2008-2009 UCSD Secondary Application Thread

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shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
 
Can we make it "existence embraced" instead of secondary received? It'll go with the theme here.

Or am I taking the joke too far? I might be.
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
Waterlilly: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
Waterlilly: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
britishmafia: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
 
The link for the status check in my 6/30 no longer works either...does that translate into an early rejection?
 
Secondaries are out! =D
 
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Damn, here I was hoping that they would change the prompt to something less monstrous from last year. Oh well. This is going to be fun.
 
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shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
Waterlilly: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
britishmafia: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
Waterlilly: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
britishmafia: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??

2. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
This should be a true autobiographical statement. Topics to be included are family, childhood, primary and secondary school years, early adult years, and future career goals in medicine. You should also discuss the motivational factors which led you to a career in medicine including any disadvantages or obstacles which might put your accomplishments into context. A repeat of your AMCAS statement will not be acceptable.

Note that the autobiographical sketch is limited to 10,000 characters.

Ugh.. 10,000 characters, are you serious? So basically, tell your ENTIRE life story. It's not even, "Topics that may be included..." , it's "Topics to be included...". This one is going to be fun.
 
I was actually surprised by getting a secondary today from UCSD...I'm OOS. Now on to the beast of an autobiography they ask for....
 
Ugh.. 10,000 characters, are you serious? So basically, tell your ENTIRE life story. It's not even, "Topics that may be included..." , it's "Topics to be included...". This one is going to be fun.


I wonder how many people choose not to finish this secondary?

Just wondering..
 
I wonder how many people choose not to finish this secondary?

Just wondering..

I bet not very many in the past due to their old grading system. I believe it was a letter system (A, B, C, D ,F). Correct me if I am wrong.
 
Are there any stats on how many people get secondaries from UCSD and how many actually get interview invites?
 
Are there any stats on how many people get secondaries from UCSD and how many actually get interview invites?

These are ballpark figures off the top of my head (that I originally read on their webpage), but I believe it's something like 6,000 applicants, 1,900 secondaries, 600 interviews, and ~300 acceptances, with the rest going into an "acceptable" pool/waiting list.
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
Waterlilly: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
britishmafia: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
Waterlilly: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
britishmafia: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
floja2: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??




This is going to be a monster.... my primary essay was basically my autobiography. I'm kind of surprised I got a secondary with a 3.41 gpa and 3.31 bcpm. Guess I was at the edge.

Anyone know if this is rolling? It says I have a 1month deadline from e-mail invite. Just wondering if I need to rush this essay.
 
This is going to be a monster.... my primary essay was basically my autobiography.

Anyone know if this is rolling? It says I have a 1month deadline from e-mail invite. Just wondering if I need to rush this essay.

Tell me about it. My primary essay included my childhood, high school, college years, and motivations for medicine. I've also been out of school, so I have to answer the "what have you been doing?" question. What in the world does that leave me to write about for 10,000 characters?

I do believe UCSD admissions are rolling, so it's time to get cracking!
 
shemarty: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
jgberken: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
LET: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
copingmethods: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
ryserr21: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 7/17, Secondary Received: ?? Complete:??
disorder: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
Waterlilly: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
britishmafia: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
floja2: Existence acknowledged (AMCAS received): 6/30, Secondary Received: 7/23 Complete:??
 
Nope, no secondary yet. There are little hyphens where dates are supposed to be (on the status page) so unless they've decided to send out secondaries in chunks, UCSD feels that I suck.
 
Nope, no secondary yet. There are little hyphens where dates are supposed to be (on the status page) so unless they've decided to send out secondaries in chunks, UCSD feels that I suck.
that's unfortunate. you and i have similar stats, so they must think i suck too 🙁 and i love ucsd!
bradstein has pretty good stats too. i hope they're just sending these out in chunks. i didnt get my mcat scores until a week ago...so maybe my app was a little late?
 
whenever i click on the "secondary app. form" button on the status check page it sends me to an error 404 page. anyone else getting this as well??
 
just b/c you don't get a secondary the first instant they are available doesn't mean you are rejected. lets all take a deep breath and relax. Its not over til you get an "i'm sorry" email. no one has gotten that yet, so just 😀 and watch a movie or something.

p.s. i havent gotten one yet either.
 
just b/c you don't get a secondary the first instant they are available doesn't mean you are rejected. lets all take a deep breath and relax. Its not over til you get an "i'm sorry" email. no one has gotten that yet, so just 😀 and watch a movie or something.

p.s. i havent gotten one yet either.
hahah yeah...sorry about being paranoid! 😳 i just really want a UC school.
 
whenever i click on the "secondary app. form" button on the status check page it sends me to an error 404 page. anyone else getting this as well??

Yes, me too...I hope they fix it soon. Otherwise, I'll have to call them...sigh
 
Yes, me too...I hope they fix it soon. Otherwise, I'll have to call them...sigh


Ok i just called them and the lady at the admissions office told me its a server problem. Just try again in a hour or 2 and things should be ok!
 
hahah yeah...sorry about being paranoid! 😳 i just really want a UC school.

I really wouldn't worry- if your stats were good enough to make the UCSF auto-screen, they're good enough to make the UCSD one as well. Trust me, your stats are probably far better than mine!
 
Ok i just called them and the lady at the admissions office told me its a server problem. Just try again in a hour or 2 and things should be ok!

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of pre-meds who were trying to check their status simultaneously suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened. The servers must be down."
 
I really wouldn't worry- if your stats were good enough to make the UCSF auto-screen, they're good enough to make the UCSD one as well. Trust me, your stats are probably far better than mine!
yeah, i hope so!
btw, our stats are pretty much the same. 😉
 
Ha! I wish....nope, quite a bit lower than that. Now I'm DEFINITELY sure you'll get this secondary. Worry not! 😀
ohh. i guess that was someone else's post 😕
thanks LET! i'm sure you'll get it as well. i dont care what your gpa is, that mcat kicks ass!
 
I want to see someone with secondary submitted 7/24, lol. This thing is going to take sooo long to write.
 
I want to see someone with secondary submitted 7/24, lol. This thing is going to take sooo long to write.

😱 You mean you haven't submitted it already? You're late and going to be interviewing for wait-list spots! :laugh:
 
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