom has made initial decisions on everyone who interviewed in those first two months, and most of the remaining straight acceptances will be given to those who interviewed in the final two months?

Just a bit of deductive reasoning to fill up the endless time between interviews and decisions 🙂

 

[mzchristee]

I was thinking in terms of acceptances given...meaning that the first batch had 32 acceptances. I guess ~50 would be a high-end estimate for the second batch made this past Monday (since many more calls than that would be somewhat fatiguing for one person to make in one day), which means that we have a high estimate of 80 acceptances gone out. Considering that a total of 200-250 acceptances go out, if we make conservative estimates and assume that about 150 of those are straight acceptances (as opposed to waitlists), then about half of all straight acceptances (~80 out of ~150) have gone out.

Now this is where things get iffy: Since we know that interviews are ending this month, that means Davis has been interviewing for only 4 months (December through March). The latest acceptance we've heard is at the end of January, which is the halfway point, coincidentally with about half of all straight acceptances given out. Could this mean that the adcom has made initial decisions on everyone who interviewed in those first two months, and most of the remaining straight acceptances will be given to those who interviewed in the final two months?

Just a bit of deductive reasoning to fill up the endless time between interviews and decisions 🙂

i hope not. i interviewed jan. 27 🙁

 

[fizzle]

i hope not. i interviewed jan. 27 🙁

I hope I'm wrong, too

I'm just working with an extremely long wait post-interview and a lack of any official information here. 😛

 

[thatcalgal]

I was thinking in terms of acceptances given...meaning that the first batch had 32 acceptances. I guess ~50 would be a high-end estimate for the second batch made this past Monday (since many more calls than that would be somewhat fatiguing for one person to make in one day), which means that we have a high estimate of 80 acceptances gone out. Considering that a total of 200-250 acceptances go out, if we make conservative estimates and assume that about 150 of those are straight acceptances (as opposed to waitlists), then about half of all straight acceptances (~80 out of ~150) have gone out.

Now this is where things get iffy: Since we know that interviews are ending this month, that means Davis has been interviewing for only 4 months (December through March). The latest acceptance we've heard is at the end of January, which is the halfway point, coincidentally with about half of all straight acceptances given out. Could this mean that the adcom has made initial decisions on everyone who interviewed in those first two months, and most of the remaining straight acceptances will be given to those who interviewed in the final two months?

Just a bit of deductive reasoning to fill up the endless time between interviews and decisions 🙂

i dont think so...I interviewed 1/26 and got the call during the first round of acceptances, and my friend interviewed a week after me in february and also got the acceptance call on that day

 

[203712]

I was thinking in terms of acceptances given...meaning that the first batch had 32 acceptances. I guess ~50 would be a high-end estimate for the second batch made this past Monday (since many more calls than that would be somewhat fatiguing for one person to make in one day), which means that we have a high estimate of 80 acceptances gone out. Considering that a total of 200-250 acceptances go out, if we make conservative estimates and assume that about 150 of those are straight acceptances (as opposed to waitlists), then about half of all straight acceptances (~80 out of ~150) have gone out.

Now this is where things get iffy: Since we know that interviews are ending this month, that means Davis has been interviewing for only 4 months (December through March). The latest acceptance we've heard is at the end of January, which is the halfway point, coincidentally with about half of all straight acceptances given out. Could this mean that the adcom has made initial decisions on everyone who interviewed in those first two months, and most of the remaining straight acceptances will be given to those who interviewed in the final two months?

Just a bit of deductive reasoning to fill up the endless time between interviews and decisions 🙂

I was getting excited reading what you were saying because what you were saying made sense until, about half way down, I realized what you were saying .

 

[fizzle]

I was getting excited reading what you were saying because what you were saying made sense until, about half way down, I realized what you were saying .

It's funny, I didn't think the whole deduction through before my post and only deduced it as I was typing the post...

I meant to make a positive post, but then halfway through typing it (which is where the first paragraph ends and the second one begins), I realized that my analysis wasn't quite going the way that I hoped it would I'm sorry 🙁

 

[203712]

It's funny, I didn't think the whole deduction through before my post and only deduced it as I was typing the post...

I meant to make a positive post, but then halfway through typing it (which is where the first paragraph ends and the second one begins), I realized that my analysis wasn't quite going the way that I hoped it would I'm sorry 🙁

No its quite alright, it was funny. I think like everyone here I am going through happy and sad moments. Damn Davis.

 

[Seeking10g]

"That is correct. The Admissions Cmte. is no longer sending invitations to interview. Tomorrow is our last day of interviews for this year's application cycle."

This is an email I just received when I was asking about interview invites, so I am sorry for those who didnt get an interview, goodluck with other schools🙁

 

[Riblah]

Yeah, I just called to ask if interview invitations were still being offered. The lady I spoke with said she "didn't think so" since the last interview dates are about to happen.

I asked then if that meant all post-secondary decisions have been made. She said "Yes, although the reject letter's haven't been mailed yet."

🙁!

Congrats to those that got in.

 

[irishpc]

Interviewed on 2/3, accepted by phone call from Dir of Admissions on 3/20!!

 

[203712]

Interviewed on 2/3, accepted by phone call from Dir of Admissions on 3/20!!

serious? thats odd, I thought Ed only calls once a week, soon as the committee tells him who is in. This week the calls went out on monday, last week it was tuesday or something. well, whatever, CONGRATS nonetheless. Guess I gota hope for a phone calls 24/7 now😳

 

[mzchristee]

So I want to call Ed and check on the status of my application and also to express my continued interest in Davis, but I don't want to be rude or pushy. What do u guys usually say when you call him up?

 

[Davydude7]

So I want to call Ed and check on the status of my application and also to express my continued interest in Davis, but I don't want to be rude or pushy. What do u guys usually say when you call him up?

From personal experience, he will most likely just tell you to "expect an email in the next two weeks." I would call and say basically what you just said in this post. When did you interview?

 

[HAYLYS637]

Okay so I have kind of a crazy question here. I interviewed at Davis toward the end of January, but just to make sure I had everything in order, I decided to browse around Davis' website. While doing so I found the following: "Premedical requirements must be completed by January of the year of desired entry."

My inital reaction was WHAT THE...? because I had never noticed it before and because I am still taking Calculus - specifically FOR UC Davis because they do not accept AP credit. The crappy part of it all was that I got a 5 on the Calculus BC exam, and so passed out of two quarters of it back at UCLA undergrad. The class doesn't end until June so naturally I was freaking out.

So called Ed and was pretty disappointed not only with what I heard, but also his general attitude about the whole thing. Basically he said UC Davis does not offer "conditional acceptances" and that they would "keep bypassing my application until that final grade was available." I explained to him as kindly as possible that I was taking this class essentially for nominal grade because my AP credit demonstrates competence in this area. I also had him if Davis could, in good faith, just accept that I would complete the course with a good grade. He flatly replied "no."

Overall I'm just kinda of put off by this whole thing because 1) no other school I know of abides by this policy, 2) they went through the trouble of interviewing me even though my AMCAS clearly showed that I hadn't retaken calculus by January, and 3) what school would overlook an otherwse qualified applicant on the basis of a technicality like that?

Has anyone else heard/seen this? Has anyone been accepted who is still taking pre-requisite classes? I would greatly appreciate any insight on this matter! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

 

[mzchristee]

From personal experience, he will most likely just tell you to "expect an email in the next two weeks." I would call and say basically what you just said in this post. When did you interview?

jan 27.

 

[pakola]

So I want to call Ed and check on the status of my application and also to express my continued interest in Davis, but I don't want to be rude or pushy. What do u guys usually say when you call him up?

Honestly, I wouldn't call. There's nothing you could really say that would make them feel obligated to give you any useful information right now. I mean, if they had given out decisions to everyone who interviewed when you did and you were the only one who didn't find out then it would make sense to call. Or if Davis did things in a chronological manner, then it would make sense that if someone who interviewed in Feb. got in and you haven't heard that you should call. I don't suppose anything bad could happen, but UCD has been giving mixed information over the phone since the dawn of time. When they have made a decision you will know. They take their time and a few applicants protesting that is not going to change their protocol. But it's a good school, so it's worth waiting. Some of us who interviewed at the beginning of december haven't heard so it isn't a matter of when you interviewed. Either that or we're screwed. In which case we probably won't hear for a while. Either way, I think calling now is still too early to get any reliable information. If you don't hear anything into April I think it might be a good idea to call just to make sure they haven't lost your file or something. I think keeping everything shrouded in mystery gives them a sense of prestige. But, tomorrow is Monday, so we should be hearing more news if the past weeks have been an indicator of anything.

 

[Davydude7]

Honestly, I wouldn't call. There's nothing you could really say that would make them feel obligated to give you any useful information right now. I mean, if they had given out decisions to everyone who interviewed when you did and you were the only one who didn't find out then it would make sense to call. Or if Davis did things in a chronological manner, then it would make sense that if someone who interviewed in Feb. got in and you haven't heard that you should call. I don't suppose anything bad could happen, but UCD has been giving mixed information over the phone since the dawn of time. When they have made a decision you will know. They take their time and a few applicants protesting that is not going to change their protocol. But it's a good school, so it's worth waiting. Some of us who interviewed at the beginning of december haven't heard so it isn't a matter of when you interviewed. Either that or we're screwed. In which case we probably won't hear for a while. Either way, I think calling now is still too early to get any reliable information. If you don't hear anything into April I think it might be a good idea to call just to make sure they haven't lost your file or something. I think keeping everything shrouded in mystery gives them a sense of prestige. But, tomorrow is Monday, so we should be hearing more news if the past weeks have been an indicator of anything.

But then again, when has anything Davis has done so far been a reliable indicator of what they will do in the future. 🙂

 

[sctennis]

Okay so I have kind of a crazy question here. I interviewed at Davis toward the end of January, but just to make sure I had everything in order, I decided to browse around Davis' website. While doing so I found the following: "Premedical requirements must be completed by January of the year of desired entry."

My inital reaction was WHAT THE...? because I had never noticed it before and because I am still taking Calculus - specifically FOR UC Davis because they do not accept AP credit. The crappy part of it all was that I got a 5 on the Calculus BC exam, and so passed out of two quarters of it back at UCLA undergrad. The class doesn't end until June so naturally I was freaking out.

So called Ed and was pretty disappointed not only with what I heard, but also his general attitude about the whole thing. Basically he said UC Davis does not offer "conditional acceptances" and that they would "keep bypassing my application until that final grade was available." I explained to him as kindly as possible that I was taking this class essentially for nominal grade because my AP credit demonstrates competence in this area. I also had him if Davis could, in good faith, just accept that I would complete the course with a good grade. He flatly replied "no."

Overall I'm just kinda of put off by this whole thing because 1) no other school I know of abides by this policy, 2) they went through the trouble of interviewing me even though my AMCAS clearly showed that I hadn't retaken calculus by January, and 3) what school would overlook an otherwse qualified applicant on the basis of a technicality like that?

Has anyone else heard/seen this? Has anyone been accepted who is still taking pre-requisite classes? I would greatly appreciate any insight on this matter! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

After reading your post I decided to check the prereq's and I realized that I am in the same boat as you but probably worse. UCD requires one full year of english and I have taken two quarters of english, and for my third quarter I wrote a senior thesis. My school allowed my senior thesis to satisfy my final writing requirement which would give me a full year. However after talking to Ed, he told me that it is unlikely that UCD would accept the thesis as my third quarter of english. He told me that if they did decide to offer me an acceptance they would require me to petition to have the thesis count as my third quarter of english, but then he also told me most applicants who petition are unsuccessful in doing so. I realize this is my fault, but I just wish UCD would not have invited me to interview given that they knew all the classes I have already taken.

 

[maryberrie]

E-mailed Ed, this is what I got:

Thank you for your message. There continue to be problems with the process to review files following the interview resulting in the delay of admission decision for a number of applicants interviewed in December. I believe that the issues have been resolved and the Admissions Cmte. will be able to resume the work necessary to make those decisions. I recognize that you, along with others, have been waiting quite patiently for some time now, and please accept my apologies for those delays. Computers and their programs are our friends when they work fine. Unfortunately, they can also create frustration and delays when not cooperative. Thank you for your continued interest in our medical school. You will be notified immediately as soon as a decision is reached.

Edward D.Dagang
Director of Admissions & Outreach

Again, pretty much what we all know....

 

[blue star]

I was wondering if anyone has been rejected or waitlisted yet? If not, no news from Davis is not necessarily good news. Im wondering becasue I interviewed a real long time ago now.

 

[HAYLYS637]

After reading your post I decided to check the prereq's and I realized that I am in the same boat as you but probably worse. UCD requires one full year of english and I have taken two quarters of english, and for my third quarter I wrote a senior thesis. My school allowed my senior thesis to satisfy my final writing requirement which would give me a full year. However after talking to Ed, he told me that it is unlikely that UCD would accept the thesis as my third quarter of english. He told me that if they did decide to offer me an acceptance they would require me to petition to have the thesis count as my third quarter of english, but then he also told me most applicants who petition are unsuccessful in doing so. I realize this is my fault, but I just wish UCD would not have invited me to interview given that they knew all the classes I have already taken.

I'm truly sorry to hear that. Yea, it seems in general the UCs are a lot more rigid in their coursework requirements. It's just rather silly because obviously a senior thesis requires as much work and skill as a third qtr of English. Siiighh...so disappointing because as you said, we went through the time/money of applying and interviewing at Davis, only to get put on the back burner for an arguably lame reason. I wonder how many other people out there are still anxiously awaiting a response from Davis but have no clue about the January deadline. Hmmm.. if anyone gets accepted despite not finishing their reqs, please let us know! It'll give us hope 🙂

 

[mzchristee]

I was wondering if anyone has been rejected or waitlisted yet? If not, no news from Davis is not necessarily good news. Im wondering becasue I interviewed a real long time ago now.

hmm just called Ed? He said they haven't gotten through all the Jan. interviews yet and that they are working on it right now.

 

[koalabear9]

I'm truly sorry to hear that. Yea, it seems in general the UCs are a lot more rigid in their coursework requirements. It's just rather silly because obviously a senior thesis requires as much work and skill as a third qtr of English. Siiighh...so disappointing because as you said, we went through the time/money of applying and interviewing at Davis, only to get put on the back burner for an arguably lame reason. I wonder how many other people out there are still anxiously awaiting a response from Davis but have no clue about the January deadline. Hmmm.. if anyone gets accepted despite not finishing their reqs, please let us know! It'll give us hope 🙂

yeah, i posted a month or two ago on this thread about the january deadline. someone said that it should be ok, but now after seeing how you talked to ed about it i'm going to go back to freaking out again.

i took all 2 writing classes that should have counted but they don't according to uc davis because they're not under english, classics, or comparative literature department. yayyyy 👎

 

[sctennis]

yeah, i posted a month or two ago on this thread about the january deadline. someone said that it should be ok, but now after seeing how you talked to ed about it i'm going to go back to freaking out again.

i took all 2 writing classes that should have counted but they don't according to uc davis because they're not under english, classics, or comparative literature department. yayyyy 👎

If you dont mind, what departments were the two writing classes in. I ask because I have taken classes over the years which have been writing intensive but not from the english department.

 

[mzchristee]

If you dont mind, what departments were the two writing classes in. I ask because I have taken classes over the years which have been writing intensive but not from the english department.

This totally sucks. I hope things work out for you guys someway or another.

Other than that now i am totally concerned that I don't have the right prereqs. 😕