2008-2009 University of California Irvine (UCI) Secondary Application Thread

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landscapelover said:
Me, too. But couldn't they have put me out of my misery a little sooner? 6 months of waiting just for a simple "Denied" on the status page. 🙁
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yeah.. for sure. i knew chances were slim, but just drawing it out that long with that false sense of hope really adds to the demoralization
 
Hey Berk congrats on that acceptance. Was your interview date March 25th? I was there that day maybe I saw you.
 
Has anyone seen Irvine's residency match list this year? I have looked for it online, but I cant seem to find it...
 
medRckr55 said:
Has anyone seen Irvine's residency match list this year? I have looked for it online, but I cant seem to find it...
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The list UCI makes has all the names on it so for privacy reasons they don't publicly post it online. Its available in the office or if you get a current first year to type it up and post it.

But its not that useful, as with all match lists it basically tells you about the make-up of a given class, not the quality of the school. In general, we match a lot to California because most of us want to stay. We tend to match a lot to Emergency Medicine because we have a big EMIG here and people get very interested in Emergency medicine. We also have our share of radiology, orthopedic surgery, dermatology, etc.
 
alwaysaangel said:
The list UCI makes has all the names on it so for privacy reasons they don't publicly post it online. Its available in the office or if you get a current first year to type it up and post it.

But its not that useful, as with all match lists it basically tells you about the make-up of a given class, not the quality of the school. In general, we match a lot to California because most of us want to stay. We tend to match a lot to Emergency Medicine because we have a big EMIG here and people get very interested in Emergency medicine. We also have our share of radiology, orthopedic surgery, dermatology, etc.
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They actually sent this year's match list in the acceptance folder that I got. I wish I could scan it, but I don't have a scanner 🙁
 
hii guys,

first, i wanted to congratulate those of you with acceptances! great job, guys! 🙂

second, so i was looking through interview feedback and noticed the question "what do you think your chances are of being in med school next year?" and the interviewer wanted the answer in a % apparently. so i guess my question is how would you answer a question like that? anyone have any suggestions?

i honestly have no idea. im sitting on 0 acceptances and irvine really is my last hope to get in this year.
 
sunshine0930 said:
hii guys,

first, i wanted to congratulate those of you with acceptances! great job, guys! 🙂

second, so i was looking through interview feedback and noticed the question "what do you think your chances are of being in med school next year?" and the interviewer wanted the answer in a % apparently. so i guess my question is how would you answer a question like that? anyone have any suggestions?

i honestly have no idea. im sitting on 0 acceptances and irvine really is my last hope to get in this year.
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I've never heard anyone ask that - so I don't think its that common. There's no right answer, just go with whatever seems right to you.

You can go statistically: 60% of those interviewed get accepted at UCI. You could go by your interview stats: lets say 6 interviews, IF you got into Irvine thats 1/6 = 16%. Etc. Whatever seems right to you, just justify it.
 
alwaysaangel said:
I've never heard anyone ask that - so I don't think its that common. There's no right answer, just go with whatever seems right to you.

You can go statistically: 60% of those interviewed get accepted at UCI. You could go by your interview stats: lets say 6 interviews, IF you got into Irvine thats 1/6 = 16%. Etc. Whatever seems right to you, just justify it.
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ahh, thank you!
 
jgberken said:
I just got a phone call acceptance. I guess she's making calls tonight 🙂
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HUGE CONGRATS. Is UCI one of the schools you're interested in attending?
 
I'm starting to get nervous here. Its around the 3 week mark that they said we'd hear back! Anyone wanna call and ask?
 
Is the interview season officially over at UCI? Can we please start getting to some waitlisters now!?!?
 
medRckr55 said:
Is the interview season officially over at UCI? Can we please start getting to some waitlisters now!?!?
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There is probably 1 more interview date.

There may be a teeny tiny bit of waitlist mov't now, but the vast majority won't start until June and will continue through July. But that depends on how much waitlist movement there is. There was A LOT of mov't last year.
 
medRckr55 said:
Is the interview season officially over at UCI? Can we please start getting to some waitlisters now!?!?
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I believe there is one more interview date in about 10 days or so. But, I'd have to imagine that almost all of the interview spots have been filled.

And yeah, waitlisters probably won't go anywhere until at least May 15th.
 
Anyone know if we can send in an additional letter of recommendation after our interviews?
 
yea u can send extra letters of rec after your interview
 
any suggestions about living situations in irvine next year? I'm debating whether to apply for on-campus housing or find a place around the area. I heard that getting on-campus housing means one would have to wait around 1 month before they could move in (since the quarter system starts 1 month after the med. school). Any suggestions?
 
cholalala said:
any suggestions about living situations in irvine next year? I'm debating whether to apply for on-campus housing or find a place around the area. I heard that getting on-campus housing means one would have to wait around 1 month before they could move in (since the quarter system starts 1 month after the med. school). Any suggestions?
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Try getting on the guaranteed housing list. There are 50 spots for incoming med students. If you're on that list you'll have no problem getting a spot before school starts, but it will probably be in VDC (technically nicer but thin walls and the internet will make you want to kill yourself, in house washer and dryer makes up for that).

If you're not on that list it makes things harder and the housing office here is basically the devil.
 
alwaysaangel said:
Try getting on the guaranteed housing list. There are 50 spots for incoming med students. If you're on that list you'll have no problem getting a spot before school starts, but it will probably be in VDC (technically nicer but thin walls and the internet will make you want to kill yourself, in house washer and dryer makes up for that).

If you're not on that list it makes things harder and the housing office here is basically the devil.
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will do, any suggestions about how to get on the "guaranteed list." I'm going to apply tonight.
 
cholalala said:
will do, any suggestions about how to get on the "guaranteed list." I'm going to apply tonight.
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You just have to call and ask. There are only 50 spots, so if its already full unfortunately you're out of luck. But as far as I know last year everyone who wanted to live on campus got oncampus housing before school started.
 
You're telling me...6 waitlists here. Oh well I guess I can't say I didn't expect it with my track record. This was too good to be true.
 
Well, keep your chins up. Alternate list movement is pretty hefty, so you've still got a great chance 🙂

BTW, e-mail, or just status check? I haven't heard anything yet.
 
Status check, if you haven't seen anything yet its a good sign.
 
droshan said:
Status check, if you haven't seen anything yet its a good sign.
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Nothing on the status page that I can see... would it have said "Alternate List" in the Admission Status row?

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed because UCI has been my absolute #1 choice all year! But, I won't be getting my hopes up just yet.... there could still be a rejection coming via snail mail 😱
 
Yes it says alternate list. They don't reject post interview, you are either accepted or waitlisted so congrats buddy! Keep your phone ready tonight, Dr.Peterson will be calling you...
 
tncekm said:
Well, keep your chins up. Alternate list movement is pretty hefty, so you've still got a great chance 🙂

BTW, e-mail, or just status check? I haven't heard anything yet.
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If you are alternate list then they will change your status page. No email. Wait for the phone call for acceptance.
 
medRckr55 said:
If you are alternate list then they will change your status page. No email. Wait for the phone call for acceptance.
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I hope you're right. But, in the meantime I'm not gonna get my hopes up. 🙂
 
droshan said:
Yes it says alternate list. They don't reject post interview, you are either accepted or waitlisted so congrats buddy! Keep your phone ready tonight, Dr.Peterson will be calling you...
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Tonight? Do they call that fast after the alternate list notifications? Great, lol... now I'll be waiting by the phone all night only to never get a call and then I'll be all bumbed out going to bed after having gotten my hopes up 🙁
 
tncekm said:
Tonight? Do they call that fast after the alternate list notifications? Great, lol... now I'll be waiting by the phone all night only to never get a call and then I'll be all bumbed out going to bed after having gotten my hopes up 🙁
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Don't get your hopes up. Dr. Peterson basically calls whenever she has time. I got called 2 years ago at noon when she was driving from the admissions office to UCIMC. It takes her a while to get everyone called so be patient.
 
alwaysaangel said:
Don't get your hopes up. Dr. Peterson basically calls whenever she has time. I got called 2 years ago at noon when she was driving from the admissions office to UCIMC. It takes her a while to get everyone called so be patient.
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Ha, ha... thanks. I'll definitely keep that in mind. I still keep checking my status page fairly frequently (no change), but I'm starting to chill a bit. Luckily I've become pretty distracted with homework at the moment (hopefully it stays that way).
 
YAAAAY! Recieved a call from Dr. Peterson today (4/22) at about 10:30 AM with the official acceptance. 😀 <-- Me = super happy.
 
tncekm said:
Ha, ha... thanks. I'll definitely keep that in mind. I still keep checking my status page fairly frequently (no change), but I'm starting to chill a bit. Luckily I've become pretty distracted with homework at the moment (hopefully it stays that way).
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phone calls have been about 4-5 weeks post interview while the waitlist changes have been around the 2-3 week mark (with some coming a little later).
 
Hm...anyone know when will we see waitlist movement? UCI is one of my top choice right now 🙂

I really do wish I can stay in CA.
 
Probably May 15th. Good luck, your profile is great, and given that you were working as much as you were and pulling great grades, etc, I think you deserve it!
 
bakanoisha said:
Probably May 15th. Good luck, your profile is great, and given that you were working as much as you were and pulling great grades, etc, I think you deserve it!
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That sucks...I will be recovering from my underbite surgery (May 13th) that time. I won't be able to talk. What happens if I get a call? :xf:
 
Does anyone know what date is UCI's orientation this year?
 
Starface said:
Does anyone know what date is UCI's orientation this year?
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Its usually right at the beginning of end of July/beginning of August. My year it was 7/30, last year I think 7/29. You could call admissions they probably know if you need the exact date.
 
Starface said:
Does anyone know what date is UCI's orientation this year?
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i was told the following from an inside source (MSII on the UCI facebook group):

August 7, 10, 11 - MSI Orientation
August 8 (afternoon) - White Coat Ceremony (good event for families & friends to attend as well)
August 12 - First day of class for MSI's

He also said not to quote him cuz it might change. But at least thats a ball park answer for you.
 
kire1820 said:
That sucks...I will be recovering from my underbite surgery (May 13th) that time. I won't be able to talk. What happens if I get a call? :xf:
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You scream, "ahhhrhhghghhghhhhuuuuhhhhhhhhhhgggrrrrrrrrrrrryaowwwwwwwiminyay". Then go ice your jaw.

Best of luck 😀
 
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