2019-2020 UC Irvine

[PapaGuava]

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[khichadi]

anyone got secondary?

 

[pagingdocopp]

anyone got secondary?

not yet - still waiting on the UC's!

 

[unicornbasil]

still no secondaries?

 

[premed195]

still no secondaries?

I haven't gotten one either. UCI seems to be slower than most other UCs with sending secondaries.

 

[Tilertee]

Received secondary from UCSD and UCLA, nothing from UCI yet

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

Received secondary from UCSD and UCLA, nothing from UCI yet

+2 and also received UCD. I think UCSF has been sending them out too but silence from UCI and UCR so far

 

[sfcd321]

+2 and also received UCD. I think UCSF has been sending them out too but silence from UCI and UCR so far

+3 Also received UCD's. But nothing from UCSF

 

[Auroracat9]

+3 Also received UCD's. But nothing from UCSF

+4

 

[NoBetterName]

What personal accomplishment are you most proud of and why? (1500 chars)

Please describe to the Admissions Committee a challenge you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience. (1500 chars)

This essay is only for applicants that have already received their baccalaureate degree. Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (school, work, and/or volunteer, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list them in chronological order or you may incorporate them into an essay, stating why you chose particular activities. (1500 char)

@PapaGuava

 

[akjr98]

What personal accomplishment are you most proud of and why? (1500 chars)

Please describe to the Admissions Committee a challenge you have overcome and what you learned about yourself from that experience. (1500 chars)

This essay is only for applicants that have already received their baccalaureate degree. Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (school, work, and/or volunteer, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list them in chronological order or you may incorporate them into an essay, stating why you chose particular activities. (1500 char)

@PapaGuava

DId you just receive the 2˚ today?

 

[Tilertee]

I personally don't think it has to be a real award

DId you just receive the 2˚ today?

Need to know!!

 

[Tilertee]

+2 and also received UCD. I think UCSF has been sending them out too but silence from UCI and UCR so far

Gah didn't get anything from UCD.

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

Gah didn't get anything from UCD.

I’m sure they’re still rolling out!

 

[Tilertee]

I’m sure they’re still rolling out!

Do you have a connection to norcal? / Does Davis care about that or just that you're IS?

 

[akjr98]

Do you have a connection to norcal? / Does Davis care about that or just that you're IS?

I received UCD and i'm IS but with no connections to Norcal.
They ask if you have a connection to Norcal in their secondaries though and I had to leave it blank

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

Do you have a connection to norcal? / Does Davis care about that or just that you're IS?

I do have a connection but not super evident from my primary! I’m pretty sure those without NorCal connections but IS are going to receive secondaries as well

 

[NoBetterName]

DId you just receive the 2˚ today?

Yeah

 

[issh4335]

Any OOS secondaries from UCI?

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

Secondary received at like 2 AM last night hahaha. IS and verified 6/25!

 

[sandiego3456]

OOS, received secondary today

 

[shadow12345]

Do you think it's fine if activities overlap? Like with clinical and community activities?

 

[doc_24]

Any MD-PhD applicants get secondary yet?

 

[aayz345]

Secondary received! IS, verified 7/11. Have received secondaries from SD LA and Davis, but still waiting on UCSF

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

Secondary received! IS, verified 7/11. Have received secondaries from SD LA and Davis, but still waiting on UCSF

SAME

 

[deleted688779]

What would be considered educationally disadvantaged?

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

What would be considered educationally disadvantaged?

Was also wondering this...

 

[Uphir]

Received an email this morning saying that my AMCAS application was received, and that it might take until late February for them to complete a holistic review of my primary...

Was verified 6/13.

 

[Ortizc]

Any MD-PhD applicants get secondary yet?

I haven't yet either

 

[uclabruin1919]

Received an email this morning saying that my AMCAS application was received, and that it might take until late February for them to complete a holistic review of my primary...

Was verified 6/13.

+1

 

[deleted941029]

I haven't yet either

+1

I feel like they say that to ensure they’re covering their bases. Maybe they’ll get to the primaries sooner than what they say.

 

[Tilertee]

Received an email this morning saying that my AMCAS application was received, and that it might take until late February for them to complete a holistic review of my primary...

Was verified 6/13.

WHAT that's insane.

 

[Uphir]

WHAT that's insane.

I KNOW!

I've already received secondaries from SD, LA, Davis. Still waiting for Irvine and Riverside. LizzyM of 71.

 

[Tilertee]

I KNOW!

I've already received secondaries from SD, LA, Davis. Still waiting for Irvine and Riverside. LizzyM of 71.

I got SD and LA, but waiting on Davis and Irvine and Riverside.

 

[Uphir]

I got SD and LA, but waiting on Davis and Irvine and Riverside.

Fingers crossed! It's still early yet...

 

[sfcd321]

No secondary from UCI yet for me, still waiting

 

[Tilertee]

Fingers crossed! It's still early yet...

I did submit my primary a day after it was submittable... so maybe that shoved me to the bottom of the pile!

 

[akjr98]

I haven't received their secondary yet either (and I haven't even gotten the email saying that they received my primary). My app was only sent to schools on 7/1 but I've gotten secondaries from most schools at this point.

I know it's still early but I just graduated from UCI in June so i'm a little bummed

 

[deleted688779]

Keep in mind that character counts are WITHOUT spaces.

 

[Tilertee]

I haven't received their secondary yet either (and I haven't even gotten the email saying that they received my primary). My app was only sent to schools on 7/1 but I've gotten secondaries from most schools at this point.

I know it's still early but I just graduated from UCI in June so i'm a little bummed

you're probably just in a line like the rest of us and doesn't matter either way unfortunately

 

[cavesnakess]

Any MD-PhD applicants get secondary yet?

Received this morning at 5am. (also a reapplicant who interviewed there last cycle so that could maybe factor in)

 

[RJ McReady]

This is the last secondary I’m waiting for
Received all the other UC’s except riverside which I didn’t apply to

 

[sfcd321]

Got secondary at 2 am this morning.

 

[LGBTEMT]

Got secondary at 2 am this morning.

+1

 

[Auroracat9]

+1

+2

 

[utangboy123]

Verified 7/17, Secondary Received 7/18 IS

 

[notthrowingawaymyshot]

For the challenge essay did y’all write about one specific instance? Or did you make it more of an adversity essay...

 

[pagingdocopp]

Received secondary this morning! IS, re-applicant here also

 

[HappyFeet_14]

Received secondary this morning! IS, re-applicant here also

Re-applicant and currently waitlisted, but no secondary yet :/

 

[perfect weather]

"phonetically spell you first name"
what does that mean?