2012-2013 University of California - Davis Application Thread
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Did you end up getting accepted?
Edit: I also just got the email right now placing me on interview wait-list. I'm in-state too, so this isn't a great start for the UCs. Weird that it came on a Sunday afternoon.
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So I had done AP Stat so I didn't put it in the course work, and therefore my pre-reqs for Davis are still marked as incomplete. I explained that I planned to take it in the fall, but does anyone know if they won't review the application until then? I haven't received any emails from them post submitting secondary (about a week and a half ago).
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yup
So for the question about things that might concern the admissions committee, are they looking for us to put an excuse for a bad grade in a class? I got a C in genetics because of OChem and Biochem that same semester, as well as becoming president of a volunteer organization and having a crazy girlfriend. Is that stuff what they're looking for?
They don't want excuses. They want explanations. Although, in your case, if it's just the one C I wouldn't even bother addressing it.
Thanks! I'm just wondering if a 3.58 sGPA would be a concern to the committee. I have a 3.71 cGPA, but straight B's across chem is the reason for the lower sGPA.
Hmmm.... I still think that's pretty decent, but I suppose you could talk a little about how you learned to study more effectively afterwards (if that is indeed the case).
Your call. 🙂
noooooo. I'm on the "interview waitlist" as well 🙁 Does this pretty much mean it's over for me?
At least it's not a rejection! Did you get a email update or did your status change on the site?
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just an email update. my status on the site still says COMPLETE. but if the email update shows up in the message center.
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secondary submitted yesterday. waitlist for interview today :/
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That seems really strange, what were your stats if you don't mind me asking?
Haha well I submitted same day and I got waitlisted for interview...soooo good sign? (although the post right above saying they got waitlisted a day after submitting...makes me wonder what waitlisted for interview even means)
+1 let's hope it's a good sign
WAITLISTERS, DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEATH SENTENCE! READ THE FOLLOWING!
I just spoke with admissions--this is the second year they have utilized this interview waitlist. Last year, the gal told me she was positive they interviewed everyone but ONE waitlister.
Assuming the pool will be relatively the same size, and nothing has changed in the procedure, there is still reasonable hope!
I just spoke with admissions--this is the second year they have utilized this interview waitlist. Last year, the gal told me she was positive they interviewed everyone but ONE waitlister.
Assuming the pool will be relatively the same size, and nothing has changed in the procedure, there is still reasonable hope!
quick q: if i have multiple shadowings (and totally forgot to add it to the activities section of the AMCAS), should I only write only about one doctor that had the most impact on me in the experiences section? what if two docs were my most impactful, would it be redundant to use 2 of the 3 experiences for shadowing?
thanks!
thanks!
I have the exact same issue, can't see any interview dates - MD only. I'm just gonna check back later or call tomorrow maybe.
3.64 gpa, 32R, CA resident
Does it lower your chances at Davis if you don't fill out any of the short essays for specific programs like Rural-PRIME or TEACH-MS? Do them before or after acceptance? Their website says that consideration for those programs are made after acceptance, so I'm not sure if they have access to those essays before the decision.
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Tough call. Fortunately it wasn't an issue for me because I'm a fan of urban medicine and thought TEACH-MS sounded pretty cool. But I have no clue whether it factors into the admission process... I doubt anyone truly knows the answer either.
I doubt this is true... only ONE waitlister didn't get interviewed? I know at least one friend who was waitlisted last year for an interview and wounded up with a rejection letter.
For those of you who received an interview invite, how long did ya'll wait between submitting the secondary and receiving the interview notification? dates pleeeease!
thanks!
thanks!
For the three experiences, do they all need to be clinical or medically related? It's not really clear. I'm trying to choose between tutoring disadvantaged students or a research experience.
Secondary invite 6/29, submitted secondary 7/11, interview invite 7/19.
39Q, cGPA 3.89, sGPA 4.0, UCD alum.
Good luck everyone!
39Q, cGPA 3.89, sGPA 4.0, UCD alum.
Good luck everyone!
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3.85c/3.93s/29(9bs/9vr/11ps) not even a secondary yet
Verified amcas 7/12
I'm in state
God how much I hate being a Californian.....
Verified amcas 7/12
I'm in state
God how much I hate being a Californian.....
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Congratulations! And my God those stats haha I was bummed I didn't get an invite yet until I saw your numbers. You deserve it!
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Thanks! Good luck - it seems like it's early enough that there's still a good chance you'll get one.
I had AMCAS letters from two of them. For the third I think I marked "Other."
I am not an adcom, but if I was in your situation and confident I could get proof if my acceptance came down to that I would mark whatever seems most appropriate rather than "none." I think fundamentally they just want to know you're not making stuff up.
What do you consider as "Other"? I already have enough letters of recommendation elsewhere, so I'd prefer not to ask for more. But in your opinion, should I mark "Other" if it would be possible to get my references to write an email of my accomplishments in the off chance that UC Davis may ask for this "evidence"?
I might be wrong, but I don't think they will ask for evidence because I think it is unlikely that someone with an otherwise competitive application would fabricate an experience. I'm willing to guess they will share that belief. I think you should be fine with writing about what is meaningful for you. For me, I wanted to discuss another experience that wasn't emphasized on my primary because I couldn't provide great references for it.
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Got put on the interview wait list. I received an interview from uMich but nothing from my home state of CA. Not a good start with the UCs 🙁.
Stats: 3.6+gpa, 35+MCAT, CA resident, 3 publications, clinical and non-clinical volunteering.
Stats: 3.6+gpa, 35+MCAT, CA resident, 3 publications, clinical and non-clinical volunteering.
Yeah it's rough out here! It's too bad, it would be so nice to stay in CA.
Btw nice to see a fellow cal bear. 😉
Help.. for the 4th question (what have you been doing since submitting amcas) I only have enough room to just LIST the activities in sentence form (i prefer not to just write out)
-work, x hours per week, phone number ETC... but by writing in sentence form, I have no room to fill out the contact info. Did anyone else encounter this problem and what should I do?? I AM including all this contact info in a separate part of the secondary (happens to be the 3 ec's that I'm writing about... maybe call them and ask on Monday?
Thanks
-work, x hours per week, phone number ETC... but by writing in sentence form, I have no room to fill out the contact info. Did anyone else encounter this problem and what should I do?? I AM including all this contact info in a separate part of the secondary (happens to be the 3 ec's that I'm writing about... maybe call them and ask on Monday?
Thanks
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