On interview day, I remember him saying they'd need $350 million to do that. They've got some people in mind to seek donations from, but it's nowhere close to becoming a reality. It seemed like a 5-10 year goal to me.
Sorry for the late response! I interviewed October 7th, got the waitlist on December 18th.
That’s likely not the case. In December, the batch of decisions that were sent out was pretty large so many people received a decision in one night.
I don’t think it’s just prestige grabbing, it’s recruitment. They probably lose a lot of students who would otherwise go to UCSF because of the COA. Why not make your school more attractive to students who may have better financial aid packages? Yes UCSF is a top school, but no school is 100k-200k dollars better than Columbia, (just today) Stanford, and other places that have committed a lot of money to reducing students’ debt.
Gunning for "better" students = Prestige grabbing haha.
And again, that's millions of dollars that could have been used to actually do good, instead some billionaire gets duped by wiley adcoms who make it seem like it will help solve the rural healthcare crisis (lol! Fancy NYU ROADS residency person who will practice in New York, except now with no debt either).
TLDR: millions of dollars spent to shift a few hundred student allegiances from one T20 school to another.
Geffen is such a ***** haha. Imagine that money spent on some primary care initiative.
Anywho, I'll leave it at that. UCSF is still awesome and stands for something, and Im still excited for it and anyone who is lucky enough to get in
I don't think they require transcript updates, so I don't see how.
i was wondering if they have student hosts for this?
Same. But would they be hosting us for two nights since its a weekend? and which nights, Friday and Sat? or Sat and Sun?
not sure...more info is coming out this month though.
I have the COLS 'eligibility to be determined' thing too. They're first going to check if you live in an off-campus housing before they disburse that to you. Do you know if the amount listed under "grants and scholarships" are a one-time thing, or will they be renewed every year assuming one's financial conditions don't change?
really looking forward to it but so many other schools have been cancelling
I think it will be a likely event. UCSF cancelled their annual mentor ship program "inside UCSF", so....Anyone else waiting for second look to be cancelled?
Hope not. Already paid for housing and airfare for my wife and I.
Cancelled..... nonrefundable reservations. I understand why it had to be done but man that's painful.Anyone else waiting for second look to be cancelled?
but I also interviewed for SJV prime and haven’t heard anything about my status with them - any other SJV prime applicants out there know when we can expect to hear back? Or has anyone been accepted to it?would you mind quoting the email? I didn't receive it for some reason
Not even flights?
Cancellation results in credit that must be used within a year for a flight only for that specific passenger (Southwest).
Hey everyone! I got on the alternate list on Monday
