2008-2009 UCSF Secondary Application Thread

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AR: AMCAS Received
SI: Secondary Invitation
SS: Secondary Sent
SR: Secondary Received (by UCSF)
C: Complete

LET: IS AR: 7/15, SI: 7/23, SS: 7/24, SR: 7/25, C: 8/1
Ganesha123: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Endposse9: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Funkydrmonkey: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Rowerlauren: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Bradstein: IS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Costadelsol: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
dshnay: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22, SS:7/24, SR:7/29, C:8/1, II:?, I:?
Shemarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/24, C: 8/22
seven87: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: ?
copingmethods: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/25, C: 8/22
mdmarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17
disorder: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/18, SR: 7/21, C: 8/6
jgberken: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/30, SR: 7/31, C: 8/22
RySerr21: IS AR: 7/18, SI: ?
JambaJHUice: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 7/18, SS: 7/21, SR: ???, C: ?
bobeara: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22
britishmafia: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: 8/4, SS: 8/6, SR: 8/12
JoJo23497: IS AR 7/22, SI: 7/22, SS: 8/8, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
dulcina: IS AR 7/25, SI: 7/25 (within the same minute: 9:23am lol), SS: 7/28, SR: 7/29, C: ?
thegreenlight: OOS AR 7/16, SI: 8/11
Schoolsucks: IS AR 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7:30, C: 8/22
Walderness: OOS AR 7/17, SI: 7/31, SS: 8/4, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
htownpremie: OOS AR: 7/21, SI:8/15, SS: 8/17, SR: 8/26
 
IS people don't get semi-auto invites, but they do get reviewed before OOSs.
 
wow other people are getting complete a lot quicker than me. its been a month for me. maybe i should give them a call
 
I bet you'll be complete by early next week, Dulcina. I've called them twice about my status and both times they just said wait. You can give it a try though!
 
AR: AMCAS Received
SI: Secondary Invitation
SS: Secondary Sent
SR: Secondary Received (by UCSF)
C: Complete

LET: IS AR: 7/15, SI: 7/23, SS: 7/24, SR: 7/25, C: 8/1
Ganesha123: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Endposse9: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Funkydrmonkey: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Rowerlauren: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Bradstein: IS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Costadelsol: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
dshnay: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22, SS:7/24, SR:7/29, C:8/1, II:?, I:?
Shemarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/24, C: 8/22
seven87: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: ?
copingmethods: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/25, C: 8/22
mdmarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17
disorder: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/18, SR: 7/21, C: 8/6
jgberken: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/30, SR: 7/31, C: 8/22
RySerr21: IS AR: 7/18, SI: ?
JambaJHUice: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 7/18, SS: 7/21, SR: ???, C: ?
bobeara: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22
britishmafia: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: 8/4, SS: 8/6, SR: 8/12
JoJo23497: IS AR 7/22, SI: 7/22, SS: 8/8, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
dulcina: IS AR 7/25, SI: 7/25 (within the same minute: 9:23am lol), SS: 7/28, SR: 7/29, C: ?
thegreenlight: OOS AR 7/16, SI: 8/11
Schoolsucks: IS AR 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7:30, C: 8/22
Walderness: OOS AR 7/17, SI: 7/31, SS: 8/4, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
htownpremie: OOS AR: 7/21, SI:8/15, SS: 8/17, SR: 8/26
pazan: IS AR 7/23, SI: 8/28, SS: 9/2, C: ?
 
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Congrats Pazan, good luck with getting interviews. I'm still waiting on SD and SF :scared:.
 
I bet you'll be complete by early next week, Dulcina. I've called them twice about my status and both times they just said wait. You can give it a try though!

haha yeah, they just told me to keep waiting. what happened to tweetybird? whats the story with humidbeing on hold?
 
hey - I'v been encouraged by how this process has gone so far, and I am thinking about adding on UCSF.

My question would be: is it too late to do so? I'm sure the answer would be - "no! so and so sent their thing in latstin november and is a student there blah blah"....or whatever. But if anyone has anything to add, then I am all ears.🙂

Also, is it true that you only need to have your school send your letters if you recieve a secondary invite?

Thanks
 
Lol, he got put on hold right as he hit 9000 posts, probably some admin/s mod playing around.

LOL!!! 9000! That's epic.

Still waiting to ge complete, they received my secondary on july 28th, what could be taking so long?
 
I'm complete 🙂

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AR: AMCAS Received

SI: Secondary Invitation
SS: Secondary Sent
SR: Secondary Received (by UCSF)
C: Complete

LET: IS AR: 7/15, SI: 7/23, SS: 7/24, SR: 7/25, C: 8/1
Ganesha123: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Endposse9: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Funkydrmonkey: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Rowerlauren: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Bradstein: IS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Costadelsol: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
dshnay: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22, SS:7/24, SR:7/29, C:8/1, II:?, I:?
Shemarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/24, C: 8/22
seven87: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: ?
copingmethods: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/25, C: 8/22
mdmarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17
disorder: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/18, SR: 7/21, C: 8/6
jgberken: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/30, SR: 7/31, C: 8/22
RySerr21: IS AR: 7/18, SI: ?
JambaJHUice: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 7/18, SS: 7/21, SR: ???, C: ?
bobeara: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22
britishmafia: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: 8/4, SS: 8/6, SR: 8/12
JoJo23497: IS AR 7/22, SI: 7/22, SS: 8/8, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
dulcina: IS AR 7/25, SI: 7/25 (within the same minute: 9:23am lol), SS: 7/28, SR: 7/29, C: ?
thegreenlight: OOS AR 7/16, SI: 8/11; C: 9/2
Schoolsucks: IS AR 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7:30, C: 8/22
Walderness: OOS AR 7/17, SI: 7/31, SS: 8/4, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
htownpremie: OOS AR: 7/21, SI:8/15, SS: 8/17, SR: 8/26
pazan: IS AR 7/23, SI: 8/28, SS: 9/2, C: ?
 
I'm complete too, YAYY 🙂

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AR: AMCAS Received

SI: Secondary Invitation
SS: Secondary Sent
SR: Secondary Received (by UCSF)
C: Complete

LET: IS AR: 7/15, SI: 7/23, SS: 7/24, SR: 7/25, C: 8/1
Ganesha123: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Endposse9: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Funkydrmonkey: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Rowerlauren: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Bradstein: IS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Costadelsol: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
dshnay: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22, SS:7/24, SR:7/29, C:8/1, II:?, I:?
Shemarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/24, C: 8/22
seven87: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: ?
copingmethods: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/25, C: 8/22
mdmarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17
disorder: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/18, SR: 7/21, C: 8/6
jgberken: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/30, SR: 7/31, C: 8/22
RySerr21: IS AR: 7/18, SI: ?
JambaJHUice: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 7/18, SS: 7/21, SR: ???, C: ?
bobeara: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22
britishmafia: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: 8/4, SS: 8/6, SR: 8/12
JoJo23497: IS AR 7/22, SI: 7/22, SS: 8/8, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
dulcina: IS AR 7/25, SI: 7/25 (within the same minute: 9:23am lol), SS: 7/28, SR: 7/29, C: ?
thegreenlight: OOS AR 7/16, SI: 8/11; C: 9/2
Schoolsucks: IS AR 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7:30, C: 8/22
Walderness: OOS AR 7/17, SI: 7/31, SS: 8/4, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
htownpremie: OOS AR: 7/21, SI:8/15, SS: 8/17, SR: 8/26, C: 9/2
pazan: IS AR 7/23, SI: 8/28, SS: 9/2, C: ?
 
ahh what is wrong with UCSF?! they received my secondary 08/12.. way before you and i'm still not complete! 🙁 when did you send in your recommendations?

I'm complete too, YAYY 🙂

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AR: AMCAS Received

SI: Secondary Invitation
SS: Secondary Sent
SR: Secondary Received (by UCSF)
C: Complete

LET: IS AR: 7/15, SI: 7/23, SS: 7/24, SR: 7/25, C: 8/1
Ganesha123: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Endposse9: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Funkydrmonkey: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Rowerlauren: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Bradstein: IS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Costadelsol: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
dshnay: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22, SS:7/24, SR:7/29, C:8/1, II:?, I:?
Shemarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/24, C: 8/22
seven87: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: ?
copingmethods: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/25, C: 8/22
mdmarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17
disorder: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/18, SR: 7/21, C: 8/6
jgberken: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/30, SR: 7/31, C: 8/22
RySerr21: IS AR: 7/18, SI: ?
JambaJHUice: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 7/18, SS: 7/21, SR: ???, C: ?
bobeara: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22
britishmafia: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: 8/4, SS: 8/6, SR: 8/12
JoJo23497: IS AR 7/22, SI: 7/22, SS: 8/8, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
dulcina: IS AR 7/25, SI: 7/25 (within the same minute: 9:23am lol), SS: 7/28, SR: 7/29, C: ?
thegreenlight: OOS AR 7/16, SI: 8/11; C: 9/2
Schoolsucks: IS AR 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7:30, C: 8/22
Walderness: OOS AR 7/17, SI: 7/31, SS: 8/4, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
htownpremie: OOS AR: 7/21, SI:8/15, SS: 8/17, SR: 8/26, C: 9/2
pazan: IS AR 7/23, SI: 8/28, SS: 9/2, C: ?
 
🙁 Sorry to hear that, mzchristee, my school uploaded all of my recs via virtual evals sometime in july...
 
AR: AMCAS Received
SI: Secondary Invitation
SS: Secondary Sent
SR: Secondary Received (by UCSF)
C: Complete

LET: IS AR: 7/15, SI: 7/23, SS: 7/24, SR: 7/25, C: 8/1
Ganesha123: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Endposse9: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Funkydrmonkey: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Rowerlauren: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Bradstein: IS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Costadelsol: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
dshnay: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22, SS:7/24, SR:7/29, C:8/1, II:?, I:?
Shemarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/24, C: 8/22
seven87: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: ?
copingmethods: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/25, C: 8/22
mdmarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17
disorder: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/18, SR: 7/21, C: 8/6
jgberken: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/30, SR: 7/31, C: 8/22
RySerr21: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 8/14, SS: 8/15, SR: 8/21, C: 8/29
JambaJHUice: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 7/18, SS: 7/21, SR: ???, C: ?
bobeara: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22
britishmafia: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: 8/4, SS: 8/6, SR: 8/12
JoJo23497: IS AR 7/22, SI: 7/22, SS: 8/8, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
dulcina: IS AR 7/25, SI: 7/25 (within the same minute: 9:23am lol), SS: 7/28, SR: 7/29, C: ?
thegreenlight: OOS AR 7/16, SI: 8/11
Schoolsucks: IS AR 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7:30, C: 8/22
Walderness: OOS AR 7/17, SI: 7/31, SS: 8/4, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
htownpremie: OOS AR: 7/21, SI:8/15, SS: 8/17, SR: 8/26
pazan: IS AR 7/23, SI: 8/28, SS: 9/2, C: ?
 
🙁 Sorry to hear that, mzchristee, my school uploaded all of my recs via virtual evals sometime in july...

sigh aww thanks. i sent my recommendations in august. maybe thats why! sigh so anxious. good luck to you though 🙂
 
ahh what is wrong with UCSF?! they received my secondary 08/12.. way before you and i'm still not complete! 🙁 when did you send in your recommendations?

i have the same problem =/ they received my secondary 7/29 and i'm still not complete. SIGH.😎
 
I bet you'll be complete by early next week, Dulcina. I've called them twice about my status and both times they just said wait. You can give it a try though!

you lost the bet! what did i win?? 😛
 
woot interview invite 9/9 ... now I can do all my CA schools in one trip.
They have lots of dates open, and it looks like you can interview this month if you wish... for some reason I thought UCSF was late to invite/interview, but I guess not this year.
 
at least you guys/gals got the app. we OOS still don't have em yet 🙁

Edit: nvm, I can't read.

Your not the only one, doomknight, I am in Alaska and have yet to receive a secondary. But this is probably because of my less than stellar stats. I figure if I am going to get one it will be because they took the time to get to know me on a more personal level.🙄
 
dude i don't have a secondary yet, and i was verified 8/13!!! i think UCSF acknowledged my app sometime around then too. do you think they're done giving out secondaries to all IS applicants? BOOOO
 
woot interview invite 9/9 ... now I can do all my CA schools in one trip.
They have lots of dates open, and it looks like you can interview this month if you wish... for some reason I thought UCSF was late to invite/interview, but I guess not this year.



Congrats, you totally deserve it, but now I'm just going to sit on the floor and cry.
 
I'm from in state and I still haven't gotten a secondary...and I was verified in mid July...🙁
 
okay at least you guys GOT SECONDARIES, i should be the one crying
 
UC schools are so random with their secondaries... geez.
 
group hugs, my fave! you know i interned at ucsf last summer, and my lab was next to the admissions office. i would always look in when i walked by hoping they would remember my face or something...le SIGH
 
Early next week is vague! I didn't lose yet!

you posted on 8/28 that i'd get complete early next week!!! i'll be impressed if you can make an argument for 9/12 being early next week from the 28th hehe.

but in all seriousness, its been 7 weeks since theyve received my secondary. their site says to give it 8 weeks, but everyone else has gotten complete so much faster! i wonder whats wrong?!!?
 
you posted on 8/28 that i'd get complete early next week!!! i'll be impressed if you can make an argument for 9/12 being early next week from the 28th hehe.

but in all seriousness, its been 7 weeks since theyve received my secondary. their site says to give it 8 weeks, but everyone else has gotten complete so much faster! i wonder whats wrong?!!?
Wow, Dulcina! Some of these schools are really giving you a hard time! I think I lost the bet 😳 Maybe it is time to call and say it's almost been 8 weeks...so that they actually check out your app rather than say "wait a little bit longer"
 
Wow, Dulcina! Some of these schools are really giving you a hard time! I think I lost the bet 😳 Maybe it is time to call and say it's almost been 8 weeks...so that they actually check out your app rather than say "wait a little bit longer"

Sweet! what do I win? one of your inevitable acceptances? 😛

haha i never thought of saying "almost 8" rather than 7. thats a pretty good idea though =P I'll give them a call on monday.
 
Sweet! what do I win? one of your inevitable acceptances? 😛

haha i never thought of saying "almost 8" rather than 7. thats a pretty good idea though =P I'll give them a call on monday.
Hahah! My acceptances will be few...you're not going to need any of mine when yours start rolling in!

Hehe yes...I found out that phone calls go a LONG way!
 
Sweet! what do I win? one of your inevitable acceptances? 😛

haha i never thought of saying "almost 8" rather than 7. thats a pretty good idea though =P I'll give them a call on monday.


i can't believe UCSF is taking so long....i'm still not complete either. :/
 
is there anyone here with a 30 or 31 mcat score, non-URM, and OOS who have received secondaries? i received a secondary sometime ago and was wondering if that means my mcat score is usually acceptable at ucsf or that the rest of my app compensated for the score?
 
For what it's worth, I'm IS non-URM 3.2 overall, 3.8 postbacc with a high 30s MCAT, verified mid july, no secondary.
 
is there anyone here with a 30 or 31 mcat score, non-URM, and OOS who have received secondaries? i received a secondary sometime ago and was wondering if that means my mcat score is usually acceptable at ucsf or that the rest of my app compensated for the score?

Congrats! From what I hear, it's even harder for OOS to get a secondary (I'm seeing quite a few OOS 3.8+/35+ get rejected pre-secondary here), so your ECs and personal statement must really stand out.
 
Hahah! My acceptances will be few...you're not going to need any of mine when yours start rolling in!

Hehe yes...I found out that phone calls go a LONG way!

i can't believe UCSF is taking so long....i'm still not complete either. :/

hmm i called them today, and said it had been "almost 8 wks" since they received my secondary. (the website says to give them 8 weeks). She replied that it can take up to TWELVE weeks to mark someoen as complete! grrrrr i want to be complete, i see invites going out! 🙁
 
AR: AMCAS Received
SI: Secondary Invitation
SS: Secondary Sent
SR: Secondary Received (by UCSF)
C: Complete

LET: IS AR: 7/15, SI: 7/23, SS: 7/24, SR: 7/25, C: 8/1
Ganesha123: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Endposse9: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Funkydrmonkey: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/16
Rowerlauren: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Bradstein: IS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
Costadelsol: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: ?
dshnay: IS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22, SS:7/24, SR:7/29, C:8/1, II:?, I:?
Shemarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/24, C: 8/22
seven87: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: ?
copingmethods: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/21, SR: 7/25, C: 8/22
mdmarty: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17
disorder: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/18, SR: 7/21, C: 8/6
jgberken: IS AR: 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7/30, SR: 7/31, C: 8/22
RySerr21: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 8/14, SS: 8/15, SR: 8/21, C: 8/29
JambaJHUice: IS AR: 7/18, SI: 7/18, SS: 7/21, SR: ???, C: ?
bobeara: OOS AR: 7/16, SI: 7/22
britishmafia: OOS AR: 7/17, SI: 8/4, SS: 8/6, SR: 8/12
JoJo23497: IS AR 7/22, SI: 7/22, SS: 8/8, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
dulcina: IS AR 7/25, SI: 7/25 (within the same minute: 9:23am lol), SS: 7/28, SR: 7/29, C: ?
thegreenlight: OOS AR 7/16, SI: 8/11
Schoolsucks: IS AR 7/17, SI: 7/17, SS: 7:30, C: 8/22
Walderness: OOS AR 7/17, SI: 7/31, SS: 8/4, SR: 8/12, C: 8/13
htownpremie: OOS AR: 7/21, SI:8/15, SS: 8/17, SR: 8/26
pazan: IS AR 7/23, SI: 8/28, SS: 9/2, C: ?
ami1983: OOS AR 7/31, SI: 9/15, SS: ?, C: ?

They actually have a different date on the status website for the date my secondary invite was... I got the email today, but the website says it was sent on Friday. anyone else have this issue?
 
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That's really annoying! That's the number the admissions office threw at me when I was at 6 weeks of waiting...sorry, Dulcina.

oh well, its not like im expecting an interview anyways! 🙄
 
the status messages are a bit confusing...

Does the status page also tell you when your LORs have been received? Mine just says "secondary submitted" and "Thank you. We have received your portion of the secondary application." Or do people have the word "completed" explicitly stated...
 
the status messages are a bit confusing...

Does the status page also tell you when your LORs have been received? Mine just says "secondary submitted" and "Thank you. We have received your portion of the secondary application." Or do people have the word "completed" explicitly stated...

It should say "Secondary Application Complete"
 
Did anyone not use their school's service to send in LORs? I'm using Interfolio instead of UCLA's LOR service and I'm wondering if its worth it to set up a UCLA account, send my LORs to UCLA through Interfolio, then send them to UCSF through UCLA.
 
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