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From last year's thread:

First R (pre-secondary) post - Wed, Dec 18, 2019
First A post - Fri, Jan 31, 2020

In last year's thread, as well, someone posted that they were told they would hear back around late Jan to Feb

I guess it's possible we have a long wait so don't get your hopes up just yet! 🙁
 
I completed a secondary but haven't received an "R". So, am I crazy to still have hope for a potential, future interview? Just being hopeful... And kinda crazy lol
 
youdontknowmynameee said:
I completed a secondary but haven't received an "R". So, am I crazy to still have hope for a potential, future interview? Just being hopeful... And kinda crazy lol
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someone correct me if I'm wrong, but they are completely done interviewing as of 01/16. I think they interviewed every 16th from September up to January.
 
premonist said:
someone correct me if I'm wrong, but they are completely done interviewing as of 01/16. I think they interviewed every 16th from September up to January.
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Yea, but initially they were only interviewing through December and release decisions in January. Never know
 
youdontknowmynameee said:
I completed a secondary but haven't received an "R". So, am I crazy to still have hope for a potential, future interview? Just being hopeful... And kinda crazy lol
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i'm sorry but 01/16 is the LAST interview date. I was interviewed and the director of admissions told me that. They extended the interview process to one extra date , which is 01/16.
 
just got the pre-II R as well at around 9 PM ET. good luck to everyone!
 
youdontknowmynameee said:
Yea, but initially they were only interviewing through December and release decisions in January. Never know
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silverlinings0618 said:
i'm sorry but 01/16 is the LAST interview date. I was interviewed and the director of admissions told me that. They extended the interview process to one extra date , which is 01/16.
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I have hope until they give me that rejection letter. Lol. From my experience with admissions directors and the actual admissions committee, they aren't necessarily on one accord ijs. Call me a fool, it's cool
 
Let us not be delusional lmao. I finished the secondary but no "R" yet. I think they are probably doing it in waves. Pre secondary Rs first and then Rs for those that completed secondaries (post-secondary Rs) next. They usually stop in Dec, but extended things to Jan this year. Plus, they interview hundreds of people for like 28 spots. More than enough people to choose from.
 
BothSides said:
Let us not be delusional lmao. I finished the secondary but no "R" yet. I think they are probably doing it in waves. Pre secondary Rs first and then Rs for those that completed secondaries (post-secondary Rs) next. They usually stop in Dec, but extended things to Jan this year. Plus, they interview hundreds of people for like 28 spots. More than enough people to choose from.
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BothSides said:
Let us not be delusional lmao. I finished the secondary but no "R" yet. I think they are probably doing it in waves. Pre secondary Rs first and then Rs for those that completed secondaries (post-secondary Rs) next. They usually stop in Dec, but extended things to Jan this year. Plus, they interview hundreds of people for like 28 spots. More than enough people to choose from.
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im not crazy big bang theory GIF
 
Nvrgiveup01 said:
Were you able to get through by phone call? Or is that just what they said during the interview?
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received similar information. it appears they might still be working on decisions since I believe they are considering MCAT scores taken in January.
 
OCcalistud18 said:
received similar information. it appears they might still be working on decisions since I believe they are considering MCAT scores taken in January.
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I never received any of this information. During my interview, they said they would let us know about decisions in January
 
I think it just depends on when you interviewed. I was also told February but it seemed less likely once January MCAT scores were going to be considered (due to turnaround time). Some of these decisions were made by the school along the way and as the pandemic went on. I was given this information by someone who deals with the admission process.
 
OCcalistud18 said:
I think it just depends on when you interviewed. I was also told February but it seemed less likely once January MCAT scores were going to be considered (due to turnaround time). Some of these decisions were made by the school along the way and as the pandemic went on. I was given this information by someone who deals with the admission process.
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Do they have an exact day on when they will start calling people?
 
Nvrgiveup01 said:
Do they have an exact day on when they will start calling people?
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No, that was not provided. However, the person made it seem like the admissions committee is still going to meet this month. A good amount of this new information was also available through the AAMC Virtual Conferences that were held where schools sent their admission representatives. I would just be patient. Hopefully we hear back before the month is over.
 
Hope we hear back soon! This is my top choice and my last chance for this cycle, so the stress has x10 recently lol
 
OCcalistud18 said:
I get you. I am on the same boat. I have a feeling they might release the first few acceptances next week. Or at least I hope they do.
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Don’t they release all of their A’s in one day? At least that’s what I gathered from the previous years.
 
premonist said:
Don’t they release all of their A’s in one day? At least that’s what I gathered from the previous years.
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That sounds realistic. There are less than 30 acceptances, right? If that's the case, 30 calls all on the same day sounds doable.
 
Nvrgiveup01 said:
That sounds realistic. There are less than 30 acceptances, right? If that's the case, 30 calls all on the same day sounds doable.
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Yeah, I think it's possible to do it all in one day. However, I have heard some people got accepted on different days. Some didn't even get a call just an email. I just know the class fills up pretty quickly once the calls start going out.
 
Do we know historically, which day calls usually go out? Or is it different year to year?
 
Nvrgiveup01 said:
Do we know historically, which day calls usually go out? Or is it different year to year?
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Not sure. It seems like they might happen on Fridays. However, I don't know about this year since most of the staff is working remotely.
 
OCcalistud18 said:
Not sure. It seems like they might happen on Fridays. However, I don't know about this year since most of the staff is working remotely.
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Yeah, last cycle was a Friday at the end of January. The cycle before that, the first reported A was on a Wednesday, March 13th. Gosh I hope we don't need to wait until mid March for us to find out.
 
Nvrgiveup01 said:
Yeah, last cycle was a Friday at the end of January. The cycle before that, the first reported A was on a Wednesday, March 13th. Gosh I hope we don't need to wait until mid March for us to find out.
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Well, it seems it might end up being in March. I just heard the last meeting was yesterday. Highly unlikely we hear anything this week.
 
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OCcalistud18 said:
Well, it seems it might end up being in March. I just heard decisions are still being made. Highly unlikely we hear anything this week.
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I have tried getting through to admissions but no one ever responds. As have to be sent out next week, right?? Next week is already March.
 
Nvrgiveup01 said:
I have tried getting through to admissions but no one ever responds. As have to be sent out next week, right?? Next week is already March.
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Yeah, I would say unlikely this week but more likely next week . Getting ahold of admissions is nearly impossible. My information is coming from someone who works with them. I don't believe the committee will meet again after this week. I believe it has been a little difficult to meet due to the pandemic. If they do the process will get prolonged.
 
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Does UCLA/Prime go through the same decision process as Drew/UCLA? I just saw someone post in that thread that a call for that program went out today
 
doctorinpumps16 said:
Does UCLA/Prime go through the same decision process as Drew/UCLA? I just saw someone post in that thread that a call for that program went out today
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I believe they are different. However, usually the programs are pretty good about releasing acceptances together. It must mean we are pretty close.
 
FYI
So it appears meetings are still taking place as they are looking at more applicants. I was told any decisions will most likely be released after midweek (maybe March 3rd) next week with no guaranteed date. Take all of this with a grain of salt as things are still not set in stone lol.
 
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