2013-2014 University of California - San Diego Application Thread

[TheKMan1]

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Also, what are your stats, hellogoodbye? (if you don't mind me asking)

 

[hellogoodbye69]

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[Jennyfishy]

Just received a pre-interview hold email

 

[cooksgenes]

Just received a hold email

Highfive!

 

[Jennyfishy]

Highfive!

Good or bad? We shall find out in January 🙂

 

[medschoolmyname]

got the hold email just now....well its not a rejection yaaaaaaayyyy!!!! ohhh who ami i kidding rjection here i come.

Edit: Just lowering my expectations. Im glad a school like UCSD is at least considering me.

 

[medschoolmyname]

Good or bad? We shall find out in January 🙂

did u also get a hold?

 

[8luckycharms]

Just received a pre-interview hold email

+1

Whew...thought it was a rejection! I guess they're still stringing me along 🙂

 

[joonage]

Hold here too. Don't know if that's a good sign or a bad sign ... lol

Also, the statement of no updates and stuff. I guess they won't take into consideration the one I sent a month back. 🙁

 

[Corvid]

^ Hold also.

Brian also said they were also giving rejections. So this can't be all bad. But yeah, we'll see come January.

 

[TheKMan1]

Just received a pre-interview hold email

+1. Kinda sucks, but as others have said, better than rejection. Good luck, all!

 

[Isoprene]

hold as well.

 

[sustinamith]

Also hold. Same as last year.

 

[7franks]

Hold here too.

 

[medschoolmyname]

@Corvid @joonage @Jennyfishy @8luckycharms Maybe we all get invited together !!!!! I hope so itd be nice to have some SDNers there.

Assuming that a hold is a good thing.

 

[medschoolmyname]

Wow 9 SDNers at the same time put on hold. I wish we could at least know how many they put on hold with this email. Im praying for our sake its no more than 40 holds (overly optimistic but at this stage we got to be), and that a decent # of ppl decide to go somewhere else.

 

[therealfinale]

*calling Brian: ring ring ring...ring ring ring...ring ring ring...*
*Brian picks up: Sorry boy, let me put you on hold*

 

[medschoolmyname]

*calling Brian: ring ring ring...ring ring ring...ring ring ring...*
*Brian picks up: Sorry boy, let me put you on hold*

wht u trying to ask him?

 

[TheKMan1]

Also, did everyone's hold e-mail start with, "I'm apologize for the lack of communication..." ? Just wondering if my call yesterday pissed them off and made Brian add that line haha.

 

[milski]

wht u trying to ask him?

I think it was a pun about being "on hold" 😉

 

[Jennyfishy]

Also, did everyone's hold e-mail start with, "I'm apologize for the lack of communication..." ? Just wondering if my call yesterday pissed them off and made Brian add that line haha.

Yep. I was about to post that this email seems to be in direct response to the fact that hella people have been calling these past few days to check on their "status"

 

[jp1992]

Sorry to join the party, but +1 on the hold as well 😛 I'm OOS, but hey at least they didn't flat our reject us 😉

 

[TheKMan1]

*Good news

 

[medschoolmyname]

dam i have a feeling this is a widespread hold email to probably around 1000 students, oh well.

 

[datanator]

Put on hold here as well. In state applicant, 3.8/38. Damn these California schools

 

[cooksgenes]

Good or bad? We shall find out in January 🙂

According to last year thread, lots of people were put on hold, but only 1-2 made it to the interview stage. Oh well, better keep my expectation low...

 

[DoctorWhoo]

Put on hold here as well. In state applicant, 3.8/38. Damn these California schools

QFT

I'm on hold also, California is rough...

 

[Jennyfishy]

According to last year thread, lots of people were put on hold, but only 1-2 made it to the interview stage. Oh well, better keep my expectation low...

Yuup. But whatevs for you; you already got into one UC! Save some for the rest of us! 😀

 

[Valyria]

I got super nervous and checked my email. I got nothing so far..... 🙁 Cali schools aren't showing me any love this application cycle. Not that I expected a whole lot....

 

[therealfinale]

I think within the last few pages people posted that, according to Brian, around 2000 applicants will be put on hold, and there are 30-40 interview invites left...
Found it, post #556 on pg 12: "Well I called and luckily got Brian on the phone. He said if you haven't heard back yet, you will officially be put on hold in the next 2 weeks or so. They're re-review in Jan and fill up remaining interview slots. He said about 2000 people will be put on hold and its everyone that hasn't received an interview thus far. About 30/40 interviews will be given out in Jan. He said the likelihood of interview if you haven't gotten one by now will be less than like 5 %...so at this point if you don't have a interview it's pretty much not happening. sorry to be the bearer of depressing news."

Also, data posted earlier (post #477 on pg 10), not sure if US NEWS or MSAR:

IS:
Apps: 3777
Interviewed: 483
Accepted: 202
Enrolled: 89

OOS:
Apps: 2182
Interviewed: 162
Accepted: 75
Enrolled: 36

 

[Matt20]

Just got the on hold email as well.

Edit: Forgot to mention I'm really bummed about this one. I thought that autobiography was one of the strongest secondary essays I submitted. 🙁

 

[Hipocrates]

Just got the on hold email as well.

Does your Application Status page change to show the date of the hold in place of the blank line?

 

[medschoolmyname]

Does your Application Status page change to show the date of the hold in place of the blank line?

it doesn't matter if u got the email ur on hold.

 

[Matt20]

Does your Application Status page change to show the date of the hold in place of the blank line?

Nope. It's still blank.

 

[smile8888]

+1, also on hold.

I really don't think getting a "hold" is necessarily a good news if they put 2000 people on hold and only 30-40 people eventually gets off the "hold" list. It seems like they place everyone who has not been invited to interview (but received a secondary) on hold.

Last year I was placed "on hold" but ultimately rejected in Dec.

 

[Preya Sheth]

h

 

[medschoolmyname]

+1, also on hold.

I really don't think getting a "hold" is necessarily a good news if they put 2000 people on hold and only 30-40 people eventually gets off the "hold" list. It seems like they place everyone who has not been invited to interview (but received a secondary) on hold.

Last year I was placed "on hold" but ultimately rejected in Dec.

yeah ur right im for the most part syaing rejection as well, but u never know. as small as the chance is, there still is a chance.

 

[Jennyfishy]

+1, also on hold.

I really don't think getting a "hold" is necessarily a good news if they put 2000 people on hold and only 30-40 people eventually gets off the "hold" list. It seems like they place everyone who has not been invited to interview (but received a secondary) on hold.

Last year I was placed "on hold" but ultimately rejected in Dec.

Let's all be in denial together! :3

 

[truthDMC]

Just got the email from Brian today apologizing for the delay and saying that my app is currently under hold for interview until January. So it's hang out until then.

 

[vetwannabe10]

Let's all be in denial together! :3

I'm new to SDN and this thread… but I also received a "hold" for interview email… sigh...

 

[3rdarmageddon]

Also on hold

 

[Hipocrates]

I got super nervous and checked my email. I got nothing so far..... 🙁 Cali schools aren't showing me any love this application cycle. Not that I expected a whole lot....

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

 

[milski]

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

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

 

[Pandaeac]

also on hold 🙁.... seems like no one has been rejected yet. I do have to say that was one of the nicest hold Emails I've gotten though

 

[Can'tShakeThis]

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...

 

[SoonToBeDrG]

Also got a hold. Better than a rejection so at least that's something. Wishing everyone the best!

 

[medschoolmyname]

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...

bro ur in a UC leave space for the rest of us lol

 

[Entadus]

Also put on hold.... Same as 2 years ago

 

[Can'tShakeThis]

bro ur in a UC leave space for the rest of us lol

I'm not in yet! But no, I'm not complaining...thanking my lucky stars UCSF threw me a bone. But it seems weird to get an interview there, and none at a school like Davis. UCSD and UCLA are really selective, so that's another story. Do late (early Oct) secondary submissions count against you a lot at UCs?

I'm overthinking. This **** is painfully unpredictable. Wishing luck and IIs to everyone.

 

[neilpryde21]

Also put on hold. Just glad I didn't get rejected the night before another interview