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For the meaningful activities part of the secondary, are people changing their activities from the ones they put on AMCAS? Is it recommended to do so?
 
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youngking said:
For the meaningful activities part of the secondary, are people changing their activities from the ones they put on AMCAS? Is it recommended to do so?
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You may write about any three activites. I changed one from AMCAS application
 
youngking said:
For the meaningful activities part of the secondary, are people changing their activities from the ones they put on AMCAS? Is it recommended to do so?
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I wrote about the same 3, because why would something suddenly not be my most meaningful anymore?
 
Does anyone know if they reject people pre secondary soon? I'm OOS and haven't received a secondary from them
 
lifelong said:
I just do not understand what the screen could be of. Doesn't seem like it is a stats screen (a lot of us who have not gotten it do not have red flags with subsections or GPA). A screen of volunteer hours seems a little odd to me. Can it be a regional screen? Like central CA and above to NorCal?
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Could be a combination of those things. GPA + MCAT + Location (based on IS/connections) could add up to a certain value, let's say 20. If you're over 20 you pass the autoscreen. Otherwise you're manually reviewed. Basically no one knows for certain.
 
When is the latest this secondary might come in? I’m getting nervous and this is my top choice school 🙁
 
benignradical said:
Could be a combination of those things. GPA + MCAT + Location (based on IS/connections) could add up to a certain value, let's say 20. If you're over 20 you pass the autoscreen. Otherwise you're manually reviewed. Basically no one knows for certain.
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Yes exactly. Based on what I have been seeing, the automatic secondaries seem to go to applicants who were born, grew up, or attended college in NorCal or URM CA applicants. It doesn't seem like a holisitc screen that other UC's have, but rather, a very specific screen. But no point wondering haha hopefully the rest come
 
Applying as OOS. I have family living in Davis. My application was verified in Mid-June. Still waiting for a secondary application. Is anyone else in the same boat?
 
AnythingButCARS said:
I submitted my primary the first day and was verified pretty early. I have not even received an email acknowledging the receipt of my application from Davis.... plenty of SJT invites though lol.

Im CA res and a UCB grad, so I'm a little surprised it has been this long and some people have started to at least get notified. Is this normal?

Does anyone know if they suddenly decided to screen out CARS (I'm rocking a 515 with a 124 in it)?
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You need to contact the school. Everyone receives the "we have your app" email, if they have your app.
 
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BunnyPro said:
Did anyone get a secondary here without an MCAT score?
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I'm IS SoCal, verified Aug 7th, "we have your app" email on Aug 8th, still no secondary.....uh
 
I wonder if the delay in sending out the bulk of secondaries has something to do with the SJT...😵
 
catlover2002 said:
I wonder if the delay in sending out the bulk of secondaries has something to do with the SJT...😵
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It isn't a delay. You just didn't make it through the automatic screen. You'll have to wait 1-3 months, or longer for a secondary if they give one via a manual screen.
 
Seems like there has been some movement. First II's sent out according to the tracker. Still no secondary
 
This is so odd though, I submitted my app first day July 10th, my stats are pretty high, have central CA/Sacramento volunteering experience, went to school in NorCal, and have an app and personal statement specifically geared towards underserved populations. Hopefully this just means they take forever to review apps and we have nothing to worry about 😵
 
kyuwitaco said:
Just received my secondary!! IS!!!! omg finally. got irvine and davis on the same day
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They work on the weekend? Or maybe there was a delay between when they screened you and when the system decided to send it to you.
 
does davis send out pre-secondary rejections?

I haven't received a secondary yet so I'm not sure if I should even waste my time with the SJT... what are your thoughts?
 
premed324 said:
does davis send out pre-secondary rejections?

I haven't received a secondary yet so I'm not sure if I should even waste my time with the SJT... what are your thoughts?
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I'm in the same boat. Interested to see what others think about this. I heard from other UCs that I did not think I would but UC Davis has closer stats and mission alignment with me but I have not heard from them yet... ironically the only secondary I pre-wrote was this one. Anyways I called them last week to ask and the admissions and they said that they do a very comprehensive screening and most of their secondaries have not yet been sent. She also said it is not unusual for this to be the last secondary from the UC to receive
 
catlover2002 said:
I wonder if the delay in sending out the bulk of secondaries has something to do with the SJT...😵
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I didn't sign up for the SJT until this past week and I got/submitted the secondary back in July

But I also live in the Bay Area aka norcal ties
 
I will post this again (for the 3rd time I think).

If you do not receive a secondary within 24-48 hours after receiving the "we have received your primary," then you did not make it through the automatic screen. This does not mean you are not a competitive candidate. You will simply have to wait for an ADCOM member to manually screen your primary for a secondary. This can take months, so be patient.

Pre-secondary rejections historically will happen in one single wave, usually in January or February.
 
Finally received the secondary from UC Davis around noon PST today.
This is the last UC that sent me a secondary.
LM 73 Verified 6/15
 
LonelyLibraryBook said:
I will post this again (for the 3rd time I think).

If you do not receive a secondary within 24-48 hours after receiving the "we have received your primary," then you did not make it through the automatic screen. This does not mean you are not a competitive candidate. You will simply have to wait for an ADCOM member to manually screen your primary for a secondary. This can take months, so be patient.

Pre-secondary rejections historically will happen in one single wave, usually in January or February.
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What's the manual screen by the ADCOM consist of?
 
LonelyLibraryBook said:
I will post this again (for the 3rd time I think).

If you do not receive a secondary within 24-48 hours after receiving the "we have received your primary," then you did not make it through the automatic screen. This does not mean you are not a competitive candidate. You will simply have to wait for an ADCOM member to manually screen your primary for a secondary. This can take months, so be patient.

Pre-secondary rejections historically will happen in one single wave, usually in January or February.
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lol be prepared to repost this 100x
 
Did anyone else's status say fee wasn't paid after submission? Does this just take some time to resolve?
 
YeMustBeBornAgain said:
What's the manual screen by the ADCOM consist of?
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No one knows friend, this is what seems to be going on based on some people getting immediate secondaries and others having their secondaries come in after a while.

Likely stats, location, any red flags.
 
IS ORM secondary received 8/15
App was verified 7/30

I have a question about the first prompt.
It says to:
1. Discuss any elements of your application that you feel might be concerning to the Admissions Committee (This could include explanation of metric trends, institutional actions, legal violations, etc.) Please enter N/A if no concerns to report. (500 characters; spaces count as a character)


So I scored 510 on the MCAT with a 123 in CARS... :<
I should probably discuss this for the prompt, correct?
 
willgiveback said:
IS ORM secondary received 8/15
App was verified 7/30

I have a question about the first prompt.
It says to:
1. Discuss any elements of your application that you feel might be concerning to the Admissions Committee (This could include explanation of metric trends, institutional actions, legal violations, etc.) Please enter N/A if no concerns to report. (500 characters; spaces count as a character)


So I scored 510 on the MCAT with a 123 in CARS... :<
I should probably discuss this for the prompt, correct?
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513 with a 123 CARS too, I addressed it here!
 
Hey fam, if we select "Quarter" do we still have to convert quarter units to semester? I looked at last year's thread and they wanted everything in semester hours so applicants converted, but this year it looks like there is an option for quarter, but on the bottom it says "please refer to conversion guide"
 
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