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Withdrew acceptance. This was probably the hardest thing I’ve done all cycle. Good-luck everyone =).
It's ok it has been brutal for us all I was told the same thing since my scores were all 100th percentile, 4.0 GPA, all the shadowing/volunteering, work experience, etc. & still got barely any acceptances. Hope that brings you some consolation that a lot of us are on the same boat.This application process has been complete ****. I went in being told I would definitely get into multiple top schools which hasn't been the case. I've just been bitter about this whole cycle.
I hate this cycle..It's ok it has been brutal for us all I was told the same thing since my scores were all 100th percentile, 4.0 GPA, all the shadowing/volunteering, work experience, etc. & still got barely any acceptances. Hope that brings you some consolation that a lot of us are on the same boat.
This application process has been complete ****. I went in being told I would definitely get into multiple top schools which hasn't been the case. I've just been bitter about this whole cycle.
It's ok it has been brutal for us all I was told the same thing since my scores were all 100th percentile, 4.0 GPA, all the shadowing/volunteering, work experience, etc. & still got barely any acceptances. Hope that brings you some consolation that a lot of us are on the same boat.
I hate MMI format. It tells nothing about an applicant. It would be more helpful if the interview process were more transparent.I don’t care how “holistic” an adcom thinks it is this application will always favor the rich. I don’t think it’s because people work harder than me. Most of this comes down to dumb luck, numbers, and the misguided belief that you can truly get to know someone’s reasons to pursue medicine as a life style in just a 30min conversation or a speed dating MMI. Most of it is all fake and we should not delude ourselves otherwise.
Whole heartedly agreeI hate MMI format. It tells nothing about an applicant. It would be more helpful if the interview process were more transparent.
I don’t care how “holistic” an adcom thinks it is this application will always favor the rich. I don’t think it’s because people work harder than me. Most of this comes down to dumb luck, numbers, and the misguided belief that you can truly get to know someone’s reasons to pursue medicine as a life style in just a 30min conversation or a speed dating MMI. Most of it is all fake and we should not delude ourselves otherwise.
In their attempt to make things more standardized with an MMI, they've lost touch with the whole purpose of an interview - to get to know the sincerity and motivations of an applicant. The more you standardize something, the more it favors people who have the luxury/money/resources to prepare to systematically conquer it. People who apply to 30 to 40 schools, get expensive MCAT prep, and can afford to fly around for all these interviews are definitely at an advantage. I applied to 7 schools last year and drained my savings to apply to 14 this year and luckily finally got in. UCLA is my top choice and the only school I'm waiting to hear from. But this process has been so unpredictable. UC Davis interviewed me early two years in a row and said no twice. Not even a waitlist...I hate MMI format. It tells nothing about an applicant. It would be more helpful if the interview process were more transparent.
I’d be grateful for a spot but I’m not going to walk around saying that this process is fair, equitable, or holistic by any means. It’s common sense that this process is stacked against people of low SES regardless of FAP which does nothing for nearly homeless students disowned by their parents because their income is still required.Watch him change his tune when he gets in
I hate MMI format. It tells nothing about an applicant. It would be more helpful if the interview process were more transparent.
So it seems from past years that acceptances come out the Wednesday after the deadline and then another wave near the end of May. Crossing my fingers for Wednesday, May 3
This Wednesday is the 2nd.... tomorrow!So it seems from past years that acceptances come out the Wednesday after the deadline and then another wave near the end of May. Crossing my fingers for Wednesday, May 3
In their attempt to make things more standardized with an MMI, they've lost touch with the whole purpose of an interview - to get to know the sincerity and motivations of an applicant. The more you standardize something, the more it favors people who have the luxury/money/resources to prepare to systematically conquer it. People who apply to 30 to 40 schools, get expensive MCAT prep, and can afford to fly around for all these interviews are definitely at an advantage. I applied to 7 schools last year and drained my savings to apply to 14 this year and luckily finally got in. UCLA is my top choice and the only school I'm waiting to hear from. But this process has been so unpredictable. UC Davis interviewed me early two years in a row and said no twice. Not even a waitlist...
I would say just keep knocking on doors if you know this is what you want to do and you will eventually get into a program. I told myself that I just had to wait my turn.
someone I know called the office earlier today to ask about movement and got an unclear answer basically saying decisions will be coming out soon and that you can hear up until the beginning of class since they do not have a waitlist (pretty sure its just one giant waitlist but I'm not going to argue semantics). so basically sit tight and hope for the best.Is this the calm before the storm?... The suspense is killing me
I seriously do not get their crude methodology.someone I know called the office earlier today to ask about movement and got an unclear answer basically saying decisions will be coming out soon and that you can hear up until the beginning of class since they do not have a waitlist (pretty sure its just one giant waitlist but I'm not going to argue semantics). so basically sit tight and hope for the best.
I have a 30 day notice to give for housing, 2 weeks for work, and my current matriculating school starts in June. I hope we hear soon. It's too early to bother them, but by the end of May or early June I will have to call and ask my likelihood of acceptance. Does anyone know if Dean Hall or admissions is open to telling people their chances as it gets closer to July?I seriously do not get their crude methodology.
I don't know much about the average debt but i'm sure if you call the fin aid office, they can give you an estimate very quickly.Hey guys!
Is there any information regarding the average indebtedness of students at UCLA? More specifically, for out of state students? And also, do any current students want to talk about the environment at UCLA? is it friendly, cut-throat? I only ask because I interviewed for the Charles Drew/UCLA program and was recently accepted, but I didn't really get to meet/see the UCLA DGSOM interviewees, so I just want a better picture before I make a potentially life-changing decision.
I have a 30 day notice to give for housing, 2 weeks for work, and my current matriculating school starts in June. I hope we hear soon. It's too early to bother them, but by the end of May or early June I will have to call and ask my likelihood of acceptance. Does anyone know if Dean Hall or admissions is open to telling people their chances as it gets closer to July?
Niiice, Congrats! Did they call, email, portal?just got accepted! interviewed late march
congrats! stats? LOIs? are you going to matriculate here?just got accepted! interviewed late march
Niiice, Congrats! Did they call, email, portal?
Congrats! So the movement begins!just got accepted! interviewed late march
I don't think there are any more patterns at this point. They assess their open spots and roll out acceptances, but who knows when, why, and how many. If anyone gets any details via a phone call I hope they post it. I just wish they would send an email or something saying we plan to send out some acceptances on X date and/or tell us how many spots are currently available.I’m guessing those of us who have interviewed earlier will have to wait until next week for waitlist movement.
The issue with that is the randomness of how many students drop and when as well as when the committees meet to discuss! All of these events fluctuate dramatically and unpredictably! Waitlist movement can go all the way to July too T.TI don't think there are any more patterns at this point. They assess their open spots and roll out acceptances, but who knows when, why, and how many. If anyone gets any details via a phone call I hope they post it. I just wish they would send an email or something saying we plan to send out some acceptances on X date and/or tell us how many spots are currently available.
Is this technically waitlist movement? Is it possible this student was actually just one of the last ones to get accepted from the normal cycle?Congrats! So the movement begins!
False alarm yea :/ I don't think a post-single-acceptance-deadline wave has come yetIs this technically waitlist movement? Is it possible this student was actually just one of the last ones to get accepted from the normal cycle?
I got the letter on the portal almost immediatelyto accepted folks: how long after the portal change did you receive your letter?
I got the letter on the portal almost immediately
sorry I was a bit unclear - did you also receive a letter by email/mail or did they only notify you through a portal change? if you got a letter through the mail/email, was it at the same time as the portal change?
thanks for your time!
i got an email asking me to check my portal (no information about acceptance in the email). i saw my acceptance + scholarship offer on the portal. all happened at the same time
I hope everyone understands that this is utterly a joke lolI was on the waitlist here last year and was ultimately not pulled off the waitlist. I have to tell you, I know friends who were very persistent with the admissions office by sending multiple letters of intent, and who went to the admission office IN PERSON multiple times to ask about the status of their application, were ultimately successful in getting off the waitlist. I'm not sure what role that had in their ultimate acceptance, but now, at another school, I see that when an applicant is very persistent with showing their interest in the school, that they do take that into account (though they may say they don't, and people on here say to not do that because they don't want everyone contacting them all the time). But, if you are interested in attending DGSOM, I highly encourage you to go to the admissions office in person, this is key, weekly, and to continuously show your intent to attend DGSOM.
kind of a bad one lolI hope everyone understands that this is utterly a joke lol
Thank you lol I was seriously considering showing up in person...I hope everyone understands that this is utterly a joke lol
I was on the waitlist here last year and was ultimately not pulled off the waitlist. I have to tell you, I know friends who were very persistent with the admissions office by sending multiple letters of intent, and who went to the admission office IN PERSON multiple times to ask about the status of their application, were ultimately successful in getting off the waitlist. I'm not sure what role that had in their ultimate acceptance, but now, at another school, I see that when an applicant is very persistent with showing their interest in the school, that they do take that into account (though they may say they don't, and people on here say to not do that because they don't want everyone contacting them all the time). But, if you are interested in attending DGSOM, I highly encourage you to go to the admissions office in person, this is key, weekly, and to continuously show your intent to attend DGSOM.