2011-2012 University of Central Florida Application Thread

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Congrats to everyone recently accepted! Does anyone know when orientation is (exact dates)?
 
3.81, 32O, in state from UMiami, basically rejected. Lesson to all: research is no longer optional.
 
midevilrabbi said:
3.81, 32O, in state from UMiami, basically rejected. Lesson to all: research is no longer optional.
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What do you mean, "basically rejected"? Did you get placed in the lower-third of the deferred decision list?

And on another note -- I guess the deferred decision list has pretty much become the wait-list, now that interviews are over and the class has been filled?
 
alpinebrook said:
What do you mean, "basically rejected"? Did you get placed in the lower-third of the deferred decision list?

And on another note -- I guess the deferred decision list has pretty much become the wait-list, now that interviews are over and the class has been filled?
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They said wait-list, and yes i am in the bottom section.
 
gujuDoc said:
If you want to know what exactly they didn't like or how they rated different categories you should email REL and have him give you an assessment. he did that for me last year when i was waitlisted.

He broke it down in all categories. don't assume because you will be surprised. I was surprised to see what theyc onsidered my weakest points was not what i considered to be the weakest points of my application. And what i considered weakest was what they considered average but nowwhere the lowest score was given to those sections.

Good luck
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Is that something they/he would do now-ish, or not until the summer?
 
Sephiroth said:
Is that something they/he would do now-ish, or not until the summer?
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Orientation: August 6

I will provide some application feedback, but I want you to first provide me with what you believe your strengths and weaknesses, and an improvement plan, before I respond. I dont want to do all of the heavy lifting myself!

Many have been accepted with little to no research, we are looking at the total applicant in a totally talent-rich applicant pool. Many, many very solid applicants are wait-listed because of the totally super-talented applicant pool.
 
Congrats to all the recent acceptances! Hoping to move off of that waitlist soon!
 
Gator1988 said:
Congrats to all the recent acceptances! Hoping to move off of that waitlist soon!
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I'm sort of on the same boat. I'm hoping in April there will be some movement so that I can have that acceptance and rest happy.

::fingers crossed::
 
If I understand correctly, the waitlist is (theoretically) broken down into 3 parts: upper third, middle third, and lower third, and subsequently further into upper and lower half of each of those thirds. Does anybody know how far down the wait list students were accepted into the class last year? I know this is a tough question to answer so any opinions are greatly appreciated!!
 
If I recall correctly, at my interview REL said they made it halfway through the middle third.
 
chesswiz23 said:
If I understand correctly, the waitlist is (theoretically) broken down into 3 parts: upper third, middle third, and lower third, and subsequently further into upper and lower half of each of those thirds. Does anybody know how far down the wait list students were accepted into the class last year? I know this is a tough question to answer so any opinions are greatly appreciated!!
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Just curious. If 385 get II, then they give 100 acceptances. which means 285 will be sitting on the waitlist. If the waitlist moves down to the middle third, 140 out of 285 from the waitlist get accepted?. am I doing something wrong? that sounds a lot to me.
 
so does this mean 'ALMOST' everyone(i guess 80 last year) who got accepted before end of march declined their offers and those 80 seats were filled by people from the waitlist?
 
gujuDoc said:
Not at all. There were defnitely people including someone I became friends with who kept their seat. I think I remember someone telling me a good portion kept original seats. but people who got accepted off waitlist may have then dropped waitlist spots.

so it went like that.

For instance say you get off waitlist but then get off another waitlist or decide another school is a better choice and give up ur seat. There was a lot of that and a lot of people dropping their waitlist spots in the first place. So that led to more chances for others.
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So once May 15 rolls around and people start getting off waitlists, how long do you have to accept/reject a spot once you've been offered it?
 
i wonder how many ppl are goin to orlando for the secondlook this coming weekend
 
This is a question for REL (or anyone else who might have some insight). It came up in another thread on SDN, and I'm curious to know how it is for UCF:

Does the ADCOM consider whether an applicant has other acceptances or not when moving people off the wait list?

i.e., person with multiple acceptances is more desirable vs. person with no acceptances

OR: person with no acceptances will be committed to UCF vs. person with multiple acceptances already

The ADCOM can see everything after May 15, right?
 
alpinebrook said:
This is a question for REL (or anyone else who might have some insight). It came up in another thread on SDN, and I'm curious to know how it is for UCF:

Does the ADCOM consider whether an applicant has other acceptances or not when moving people off the wait list?

i.e., person with multiple acceptances is more desirable vs. person with no acceptances

OR: person with no acceptances will be committed to UCF vs. person with multiple acceptances already

The ADCOM can see everything after May 15, right?
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Thanks for the good questions.

So for the first question "Does the ADCOM consider other acceptances when selecting from the waitlist?" This depends upon the way the list is set up at each program. Many programs do not appear to have a hard-coded sequence which has a specific order, most have some type of zone grouping where they will select from. In most cases I would expect the program to select the "best" applicant in the zone regardless of where they have been accepted. Normally not until the very end of the cycle, when a program wants to fill the spot rapidly, will they look for the one who has not yet been admitted. There are always variations, I have spoken with some ADCOMs who will look at where else an applicant has been selected and will not pick that applicant IF they have some reason to believe that they will not come (because of other schools that have selected them.) I think that the real answer here is that there are many variations ranging from very strict and ordered to those who seem to have little order at all, and that most do not pay too much attention to where they have been selected until the very end of the cycle.

Question 2: When can the ADCOM see? Now!! We saw all who we accepted and where else they were accepted about 6 weeks ago. We can now see all acceptances for any applicant who applied to our program as of early April. Never can ADCOMs see where you have applied or where you are wait/alternate-listed. We can only see acceptances.
 
Question for rel...

You sent an email out a couple weeks ago mentioning that financial aid notifications would be sent out soon. If I haven't heard something yet does that mean I prob won't be offered anything or are the packages still in the making? Please say the latter is true.
 
kid Icarus 3 said:
Question for rel...

You sent an email out a couple weeks ago mentioning that financial aid notifications would be sent out soon. If I haven't heard something yet does that mean I prob won't be offered anything or are the packages still in the making? Please say the latter is true.
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Many have gone out, only a few remain....guess you must be one of the few. I know another batch will be released today......let me know if you still dont receive something and I will check again.
 
apex954 said:
my memory is currently not serving me right...so i cant really speak to that...only hope some of the current students will frequent this thread n help clarify/answer our qs...yeah, ur right that most schools do not have true p/f system...i jus feel like letter grading promote the kind of bickering n unhealthy competition that arises among students with d mindset of 'race to the top'....esp. since medicine is a team-oriented profession that requires students to integrate n share ideas...it's probably one of the reasons schools r now switching to p/f system....
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As a current M1, I can tell you that the grading doesn't promote unhealthy competition. We're not graded on a curve, therefore our grade is strictly determined by our own performance. It can be a good personal motivator if you keep a level head on your shoulders. For those who don't get the grades they expected, it can be a shock. I feel that the graded system will help me know how I'm performing to gauge how well I know the information (and help guide me when I'm allocating time to subjects for board study.)

While UCF is still an unknown, the grades may help us get into a residency in very particular situations, but that's a theory not yet tested. As long as the school maintains an even grade distribution, the lack of grade inflation will be reflected in our Dean's letter, which may help someone who has high grades get into a residency over someone who's a big unknown as P, given that all other attributes of the two candidates are equal. This is a pretty specific scenario, so not really something I considered when choosing a school.

The only differences between P/F and a non-curved graded system are the personalities of the students involved. I wouldn't, and obviously didn't, consider it as a huge impact when choosing what medical school to attend. Instead, consider the personality of the school- including your classmates, the administration, and the faculty.

Now, back to studying for next week's final. If any of you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message. I may not be able to answer right away, but I'll make myself a note to check back periodically. Congratulations to everyone coming to UCF next year! See you then! For those of you with multiple decisions, don't stress too much- having options enough to make a decision should feel amazing, not torturous. For those of you still waiting, keep heart and keep hope afloat- you'd be amazed how many of us have been in those shoes! :luck:
 
Withdrew my acceptance today. Hoping it goes to one of you fine people.

Best of Luck
 
emcda001 said:
Withdrew my acceptance today. Hoping it goes to one of you fine people.

Best of Luck
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Thanks for not waiting until May 15, just because you could. Wish there were more people like you. 🙂
 
well can only attend one school at the end of the day. As doc's we cant make decisions only at the last minute right? 😉
 
Gator1988 said:
Congratulations! Where on the list were you if you dont mind me asking?
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Her MDApps says she was in the "top ten". I thought REL only gave out rough estimates like top third, or top half of upper third, etc. I guess you are special if you're in the "top ten"! 🙂
 
Ha, originally I was top half of top one-third. At the last "check-in" he'd told me I'd moved into the top 10. Then a day or two later I got the acceptance.
 
UCF waitlist movement based on last year's thread seems to be rather rapid. If you check out last year's thread, you'll find that people as far down as the top half of the middle third got acceptances on May 16th (which was presumably the "first day" for them, as May 15th was a Sunday that year).

Fingers crossed!
 
Sitagliptin said:
UCF waitlist movement based on last year's thread seems to be rather rapid. If you check out last year's thread, you'll find that people as far down as the top half of the middle third got acceptances on May 16th (which was presumably the "first day" for them, as May 15th was a Sunday that year).

Fingers crossed!
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Wow! Here's hoping for a repeat! :xf::luck::xf::luck::xf:
 
Question for REL / anyone else with insider info:

Can you explain a little bit how WL movement goes for IS vs OOS applicants?

Could it be that IS applicants in the upper middle third might get an acceptance before an OOS applicant higher on the list (because you need to maintain diversity/demographic profile), but the OOSer will still get an acceptance at the expected time?

A tad confused / anxious / hopeful!

Thanks! 🙂
 
alpinebrook said:
Question for REL / anyone else with insider info:

Can you explain a little bit how WL movement goes for IS vs OOS applicants?

Could it be that IS applicants in the upper middle third might get an acceptance before an OOS applicant higher on the list (because you need to maintain diversity/demographic profile), but the OOSer will still get an acceptance at the expected time?

A tad confused / anxious / hopeful!

Thanks! 🙂
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Firstly, you dont be anxious, Christmas is not too far away! If you want to be in Orlando for medical school and you are in the upper 1/3, it will happen soon enuf.

From Friday through today we have exchanged 10 seats and are nearly through the upper half of the upper 1/3. As is normal, some of that upper half of upper 1/3 withdrew before we got to them because they had the "ride" they wanted. While the admissions committee can do anything they want, we will usually go right down the list. In a scenario where ~10 applicants had the same score they may pick and choose who to offer first, but that is not a problem for anyone in the upper 1/3 since all will get a call if they stay on the list.

We will replace non-FL with non-FL if at all feasible, normaly that is not a problem. Hope this offers some clarification.
 
REL said:
Firstly, you dont be anxious, Christmas is not too far away! If you want to be in Orlando for medical school and you are in the upper 1/3, it will happen soon enuf.

From Friday through today we have exchanged 10 seats and are nearly through the upper half of the upper 1/3. As is normal, some of that upper half of upper 1/3 withdrew before we got to them because they had the "ride" they wanted. While the admissions committee can do anything they want, we will usually go right down the list. In a scenario where ~10 applicants had the same score they may pick and choose who to offer first, but that is not a problem for anyone in the upper 1/3 since all will get a call if they stay on the list.

We will replace non-FL with non-FL if at all feasible, normaly that is not a problem. Hope this offers some clarification.
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Yes, that helps! 👍 Thank you once again. 🙂
 
I agree, REL, thank you for the information!

I know this is tea leaf reading to some extent, but do you have any information on how the level of pre-May 15th withdrawals compare to those in past years?
 
Sitagliptin said:
I agree, REL, thank you for the information!

I know this is tea leaf reading to some extent, but do you have any information on how the level of pre-May 15th withdrawals compare to those in past years?
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In summoning the crystal ball I see.....faces, many faces, from outside the state, many exchanges throughout most of April.....but the cloud moves to May....and now the faces are in-state....especially over the recent past......the spirits moved more rapidly in years past....but they still move at a good pace nonetheless.....ummmmmmmm....ummmmmm....ummmmmm....
 
Can i just say I truly miss you REL!!!!!! Your humor never gets tiring or old. I totally heart you!!!
 
It was an extremely tough choice to make, but I have withdrawn from UCFCOM. It's an incredible school with a bright future, but after spending nearly my whole life in FL, it's time for me to go pester another state for a while. I wish the best of luck to everyone still waiting and to those planning to matriculate at UCF.
 
Cinclus said:
It was an extremely tough choice to make, but I have withdrawn from UCFCOM. It's an incredible school with a bright future, but after spending nearly my whole life in FL, it's time for me to go pester another state for a while. I wish the best of luck to everyone still waiting and to those planning to matriculate at UCF.
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Fair enough! Good luck at wherever you end up. I just read your MDApps and had to laugh about the lack of food options in Hanover. I remember going on a tour of Dartmouth (undergrad), and there was nothing but a Quiznos. And I was like, ummm.... no. :lame:
 
REL,

How does it work if I just got accepted to a school today and I have another seat elsewhere? Do I really only have 3 days to decide?

Rabbi
 
midevilrabbi said:
REL,

How does it work if I just got accepted to a school today and I have another seat elsewhere? Do I really only have 3 days to decide?

Rabbi
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The new offering school should have indicated a timeperiod, hopefully two weeks, and the older program normally understands that you were just recently offered and will also allow extra time (your new acceptance will be reflected in AMCAS). The May 15 deadline is to remove programs that you have held for awhile. The AAMC traffic rules say that you should be "enough time" to make a decision...unfortunately that is vague. Normally programs will give you at least a week after May 15 (we give two), tho there are some who try to panic you into a decision --- they ARE NOT thinking about you, only about their program filling a seat (so you are a basically the next widgit filling a hole).....you should be able to negotiate several days unless they do not care about you. If they are unwilling to reason with you, that speaks volumes about their administration -- do you really want to be there??? But no, you should not be forced into a quick decision unless that program is starting very soon......(FSU, Case, etc.)

PM me if you want to get specific.
 
REL,


I was wondering - from the students that are accepted, which schools are they from? I remember you sent a breakdown once of what they had done (BS, Masters, PHD, etc.) and which schools they had gone to (but that was a while ago and I'm sure some people have dropped or been accepted so it's changed)


Thanks!
 
Just got a call from REL today saying I got accepted off the wait list!
 
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