2008-2009 UCLA Secondary Application Thread

[WaterBird]

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See there ya go, not ONLY waitlists, holds too! <3 UCLA and its "mixed batch" of decisions.

n3opologist, enjoydrywax, regley and ladeda - do you all live in SoCal? I've never much cared about the speed of mail before 😛

Also, maybe it is just sour grapes kicking in, but doesn't it seem kind of twisted to group letters by the result?

 

[enjoydrywax]

I live in westwood which is roughly -5 minutes away from UCLA and CHS where admissions is located. That's probably why my decision came so early in the mail this morning.

 

[ladeda]

I live in LA as well

 

[mzchristee]

waitlisted. interview beginning of jan. I live in socal.

 

[BluntSurgeon]

Waitlisted. Those dirty ****s... honestly what are they looking for? Whatever. Time to put this past me. I suppose I could send in some updates and just hope for the best once they consider the waitlisted people.

 

[n3opologist]

I live in SoCal too.

Ok waitlisters, tell me if you like this reasoning. Since we are the first waitlisted people of the season, and most schools interview their best applicants first, we are the best applicants on the waitlist! And...we are all going to get in. I say the top 25 is right here.

Someone mentioned that this year's class has more people accepting offers than last year, but how can you tell yet? Very few people reject an admissions offer outright. They withdraw later in the season. The top schools who aren't rolling haven't released decisions yet, and I know quite a few people accepted to UCLA who would take many other schools. I still think we are going to see around 25 come off the waitlist. Someone also mentioned that the waitlist may be bigger than 100. Now that may be true. I don't really know how to confirm that.

 

[BluntSurgeon]

Yea man with the amount of waitlisting going on here, one can only assume that the assumption of 100 waitlist spots is too small. I think the waitlist would be at least 150 if not 200.

 

[adizz mfresh]

I notice you interviewed in 2/6, but you already got letter sent?

nope. still no letter sent. but if i do get in (at some later mystery date), i'm going to the most vile exploitation of children on the planet.

 

[bobdogsam43]

the date of your interview cllllllearly has no bearing on what or when your decision is.

no status change for me still...

 

[hurricane55]

the date of your interview cllllllearly has no bearing on what or when your decision is.

no status change for me still...

when did you interview?

 

[hurricane55]

I live in SoCal too.

Ok waitlisters, tell me if you like this reasoning. Since we are the first waitlisted people of the season, and most schools interview their best applicants first, we are the best applicants on the waitlist! And...we are all going to get in. I say the top 25 is right here.

Someone mentioned that this year's class has more people accepting offers than last year, but how can you tell yet? Very few people reject an admissions offer outright. They withdraw later in the season. The top schools who aren't rolling haven't released decisions yet, and I know quite a few people accepted to UCLA who would take many other schools. I still think we are going to see around 25 come off the waitlist. Someone also mentioned that the waitlist may be bigger than 100. Now that may be true. I don't really know how to confirm that.

sounds good to me... i can only assume i have a waitlist letter waiting for me at home right now since i live in the oc

 

[bobdogsam43]

when did you interview?

mid november

 

[labgod]

i'm going to the most vile exploitation of children on the planet.

what is that mean 😕

 

[funkydrmonkey]

+1 for the waitlist...🙁

I have not seen the letter, but my mom got it in Irvine today...


Is the waitlist ranked or no... cuz I am on the unranked waitlist...

 

[Dulcina]

seems like no acceptances in this batch?

 

[bobdogsam43]

someone said that Ian said (lol) that this batch had acceptances....

 

[n3opologist]

Well you know bob, Ian has not always been correct in the past, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[hurricane55]

so there is no chance of me getting home and finding anything but a waitlist? what about rejections?

 

[funkydrmonkey]

So I am kind of impatient...


Is the waitlist ranked or not?

 

[chessknt]

So I am kind of impatient...


Is the waitlist ranked or not?

According to my WAITLISTSLOLZ it says it is unranked.

Qualification: "you have been assigned to a waitlist without ranking"

 

[funkydrmonkey]

According to my WAITLISTSLOLZ it says it is unranked.

Qualification: "you have been assigned to a waitlist without ranking"

So Texas it is... even Virginia does not like me...🙁

 

[Regley]

Someone was wondering, I live 50 mins north of UCLA and interviewed September.

 

[VManForever]

Actually my friend just got an invite today so there's still hope!

I know that most people on this thread right now only care about the latest batch of decisions, but for those still waiting on interview invites, I just got mine today. I only applied to David Geffen (with no other programs) and all of my secondary materials were sent in by late August. Hope this brightens the day for some of you. And for those with the recent letter sent status, I wish you all the best of luck!

 

[chessknt]

I will most likely not accept the WL position (yea thats right, you have to accept the wonderful opportunity to be a part of their glorious waitlist) since I havent taken stats and dont intend to now. GL everyone else.

 

[adizz mfresh]

what is that mean 😕

Jenna Reed: If you wanna find Joe Cooper, try looking in the place with the most vile exploitation of children on the planet.

Unsolved Mysteries guy: Possibility number two: Coop went to Disneyworld.

 

[davis9267]

Has anyone who interviewed in February gotten a status letter sent update?

I had mine on 2/3 with no status update.

 

[pntgrd]

I live in SoCal too.

Ok waitlisters, tell me if you like this reasoning. Since we are the first waitlisted people of the season, and most schools interview their best applicants first, we are the best applicants on the waitlist! And...we are all going to get in. I say the top 25 is right here.

Someone mentioned that this year's class has more people accepting offers than last year, but how can you tell yet? Very few people reject an admissions offer outright. They withdraw later in the season. The top schools who aren't rolling haven't released decisions yet, and I know quite a few people accepted to UCLA who would take many other schools. I still think we are going to see around 25 come off the waitlist. Someone also mentioned that the waitlist may be bigger than 100. Now that may be true. I don't really know how to confirm that.

I meant that the current first year class (class of 2012).

 

[shemarty]

I just got an email about my financial aid estimate...

And I don't understand financial stuff at all 😕

$5,000 Geffen Transition Scholarship

$12,670 SOM Scholarship (What is this??? Is this an amount that I don't have to pay back? Is this need based or merit based?)

$8,500 Subsidized Stafford Loan-fixed 6.8% interest, no accrual in school (Does this mean that I can pay it back right before I graduate med school, and theres no interest? I just pay back $8500 4 years later?)

$26,520 Unsubsidized Stafford Loan - 6.8% interest, accrues in school (This is a loan that I can take out if I can't find a lower-interest way of coming up with this amount of money, right?)




I should've taken a financial literacy class in college....

 

[copingmethods]

$12,670 SOM Scholarship (What is this??? Is this an amount that I don't have to pay back? Is this need based or merit based?)

Right, you don't have to pay that back, and it's need based.

$26,520 Unsubsidized Stafford Loan - 6.8% interest, accrues in school (This is a loan that I can take out if I can't find a lower-interest way of coming up with this amount of money, right?)

I honestly have no idea, but I'd guess that you wouldn't be able to find a private loan w/ lower interest (this is a federal loan).

 

[JackInTheBox]

I just got an email about my financial aid estimate...

And I don't understand financial stuff at all 😕

$5,000 Geffen Transition Scholarship

$12,670 SOM Scholarship (What is this??? Is this an amount that I don't have to pay back? Is this need based or merit based?)

$8,500 Subsidized Stafford Loan-fixed 6.8% interest, no accrual in school (Does this mean that I can pay it back right before I graduate med school, and theres no interest? I just pay back $8500 4 years later?)

$26,520 Unsubsidized Stafford Loan - 6.8% interest, accrues in school (This is a loan that I can take out if I can't find a lower-interest way of coming up with this amount of money, right?)




I should've taken a financial literacy class in college....

The first 2 are essentially free money. The Stafford loans are what most people are going to have to borrow. The $8500 is interest free while you're still in school, so yeah, if you have the $8500x4 when you graduate, it's essentially an interest free loan.

 

[HeyThereJude]

Right, you don't have to pay that back, and it's need based.



I honestly have no idea, but I'd guess that you wouldn't be able to find a private loan w/ lower interest (this is a federal loan).

Is that money for only the first 2 years? If ucla is about 23,000/year, that money doesn't add up (or maybe the rest if just out of pocket from your family)

Copingmethods, how did you include the "Class of 2013 (probably UCLA)" in your posts (is it some setting?)

 

[shemarty]

Is that money for only the first 2 years? If ucla is about 23,000/year, that money doesn't add up (or maybe the rest if just out of pocket from your family)

Tuition was 23k/year, but the estimate also included living expenses and stuff like that.

Here's the UCLA website with the costs.

 

[DreamPills]

I got home from work today in anticipation of opening up bad news. I live less than a block away from UCLA. I can see the UCLA sign if I stand in front of my building. Yet, no letter. Bad news must wait until tomorrow I guess. A letter from Pomona sent 2/18 made it today though. My mailman is holding back on me...

 

[TupacalipseT96]

Tuition was 23k/year, but the estimate also included living expenses and stuff like that.

Here's the UCLA website with the costs.

Since the estimated yearly expenses for UCLA is ~$50k, they really aren't giving you much. That looks like $140,000+ in debt after 4 years plus some interest for good measure.

Plus, what is the Geffen "transition" scholarship? Makes it sound like something you only get first year, so tag another $15k to that if that's the case. The SOM scholarship isn't "real" money, they are just reducing your tuition from 23k to 11k. The fact that you aren't familiar with those numbers/terminology makes it sound like it's merit based not need based 🙂 But I could be wrong.

You probably wont find a loan with lower interest than the Stafford unless you borrow from your parents. However, they are dispersing that loan under the assumption that you live according to their projected spendings. If you are careful with money, you should have some of that loan money left over. If you live lavishly, you might need more.

 

[surfinghaole]

waitlisted too...

I like whoever's reasoning it was that we are the top 25 on the wait list. Let's keep it optimistic.

I only regret now stopping doing all my extracurriculars senior year to relax. Now I don't have much to report on.

 

[august3]

I got home from work today in anticipation of opening up bad news. I live less than a block away from UCLA. I can see the UCLA sign if I stand in front of my building. Yet, no letter. Bad news must wait until tomorrow I guess. A letter from Pomona sent 2/18 made it today though. My mailman is holding back on me...

My mailman also. I live less than 5 miles away from UCLA and ... nothing? Though it seems that every correspondence from a school is either extremely slow getting to me or has been returned for address unknown (with the correct address on the label). Maybe my mailman is just incompetent. Tomorrow it is...

 

[megamega]

Is that money for only the first 2 years? If ucla is about 23,000/year, that money doesn't add up (or maybe the rest if just out of pocket from your family)

Copingmethods, how did you include the "Class of 2013 (probably UCLA)" in your posts (is it some setting?)

UCLA told me that the SOM Scholarship will be given to you every year for four years, if your parental income stays the same. So each year you can expect that same scholarship.

Edit: and the SOM scholarship is need based, so the poorer your parents are, the more you get (I'm poor, but I'm still only getting about $15,500).

 

[pntgrd]

Since the estimated yearly expenses for UCLA is ~$50k, they really aren't giving you much. That looks like $140,000+ in debt after 4 years plus some interest for good measure.

Plus, what is the Geffen "transition" scholarship? Makes it sound like something you only get first year, so tag another $15k to that if that's the case. The SOM scholarship isn't "real" money, they are just reducing your tuition from 23k to 11k. The fact that you aren't familiar with those numbers/terminology makes it sound like it's merit based not need based 🙂 But I could be wrong.

You probably wont find a loan with lower interest than the Stafford unless you borrow from your parents. However, they are dispersing that loan under the assumption that you live according to their projected spendings. If you are careful with money, you should have some of that loan money left over. If you live lavishly, you might need more.

The 50k estimated expenses are complete BS. I don't see how anyone could spend that much. Tuition plus student housing is less than 35k. The few textbooks and 1 time purchase of things like a stethoscope are less than 1k.

 

[chessknt]

The 50k estimated expenses are complete BS. I don't see how anyone could spend that much. Tuition plus student housing is less than 35k. The few textbooks and 1 time purchase of things like a stethoscope are less than 1k.

You must eat cup of noodles--good for your health.

You must also have nothing ever happen to you that requires money (ie car gets hit, break something, computer dies etc).

 

[pntgrd]

You must eat cup of noodles--good for your health.

You must also have nothing ever happen to you that requires money (ie car gets hit, break something, computer dies etc).

First, those expenses have nothing to do with cost of attending med school. You'd have those expenses no matter what you were doing. And I spend about 1k a year on food, my computer should last at least the 4 yrs of med school and it cost $650.

 

[megamega]

First, those expenses have nothing to do with cost of attending med school. You'd have those expenses no matter what you were doing. And I spend about 1k a year on food, my computer should last at least the 4 yrs of med school and it cost $650.

That's $2.73 on food a day! How can you live on that?

 

[chessknt]

First, those expenses have nothing to do with cost of attending med school. You'd have those expenses no matter what you were doing. And I spend about 1k a year on food, my computer should last at least the 4 yrs of med school and it cost $650.

Of course they do, its called the cost of LIVING. You think life and the accidents that tend to accompany it stops happening just because you go to med school?

 

[veaselhaufen]

First, those expenses have nothing to do with cost of attending med school. You'd have those expenses no matter what you were doing. And I spend about 1k a year on food, my computer should last at least the 4 yrs of med school and it cost $650.

How is it possible to spend 1k a year for food??? That's less than three dollars per day. I think I spend twice that for lunch alone

 

[TupacalipseT96]

Edit: and the SOM scholarship is need based, so the poorer your parents are, the more you get (I'm poor, but I'm still only getting about $15,500).

I stand corrected. Looks like my House deductive skillz need some tuning.

 

[chessknt]

How is it possible to spend 1k a year for food??? That's less than three dollars per day. I think I spend twice that for lunch alone

3x cup of noodles per day every day for a year.

A good meal (ie a chicken breast, vegetable, bread, etc) costs AT LEAST $4-5 if you cook at home (and shop wisely). Surviving on less than a meal price for an entire day is loldiculous.

 

[duckydodger]

Has anyone who interviewed in February gotten a status letter sent update?

I had mine on 2/3 with no status update.

This is probably bad news but I interviewed in the first week of Feb also and it says that they sent a letter on 2/18. Haven't recieved it yet though, expecting the worst.

 

[davis9267]

This is probably bad news but I interviewed in the first week of Feb also and it says that they sent a letter on 2/18. Haven't recieved it yet though, expecting the worst.

Might be good news...quick turnaround.

Do you remember name of your interviewer?

 

[pntgrd]

That's $2.73 on food a day! How can you live on that?

Fine, it might be a little more than 1000k/yr, I've never calculated. Cereal and milk for breakfast costs less than a dollar. There are many free lunches at talks and things like that. But either way my expenses aren't close to 50k.

 

[talbo]

Did anyone sent a LOI and think if that makes a difference? Thanks.

 

[scarletgirl777]

Fine, it might be a little more than 1000k/yr, I've never calculated. Cereal and milk for breakfast costs less than a dollar. There are many free lunches at talks and things like that. But either way my expenses aren't close to 50k.

Health insurance, rent, and other random "fees" imposed by the school will add up.