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aayz345 said:
"Please list any major paid work experience during or since college."

So we should only list employment that is MME caliber?
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I agree with you. That would make sense since it's asking for "major" experience.
 
I'm sure some people know this already, but I didn't know until now that the admissions team at UCLA has changed completely. Lisa Monahan and Dean Theodore Hall are no longer there. I emailed them back in January to ask about the whole pre-screen thing and received emails from both. Then Dr. Hall stepped down in April. Sadly, I have not received a secondary invite yet, and I am a UCLA alum with low stats (go figure). I wonder how these changes in the admissions team will affect this admissions cycle? What do you guys think?

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Dirachlet_Dirac said:
Nah bro, same. LizzyM > 75, IS, but no secondary I have a minor IA......hopefully it doesn't get us auto-rejected
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I haven't received a secondary either and I have a rather inconsequential IA, but an IA regardless. I wonder if, to reduce the load of applications, they're just using that as a screen...🙁
 
For the most scholarly project, is it okay to talk about a thesis proposal you had for a course in college. I work in a lab but have not gotten my own project
 
"2. What has been the one most unique leadership, entrepreneurial or creative activity in which you participated? (800 char)"

Lol, hobbies should count as a creative activity, right ? Haven't really held any interesting leadership roles. But I have been really involved in distance running and swimming for the past 2 years
 
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MrsDrDr said:
Hmm, I think we are both right, because Graduate Medical Education is residency...so post-graduate would be after that lol. Regardless, I think the question is getting at what do you see doing in your career. (For reference, it changed from last year, which was "where do you see yourself in 10 years").
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ops I thought it meant post-college-undergraduate and wrote about my gap year activity lol
 
No secondary received - I listed an IA also. It looks like I'm not the only one.
 
EmbryonalCarcinoma said:
And if that is the case they should list it on their website so that people don’t waste their money.
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Eeyup. And I TOTALLY understand if they do autoscreen - they get like 13,000 applications and they very much would like to only process the ones they have to. But they should let it be known.
 
What is the deal with the financial questions? Isn't that not really their business...ie shouldn't factor into admissions? How are y'all answering?
 
jecki46 said:
What is the deal with the financial questions? Isn't that not really their business...ie shouldn't factor into admissions? How are y'all answering?
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Often SES can be factored into diversity and under the diversity committee
 
NileMasr21 said:
It's mentioned under chemistry, so I'm assuming you do need competency in biochemistry
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Do the make you check a box if you feel competent in this area? Or do they actually require a course.
 
EmbryonalCarcinoma said:


Thoughts?
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You can look back at last cycle's thread. I can't say for certain why Dean T. Hall left but he did step down in an email sent to people at DGSOM. People were speculating that perhaps UCLA overaccepted students. Another reason could potentially be the way the admissions office was run. There were many vague emails sent out last cycle post-interview, the length of time it took the admissions office to respond post-interview, and the feeling people had during interview day. There were many pages on last year's thread of frustrated applicants with the way the admissions office was being run. Whether or not this was the cause of a reworked admissions office, one can only assume. But it does seem very odd that no admissions dean has been appointed yet. Good luck to you all.
 
No secondary yet! I just called them and they said "we have no control over who gets the secondary. It is a rolling process". My primary was verified around 06/27, FYI. Ridiculous.
 
I have a green check next to LOR on my status page, but when I click on the "document status" tb on the left, it shows no LORs listed. Does everyone have this? Or are they actually missing?
 
jecki46 said:
I have a green check next to LOR on my status page, but when I click on the "document status" tb on the left, it shows no LORs listed. Does everyone have this? Or are they actually missing?
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I have the same issue too. Other schools got my letters. The portal is probably broken.
 
alohafromKR said:
So I finished the application without checking disadvantaged box (Primary) and am thinking of checking no to the "hardship" question. I thought it would be redundant because my primary essay, FAP, S02 status, and activity sections (significant explanation essay) were enough to show that I had overcome plenty of struggles. I thought the school might look at it thinking "this kid is so desperate of appealing himself as disadvantaged." Any thoughts of whether I should fill that question out?
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I don’t think the box is placed there for them to judge and look at the people that fill it out as desperate. It’s meant for them to get a better understanding of your circumstances. I marked disadvantaged on the primary, am a FAP recipient and filled out the disadvantaged box for their secondary as well.
 
alohafromKR said:
So I finished the application without checking disadvantaged box (Primary) and am thinking of checking no to the "hardship" question. I thought it would be redundant because my primary essay, FAP, S02 status, and activity sections (significant explanation essay) were enough to show that I had overcome plenty of struggles. I thought the school might look at it thinking "this kid is so desperate of appealing himself as disadvantaged." Any thoughts of whether I should fill that question out?
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I think it would be better to be consistent in your responses. It won't look desperate.
 
Has anyone mined last year’s thread to see if people below those supposed stat cutoffs were offered interviews? Wondering if screening for stats is pre-interview instead of pre-secondary.
 
maha2018 said:
Has anyone mined last year’s thread to see if people below those supposed stat cutoffs were offered interviews? Wondering if screening for stats is pre-interview instead of pre-secondary.
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The cutoffs (3.4/512) were supposed to be a new policy implemented for this application cycle.

It's impossible to say right now whether they'll screen people out pre-interview for these cutoffs but people below these cutoffs have been receiving secondaries.

I don't know whether the proposed cutoff even went into effect, as there is no info about it on the UCLA website and, as I said, people below the cutoff have been getting secondaries.
 
inode said:
The cutoffs (3.4/512) were supposed to be a new policy implemented for this application cycle.

It's impossible to say right now whether they'll screen people out pre-interview for these cutoffs but people below these cutoffs have been receiving secondaries.

I don't know whether the proposed cutoff even went into effect, as there is no info about it on the UCLA website and, as I said, people below the cutoff have been getting secondaries.
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Current student at geffen . That’s not true, those values were for the last cycle. This cycle things are different but nobody besides the adcom knows any details about cut offs or screening processes.
 
bbx-8995-1 said:
Current student at geffen . That’s not true, those values were for the last cycle. This cycle things are different but nobody besides the adcom knows any details about cut offs or screening processes.
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Thanks for the correction. The daily bruin article was not very clear: David Geffen School of Medicine raises admission standards, incites controversy

1. "The medical school is raising admission standards for next year’s applicants."
2. "Attendees formulated a policy proposal in opposition to the changes, which will affect the entering class of 2019." (and the linked policy proposal also says "entering class of 2019")

But yikes, those values were for last cycle (aka entering class of 2019)? I'm actually an incoming Geffen student so that means my entire class will be 3.4/512+'s? 😳
 
inode said:
Thanks for the correction. The daily bruin article was not very clear: David Geffen School of Medicine raises admission standards, incites controversy

1. "The medical school is raising admission standards for next year’s applicants."
2. "Attendees formulated a policy proposal in opposition to the changes, which will affect the entering class of 2019." (and the linked policy proposal also says "entering class of 2019")

But yikes, those values were for last cycle (aka entering class of 2019)? I'm actually an incoming Geffen student so that means my entire class will be 3.4/512+'s? 😳
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Yep, for better or worse your class will be that. I’m not sure if towards the end of the cycle they adjusted their screening process. However, for this current active cycle nobody knows the cut offs. So, if you received a secondary, fill it out to the best of your ability and just hang tight.

Also, that daily bruin article is very confusing and its a shame that an article was written in the first place.
 
bbx-8995-1 said:
Yep, for better or worse your class will be that. I’m not sure if towards the end of the cycle they adjusted their screening process. However, for this current active cycle nobody knows the cut offs. So, if you received a secondary, fill it out to the best of your ability and just hang tight.

Also, that daily bruin article is very confusing and its a shame that an article was written in the first place.
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Do you know if/when students with an IA will be reviewed to receive a secondary? I received a very inconsequential IA (cat in university housing...) and I am wondering if I should reach out.
 
MemeLord said:
Do you know if/when students with an IA will be reviewed to receive a secondary? I received a very inconsequential IA (cat in university housing...) and I am wondering if I should reach out.
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No clue, like I said earlier nobody knows anything. No point in guessing.
 
MemeLord said:
Right on, thank you! I will reach out tomorrow to ask. Sorry to bother and thanks for your help.
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FYI I tried to reach out already, also IA student here. The person who answered the phone told me they couldn't even pull up my profile and I would just have to wait...you can try yourself if you get a better answer let me know lol
 
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