Anything from them yet? I got the UCLA PRIME Application Receipt email on August 3rd. There wasn't a link to the secondary, you have to access your applicant status page to get to it.
not sure. i think you're in a unique situation. did you get a geffen secondary that was separate of your prime application? maybe that's why you got a separate interview?
that's really strange. i never got any communication from just david geffen. does that mean i'm only being considered by the prime?
same- how about you, @Doc.Do since you've received an II. did you fill out two secondaries or receive initial communication from both programs? or was it just Prime?
@sammiesings I received my secondary from PRIME only and filled out only one secondary that contained both the PRIME and Regular MD prompts. My Application Type listed on my status page is Combined Medical Degree/Graduate. I'm pretty sure the PRIME secondary is for both regular MD and PRIME. It just seems like I already got passed up for PRIME since I got an II from the regular MD program. Well, the email didn't explicitly say Regular MD. It didn't say PRIME on it either. It just said the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
i see! when were you complete? i see you're in texas, but i was going to say maybe its possible they're thinking folks like you who are obviously highly qualified candidates can come out twice? interview for geffen and then for prime later on?
absolutely no shame in that game 😉! i've actually heard the UCs do not like to re-interview people very often, so that must be a really good sign they're taking you on another time.
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Ah, gotcha! 😉
I think Ima call lol
Let us know what you found out. 😉
Thanks! I wonder how many secondaries they have sent out. 78 II seem like a very small number.
I should have asked lol. If I get a II Im sure at this point I will decline. I have IIs at some of my dream schools and (if I get accepted) will gladly let one of you good guys have it. They are screening super heavy and it wont take much to knock you out of the running. I poured my heart and soul into that secondary...even more so than Drew. Goodluck guys, its gonna be a long time til we hear from them.
Congrats! It also took me about a month to complete that secondary. I really wanted it to be the best since at this point it's my number 1 choice. Good luck with your interviews.
Ahhh good point. I just worry because I think this year they sent out prime secondaries to everyone who applied since the first email we all got was to tell us about the secondary which just happened to be on our portals.
Someone actually called to ask this and they said that they screen all applicants, so not everyone who applied to PRIME received a secondary. I did not receive any Email from UCLA regarding the secondary invite. I just checked the portal and saw it there.
I'm not sure if you can switch over to apply to Prime but I would call them and ask🙂. Also, you can still do a dual degree MD/MBA in the regular geffen as well.
