Thanks for the reply, this is encouraging to hear. Are you still in school or have you graduated? For me all I would have to do is take a statistics course the summer before school starts, and I can take some cheap community college statistics. (I would have no problem doing this if I was starting medical school at UCLA)
I have half a year of math, also because my APs are not accepted. Still got a secondary, but I did list stats as a future course.
I emailed them about that, and they said they send secondaries regardless of prerequisites, but I'm starting to think b/c I didn't list that I will take stats in the future they may not want to send me a secondary. It's a toss up right now; it's been 2 months since they've received my AMCAS (7/2/15 is when schools could first receive primary apps) and I still haven't received secondary. Then I see people in this thread who just finished their primary a week ago and get a secondary.
I thought it was usually just prior to matriculation.
I think it's part of their decision after the interview.
Why on earth would it be? All of that information is already in AMCAS...getting the official transcripts is just a final double check, like reviewing your background check. It provides no new information to them, but would greatly increase the amount of logistical work during the cycle.
What difference does it make whether you travelled 8hrs (IS) or 12, if it's not a day trip you need a place to stay. Not that they're obligated to provode that, I just don't see the point in differentiating between interviewees.
Hey I Pmed you ! Sorry I went to bed early and just saw your notification.
I used this one:
I don't know about UCLA's policy, but most schools try to be accommodating for situations like this. They understand that traveling for interviews are expensive, and schools know that most likely if they are inviting you for interviews so are other schools. The other day the AAMC had a webinar and the three panelists (all med school admissions deans) said they try to help students coordinate interview dates if they will be interviewing in the area with another school.
Just now at 11:40?? When were you complete?
complete day??????
Congrats! When were you complete?
urm?
Seriously?
what?
Don't give me that frowny face.
Why would you send one in? They already have your grades...generally transcripts are sent after acceptance, but prior to matriculation simply for verification/record-keeping purposes. Does UCLA have some bizarre system I don't know about where they purposefully increase the amount of crap they have to sift through without gaining additional information?
