2015-2016 University of California - San Diego Application Thread

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We were told to apply now, before even being accepted, at my interview day. You don't need to be in to submit a housing app, so submit one ASAP!


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Chasing Never Land said:
We were told to apply now, before even being accepted, at my interview day. You don't need to be in to submit a housing app, so submit one ASAP!


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Oh really! That's awesome I'll submit one then.
 
Chasing Never Land said:
We were told to apply now, before even being accepted, at my interview day. You don't need to be in to submit a housing app, so submit one ASAP!


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Question about that then, don't we need a student ID of some sorts or something?
 
shapley said:
Question about that then, don't we need a student ID of some sorts or something?
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I think we have one!

It starts with an A (A########) and was assigned at some point in the secondary / SSN request process.
 
p0gono said:
I think we have one!

It starts with an A (A########) and was assigned at some point in the secondary / SSN request process.
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I actually just tried submitting one and it says you can't until you're actually accepted (Since they asked if you were accepted or not).
 
shapley said:
I actually just tried submitting one and it says you can't until you're actually accepted (Since they asked if you were accepted or not).
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That's weird! I was able to no problem, and all the current students recommended it. Are you clicking on the new residents link?


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Chasing Never Land said:
That's weird! I was able to no problem, and all the current students recommended it. Are you clicking on the new residents link?


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I'm pretty sure, but it says it is for the waitlist. Could you send me a link. The one I'm filling out specifically says this as well in the student information section: "If applying as a student, you must be enrolled or officially accepted to UCSD before applying"
 
I heard that people who interviewed on the last interview day (last Thursday) hear Tuesday...is this true?
 
mrdr92 said:
Anyone had any luck getting a last-minute II in February after being on hold?
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I did! Unfortunately, I just found out that I got waitlisted though. This remains my absolute #1 choice, and I would attend in a heartbeat! Hopefully some of the other interviewees on the last day hear some good news.
 
Does anyone know roughly what percentage of applicants are accepted off the wait list?
 
aztlannation said:
Does anyone know roughly what percentage of applicants are accepted off the wait list?
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From their website: "UCSD will typically offer between 30- 50 acceptances to students who are initially placed in the "waiting list". Most of these offers of acceptance will be extended after May 15 each year."

I'm not sure if the information on the website is up-to-date or not. Current students did say that there has been less waitlist movement in recent years. However, I'm also not sure if the students I talked to were just going off their impressions, or if they actually saw the latest numbers so it's hard to say for sure. Best of luck to you, I'm hoping to hear from UCSD as well.

https://meded.ucsd.edu/index.cfm/asa/admissions/application_process/
 
Received email about GHAC - interviews will be on Second Look weekend, or via video for those who can't make it. Looks like I'll be breaking out the suit one more time after all 🙂


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brenasuarus said:
From their website: "UCSD will typically offer between 30- 50 acceptances to students who are initially placed in the "waiting list". Most of these offers of acceptance will be extended after May 15 each year."

I'm not sure if the information on the website is up-to-date or not. Current students did say that there has been less waitlist movement in recent years. However, I'm also not sure if the students I talked to were just going off their impressions, or if they actually saw the latest numbers so it's hard to say for sure. Best of luck to you, I'm hoping to hear from UCSD as well.

https://meded.ucsd.edu/index.cfm/asa/admissions/application_process/
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But do we know approximately how many applicants are waitlisted in the first place? Are we talking 30-50/100, 30-50/500?
 
Per hellanutella's med doc. Half of the interviewees get WL. Based on that there are probably about 380 WLers. I'd guess that at least 80-100 will withdraw off of the waitlist.
 
I think it's between 760-800 interviewees for this cycle, so up to 400 of could be on the WL. Unfortunately, for the past few years, it seems like the number of students accepted from the WL was 30 or fewer. So waitlisted folks may be looking at a <5% chance of acceptance (which will probably be based on what the remaining class of 2020 is "missing" as opposed to how well any given applicant did compared to another waitlistee during the interview).
 
ElanaSilogram said:
(which will probably be based on what the remaining class of 2020 is "missing" as opposed to how well any given applicant did compared to another waitlistee during the interview).
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Yep, this is pretty much exactly what we heard from the dean of admissions on my interview day. Waitlist spots will be granted based on class diversity - they were very transparent about that.
 
brenasuarus said:
Yep, this is pretty much exactly what we heard from the dean of admissions on my interview day. Waitlist spots will be granted based on class diversity - they were very transparent about that.
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Who knows maybe this will be the year they missed their mark and the WL moves 70 spots
 
drwoofs said:
Who knows maybe this will be the year they missed their mark and the WL moves 70 spots
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On the final interview date, they did mention that they were below the number of acceptances they had sent out around the same time last year. They were not specific though, so that could mean a a few or 20 less compared to last year.
 
TobogganMantis said:
On the final interview date, they did mention that they were below the number of acceptances they had sent out around the same time last year. They were not specific though, so that could mean a a few or 20 less compared to last year.
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delusionally reading between the lines here. I don't see why they'd mention it if it wasn't a remotely significant number. It definitely doesn't warrant a comment like that if you're 5 acceptances under.

Then again I'm also just trying to evade the thought of 350k debt in my current situation. Hah.

We'll see in 19 days...
 
drwoofs said:
delusionally reading between the lines here. I don't see why they'd mention it if it wasn't a remotely significant number. It definitely doesn't warrant a comment like that if you're 5 acceptances under.

Then again I'm also just trying to evade the thought of 350k debt in my current situation. Hah.

We'll see in 19 days...
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That's a fair point. I'm hoping that means more waitlist movement this year too!
 
last year the first offers were made 3/25 that's also what @hellanutella 's med school doc says. Though the source could be from last years thread. Either way last year first waitlist movement was 3/25. I should say that probably doesn't mean it is going to happen this year.
 
Question for current students: is the 2yr limit on school sponsored housing for grad students enforced for medical students?


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Chasing Never Land said:
Question for current students: is the 2yr limit on school sponsored housing for grad students enforced for medical students?


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When I was there, that was the case. I was actually only allowed to stay a year because of some rule that went into effect a couple of weeks before I signed my lease, which I believe we fought against in the GSA and they ended up changing it. It was actually for the better. Grad housing got old because it felt like a dorm. I lived in One Miramar when it first opened. They are small and, like I said, very dorm like. Mesa had mold issues and is old. Rita Atkinson I am not sure about because it was finished a year or two before I left, but I remember it being fully furnished, so if you like your own things, it is probably not for you, but it is very close to the med campus and library. I loved the places where I lived off campus. Clairemont, Bay-ho, and University Heights. University Heights was the best and very close to Hillcrest. If anyone has any questions about neighborhoods or other UCSD specific questions, feel free to ask me.
 
trini818 said:
When I was there, that was the case. I was actually only allowed to stay a year because of some rule that went into effect a couple of weeks before I signed my lease, which I believe we fought against in the GSA and they ended up changing it. It was actually for the better. Grad housing got old because it felt like a dorm. I lived in One Miramar when it first opened. They are small and, like I said, very dorm like. Mesa had mold issues and is old. Rita Atkinson I am not sure about because it was finished a year or two before I left, but I remember it being fully furnished, so if you like your own things, it is probably not for you, but it is very close to the med campus and library. I loved the places where I lived off campus. Clairemont, Bay-ho, and University Heights. University Heights was the best and very close to Hillcrest. If anyone has any questions about neighborhoods or other UCSD specific questions, feel free to ask me.
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Hi trini,

Thanks for the reply! Is t ok for me to ask how expensive the non-UCSD options were? I might definitely take you up on your offer of more info later on!


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Chasing Never Land said:
Hi trini,

Thanks for the reply! Is t ok for me to ask how expensive the non-UCSD options were? I might definitely take you up on your offer of more info later on!


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It was not too expensive. In Clairemont, I lived in a 4 bedroom house with three other people from my grad program and I paid around $550 (Awesome party house!). In Bayho, I lived in a three bedroom duplex with two friends from my grad program and that was $650. Finally, I lived by myself in a 1 bed/1 bath apartment in University Heights (1 block from Park Blvd near Small Bar) for $850. The drive to campus from all three of these places was not bad. I also used the loophole of parking on the top two floors of the One Miramar parking structure for free and then I took the Mesa shuttle into campus or walked La Jolla Village Dr. I am not sure if prices have gone up since I moved. There are relatively affordable options near campus where you can take the 202 bus or one of the university shuttles. I believe that students still get a free bus sticker, but I know that right before I left parking and transportation was over 1 million in the hole. They would always come to GSA asking for a us to pass a referendum for a fee increase on grad students. If anything, I would say get settled at UCSD using grad housing for a year and then try to find something off campus. Are you guys guaranteed housing the first year because I see that the wait times for housing are extremely long?
 
drwoofs said:
last year the first offers were made 3/25 that's also what @hellanutella 's med school doc says. Though the source could be from last years thread. Either way last year first waitlist movement was 3/25. I should say that probably doesn't mean it is going to happen this year.
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Interesting!! In the waitlist email they were rather explicit about not wanting any communication from us until May when they will check in with us again about our continued interest, but this makes me want to write them a love letter now...
 
StarshinePeanutBlossom said:
Interesting!! In the waitlist email they were rather explicit about not wanting any communication from us until May when they will check in with us again about our continued interest, but this makes me want to write them a love letter now...
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^Agreed. If they accept people off the waitlist before asking for updates in May, is it wrong to send them an update that I got a first author publication in Cell accepted since my interview? That seems major, but they were pretty explicit about not wanting updates until May.
 
amphoteric said:
^Agreed. If they accept people off the waitlist before asking for updates in May, is it wrong to send them an update that I got a first author publication in Cell accepted since my interview? That seems major, but they were pretty explicit about not wanting updates until May.
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You're right, that is a major accomplishment. The way I see it, you run the risk of annoying them by sending it in now against their wishes, but then you also run the risk of not getting accepted off the waitlist (if they truly do start movement before May 15th).

I know what I would do if I were in your position.
 
StarshinePeanutBlossom said:
Interesting!! In the waitlist email they were rather explicit about not wanting any communication from us until May when they will check in with us again about our continued interest, but this makes me want to write them a love letter now...
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amphoteric said:
^Agreed. If they accept people off the waitlist before asking for updates in May, is it wrong to send them an update that I got a first author publication in Cell accepted since my interview? That seems major, but they were pretty explicit about not wanting updates until May.
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100% do not send them an update unless they ask for it. They told us they'd email us if they were accepting updates. The people that got accepted off the waitlist at that date did not send updates or anything. It will reflect poorly if anyone sends an update if they specifically stated they don't want updates at this time.
 
harrypotter93 said:
Does anyone know if accepted students have to fill out Master Promissory Note(MPN) on financial application now or after matriculation?
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A question I'm planning to ask this week 🙂 also what do we fill out on the page of the financial aid app that asks us how much of loans we want?


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So last year a couple of people posted on Wednesday, March 25 that they were accepted off the waitlist. Hoping something similar happens this year!
 
Does anyone know if there is a required financial aid application or other supporting documentation required to send, in addition to filling out FAFSA?
 
Last year, people were getting the "are you still interested" e-mail around this time if you were on the waitlist. I wonder if they have sent those out yet. :|
 
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