2013-2014 University of California - San Diego Application Thread

[Jennyfishy]

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Also hold -- there sure are a lot of us. Did anything else even happen (IIs or rejections)?

The UC system is baffling to me. IS, got some love from UCSF and not one other school...

They each have slightly different emphases/focuses, which could be part of the reason. BUT overall, agreeing with you there 😀. Why must there be so many of us? And why must my alma mater (and all of CA) hate me too?

Actually, notoriously OOS unfriendly schools like me, and everyone else just hates me...

 

[t5edr4ws]

I'm on hold also, but I'm OOS, so does that mean I have like zero chance compared to you IS applicants?

 

[Solaire]

I'm on hold too!

Can't wait to submit my SIR!






lol

 

[jadedenvy]

Also on hold. UCSD is my alma mater, and I'm IS.

 

[medschoolmyname]

I'm on hold also, but I'm OOS, so does that mean I have like zero chance compared to you IS applicants?

are u kidding me? we as CA applicants are the most disadvantaged when it comes to medical school because there is like 0% preference for IS applicants (maybe irvine is an outlier not sure) but thats it.

 

[medschoolmyname]

so im very confused, how many ppl does UCSD take on avg? If they are only going to accept 20-30 around January then they are almost full.

 

[The Chemist]

hold here (complete mid Sep, oos); ice ice baby (hopefully it thaws in January...)

 

[TheKMan1]

are u kidding me? we as CA applicants are the most disadvantaged when it comes to medical school because there is like 0% preference for IS applicants (maybe irvine is an outlier not sure) but thats it.

I'm not gonna look it up for you, but this is incorrect. Check out the MSAR. UC schools heavily prefer IS applicants.

 

[lumbricoides]

I'm not gonna look it up for you, but this is incorrect. Check out the MSAR. UC schools heavily prefer IS applicants.

More over most of their admissions pages say they have an in state preference, some (riverside I think, even speak heavily of a preference for students who will very likely practice in their close proximity) the exceptions being UCLA (David Geffen endowment relieving them of the need to favor in state by law, they claim to have to preference on their page) and maybe UCSF.

 

[surfdoc29]

so im very confused, how many ppl does UCSD take on avg? If they are only going to accept 20-30 around January then they are almost full.

The class is 120, they said they would end up accepting roughly 250 after waitlist movement. They accepted over 70 in the first batch back on October 22nd, and I know there has been a second batch since, so I would assume the class is nearly full.

 

[starmie]

Adding to the numbers- also on hold. Crossing my fingers for all of us come late January!

 

[medschoolmyname]

I'm not gonna look it up for you, but this is incorrect. Check out the MSAR. UC schools heavily prefer IS applicants.

u do know i was exaggerating right? Lets also keep in perspective were talking public medical schools. So OOS privates don't count. I am aware that most acceptees to UC's are from CA, buts thats because CA churns out a ton of extremely qualified applicants not because they prefer IS.

 

[lumbricoides]

u do know i was exaggerating right? Lets also keep in perspective were talking public medical schools. So OOS privates don't count. I am aware that most acceptees to UC's are from CA, buts thats because CA churns out a ton of extremely qualified applicants not because they prefer IS.

Straight from the UCSD SOM website FAQs:
"

1. Do you give preference to California residents?
   Yes. As a state supported institution, we give preference to California residents. We have also found that we have higher matriculation rates for California residents than for out of state students. Typically, about 90% of each incoming class will be California residents. The Medical Scientist Training Program, which is supported in part by a NIH Training Grant, typically has a higher percentage of out-of-state students than the four year M.D. program."

 

[medschoolmyname]

Straight from the UCSD SOM website FAQs:
"

1. Do you give preference to California residents?
   Yes. As a state supported institution, we give preference to California residents. We have also found that we have higher matriculation rates for California residents than for out of state students. Typically, about 90% of each incoming class will be California residents. The Medical Scientist Training Program, which is supported in part by a NIH Training Grant, typically has a higher percentage of out-of-state students than the four year M.D. program."

ur focusing strictly on UCSD, and btw in comparison to other state schools, CA schools are more open (that doesn't mean your odds as an OOS are good, but theyre better than an OOS CA applicant.)

 

[Launcelot]

Very interesting that even I, as an underdog, received a pre-interview hold today. Complete 10/20/13, LizzyM=63, IS.

 

[smile8888]

Like I said earlier, I am sure everyone who got a secondary (and have not been invited to interview) are put on hold. That's why there are 2000 people that are put on hold. Assuming they sent out 2500-2700 secondaries, and have already invited ~500 people for interview, there will be ~2000 applicants who are already reviewed and placed on hold.

They will send out another 50-100 IIs probably between now and end of dec to people that are being reviewed for the first time. After that, they will invite 30-40 people out of those ~2000 in Jan for interview after re-review.

My gut feeling says rejections will start rolling out after the thanksgiving break.

 

[smile8888]

double post

 

[sdbeachsun]

All of these holds are making me really sad. Why haven't I gotten any love from my alma mater? 🙁

 

[LostinLift]

Hold =/, OOS so not too upset. BTW UCD and UCR take exclusively California residents, UCSD favors in-state heavily and UCLA/UCSF might not officially claim a bias, but they accept more in-state students.

Being a California resident is more difficult because the UCs are all very good school and California has so many applicants overall that the schools are flooded with applications, as a result the average stats of a UC are higher than any other state school.

 

[lall]

Back off with the semantics, buddy.

California applicants have it the worst, hands down.

Sorry you won't get into our schools, we probably won't either LOL.

Difference is, you don't have to be nearly as competitive/lucky to land a spot at your own state's school. Or the school in the state nearby that has a financial partnership (or whatever they call it) with your state to treat you as an IS applicant.

Whereas we....gotta get lucky and be really effin smart/on the money with the stats

Straight from the UCSD SOM website FAQs:
"

1. Do you give preference to California residents?
   Yes. As a state supported institution, we give preference to California residents. We have also found that we have higher matriculation rates for California residents than for out of state students. Typically, about 90% of each incoming class will be California residents. The Medical Scientist Training Program, which is supported in part by a NIH Training Grant, typically has a higher percentage of out-of-state students than the four year M.D. program."

 

[Jennyfishy]

Back off with the semantics, buddy.

California applicants have it the worst, hands down.

Sorry you won't get into our schools, we probably won't either LOL.

Difference is, you don't have to be nearly as competitive/lucky to land a spot at your own state's school. Or the school in the state nearby that has a financial partnership (or whatever they call it) with your state to treat you as an IS applicant.

Whereas we....gotta get lucky and be really effin smart/on the money with the stats

👍

California produces the largest number of applicants each year, yet we only have 9 med schools. NY has 2000+ fewer applicants, yet has somewhere like 14 schools by itself.

Being able to manipulate the supply/demand makes their job 10x easier when they want to inflate their MCAT/GPA averages 😛

 

[alpharez]

I still haven't heard anything 🙁

 

[3rdarmageddon]

👍

California produces the largest number of applicants each year, yet we only have 9 med schools. NY has 2000+ fewer applicants, yet has somewhere like 14 schools by itself.

Being able to manipulate the supply/demand makes their job 10x easier when they want to inflate their MCAT/GPA averages 😛

Try being from Hawaii. We only have a single state school with less than 80 spots, 10 of which are reserved for a specific demographic not from the islands, and some of which are reserved for a feeder program.

 

[Dare2Dream]

Same here, except complete 11/14. I hope they are not sending rejections in a separate batch.

Hopefully it means they haven't gotten to reviewing apps from recent dates. The last complete date I see for someone who got a hold is 10/20, so that may means they've reviewed apps to that date if they are doing it serially.

 

[Jennyfishy]

Try being from Hawaii. We only have a single state school with less than 80 spots, 10 of which are reserved for a specific demographic not from the islands, and some of which are reserved for a feeder program.

Yes, but the statistics indicate that fewer than 100 folks from Hawaii apply to med schools in any given year and the school still does have a pretty strict "in state preference" 😛

 

[milski]

I still haven't heard anything 🙁

When were you complete?

No hold e-mail; no date added to "date of hold" on Application Status page; complete mid August

Hopefully it means they haven't gotten to reviewing apps from recent dates. The last complete date I see for someone who got a hold is 10/20, so that may means they've reviewed apps to that date if they are doing it serially.

That's what I was thinking, but then we have Hipocrates, complete since mid August.😵

 

[McRunner]

Hopefully it means they haven't gotten to reviewing apps from recent dates. The last complete date I see for someone who got a hold is 10/20, so that may means they've reviewed apps to that date if they are doing it serially.

I talked to Brian yesterday and he said they were reviewing my app still and had had my file approximately two weeks, but that no news meant no hold as of now which is good news. He said I'd probably hear back in the next two weeks or so.
Hope that helps.

 

[EMME25]

The UC system is baffling to me. IS, got some love from UCSF and not one other school...

Exact same. No idea.

 

[Valyria]

I've also been complete since mid August, and I haven't gotten put on hold yet. I'm really worried that this is bad news.... 🙁

 

[Jennyfishy]

Hold seems like a worse thing than no news, if it really will be 2000 competing for <50 IIs
You all could be the last batch of regular IIs, nooobody knowwws 😀

 

[box8psych]

Hold email yesterday. UCSD alum, CA resident. LizzyM = 70.5

 

[RoseHelene]

Hold here too!

3.7, 33, IS.

Just treating it like a rejection and moving on. Didn't have huge hopes for any in-state MD programs at this point anyway.

 

[3rdarmageddon]

Yes, but the statistics indicate that fewer than 100 folks from Hawaii apply to med schools in any given year and the school still does have a pretty strict "in state preference" 😛

I'm curious where you're getting this number from. MSAR indicates around 170 IS applications a year (which is still fewer than I had thought). And it turns out there are 66 spots, 10 of which are reserved for Imi Hoala, and some of which are for the feeder program.

 

[RealReplicant]

I called the office and talked to Brian. I submitted on 10/10 and they haven't even looked at my applications yet.

 

[lall]

I'm curious where you're getting this number from. MSAR indicates around 170 IS applications a year (which is still fewer than I had thought). And it turns out there are 66 spots, 10 of which are reserved for Imi Hoala, and some of which are for the feeder program.

Probably since University of Hawaii doesn't consider you instate just because you live in Hawaii, but MSAR does.

I get that Hawaiians (those 100-170 or so) also may not have great chances, but there are SOOOOOOO many more Californians who are SOL that it really doesn't seem fair to compare the two. Especially since I'm sure many of those Hawaiian applicants get interviews elsewhere, leaving the state school for the rest. (Maybe that's not how it works out, but I do really think there are probably some really high-stat, all around awesome individuals in that equation that get accepted and matriculate elsewhere- such as yourself (source- MD applicants), even working in those who are high-stat, accepted elsewhere but stay in Hawaii).

 

[lall]

I'm curious where you're getting this number from. MSAR indicates around 170 IS applications a year (which is still fewer than I had thought). And it turns out there are 66 spots, 10 of which are reserved for Imi Hoala, and some of which are for the feeder program.

PS how in the WORLD did you have to apply twice? What was your secret for the second time around? (I might be going that route 🙁)

 

[3rdarmageddon]

PS how in the WORLD did you have to apply twice? What was your secret for the second time around? (I might be going that route 🙁)

I didn't actually have to apply twice. I made it into 1 U.S. school, and DukeNUS. However, a friend and mentor needed me this year to keep his business afloat, so I decided to reapply. I'm glad I did, given that I've learned a lot and really reaffirmed my desire to go into medicine. As for this cycle, I've ended up featuring instead of hiding an aspect of myself (health related), finished some extra research, and I believe I learned to write and interview better by just being myself rather than trying to be who I think adcoms want me to be.

To each their own though.

 

[lall]

I didn't actually have to apply twice. I made it into 1 U.S. school, and DukeNUS. However, a friend and mentor needed me this year to keep his business afloat, so I decided to reapply. I'm glad I did, given that I've learned a lot and really reaffirmed my desire to go into medicine. As for this cycle, I've ended up featuring instead of hiding an aspect of myself (health related), finished some extra research, and I believe I learned to write and interview better by just being myself rather than trying to be who I think adcoms want me to be.

To each their own though.

Great advice, thank you. Also, amazing how life works- eh? 🙂

 

[Jennyfishy]

I'm curious where you're getting this number from. MSAR indicates around 170 IS applications a year (which is still fewer than I had thought). And it turns out there are 66 spots, 10 of which are reserved for Imi Hoala, and some of which are for the feeder program.

Ah, I just caught my mistake. I was referencing "slightly older data" (2012), but noticed I misread the line on my phone (was reading Alaska's). Here is the https://www.aamc.org/download/321460/data/2012factstable3.pdf

Pretend I made a typo and meant to write "fewer than 200" instead of "fewer than 100"!


Either way, we are all in some pretty unfortunate situations 😀

 

[bear2roo]

Joining the "on-hold" train. Late completion due to MCAT in 9/11 and received secondary end of october (complete 11/05).

Honestly, really surprised but now wondering...did ANYONE get rejected this "wave"? My stats are mediocre at best 3.65/32/IS

 

[Jennyfishy]

Joining the "on-hold" train. Late completion due to MCAT in 9/11 and received secondary end of october (complete 11/05).

Honestly, really surprised but now wondering...did ANYONE get rejected this "wave"? My stats are mediocre at best 3.65/32/IS

Doesn't sound like many folks (if any) got rejected pre-interview (but a few did pre-secondary), seeing as how my stats are nowhere near the average 😛

 

[histidine]

With Hawaii, they are mainly looking to produce rural/primary care. At least in California you have a wide blend of schools, from primary cafe to research powerhouses. Both are bad states to be from, at least from an admissions standpoint.

 

[alpharez]

When were you complete?

Mid-September, which I guess isn't that bad considering there are others who have been waiting longer.

 

[bear2roo]

Mid-September, which I guess isn't that bad considering there are others who have been waiting longer.

that's weird...I was complete early Nov and received the hold. Did they accidentally skip yours? Or was I "lucky" to be reviewed earlier...?

 

[alpharez]

that's weird...I was complete early Nov and received the hold. Did they accidentally skip yours? Or was I "lucky" to be reviewed earlier...?

My guess is that I'm probably in the rejected or maybe-interview pile?

 

[Dare2Dream]

Joining the "on-hold" train. Late completion due to MCAT in 9/11 and received secondary end of october (complete 11/05).

Honestly, really surprised but now wondering...did ANYONE get rejected this "wave"? My stats are mediocre at best 3.65/32/IS

When did you get put on hold? I'm just wondering if it was one single wave on Tuesday (and you were part of that as well) or if they reviewed your app afterwards and are now just putting every newer app they review on hold as well.

 

[jessicachhk]

Complete on 10/26/2013, II on 11/13/2013. Good luck to those who are put on hold or still waiting

 

[MsTeacup]

Is there a specific hotel that people recommend around UCSD for interviews?
I contacted like 20 students but none of them had gotten back to me about student hosting 🙁

 

[anguisette]

Is there a specific hotel that people recommend around UCSD for interviews?
I contacted like 20 students but none of them had gotten back to me about student hosting 🙁

Students are on break right now so you may not hear back from them until they come back. You can also try emailing again if you haven't heard back after a while. We get flooded by so many emails that it's really easy to miss a hosting request. Please don't take offense!

 

[deleted526486]

Is there a specific hotel that people recommend around UCSD for interviews?
I contacted like 20 students but none of them had gotten back to me about student hosting 🙁

If you don't hear back from any students, you should definitely try to get a room in the Sheraton la jolla. It's within walking distance from the medical school.