2014-2015 University of California - Irvine Application Thread

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Oh my goodness, that is brutal! 😢 Hope you guys get some good news from your other schools. If it makes you feel any better, I saw a 3.9+/40+ applicant rejected here recently (and they had IIs to some top-20 schools).

This process is utterly mystifying.
 
Just saw my email.
Post Secondary Rejection. Complete Early Last Week.
Instate 3.7+ GPA 35+ MCAT.

Baffled and sad 🙁
 
Just submitted my secondary. I'll be honest all the super fast post-secondary rejections made me hold on to it for a few extra days. want to keep this dream alive for as long as possible
 
UCI don't seem to be as focused on numbers as other schools, I know someone with not-so-spectacular numbers (LizzyM<70) that got an II here
 
UCI is running down the list so quickly compared to other UCs and even privates lol. We just sit here freaking over every email notification.
 
ow.. im IS (socal) and have way lower stats.. didn't get the pre-ii rejection but now im losing hope ):
 
Reading this thread made me a little sad. Just submitted my secondary with an okay GPA and low MCAT. Seeing these high stat applicants get rejected so quickly is so crazy 🙁 I'm gonna be frantically awaiting bad news now :/
 
Complete 7/18. Hoping to get an II here since it's my alma mater, but seeing all these post-secondary rejections from people with higher stats than me makes me lose hope ): At least they don't string you along till March.
 
Sorry, could someone please clarify the biostatistics requirement? I have a semester of intro stats that fulfills the requirement at all other schools. I don't even think my school offers biostatistics for undergrads.
 
ovenmitts said:
Sorry, could someone please clarify the biostatistics requirement? I have a semester of intro stats that fulfills the requirement at all other schools. I don't even think my school offers biostatistics for undergrads.
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I emailed them asking the same question; I had an AP credit for intro mathematics statistics and they said it would fulfill the requirement. I would email them with your exact class number and ask just to be sure.
 
ovenmitts said:
Sorry, could someone please clarify the biostatistics requirement? I have a semester of intro stats that fulfills the requirement at all other schools. I don't even think my school offers biostatistics for undergrads.
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I did ask them about my elementary stats class at CC and they said it's okay, although you may wanna email them with the class title, descrtiption, institution and optional syllabus for them to review.
Cheers!
 
I'm so sad. So my intro stats course would normally be acceptable, except I took the course at a university in Canada... along with the rest of my undergraduate education. Will not be completing my secondary.

I'm quite upset with myself. I didn't think course work done in Canada would be a problem. I should have clarified that sooner. 🙁
 
ovenmitts said:
I'm so sad. So my intro stats course would normally be acceptable, except I took the course at a university in Canada... along with the rest of my undergraduate education. Will not be completing my secondary.

I'm quite upset with myself. I didn't think course work done in Canada would be a problem. I should have clarified that sooner. 🙁
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Sorry to hear that, best of luck on your other choices
 
Inygma said:
Congrats! Stats? Also, when did you submit your secondary?
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Osteoth said:
Woo! Stats?
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Complete 7/16. My stats are <34 & <3.75 (UCI's averages), which is why I was so shocked... I'm still a little stunned, TBH! I'm a nontraditional applicant and have some ECs, which might have helped? I'm not sure, but don't lose hope because of your numbers! I think UCI really looks at you as a whole applicant 🙂
 
Hey all, for those that got an interview invite, did you get an email? I got an interview last week but never got an email about it...only saw it when I logged in
 
so for my interview status, it says under review. but my LORs are not in. am i at the same stage as someone else who is complete at UCI? is UCI one of the schools that will extend II's without the LORs?
 
bluemachine said:
so for my interview status, it says under review. but my LORs are not in. am i at the same stage as someone else who is complete at UCI? is UCI one of the schools that will extend II's without the LORs?
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Does any school do this?
 
bioe123 said:
Hey all, for those that got an interview invite, did you get an email? I got an interview last week but never got an email about it...only saw it when I logged in
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I didn't get an email either. I only noticed the status change when I logged in, but it looks like their "interview instructions" are from last year's if you click the google doc for hosts, so I'm waiting for an email to update this information...
 
mars878 said:
I didn't get an email either. I only noticed the status change when I logged in, but it looks like their "interview instructions" are from last year's if you click the google doc for hosts, so I'm waiting for an email to update this information...
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Ah, glad to know that I'm not the only one. I was starting to question if the II was a fluke lol
 
Are you guys listing all the EC/Activities from AMCAS onto the secondary?
 
My interview status went from "Under Review" to blank. Did this happen to anyone else?
 
I have heard that ucirvine suffers from Tufts Syndrome and therefore has started to reject candidates it doesnt think would actually attend..in order to increase its yield. Not sure how true it is but these recent rejections seem to confirm this.
 
Haven't received secondary or rejection so idk what to think😵
 
anxiousAcademic said:
I have heard that ucirvine suffers from Tufts Syndrome and therefore has started to reject candidates it doesnt think would actually attend..in order to increase its yield. Not sure how true it is but these recent rejections seem to confirm this.
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Possibly, it could also be that they're seeking students who fit the mission of their school and many of the high stat applicants don't conform to that mold.
 
wait can you be considered for an interview if your LORs aren't in? my interview status is currently under review, even though i have everything in except my LORs?
 
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