2013-2014 University of California - San Diego Application Thread

[juliuspepperwood]

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Given the recent weather in the northeast, I would REALLY love an II here as an excuse to get out of the snow!

It's pretty cold today, like 64...

 

[Entadus]

Interview invite today! Complete in August, put on pre-interview hold in late Nov.

Sweet

 

[pyrrion89]

Interview invite today! Complete in August, put on pre-interview hold in late Nov.

Sweet

Yes!!! I'm so happy for you 🙂

 

[meretalking]

Interview Invite today! I was also placed on hold a few weeks ago, so this was a nice surprise

 

[Cinabonchik]

Interview Invite today! I was also placed on hold a few weeks ago, so this was a nice surprise

Congrats!

 

[Entadus]

Yes!!! I'm so happy for you 🙂

Thanks friend Believe me I'm thanking my lucky stars

Interview Invite today! I was also placed on hold a few weeks ago, so this was a nice surprise

Congrats meretalking 👍

 

[1cor1311]

Interview Invite =) Kinda burning out from all of these interviews though, and i hear UCSD's MMI's are not a walk in the park either.

 

[juliuspepperwood]

Interview Invite =) Kinda burning out from all of these interviews though, and i hear UCSD's MMI's are not a walk in the park either.

I thought ucsd's mmi was fun/not intense. Then again I got wait listed.

 

[meretalking]

Interview Invite =) Kinda burning out from all of these interviews though, and i hear UCSD's MMI's are not a walk in the park either.

It'll be my first MMI so I'm a bit nervous, but there's lots of time to practice!

 

[Tijou]

II today! Super excited for this... UCSD is one of my top schools 😀

 

[pDeluxe]

I thought ucsd's mmi was fun/not intense. Then again I got wait listed.

+1

 

[Jennyfishy]

I wish a school that had MMIs would just invite me so I can know what it's like to experience one first-hand. They can reject or waitlist me after (Idc)

 

[smile8888]

Congrats to everyone who's getting II's after being put on hold. But it makes me feel sad because I feel like my chances of getting an II after being put on hold is now pretty slim :'(

Yes!!! I'm so happy for you 🙂

Hey pyrrion89! What happened to your mdapp page?! I loved reading about your experiences!

 

[vfom]

I thought ucsd's mmi was fun/not intense. Then again I got wait listed.

I thought the same thing...wait-listed too!
However, I enjoyed the interview day so much that this is definitely a top choice! I just wish we could know final decisions sooner! :/

 

[juliuspepperwood]

I thought the same thing...wait-listed too!
However, I enjoyed the interview day so much that this is definitely a top choice! I just wish we could know final decisions sooner! :/

Seriously. May 15 and they don't want any updates until then either...

 

[janeeeeeeee]

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[janeeeeeeee]

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[crapshoot]

or did i totally read into your post way tooooo much haha?

I'm honestly not sure, sorry. I wish I knew.

 

[LostinLift]

Are letters of interest/updates accepted at UCSD?

 

[pDeluxe]

Are letters of interest/updates accepted at UCSD?

not until May, when they ask if you're still interested. And that's only if you're on the waitlist... Preinterview, they won't even read them.

 

[Hipocrates]

Can no longer log on to my status page. Does that mean a rejection is forthcoming?

 

[LuciusVorenus]

Can no longer log on to my status page. Does that mean a rejection is forthcoming?

Yeah same here. End of the road!

 

[pDeluxe]

Can no longer log on to my status page. Does that mean a rejection is forthcoming?

Yeah same here. End of the road!

I'm on the waitlist and I get the "the information you entered could not be validated" message too. I don't think it's an indication of rejection (at least I hope not since everyone on the waitlist is kept under consideration until May).

 

[milski]

There is a message on the web site now, saying that the web site will not be available for a few hours this morning due to technical difficulties.

 

[Hipocrates]

I'm on the waitlist and I get the "the information you entered could not be validated" message too. I don't think it's an indication of rejection (at least I hope not since everyone on the waitlist is kept under consideration until May).

This message just appeared on the status log-on page:

"Due to technical difficulties, this website will be unavailable
for a few hours this morning, January 3, 2014.

We apologize for the inconvenience; please check back later."

 

[milski]

And we are back in business, with no changes, at least for my status.

 

[juliuspepperwood]

I'm on the waitlist and I get the "the information you entered could not be validated" message too. I don't think it's an indication of rejection (at least I hope not since everyone on the waitlist is kept under consideration until May).

I just looked at your MDApps, I interviewed at UCSD (waitlisted) and Tufts too but didn't even get a secondary at UCLA. This process is crazy.

 

[pDeluxe]

I just looked at your MDApps, I interviewed at UCSD (waitlisted) and Tufts too but didn't even get a secondary at UCLA. This process is crazy.

👍 Yeah I agree.

I'm in a similar situation with a friend. We both got UCSD II on the same day, were both waitlisted (though she interviewed a different day than I did), both had interviews at the same other school, but she got the UCSF secondary (and later ii) whereas I was rejected pre-secondary. Unpredictable results, even among relatively similar applicants.

 

[kaiser30]

Has anyone received an interview for UCSD's PRIME-Heq program?

 

[histidine]

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[livca]

Has anyone received an interview for UCSD's PRIME-Heq program?

I received the II for PRIME-Heq within 30 min to the "regular" UCSD II. It's not clear to me if there is a separate interview for PRIME or if the MMI interview is different for PRIME applicants and non-PRIME applicants. If anyone can clarify that will be helpful.

 

[ijustwantsun]

I only got one II email. It said that it would like to interview me for admission to the UCSD SOM and that they would like to interview me for PRIME-HEq as well. The PRIME applicants did have a different MMI interview than non-PRIME applicants. We were separated from the non-PRIME applicants for most of the day.

 

[alpharez]

I can't log in again. Anyone else?

 

[crapshoot]

I can't log in again. Anyone else?

yep, seconded

 

[RealReplicant]

I still haven't been put on hold or invited to an interview! Anyone else in the same boat?

 

[milski]

I still haven't been put on hold or invited to an interview! Anyone else in the same boat?

Same here, complete mid November. For all practical purposes, I'm treating it as a hold.

 

[Nenet]

I still haven't been put on hold or invited to an interview! Anyone else in the same boat?

Ditto. Not a peep since completing in Mid-November.

 

[neilpryde21]

yep, seconded

looks like it's working again. I didn't check it when you reported that it wasn't but now my status has a date filled in for the "Hold for Interview" spot. Before is was just filled with "--"

 

[RealReplicant]

Mine looks like this: http://imgur.com/2Fv8D01
Is this what everyone else's not on hold looks like?

 

[milski]

Mine looks like this: http://imgur.com/2Fv8D01
Is this what everyone else's not on hold looks like?

 

[Ncognito13]

II today. Complete late November
IS 3.8/37

 

[jfrwu]

looks like it's working again. I didn't check it when you reported that it wasn't but now my status has a date filled in for the "Hold for Interview" spot. Before is was just filled with "--"

I am not sure which is 'better' - with a date or with "--".

 

[pomo]

Anyone interviewing here on 1/23?

 

[Jennyfishy]

Mine looks like this: http://imgur.com/2Fv8D01
Is this what everyone else's not on hold looks like?

Mine has a date, which matches the mass email we received when we were notified we were on "pre-interview hold." That also has been established as a "not good" thing, since very few will actually receive IIs from this batch, haha.

 

[ReadyToRumble]

For those keeping track: interview invite, complete early November, IS, interview dates currently available are mid to late February.

Also, of those interview dates available in February there are ~65 spots open, so more IIs should be going out. Good luck to everyone!

 

[juliuspepperwood]

I wish they would let me update from the wait list prior to May... woof

 

[livca]

Anyone know of any reasonably priced hotels withing 5 miles of the medical school that they would recommend? I'm also going to try staying with a student host, but dont know if there will be any availability. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[juliuspepperwood]

Anyone know of any reasonably priced hotels withing 5 miles of the medical school that they would recommend? I'm also going to try staying with a student host, but dont know if there will be any availability. Any help will be appreciated.

As mentioned, the Sheraton on La Jolla Village Drive is the closest/reasonably priced. You may be able to find hotels a few miles out with better prices but then expect to need a cab, SD doesn't have very good mass transit, especially to La Jolla.

 

[pyrrion89]

As mentioned, the Sheraton on La Jolla Village Drive is the closest/reasonably priced. You may be able to find hotels a few miles out with better prices but then expect to need a cab, SD doesn't have very good mass transit, especially to La Jolla.

If you factor in the taxi cost, the Sheraton is probably cheaper. And it's a nice hotel. And it's within walking distance of the SOM.

 

[Caveman7]

What are the chances of receiving an interview if you were put on hold back in November and told that they would look at your file again late January?