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Well, its possible that I'll get it later. Just annoyed because I thought I already had it.maybe your age threw them off
Well, its possible that I'll get it later. Just annoyed because I thought I already had it.maybe your age threw them off
Well, its possible that I'll get it later. Just annoyed because I thought I already had it.
No Fresno love man. well i feel better, you havn't got a secondary yet, so theres no way me not getting one yet means rejection😳.
goodluck, see you in a few weeks..... (PS where the **** is the dream you promised me, us sitting back, talkin about how many interviews we gotten...🙄...I knew you were full of ****😡)
Lol, we'll be sitting back and talking about interviews once we're done with these stupid secondaries. School starts again soon enough, and I expect both of us to be done before then.No Fresno love man. well i feel better, you havn't got a secondary yet, so theres no way me not getting one yet means rejection😳.
goodluck, see you in a few weeks..... (PS where the **** is the dream you promised me, us sitting back, talkin about how many interviews we gotten...🙄...I knew you were full of ****😡)
well...i havent gotten it either. i'm glad that someone with stats as pretty as yours hasnt gotten it. it just means they havent gotten around to sending the secondary to everyone yet. i'm sure youre going to get it.Well, its possible that I'll get it later. Just annoyed because I thought I already had it.
Hey kids, congrats to all of you who have received secondaries for UCSD!! It is my school of choice as well, and I plan to apply next year, and seeing all of you go through the process is already giving me butterflies.
I know it is posted here somewhere, but after 40 minutes of searching and sifting I haven't been able to find an adequate answer,so I guess I will just ask. Does anyone have a semi-concrete idea of what the minimum bar is for a UC secondary, especially UCSD? Or would any of you who don't have MDapplicants profiles attached to your nickname on SDN be willing to post your stats or PM me your stats so I can have a little bit better of an idea what I am going for? The MSAR can be so unhelpful when I see posts on here that are contradictory. Thank you all so much!
-J
Well, judging from who's getting the secondaries and who is still waiting, I'd say things aren't terribly predictable. You can look at my MDApps if you want an idea of my stats (my gpa is between a 3.0 and a 3.5, by the way), and I've gotten a secondary. So yeah. Who knows?
I had a few friends who were half way between 3.0-3.5 and the ones that got the UCSD interviews generally had an MCAT of 35+
Aye, right now its pretty much a crapshoot it looks like. (Not to sound arrogant but...) My stats should be enough to qualify me for any secondary, but I haven't received UCSD yet. We'll see if there's any sort of trend of who gets it within the next few months. Maybe they just hate people from Fresno State...
My MCAT is 35, if that helps. I also went to an undergrad notorious for grade deflation, I'm Hispanic (FWIW), and am a writer so I'm sure my PS was pretty good. I also have a pretty unusual background, so it's possible that they just want to read my autobiography 😀. On the other hand, I'm totally not expecting to get past this step.
I heard that if your essay is shorter than 5000 char or longer than 9000, you are less competitive?
I heard that if your essay is shorter than 5000 char or longer than 9000, you are less competitive?
Aye, right now its pretty much a crapshoot it looks like. (Not to sound arrogant but...) My stats should be enough to qualify me for any secondary, but I haven't received UCSD yet. We'll see if there's any sort of trend of who gets it within the next few months. Maybe they just hate people from Fresno State...
so stressful. my app is complete, but i wonder how long it will take before i hear back..... it sucks to feel like you aren't "competitive", if you know what i mean.
From the interview invite thread, the turnaround was pretty fast (1-2 days), but I've been complete almost a week now =(
I guess as long as there's no date under "hold for interview" or "final decision letter sent," we can still dream.
Yeah...I still haven't heard back yet either but I figured it's because I applied MSTP but who knows....the people who did get interviews seemed to have great stats.
Hey waterlilly,
First off, I think you have a great shot at MSTP with your research experience.
also, I noticed you submitted 7/28 and were complete 7/30. How did your payment get there so fast, and when did you request your letters to be sent?
Thanks!
so i submitted my application n forgot to jot down the payment information, can anyone tell me who to make the check out to? i believe it is UC Regents. Also where do I send it? sorry about this. thanks
My ex was from Fresno...I went to UCSD....and sadly....you are correct sir😉 We used to call it "The Fres".....it is on par with "The 909" to the narrow-minded.
But your stats are awesome, and so is your profile icon🙂
The lady, Sonia, in charge of the apps is really really nice. She even emailed me when I submitted to inform me that she didn't have my check but that afternoon, she emailed again to tell me I'm complete.
Hey..so this is part of the answer I got in an email to a question:
Our first interviews will begin September 22, 2008 and run to end of March, 2009. In regards to your secondary application, if it is complete than allow us at least 4 weeks for review. Interview invitations will be sent by email three weeks in advance or from the scheduled interview date.
I don't see how they expect me to wait that long. Patience is not a pre-med virtue
Just got it today. All that worry was for nothing 🙂
I guess they're just sending it out in batches...
F you man!
well i am better off, i dont have to write a huge secondary😛
Will they send me an e-mail if (by the grace of God) I get an interview? I didn't get an e-mail when my application was complete, I just happened to check my chance.
Do I have to keep checking obsessively or will they end my suffering and let me know?
Come on! College World Series Champions!!!
Um...huh? Excuse me? Is that a Division 1 sports thing? UCSD knows nothing about that😉
UCSD football, unbeaten since 1960!
Quote from my the girl next to me in Poli Sci class the third day of school: "Dude, if you wanted hot guys and sports, you should have gone to SDSU".
Well, judging from who's getting the secondaries and who is still waiting, I'd say things aren't terribly predictable. You can look at my MDApps if you want an idea of my stats (my gpa is between a 3.0 and a 3.5, by the way), and I've gotten a secondary. So yeah. Who knows?
Ms. Coleman will email you giving you a non-negotiable date if you get an interview.
I spoke with Brian Zeglen, the Director of Admissions during spring semester in 2007 (he visited UC Berkeley and gave a presentation). Back then, he informed me that out of the ~2000 secondaries they give, ~1000 are automatic if you meet a specific GPA/MCAT combination (his example was ~3.7 GPA and 30 MCAT, it could be inaccurate or too generous) and the rest of the secondaries are given after consideration of the entire primary application.
I actually found what I think was his exact presentation on the UCLA Career Center website (too big to attach). Google "brian zeglen" and it should be one of the first links on the page. It's kind of old (describes the entering 2005 or 2006 class), but I think it's still helpful.
shemarty: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS:8/4, C:?, II:?, I:?
jgberken: AR: 6/30, SR: 8/7, SS:?, C:?, II:?, I:?
LET: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/24, SS:8/1, C:8/4, II:?, I:?
copingmethods: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS: 8/6, C:?, II:?, I:?
ryserr21: AR: 7/17, SR: ?, SS:?, C:?, II:?, I:?
disorder: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS:7/30, C:8/4, II:?, I:?
Waterlilly: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS:7/28, C:7/30, II:?, I:?
britishmafia: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS:7/31, C:?, II:?, I:?
floja2: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS:7/31, C:?, II:?, I:?
majahops: AR: 6/30, SR: ?, SS:?, C:?, II:?, I:?
endposse9: AR: 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS: 7/25, C: 7/29, II: 7/31, I: 9/22
talbo: AR: 7/14, SR: 7/31, SS:?, C:?, II:?, I:?
efitzpat: AR; 6/30, SR: 7/23, SS: 8/1, C: 8/6, II:?, I:?
FluoroGold: AR: 7/15, SR: 8/4, SS: 8/9, C: 8/11, II:?, I:?