2008-2009 University of Central Florida (UCF) Secondary Application Thread

[stayclassy]

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Oh and for those of you interested, he also said they were on about the 8th or 9th (I'm a little fuzzy on the exact number, but I know it was under 10) of what was to be 20 total interview days. So they're still not even half way through their interviews.

ok like I said, it was just something I heard from a UCF administrator - could be wrong. ill try to find out more/clear it up

 

[Fiko18]

im guessing they've accepted around 10-13 ppl thus far, they don't have to fill their class until march 15th

 

[gujuDoc]

Oh and for those of you interested, he also said they were on about the 8th or 9th (I'm a little fuzzy on the exact number, but I know it was under 10) of what was to be 20 total interview days. So they're still not even half way through their interviews.

This is the very reason for which I don't believe a word of what Stayclassy heard from so and so.

Also, sometimes schools lie and say their class is full as has happened to friends at USF. But then people have been accepted without waitlist intermediaries like a month after such statements were made. So administrators don't always tell the truth and some don't even know what they are talking about because they may be secretaries or in other parts of the office but not the part deciding on apps or sitting in on the actual meetings.

 

[REL]

im guessing they've accepted around 10-13 ppl thus far, they don't have to fill their class until march 15th

Six in the books, another six offered with responses due next week. We'll make another 4-6 offers next week. We should have ~17 total seats offered, spoken for, before Christmas break.

 

[REL]

This is the very reason for which I don't believe a word of what Stayclassy heard from so and so.

Also, sometimes schools lie and say their class is full as has happened to friends at USF. But then people have been accepted without waitlist intermediaries like a month after such statements were made. So administrators don't always tell the truth and some don't even know what they are talking about because they may be secretaries or in other parts of the office but not the part deciding on apps or sitting in on the actual meetings.

Lie is a strong word, but I can see how it might apply. It is very possible that the class is full, in yet they still make offers if an applicant appears to be "ultra" strong. The attrition in the Florida programs allows a fair amount of over-subscription, so a program could easily accept 150 for a 120 seat class. The school will easily lose the 30, while the 30 are accepted (not waitlisted). As you see it is possible for both the class to be full and yet applicants are still accepted. Of course if you dont know what you are doing it can backfire --- a school in the upper-midwest ended up over-accepting and had ~10 more accepted students than they had seats. They offered some deferred acceptences (?with some perks?) to get their size down to the number.........

 

[gujuDoc]

Six in the books, another six offered with responses due next week. We'll make another 4-6 offers next week. We should have ~17 total seats offered, spoken for, before Christmas break.

That makes more sense. Thanks for responding. Maybe that's what Stayclassy heard and thought they said 17th as a date rather then 17 seats. That makes more sense. I don't think I know any med school in the country that would have their whole class filled by Dec. and interview dates til March and April. haha

 

[gujuDoc]

Lie is a strong word, but I can see how it might apply. It is very possible that the class is full, in yet they still make offers if an applicant appears to be "ultra" strong. The attrition in the Florida programs allows a fair amount of over-subscription, so a program could easily accept 150 for a 120 seat class. The school will easily lose the 30, while the 30 are accepted (not waitlisted). As you see it is possible for both the class to be full and yet applicants are still accepted. Of course if you dont know what you are doing it can backfire --- a school in the upper-midwest ended up over-accepting and had ~10 more accepted students than they had seats. They offered some deferred acceptences (?with some perks?) to get their size down to the number.........

thanks for clarifying. 🙂

 

[magikdoc]

I am simply amazed I received an interview to UCF.

I was really losing hope when I saw that UCF was interviewing so selectively. I mean I would think they would need to sift through many many applicants with much higher grades and better extracurriculars, before they got to mine... really really really happy I got the interview though.

Can anybody enlighten me and give me a rough estimate of the chance of being accepted post-interview for out-of-stater?

 

[Fiko18]

I am simply amazed I received an interview to UCF.

I was really losing hope when I saw that UCF was interviewing so selectively. I mean I would think they would need to sift through many many applicants with much higher grades and better extracurriculars, before they got to mine... really really really happy I got the interview though.

Can anybody enlighten me and give me a rough estimate of the chance of being accepted post-interview for out-of-stater?

congrats on the interview! the chance is pretty slim to answer your question. if u read up in this thread you'll see the stats and extracurriculars of someone that did get accepted post interview. its extremely tough to get an acceptance even as an IS never mind an OOS. but there will be acceptances coming off the waitlist and U already made it through the most selective part of the process in getting an interview, so u never know. Im keeping my hopes up, despite my slim chance. good luck

 

[MDean86]

I just got the good news from REL, talk about making my Holiday!!! I'm absolutely floored. I loved UCF and it offers such a unique opportunity for its inaugural class! Best of luck to all of you, hopefully we'll be classmates next year!!

 

[gujuDoc]

I just got the good news from REL, talk about making my Holiday!!! I'm absolutely floored. I loved UCF and it offers such a unique opportunity for its inaugural class! Best of luck to all of you, hopefully we'll be classmates next year!!

congrats!!!!

 

[Antimony]

I just got the good news from REL, talk about making my Holiday!!! I'm absolutely floored. I loved UCF and it offers such a unique opportunity for its inaugural class! Best of luck to all of you, hopefully we'll be classmates next year!!

Its time to drop the gator garb, and get some UCF KNIGHTS paraphernalia! 😀

 

[gujuDoc]

Its time to drop the gator garb, and get some UCF KNIGHTS paraphernalia! 😀

Hey now!! Just cuz he's going to be a UCF med student doesn't mean he needs to root for UCF football. Once a gator always a gator!!! 😛 😛

I went to USF yet UF gators is my thing where football is concerned. But then again I had a bro who went there and my other bro's close friend went to UF so he was more into UF football.

I mean 2 championships in 1 year or was it 3?? Back in 06 plus a chance for it this year too at the BCS bowl game.

 

[Antimony]

I'm sorry you had to attend USF ( very sorry), hopefully UCF will rescue you from that place! 🙂

 

[gujuDoc]

I'm sorry you had to attend USF ( very sorry), hopefully UCF will rescue you from that place! 🙂

May I ask the purpose of your posts in this thread??? You are neither premed nor an applicant to UCF College of Medicine.

Your posts are offensive!!! I don't feel sorry that I had attended USF though academically UCF might have some better courses. If you are referring to football wise I'd say USF has come up quite a bit.

I nor anyone else needs rescuing from our respective schools. Though we'd all love the opportunity to go to this school. 🙄🙄

 

[grushenka]

I just got the good news from REL, talk about making my Holiday!!! I'm absolutely floored. I loved UCF and it offers such a unique opportunity for its inaugural class! Best of luck to all of you, hopefully we'll be classmates next year!!

MDean86, how did you hear so soon after your interview? Were they accurate with the date they told you on the day of your interview? Congrats!!! Hoping I'll join you at UCF next year!

 

[Food]

Six in the books, another six offered with responses due next week. We'll make another 4-6 offers next week. We should have ~17 total seats offered, spoken for, before Christmas break.

REL, out of curiosity...how many UCF students do you think will make it in? Also...how does UCF plan on admitting a similarly performing class for the 2010 cycle? And the cycle after that?

By the way, I think it's great you're on SDN. I should have come on this thread much sooner! *please invite me for an interview*🙂

 

[Food]

I'm sorry you had to attend USF ( very sorry), hopefully UCF will rescue you from that place! 🙂

I haven't even interviewed at USF yet, and I've heard great things about the school. I'm a UF undergrad myself, and I think USF has a damn good med school.

 

[Food]

thanks REL! i must have missed the context of that comment, and i'm glad it was a misinterpretation on my behalf. I was hoping you would comment on this, and I'm really glad to hear that...straight from the source 🙂

LOL!!! hey!!! do you know who I am????? to Newfoundgurly71, that is

 

[gujuDoc]

I haven't even interviewed at USF yet, and I've heard great things about the school. I'm a UF undergrad myself, and I think USF has a damn good med school.

Agreed. Almost all the medical students I've met at USF or talked to on here that are from USF have come off as being very happy with USF medical school. The small amount of faculty I came to know from my graduate program was wonderful and the facilities while nothing like UCF's future kickbutt facilities, were still pretty good and been getting renovated slowly through the years with addition of new lounges in 2007 and more high tech and renovated classrooms with video streamlined lectures and plasma screens so you can see what is happening in one classroom through another classroom so that all DPT, IMS, and Medical students could see the lecture. New hospitals and new wings to older hospitals going left and right both in downtown and on campus. And new research centers going up left and right.

So don't knock a school before you've been there just because your school is rival on football matters.

That said this is not the place to discuss USF because this is a UCF thread. So I'm out where that discussion is concerned. Let's hope we all get in somewhere for those still waiting.

Food, maybe you'll get interviews from the other Fl. schools in the coming semester/year cuz you turned in your things little later. My friend recently told me he was interviewed at Miami but he had 4 months to wait and turned in his stuff in summer so was complete by July or early August. You and I on the other hand have turned in our stuff later so that might be what is contributing to your not yet having interviews.

 

[REL]

REL, out of curiosity...how many UCF students do you think will make it in? Also...how does UCF plan on admitting a similarly performing class for the 2010 cycle? And the cycle after that?

By the way, I think it's great you're on SDN. I should have come on this thread much sooner! *please invite me for an interview*🙂

I dont know how many UCF students will be offered acceptance. Who ends up in the class is purely a function of admissions committee decisions. That being said, it has been the trend that a medical school will have a good number of undergrads in their class from that undergrad institution. I know that when I was at USF we usually had 4-8 UCF undergrads in that class of 120 in any given year. Since "homecooking" is often a consideration in the decision of applicants when making a choice, the UCF MD program would likely have a fair number of UCF undergrads.

As for the second year class, we would strive for the strongest class possible in any year. There would still be a lot of incentive for "performers" and pioneers as there will be small class sizes, "the" curriculum and advanced technology for the next century of medical training, lots of student involvement in building the program, new facilities, fantastic clinical opportunities, and certainly "some" money (how much for how many) is yet. to be determined. I dont expect that there will be much of a difference from the first group to the next. Time will only provide the answer.

Currently we have offers to 17 of the initial 40 and we will keep seats open for those to be interviewed all the way through March 15.

 

[MDean86]

congrats!!!!

Thank you!!

Its time to drop the gator garb, and get some UCF KNIGHTS paraphernalia! 😀

Haha, I'll work on putting together some sort of hybrid avatar. And although I will always be a Gator, I will certainly be pulling hard for the Knights as long as they aren't playing UF!!

MDean86, how did you hear so soon after your interview? Were they accurate with the date they told you on the day of your interview? Congrats!!! Hoping I'll join you at UCF next year!

The committee meets every other Tuesday to discuss the last two weeks of interviewees. REL told us at our interview when the committee would be discussing our file. He called me the day after the meeting to let me know what they had decided. I honestly was surprised to hear back from him so soon because, for some reason, I thought he was going to call the applicants on the 23rd with an update. So in my book they were a week ahead of schedule!! Good luck to you, I hope to see you there as well!!!

 

[pianola]

Just felt like giving the thread a bump. 👍

Happy Holidays!

 

[Frida13]

I dont know how many UCF students will be offered acceptance. Who ends up in the class is purely a function of admissions committee decisions. That being said, it has been the trend that a medical school will have a good number of undergrads in their class from that undergrad institution. I know that when I was at USF we usually had 4-8 UCF undergrads in that class of 120 in any given year. Since "homecooking" is often a consideration in the decision of applicants when making a choice, the UCF MD program would likely have a fair number of UCF undergrads.

As for the second year class, we would strive for the strongest class possible in any year. There would still be a lot of incentive for "performers" and pioneers as there will be small class sizes, "the" curriculum and advanced technology for the next century of medical training, lots of student involvement in building the program, new facilities, fantastic clinical opportunities, and certainly "some" money (how much for how many) is yet. to be determined. I dont expect that there will be much of a difference from the first group to the next. Time will only provide the answer.

Currently we have offers to 17 of the initial 40 and we will keep seats open for those to be interviewed all the way through March 15.

Okay so have all 17 people accepted the offer to go to UCF? How long do these applicants have to decide whether to accept or decline?

 

[REL]

Okay so have all 17 people accepted the offer to go to UCF? How long do these applicants have to decide whether to accept or decline?

So far 12 of 12 have accepted, with 5 offers just sent out just before Christmas. Generally it is a two week response time requested to hold the seat. At this point in the application/acceptance process, I would imagine most applicants will accept all offers and the sort them out toward the end of March through May.

 

[Frida13]

So far 12 of 12 have accepted, with 5 offers just sent out just before Christmas. Generally it is a two week response time requested to hold the seat. At this point in the application/acceptance process, I would imagine most applicants will accept all offers and the sort them out toward the end of March through May.

Thanks for getting back to me on my question. I guess I was not aware of the fact that people hold onto all (or most) of their acceptances for that long. That certainly makes it difficult for everyone else who is waiting on pins and needles for even one acceptance...guess that is just the way it is.
Maybe there is still hope for applicants with less than a 32 on their mCATs.

 

[REL]

Thanks for getting back to me on my question. I guess I was not aware of the fact that people hold onto all (or most) of their acceptances for that long. That certainly makes it difficult for everyone else who is waiting on pins and needles for even one acceptance...guess that is just the way it is.
Maybe there is still hope for applicants with less than a 32 on their mCATs.

There is still plenty of hope. We have interviewed MCAT's of 24, and accepted/offered 28's as of this time. There's a whole lot more to the applicant that we are looking for other than numbers; in fact "only" numbers will not get you into many med schools --- tho there are still some that take "only" numbers. Medical motivations and consistency toward medicine, humanism, teamwork, and basic science research are important, as the the passion for all of this --- taking something to the highest level of interest, and the pioneer spirit that we will need in our first classes.

 

[pianola]

There is still plenty of hope. We have interviewed MCAT's of 24, and accepted/offered 28's as of this time. There's a whole lot more to the applicant that we are looking for other than numbers; in fact "only" numbers will not get you into many med schools --- tho there are still some that take "only" numbers. Medical motivations and consistency toward medicine, humanism, teamwork, and basic science research are important, as the the passion for all of this --- taking something to the highest level of interest, and the pioneer spirit that we will need in our first classes.

👍👍👍 I really liked this post. Sounds like a class that would be great to join.

REL, if you get the chance: Do you know if UCF is planning on having advisors specifically for matching-related issues? (I know that's more of a 3rd-year, 4th-year question, but seeing as the first-year class isn't going to have upper-classmen to rely on for advice, advisors would certainly be helpful).

Anyway, thanks for the updates about UCF! Happy holidays!

 

[REL]

👍👍👍 I really liked this post. Sounds like a class that would be great to join.

REL, if you get the chance: Do you know if UCF is planning on having advisors specifically for matching-related issues? (I know that's more of a 3rd-year, 4th-year question, but seeing as the first-year class isn't going to have upper-classmen to rely on for advice, advisors would certainly be helpful).

Anyway, thanks for the updates about UCF! Happy holidays!

Absolutely "hard-coded" into the plans. Each and every student will have advisors throughout their years here. They will transition into more clinical once you get into the clinical years and are moving toward a match speciality. That first class will have lots of "kid glove" treatment as we work together to get it all done.

 

[Antimony]

May I ask the purpose of your posts in this thread??? You are neither premed nor an applicant to UCF College of Medicine.

Your posts are offensive!!! I don't feel sorry that I had attended USF though academically UCF might have some better courses. If you are referring to football wise I'd say USF has come up quite a bit.

I nor anyone else needs rescuing from our respective schools. Though we'd all love the opportunity to go to this school. 🙄🙄

Just having some fun, did not mean to offend you. Just exchanging some friendly football/basketball banter. Good Luck in your application process.

 

[koobs]

REL,
According to the supplemental application page,
"All letters should be sent directly from the Pre-Med Office or each author to the UCF COM M.D. Program Admissions Office via an electronic letter service (Virtual Evals, Interfolio or AMCAS) or via U.S. postal mail."

I am currently trying to submit my letters via AMCAS, but I can't figure out how to do it. Is there something I am missing? I have been able to do it for other schools, but not UCF.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[pianola]

REL,
According to the supplemental application page,
"All letters should be sent directly from the Pre-Med Office or each author to the UCF COM M.D. Program Admissions Office via an electronic letter service (Virtual Evals, Interfolio or AMCAS) or via U.S. postal mail."

I am currently trying to submit my letters via AMCAS, but I can't figure out how to do it. Is there something I am missing? I have been able to do it for other schools, but not UCF.

Thanks,
Chris

You might want to private message REL directly; he may not check this page for a while. To private message a user, click on his/her username and click the private message function.

I can't help you with letters, unfortunately, because I had my pre-med committee take care of that. Good luck. Contact REL directly.

 

[koobs]

You might want to private message REL directly; he may not check this page for a while. To private message a user, click on his/her username and click the private message function.

I can't help you with letters, unfortunately, because I had my pre-med committee take care of that. Good luck. Contact REL directly.

Okay, thanks.

 

[gujuDoc]

REL,
According to the supplemental application page,
"All letters should be sent directly from the Pre-Med Office or each author to the UCF COM M.D. Program Admissions Office via an electronic letter service (Virtual Evals, Interfolio or AMCAS) or via U.S. postal mail."

I am currently trying to submit my letters via AMCAS, but I can't figure out how to do it. Is there something I am missing? I have been able to do it for other schools, but not UCF.

Thanks,
Chris

Actually you do not need to PM REL. The AMCAS Letter service is only used by certain schools as listed on the AMCAS website. UCF, I believe, does not participate in that service as of this time. I'd use interfolio or virtual evals.

The only schools I know to use AMCAS LOR service in Fl. are FIU and USF.

 

[koobs]

Actually you do not need to PM REL. The AMCAS Letter service is only used by certain schools as listed on the AMCAS website. UCF, I believe, does not participate in that service as of this time. I'd use interfolio or virtual evals.

The only schools I know to use AMCAS LOR service in Fl. are FIU and USF.

So their info page is incorrect? That might cause me some problems if I need to have them mailed and received by Thursday. My school does not have pre med advisers so they cannot use virtual evals.

 

[pianola]

So their info page is incorrect? That might cause me some problems if I need to have them mailed and received by Thursday. My school does not have pre med advisers so they cannot use virtual evals.

Yeah, confirming what gujuDoc said, I'm pretty sure you can't submit with AMCAS. Sorry, I didn't understand the nature of your question.

See if you can maybe get an extension (???) 😕

Good luck either way

 

[REL]

REL,
According to the supplemental application page,
"All letters should be sent directly from the Pre-Med Office or each author to the UCF COM M.D. Program Admissions Office via an electronic letter service (Virtual Evals, Interfolio or AMCAS) or via U.S. postal mail."

I am currently trying to submit my letters via AMCAS, but I can't figure out how to do it. Is there something I am missing? I have been able to do it for other schools, but not UCF.

Thanks,
Chris

OOPS! At the last minute we choose not to get involved with the AMCAS letter pilot this year since we had enough "newness" going on. Evidently I never omitted AMCAS as a method of sending letters. My apologies. We receive letters this year via Interfolio (your personal account), Virtual Eval (your advisor must do this), or postal (UCF College of Medicine, 12201 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32816-0116).

 

[gujuDoc]

So their info page is incorrect? That might cause me some problems if I need to have them mailed and received by Thursday. My school does not have pre med advisers so they cannot use virtual evals.

who says it must be snail mailed? You have an option to send via internet for most schools except internet received copies of letters from interfolio. Also, the letter writers upload them directly onto interfolio as a pdf usually. You just have to tell them how to upload them on there and then send it via internet which is the cheapest route on interfolio to send letters. That shouldn't take too long so long as your letter writers get it uploaded to interfolio right away.

 

[gujuDoc]

OOPS! At the last minute we choose not to get involved with the AMCAS letter pilot this year since we had enough "newness" going on. Evidently I never omitted AMCAS as a method of sending letters. My apologies. We receive letters this year via Interfolio (your personal account), Virtual Eval (your advisor must do this), or postal (UCF College of Medicine, 12201 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32816-0116).

Thank you. You just confirmed what I suspected myself. 🙂

I will tell most of you that if your school does not use virtual evals or a committee, then interfolio is the easiest method. Heck you can send letters from interfolio to the AMCAS LOR service too and then fill out what you need to do on AMCAS. It makes it things so much easier to manage.

 

[pianola]

By any chance has anyone heard when the next round of acceptances are going out?

 

[AlwaysVeritas]

Wednesday, Jan 21 🙂

 

[grushenka]

REL,
Any updates on how many have been accepted and have confirmed thusfar? Thanks!🙂

 

[pianola]

Wednesday, Jan 21 🙂

oh thanks 🙂

And to the person who just posted: I think REL posted earlier in the thread 17 were accepted already? 😕 Just check back in the earlier pages of this thread.

 

[REL]

REL,
Any updates on how many have been accepted and have confirmed thusfar? Thanks!🙂

We have made offers to 20 to fill the 40 positions.

 

[pianola]

We have made offers to 20 to fill the 40 positions.

Wow, the class is filling up...

Someone in one of my classes today said that there were 40,000 applicants to UCF this year. Is that even reasonable? I didn't think any school in this country had 40,000 applicants (at least according to the MSAR documenting last year).

The most I remember off the top of my head was maybe ~~~15,000 (??) from the MSAR (if my memory serves me correctly). I think it was GWU but I don't remember exactly.

 

[slipstream99]

Wow, the class is filling up...

Someone in one of my classes today said that there were 40,000 applicants to UCF this year. Is that even reasonable? I didn't think any school in this country had 40,000 applicants (at least according to the MSAR documenting last year).

The most I remember off the top of my head was maybe ~~~15,000 (??) from the MSAR (if my memory serves me correctly). I think it was GWU but I don't remember exactly.

If I'm not mistaken, I think it's closer to 4,000. See an article about it at http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=002400417681c879011d86dcaaa7007ef5.

 

[pianola]

If I'm not mistaken, I think it's closer to 4,000. See an article about it at http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=002400417681c879011d86dcaaa7007ef5.

Wow, nice. Thanks slipstream 🙂

 

[koobs]

Wow, nice. Thanks slipstream 🙂

WOW!!
And that number was back in November!

 

[slipstream99]

Any news yet on the second look weekend (Is it happening? When is it? What will it entail?)

 

[REL]

Any news yet on the second look weekend (Is it happening? When is it? What will it entail?)

Tentative April 3-4. Planning has begun, it all depends upon budget and approvals---may not happen, but prob will.......shud know something in another ~2 Weeks