Keck takes a lot of people from the waitlist, even up to the day before classes start. Unless they've told you they don't take them anymore, I don't think following up with an honest letter of intent is a bad idea.
2011-2012 University of Southern California (Keck) Application Thread
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Bench / squat records? Must be pre-ortho
By the sound of it, I won't be needing a separate gym membership.
Might be fun to get a group of M1s together that follow the Crossfit WOD.
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so for second look info is it mailed to us or is it emailed? i'm trying to figure out about flights and stuff and the office said i should be getting that info soon so i don't know...
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Agreed. I have a friend at the dental school who is really into crossfit (and is totally shredded as a result).
You will get an event reservation invite via e-mail. Make sure you ask the admins to get you set up with the google group. From there, you will be able to access discussions about second look day, housing, etc. If you haven't already, join the FB group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/276375899060303/
Can any current first year students comment on the daily (or weekly) class schedule? Specifics regarding lecture time, PBL time, etc would be great. Also, anyone have anything to say about the daily commute to class? This is something I'm worried about especially since class starts so early.
Any other comments about life as a Keck student would be much appreciated!
Any other comments about life as a Keck student would be much appreciated!
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For Keck's requirement of 30 units of humanities completed, how lenient are they with respect to what counts as "humanities"? I am trying to figure out how many units I've taken thus far and I might need to take a class or two to fully get above 30...
Does intro to psychology count?
its almost like a social science...
Does intro to psychology count?
its almost like a social science...
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Psychology is definitely a social science, I would think that counts as humanities.
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I called after I got accepted because based on my count on my transcript I thought that I was a couple units short. They checked my file and told me that I was all good
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Is the waitlist ranked? Does anyone know how deep it goes or how its organized, i.e. pools of most desirable, etc.
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Thanks for the response deadguydoc & themightysmiter. I'll just go ahead and give em a call.
I remember it being unranked. I'm not sure about any pools or how people come off the list, etc.
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The schedule varies day by day. The only required classes are PPM on Mondays 1-3, and ICM Tuesday mornings and sometimes Thursday afternoons. Anatomy labs aren't technically required but you don't want to skip them, and they're Friday mornings. Friday afternoons are usually free, and Wednesday afternoons are sometimes free too. Pretty much everything else can be webcast. Most of the required classes are stopped right before exam times.
Daily commute depends on your location in LA. If you're coming from Downtown, it's 10 minutes, even in traffic. Pasadena or Los Feliz, usually 20-25 minutes. If you're coming from west of the 405, it'll be different every day.
Feel free to PM me if you want more specifics.
Thank you. It's been 7 weeks post-interview now. Does this warrant a phone call? I hope they haven't lost my file
Thank you. It's been 7 weeks post-interview now. Does this warrant a phone call? I hope they haven't lost my file
You should definitely call. Can't hurt and you've waited more than their time frame.
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This shouldn't come as a surprise or anything, but just wanted to let you guys know I called the office a couple days ago about being on the waitlist and they said at the earliest I should expect to hear back on May 15th.
Are there any purely merit-based scholarships for first year students? I didn't see any on the pdf this page links to:
http://medweb.usc.edu/scholarships/Scholarships/Home.html
http://medweb.usc.edu/scholarships/Scholarships/Home.html
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I'm not sure. But I do remember them saying on the interview day that they define "need" as taking out any loans. So the need based criteria seems fairly loose.
Hi all,
Just curious, is anyone thinking about dropping their spot? The class looks full, though second look hasn't happened and I'm not sure if aid/scholarships have gone out. If you feel comfortable enough answering, I appreciate it.
It feels like they over-accepted a lot of people so I'm worried there won't be much waitlist movement :/
Thanks!
Just curious, is anyone thinking about dropping their spot? The class looks full, though second look hasn't happened and I'm not sure if aid/scholarships have gone out. If you feel comfortable enough answering, I appreciate it.
It feels like they over-accepted a lot of people so I'm worried there won't be much waitlist movement :/
Thanks!
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I'll ask around at second look this Friday and report back to you that afternoon how many people were there and roughly what percentage plan to matriculate.
Wow, thanks man. Hope it's fun!
Tick tock...still waiting 2 months post-interview
You called them then and they told you to wait?
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How do you know the class is full? Where are you getting this information from?
Thanks!
Well I'm not 100% sure but my special investigatory (read: creeping) skills show 180+ people in the fb group.
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nice! i'm hoping a lot withdraw and we're lucky.
Yup. Hopefully, I'll hear back this week!
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There's a good number of 2nd and current 1st years in it too fyi
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Second look: ~120-130 came. Of the people I asked about 75% are committed to Keck, a few were holding out for UCLA and an equal amount had multiple acceptances but were pretty sure they wanted to matriculate at SC. One guy came because he wanted a reason to come to LA to party for a few days.
Personal highlights:
- A smaller version of the trojan marching band blasting away at us at 9 am
- Guy at my luch table who looked like he was about to die from his hangover
- Trying to use my day's name tag to gain access to the old lac hospital (failed miserably)
Definitely met interesting people with interesting life stories. August can't come any sooner.
Personal highlights:
- A smaller version of the trojan marching band blasting away at us at 9 am
- Guy at my luch table who looked like he was about to die from his hangover
- Trying to use my day's name tag to gain access to the old lac hospital (failed miserably)
Definitely met interesting people with interesting life stories. August can't come any sooner.
Awesome, thanks. Sad that Old County isn't being used. Besides being filled with asbestos and ghosts, it's one of the coolest looking hospitals I've seen.
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Hello,
I filed my FAFSA after the April 20 date. I completely forgot about it. I'm currently waitlisted, but does this mean I can't receive aid? That's what the FA site says. However, some kids got off the waitlist in July last year and hadn't filed a FAFSA yet. I see no reason to contact the FA office as since I haven't been accepted yet, it's irrelevant as of now but was just curious. Thanks.
I filed my FAFSA after the April 20 date. I completely forgot about it. I'm currently waitlisted, but does this mean I can't receive aid? That's what the FA site says. However, some kids got off the waitlist in July last year and hadn't filed a FAFSA yet. I see no reason to contact the FA office as since I haven't been accepted yet, it's irrelevant as of now but was just curious. Thanks.
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New County is amazing tho.
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I'd say there are 20 or so current students in the FB group.
Ah, well, hope the class is less filled than it looks. 14 days!
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I got a call from an LA area code yesterday. For two seconds I had myself believing it could be USC pulling me off the waitlist. That was enough time for me to answer the call, only to hear a recorded message from a credit card company, wanting me to open an account...doh!
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I went over and read the last couple pages just because...and dang! I think that "the other LA school" has been much friendlier!
I'd be honored to have any of you guys as my classmates next year.I got a call from an LA area code yesterday. For two seconds I had myself believing it could be USC pulling me off the waitlist. That was enough time for me to answer the call, only to hear a recorded message from a credit card company, wanting me to open an account...doh!
Not yet! Someone posted that we won't hear until May 15th. That feeling (where your heart begins to flutter like crazy) is not fun though.
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Hi everyone on the alternate list!
I just called admissions and was told that realistically they don't expect to be calling anyone about movement until June (just FYI to everyone waiting like me, sorry for the downer info but for me I feel like it is easier to know a real date than wait for 2 weeks expecting to hear something!)
ALSO as everyone has said before the waitlist is not ranked, but every time a spot opens up they will review all waitlist candidates again to make the decision on who gets the spot.
I just called admissions and was told that realistically they don't expect to be calling anyone about movement until June (just FYI to everyone waiting like me, sorry for the downer info but for me I feel like it is easier to know a real date than wait for 2 weeks expecting to hear something!)
ALSO as everyone has said before the waitlist is not ranked, but every time a spot opens up they will review all waitlist candidates again to make the decision on who gets the spot.
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Got my financial aid notice today
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Got my financial aid notice today
Me too. Am I right in seeing that the interest on the unsubsidized Stafford loans doubled today to 6.8%?
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I think it's always been that for graduate students.
It's doubling from 3.4 to 6.8 for undergrads but remains unchanged at 6.8 for med/grad students.
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I see that I need to cover more that the allowed amount for the unsubsidized. I have all my documents in and applications for the Stafford and Direct Plus. How do I make sure that is added onto my award? I'm confused by the process.
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