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I'm IS and still haven't received a secondary yet... Should I be worried? Verified early June and LizzyM 77
 
Huashan said:
II received today for late Aug/early Sept! App was complete mid-July, LizzyM 75, IS/ORM. Super surprised at how early this was.
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Congrats! You got an II on the weekend? Were you complete sometime earlier this past week, or was it before the 9th?
 
Is it advised to not write the accomplishment prompt about being the first in my family to graduate college? I could give details about personal history overcoming initial difficulties, but is this topic too cliché for a secondary essay even if it is my most proud accomplishment?

My alternate option would be coordinating a community event for an underserved population on campus.
 
Beshwaji said:
Is it advised to not write the accomplishment prompt about being the first in my family to graduate college? I could give details about personal history overcoming initial difficulties, but is this topic too cliché for a secondary essay even if it is my most proud accomplishment?

My alternate option would be coordinating a community event for an underserved population on campus.
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I don't think it's too cliché. If that's your most proud accomplishment then go for it!
 
Beshwaji said:
Thanks! I'm just a little hesitant in using academics to answer prompts. I think a genuine answer is good though.
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Ya I understand the hesitation. I think bad ways to use academics would be talking about grades for a failure essay. This is different because you're talking about background and adversity and showing that you value education
 
Kiwi95 said:
Congrats! You got an II on the weekend? Were you complete sometime earlier this past week, or was it before the 9th?
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Received Friday night. I submitted my secondary before 9th but my committee LOR only arrived in the middle of last week.
 
Did you peeps repeat the underserved community activities from the Personal Information section to the Activity section?
 
lenovo4life said:
Did you peeps repeat the underserved community activities from the Personal Information section to the Activity section?
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I was planning on it. I think the underserved is used to gather slightly different information. Notice how the activities section mentions the most significant events, but does not include specific communities.
 
Huashan said:
Received Friday night. I submitted my secondary before 9th but my committee LOR only arrived in the middle of last week.
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Congrats!! And what a quick turnaround time. This motivates me to do my secondary now haha.
 
Just got my secondary this morning! Verified last Thursday. OOS but born/raised/went to college in CA (parents moved while in college so my residency unfortunately changed), LM 71
 
I am applying to the Prime-LC program (focus on latino communities). I am non-latino and learned Spanish late in life. One of the questions ask about how you learned Spanish, and there is an "other" option with description. Would it be bad to say that a significant amount of my Spanish speaking was learned from my SO who is a physician in Mexico? I don't want to look like that's the only reason I care about Latino populations!

Advice from anyone on this thread is appreciated, but @LizzyM you always seem to have great advice when it comes to international experiences and languages, so I would love any input from you as well on this topic!
 
theKingLT said:
I am applying to the Prime-LC program (focus on latino communities). I am non-latino and learned Spanish late in life. One of the questions ask about how you learned Spanish, and there is an "other" option with description. Would it be bad to say that a significant amount of my Spanish speaking was learned from my SO who is a physician in Mexico? I don't want to look like that's the only reason I care about Latino populations!

Advice from anyone on this thread is appreciated, but @LizzyM you always seem to have great advice when it comes to international experiences and languages, so I would love any input from you as well on this topic!
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I might not mention that it's an SO...maybe use friend/mentor?
 
Still no secondary. IS.

I did get this email tho:
We perform a holistic review of all applicants and due to the volume of applications it may take until late February to complete the review of your application. If you are offered a secondary application you will be notified by email and given instructions how to complete your application.

Did anybody else get that email and still receive secondary?
 
Ixacex said:
Still no secondary. IS.

I did get this email tho:
We perform a holistic review of all applicants and due to the volume of applications it may take until late February to complete the review of your application. If you are offered a secondary application you will be notified by email and given instructions how to complete your application.

Did anybody else get that email and still receive secondary?
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I did not get that email; my first email from them was 7/14 for a secondary invite.
 
First rejection of the cycle received today.

Good luck to all those still out there!
 
Received second rejection (post-secondary) this morning :/ with a LM of 69. I knew my odds were slim to none but it still stings
 
Kiwi95 said:
Received second rejection (post-secondary) this morning :/ with a LM of 69. I knew my odds were slim to none but it still stings
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Aw I'm sorry to hear that!! Don't worry it's still really early in the cycle!! When did you submit your secondary?
 
ags123 said:
Aw I'm sorry to hear that!! Don't worry it's still really early in the cycle!! When did you submit your secondary?
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Submitted on the 11th so a little under a week ago
 
Post-Secondary Rejection this morning. Submitted secondary 7/14
 
Received Secondary 7/12, submitted same day. Rejected this morning. Anyone have any insight why?
 
knguyen34 said:
Received Secondary 7/12, submitted same day. Rejected this morning. Anyone have any insight why?
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What are your stats? I'm 95% sure I got rejected because my stats are too low. Looks like all of the people who got IIs have LM of like 77-80
 
Kiwi95 said:
What are your stats? I'm 95% sure I got rejected because my stats are too low. Looks like all of the people who got IIs have LM of like 77-80
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LM 73, Definitely not because of my stats. I am just more concerned on how SWIFT the rejection was, you know?
 
Kiwi95 said:
What are your stats? I'm 95% sure I got rejected because my stats are too low. Looks like all of the people who got IIs have LM of like 77-80
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I don't think so. The UCs have a rather holistic analysis of applicants. My friend had a LizzyM score of 66 and got an II on 7/6. I think a lot of it is how much your ECs align with their mission
 
Laix said:
Received the axe today. It kinda hurts to get it so quickly from my #1 school. But I am happy to go oos now. The cycle is still young.
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Ah I'm sorry. There are still all the UCs left though! When were you complete?
 
Laix said:
Received the axe today. It kinda hurts to get it so quickly from my #1 school. But I am happy to go oos now. The cycle is still young.
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Sorry to hear that...good luck with OOS. Does anyone know why Irvine gives rejections so quickly? I haven’t really seen other schools do this
 
medschool19 said:
Sorry to hear that...good luck with OOS. Does anyone know why Irvine gives rejections so quickly? I haven’t really seen other schools do this
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Maybe the screener really dislikes my app.
Received II on the 11th, completed 11th.
 
Please describe to the Admissions Committee a challenge you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience.

I wanted to talk about my experience moving to the US for college - how it was difficult to leave my family and friends and to relate to people around me especially with the language barrier- what I learned about myself is that I was highly adaptable to new situations, what do you guys think? too cliche?
 
Hello all! I was just wondering if anyone has run into this situation yet....

I submitted my secondary yesterday and it was well within the character count. However today, when I log back into the amp secondary site, it cuts off part of my essays. It seems like it cut off where it would have if it counted spaces, but above the prompts it says 1500 characters without spaces.

Do you think this is just a formatting thing and the adcoms will be able to see it? Has this happened to anyone else?

I'll call them to make sure, but I thought I'd ask here first.

Thank you!
 
ys2327 said:
Please describe to the Admissions Committee a challenge you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience.

I wanted to talk about my experience moving to the US for college - how it was difficult to leave my family and friends and to relate to people around me especially with the language barrier- what I learned about myself is that I was highly adaptable to new situations, what do you guys think? too cliche?
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I don't think you should worry about it sounding to cliche, as long as it's genuine and you clearly show how it affected you and what you learned about it
 
Laix said:
I got rejected bro
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I think he was confused because you said "II", which means interview. Anyways, I'm sorry about this rejection 🙁 I'm sure that you will have plenty of interviews coming soon! Stay positive!
 
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