2008-2009 UCLA Secondary Application Thread

[MJ is KING]

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And you would know because you've surveyed all the premeds in America?
Nice attempt to avoid having to make an argument...
Once again, leave the UCLA thread if you don't care for the school, I'm not gonna continue debating with you.

 

[chessknt]

Really? I'm not trying to kick up a fuss, and I don't care about the rest of the debate, but LA as a location over San Diego?

Horrible traffic, air and water quality, and a 50% dropout rate in the public school system. Whats not to like about LA?

 

[chessknt]

And you would know because you've surveyed all the premeds in America?
Nice attempt to avoid having to make an argument...
Once again, leave the UCLA thread if you don't care for the school, I'm not gonna continue debating with you.

I dont need to make an argument because your logic is flawed--ergo I cannot argue with you to any productive end. I am actually glad I came back to this thread because if even half the class as UCLA shares your vastly inflated ego then I would hate doing anything that involved my classmates.

 

[blue star]

So I interviewed on 2/20 and my status page was recently updated saying that the final decision letter was sent on the 3/12. Has anyone else received this 3/12 status change?

 

[megamega]

With the logic that people pick UCSD if they don't get into UCLA, does it follow that people pick UCLA if they don't get into UCSF?

I don't think it does. I think that there are people who prefer different locations, be it SD, LA, or SF.

 

[chessknt]

With the logic that people pick UCSD if they don't get into UCLA, does it follow that people pick UCLA if they don't get into UCSF?

I don't think it does. I think that there are people who prefer different locations, be it SD, LA, or SF.

Thank you! All of our state schools are incredible and while UCLA might have the most "name recognition" to laypeople, that is a really paltry factor in school selection (at least for me) since it has no bearing on what kind of residency/experience I will get.

 

[bobdogsam43]

this process is incredibly personal and suggesting ucla would get picked over ucsd is too much of a generalization......

 

[davis9267]

So I interviewed on 2/20 and my status page was recently updated saying that the final decision letter was sent on the 3/12. Has anyone else received this 3/12 status change?

Wow that is such a quick turnaround. I interviewed 2/3 and am still waiting. Let us know once you get it.. could be good news considering how fast you received the notice.

 

[MJ is KING]

Thank you! All of our state schools are incredible and while UCLA might have the most "name recognition" to laypeople, that is a really paltry factor in school selection (at least for me) since it has no bearing on what kind of residency/experience I will get.

Bottom line is that UCSD, UCLA, UCSF are all great schools. I have no problem admitting that lots of those accepted to SF will take that program over LA.

The funny thing is that chessknt himself would choose UCLA over UCSD (as evident by his post history and the replies he made in his Mdapps), so I'm not sure if you are the right person to be making these arguments...

 

[chessknt]

Bottom line is that UCSD, UCLA, UCSF are all great schools. I have no problem admitting that lots of those accepted to SF will take that program over LA.

The funny thing is that chessknt himself would choose UCLA over UCSD (as evident by his post history and the replies he made in his Mdapps), so I'm not sure if you are the right person to be making these arguments...

Huh? My post history doesnt really show favoritism of one over the other (like I said, I weigh my options instead of dive in for the name) and the MDApps thing is true--1 UCLA acceptance wld have been way better than 6 east coast interviews and whoever posted that shouldnt have been complaining about it....

 

[bobdogsam43]

Iiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Freaking out

 

[davis9267]

Iiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Freaking out

Congrats.

 

[MJ is KING]

Iiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Freaking out

CONGRATS man! And just in time for Spring Break, if only the situation in Mexico was safe I would say buy yourself a ticket to Cabo and go party.

 

[adizz mfresh]

cabo is plenty safe. just be careful of border towns.

 

[MJ is KING]

Border towns are extremely dangerous. Cabo is safe as of now, but I'd be careful anywhere in Mexico for the next few months. After our school sent the whole student body a letter saying avoid Mexico for SB I changed my plans to Vegas.

 

[crzydncr39]

So I interviewed on 2/20 and my status page was recently updated saying that the final decision letter was sent on the 3/12. Has anyone else received this 3/12 status change?

When was your status updated saying that the letter was sent 3/12?

 

[blue star]

I noticed the update today, but I dont think I checked my status page yesterday.

 

[ymack]

So I interviewed on 2/20 and my status page was recently updated saying that the final decision letter was sent on the 3/12. Has anyone else received this 3/12 status change?

you prompted me to check my status after seeing your post. I interviewed feb 5th and like you my status shows that final decision letter was sent 3/12😍

 

[MJ is KING]

I noticed the update today, but I dont think I checked my status page yesterday.

Sounds like this mini-batch is acceptances so congrats! Looks like you had a bunch of great interviews and no acceptances as of yet, so hopefully this is your first. Nice application.

 

[ymack]

don't we get a phone call if it was an acceptance

 

[ChubbyChaser]

I just want my rejection letter...I havent heard anything since the secondary in july....

 

[blue star]

Sounds like this mini-batch is acceptances so congrats! Looks like you had a bunch of great interviews and no acceptances as of yet, so hopefully this is your first. Nice application.

Thanks a lot! I would be so very grateful too! I wish you the best of luck with this too 🙂

 

[megamega]

don't we get a phone call if it was an acceptance

No. When I got my acceptance, they only let me know from the letter, no phone call.

 

[bobdogsam43]

it still hasn't hit me that I got in......99.999% sure I'll be there next year

 

[BomBom]

Congrats to the guys who got in. I wish I get accepted.

BTW I know someone who chose UCSD over UCLA because of LAUSD schools and etc. But he was thinking about marriage and his future life. It's working out really well for him. It's a personal thing to some degree. I personally would choose UCLA over UCSD.

 

[copingmethods]

it still hasn't hit me that I got in......99.999% sure I'll be there next year

Congrats!!!

 

[tmacroo310]

hey bobdogsam,

my status was updated 3/10 as well, but still no letter. How far do u live from UCLA? and just for heads up, big or small envelope?

Thanks!

 

[Brock Samson]

.

 

[bobdogsam43]

hey bobdogsam,

my status was updated 3/10 as well, but still no letter. How far do u live from UCLA? and just for heads up, big or small envelope?

Thanks!

i'm in california........its a boring/small/thin envelope with two pieces of paper.


letter was sent 3/10, postmarked 3/12

good luck!

 

[crzydncr39]

hey bobdogsam,

my status was updated 3/10 as well, but still no letter. How far do u live from UCLA? and just for heads up, big or small envelope?

Thanks!

Hey, when did you interview?

 

[nerdy1]

My original post was simply a response to the opinion that UCLA does not care about how interested you are in their program and was based in FACTS I have heard from various adcom. You went ahead and turned this into a discussion of whether or not all people love LA and how it compares to other schools etc. If you don't like LA for whatever reason and were accepted at UCSD then you should be ecstatic and have no reason to argue with me on the UCLA thread. However, I highly doubt that IF offered an acceptance at UCLA, you would take UCSD over it. This is because, like I have said before, 95% or more of people would take a UCLA acceptance over one at UCSD med. Who are you to say that the devotion of people such as myself to UCLA is mindless? If you don't care for the school then why don't you withdraw from the WL?

In response to the other posters comments about UCSD. I think UCSD is a great program, I really do. It was one of my top choices going into the application process due to its great location, prestige, and research opportunities. Many people would love to go to UCSD for med school. However, when compared against UCLA, the vast majority prefer UCLA because, although the differences are small, they generally favor UCLA. Ranking of UCLAs program is higher, overall name recognition is higher, grading is true P/F as opposed to Honors, etc, affiliated hospitals are more renowned (3rd best hospital in the nation), most, not all, prefer living in LA to SD, and finally the consensus is that the environment at UCLA is more laid back and less competitive.

Now, this is not to take anything away from UCSD. There are tons of applicants from CA that would kill to have a UCSD acceptance and not be forced to leave the state. Its simply that very few would prefer UCSD over UCLA, assuming they come out to be the same price (meaning you don't have a scholarship offer from UCSD). Most people on the UCSD thread who have been discussing this issue have also reached this conclusion.

That is all.

I just wanted to respond to this by saying that I've been accepted to UCSD and interviewed at UCLA (I haven't heard back yet). I'm almost positive that I will be going to UCSD over UCLA if I'm accepted and I don't think I'm in a 5% minority. Personally, I'm getting a little tired of the arrogance about UCLA on these boards. UCLA is a great school and so is UCSD. But saying that "95% or more of people would take a UCLA acceptance over one at UCSD med" is a little ridiculous... people have different reasons for choosing different schools. Just because you wouldn't choose UCLA over UCSD does not mean that 95% of people wouldn't.

 

[tmacroo310]

Hey, when did you interview?

I interviewed October 23, you?

 

[crzydncr39]

I interviewed October 23, you?

2/19. no status change for me tho 🙁

I thought my interview was one of the best I've ever had. My interviewer told me I was a phenomenal applicant and that if I ever want to go into derm I should go find her later. But Ive heard time and time again that the interview is just a formality so Im not betting too much on it. Im very much a realist in terms of hopefulness because UCLA is really hard to get into regardless of your interview. UCLA is hands down the place I want to go so I'm very very sad I didnt get a status change. Does that mean I'm waitlisted or rejected?

 

[tmacroo310]

2/19. no status change for me tho 🙁

I thought my interview was one of the best I've ever had. My interviewer told me I was a phenomenal applicant and that if I ever want to go into derm I should go find her later. But Ive heard time and time again that the interview is just a formality so Im not betting too much on it. Im very much a realist in terms of hopefulness because UCLA is really hard to get into regardless of your interview. UCLA is hands down the place I want to go so I'm very very sad I didnt get a status change. Does that mean I'm waitlisted or rejected?

Speaking of derm, did your interviewer happen to be Dr. Jennifer Haley? She was mine. She is a dermatologist/dermasurgeon.

 

[crzydncr39]

Speaking of derm, did your interviewer happen to be Dr. Jennifer Haley? She was mine. She is a dermatologist/dermasurgeon.

Yes, actually.

 

[copingmethods]

Yes, actually.

Me too!

 

[labgod]

i wish ucla would start releasing decisions more often than just once a month. i interviewed in the second week of feb, and no status change. i think we may have to wait till april for any updates. =(

 

[crzydncr39]

have any of the 3/12 people received their letters yet?

 

[davis9267]

There may still be updates this week, but I'm not sure they may be good..judging from the past. They sent out acceptances before the weekend of the middle of the month and waitlist/hold after the weekend.. =(

 

[crzydncr39]

There may still be updates this week, but I'm not sure they may be good..judging from the past. They sent out acceptances before the weekend of the middle of the month and waitlist/hold after the weekend.. =(

Actually, if you look at past months, they send the waitlist letters 2-4 days after the acceptance letters regardless of when the weekend falls. In January, they sent them during the same week, and in February, they sent them in the following week. This month, they sent a batch at 3/10 and 3/12 so who know what the 3/12 will contain. It could be more acceptances or the waitlists. I guess we will have to wait and see. If it's more acceptances, that throws the whole "one batch acceptances followed by one batch waitlist/reject" theory into the air.

Merrrr....final in three hours. FML.

 

[blue star]

My mail finally came, and the letter that was sent on 3/12 is an acceptance! I am so happy, this is my first! I wish everyone good luck with their decisions from UCLA

 

[bobdogsam43]

My mail finally came, and the letter that was sent on 3/12 is an acceptance! I am so happy, this is my first! I wish everyone good luck with their decisions from UCLA

awesome! congrats!......what a great feeling to have UCLA be the first acceptance 👍

 

[labgod]

My mail finally came, and the letter that was sent on 3/12 is an acceptance! I am so happy, this is my first! I wish everyone good luck with their decisions from UCLA

congrats!! what a quick turnout for you! i am jealous!

 

[Brock Samson]

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[NutellaMmm]

Congrats bobdogsam and bluestar (and anyone else!), join the facebook group when you have a chance! 🙂

 

[tmacroo310]

I GOT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My letter was sent 3/10...I'm so excited!! Congrats bluestar and bobdogsam!!!

 

[LittleRocker]

At this point it appears that everyone receiving letters later this month will not be receiving good news. 🙁

I just interviewed a little more than 2 weeks ago and I believe they're still interviewing right now. What are you basing this off of?

Or do you just mean this month and not next month?

 

[bobdogsam43]

Congrats bobdogsam and bluestar (and anyone else!), join the facebook group when you have a chance! 🙂

i joined.....everyone should join....lets get it movin!

 

[Balkanski]

Interviewed 02/10, Letter sent 03/12, arrived today with acceptance. I think I'm going to UCSD though. I really liked the school better, plus I've seen a lot of people on this thread who want UCLA more than me and deserve it too. I wish I could give my acceptance to you.

 

[ymack]

I got in!!! I also had a 3/12. Beyond happy right now