2019-2020 UC Riverside

[HopefulMed20]

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OOS here, 513 MCAT, 3.96 sGPA, 3.52 GPA (based on courses taken 10 years ago in Poland, transferred to a US university), 4.0 diy post-bac in the US. Good ECs.

Verified on Aug 5th. Never heard back from UCR. No app received, no secondary... null, zilt, nada... Any idea what's going on?

Those are amazing stats, congrats! But I gotta say that UCR is one of the UC's that's not so friendly to OOS given their small class size of about 70. They are also very mission-based. They want to accept students who will primarily stay in the Inland Empire (IE) where there is a great shortage of primary care physicians. As such, they prioritize students who are from the IE or have significant ties. They also look at whether you have demonstrated extensive service to underserved populations.

Hope this gives you better insight, but its only one school out of 179 lol. Good luck this cycle, I'm sure you will get in somewhere!!

 

[medschooldreamer59]

Admissions rep on the phone confirmed they are indeed screening applicants and no IIs have been sent yet — interviews will start in mid Sept so invites can go out as early as next week or as late as the week before

Hopefully this calms some nerves!

 

[ayjaystudent]

Oh. Oops... Oh well... I guess not Inland Empire life for me then 🙂

Yeah, if you look at their stats, they're 100% in-state. Be thankful you didn't get get a secondary and be allowed to pay.

 

[HappyFeet_14]

Looking for advice. For the first prompt of the secondary did you focus on your diversity or working with the underserved? I would do both but 500 characters is so little :/

 

[GloballyMed]

Looking for advice. For the first prompt of the secondary did you focus on your diversity or working with the underserved? I would do both but 500 characters is so little :/

You can also write about your diversity and how that has helped you in serving the underserved.

 

[HappyFeet_14]

You can also write about your diversity and how that has helped you in serving the underserved.

Thank you! I'll try to work it all in haha

 

[GloballyMed]

Thank you! I'll try to work it all in haha

You’re welcome. I know it could be tough with the number of characters they gave you but you could just focus on one activity that really highlights how you’ve contributed, what you’ve learned and what you hope to achieve as a physician. No need to go in depth about the activity as you must have already detailed it in your primary. Good luck

 

[baylafan]

Anyone else see this right now when trying to use the portal?

 

[akjr98]

Anyone else see this right now when trying to use the portal?
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Yes, probably system wide

 

[dancingflagellum]

Anyone else see this right now when trying to use the portal?
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Yes, that is happening on my portal too and I was just getting ready to submit my secondary before my deadline tomorrow. Hoping it gets fixed soon!

 

[Icejunito]

My deadline is also tomorrow. If the portal isn't up by then, we shouldn't get penalized for that right?

 

[medschooldreamer59]

What if they’re uploading/sending out IIs rn!!??
Ahhhhhhh let the waiting begin

 

[dancingflagellum]

The portal is back for me now!

 

[herpderpmerp]

Does anyone elses picture show up blurry in the thumbnail after uploading?

Yup, did you figure out how to resolve this? Or has anyone else figured out why a picture may look blurry in the thumbnail?

 

[glasshaffull]

Does anyone else's status say "Your application is NOT ready" under Application Complete? It's been 24 hours since I submitted and I haven't received a completion email, although every other category is complete and the submission went through.

 

[akjr98]

Does anyone else's status say "Your application is NOT ready" under Application Complete? It's been 24 hours since I submitted and I haven't received a completion email, although every other category is complete and the submission went through.

Got an email for admissions. They said that your app is incomplete until the committee reviews your app

 

[ayjaystudent]

AAAHHHHH! The 500 character limit is driving me crazy!

 

[FreshReApplicant]

So I realize they ask us to complete within two weeks but my recs are still not in... am I screwed?

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

So I realize they ask us to complete within two weeks but my recs are still not in... am I screwed?

As long as you submitted your portion within 2 weeks you should be fine

 

[FreshReApplicant]

As long as you submitted your portion within 2 weeks you should be fine

I see. What a relief!

 

[FreshReApplicant]

Just a quick question. If anyone already answered sorry for not being able to find it within the thread.

For required premed course inventory, did you guys list all the courses you took or just a few courses to meet the requirement?

 

[82Scout]

anyone else get a application complete and forwarded for review email today?

 

[banana54321]

anyone else get a application complete and forwarded for review email today?

+1 same

 

[batpuac]

+1 same

+2

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

+2

+3! Looks like the portal status won’t change though until the review of our application is complete though..wonder if we’ll get an email regarding that as well

 

[KrabbyPatty]

+2

+3

 

[Icejunito]

+4

 

[speedracer347]

Yes, that is happening on my portal too and I was just getting ready to submit my secondary before my deadline tomorrow. Hoping it gets fixed soon!

they have a deadline?!..

 

[javabeans2016]

they have a deadline?!..

Yeah, in the email inviting you to complete a secondary, they ask that you complete your secondary within 2 weeks

 

[Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox]

+4

+5.1

 

[ayjaystudent]

Those who submitted their secondaries before August, when did you receive your "review email"?

 

[drluckythetaurus]

+4

+5

 

[deleted994889]

+5

+me

I submitted 8/4

 

[adventum]

is the consensus that missing the deadline means that you shouldn't bother to submit the secondary anymore?

 

[pleasehalp]

I got the complete email that said it will still show up as incomplete until the committee reviews it.
However, everything is checked complete. Maybe ADCOM reviewed already? Anybody else have everything green now?

 

[dancingflagellum]

I got the complete email that said it will still show up as incomplete until the committee reviews it.
However, everything is checked complete. Maybe ADCOM reviewed already? Anybody else have everything green now?

I just checked and mine is all green now too...

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

I got the complete email that said it will still show up as incomplete until the committee reviews it.
However, everything is checked complete. Maybe ADCOM reviewed already? Anybody else have everything green now?

Yup! They said in their email it will get checked off in the portal once the review of your application is complete

 

[akjr98]

Yup! They said in their email it will get checked off in the portal once the review of your application is complete

So if it’s green and we don’t hear anything, then thats probably bad news?

 

[MediumRareSteak18]

So if it’s green and we don’t hear anything, then thats probably bad news?

I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. It could be that they send II’s in waves and are just holding off on decisions until the first wave.

 

[82Scout]

So if it’s green and we don’t hear anything, then thats probably bad news?

mine is the same so who knows, they may send out II's in waves like stated above

 

[dancingflagellum]

Is anyone's not all green/checked off?

 

[82Scout]

Is anyone's not all green/checked off?

my status still says "application is ready for review" next to it though

 

[dancingflagellum]

my status still says "application is ready for review" next to it though

Hmm, mine does too but it's also green and checked off. I was only complete one week ago though so I would be surprised if they already reviewed it.

 

[pleasehalp]

Maybe they just updated the portal in general. It’s been weird.

 

[82Scout]

Hmm, mine does too but it's also green and checked off. I was only complete one week ago though so I would be surprised if they already reviewed it.

Mine is the same

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

So if it’s green and we don’t hear anything, then thats probably bad news?

I don’t think so necessarily! It just might mean they finished “scoring” your application if this school does scoring and then once they compare a pile of scored applications then they’ll send out IIs but I don’t think it’s an auto reject or anything like that if you don’t hear something right away after being completed in review. Wouldn’t worry about it too much 🙂

 

[GloballyMed]

Also got the complete Email

 

[speedracer347]

is the consensus that missing the deadline means that you shouldn't bother to submit the secondary anymore?

I would believe so, yes haha

 

[880cylon]

is the consensus that missing the deadline means that you shouldn't bother to submit the secondary anymore?

Submit your secondary.

 

[dancingflagellum]

is the consensus that missing the deadline means that you shouldn't bother to submit the secondary anymore?

I would email them and ask.