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I don’t think they’re screening this year.
I was Verified 8/21 and just got my MCAT yesterday, and got my secondary at 2am.
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Morgan1593 said:
Help. Im totally stuck on this personal accomplishment question. A personal accomplishment Im most proud of was already talked about in my personal statement and my activities, so I feel weird repeating it again, but I also feel like I don't really have much else that even comes close to that one. Would it be a bad idea to talk about it again?
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If I were you, I'd either talk about that same accomplishment and look at it through a different lens or choose a different accomplishment altogether. Don't repeat word for word what you already said in your PS. The secondary is a chance for you highlight your strengths/personality/self-awareness to the school. Hope this helps!
 
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Anyone still waiting on a secondary? I was verified end of July. LM 70 IS ORM
 
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Has anyone without an MCAT received a secondary? I am IS. Thanks.
 
If you put "scholarships" or "sports (in my case, tennis)" as an activity in AMCAS, how are you planning to incorporate that into the secondary's activity section?
 
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Two questions:
1. For activities we are doing but they are on halt due to COVID-19, should we still list them as "to present"?
2. For activities in which we volunteered like once a month (like at a homeless shelter), should we take the hours (like 4 hour service) and divide them by 4 so it reflects hours/week (so I would put 1 hour/week)?

Tbh Idk if this is important logistics they really care about but I don't wanna overshoot how many hours I'm putting...
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For the hours thing, did you decide one way or another? I'm on the same boat. Had a position for 2 straight years and when I did work there, I did 40 hours/ week but there was multiple months gap where there was no activity because the org was closed. I don't want to put 40 hours/week and them thinking its for the whole 2 years...

I'm thinking of doing exactly what you suggest: Just taking total # of hours and dividing across # of total weeks ... thoughts. I seriously hate these hours per week questions, I don't think there is a single activity where I actually had consistent hours every week
 
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+1 I also emailed them. It seems like many people are having this issue right now. Don't stress if you think you're the only one!
 
Primary verified 8/31, secondary received 9/1- I wasn't expecting it so soon! URM, IS
 
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babygreenbeans said:
does everyone remember the literal start dates for each activity lol...i know roughly the month but not the exact DATE I began...maybe i should've used a journal over the years haha
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Heck no, I have too many activities and I'm old lol. I guesstimated the best I could.
 
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Hi Everyone! So I just got an email stating that UCI requested my vita, and I just logged into the portal and it shows that an Interview has been awarded. Have you guys seen this, or do you think it's just about the vita?
 
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Say_Hey said:
Hi Everyone! So I just got an email stating that UCI requested my vita, and I just logged into the portal and it shows that an Interview has been awarded. Have you guys seen this, or do you think it's just about the vita?
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Not seeing anything on my end. I think you may have gotten an II! Congrats!
 
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Not seeing anything on my end. I think you may have gotten an II! Congrats!
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Thank you! I actually just saw an interview day section and was able to see I was assigned September 22nd!!! I think I got to them before they got to me lol Super happy!!
 
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Do they accept application updates? I haven’t seen any place to upload any
 
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Thank you! I actually just saw an interview day section and was able to see I was assigned September 22nd!!! I think I got to them before they got to me lol Super happy!!
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When were you complete?
 
did u guys add decimal points for hours completed in activities section or just round to nearest number?
 
My first ever interview invite. I am over the moon right now. Complete 8/14, in state, ORM. LET'S GO!
 
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Just got II today! Complete 8/12, IS, ORM. Good luck everyone :)
 
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I saw the 9/22 date, and now it's unavailable.. I think they are having some glitches they need to fix?

Edit: I just logged in again and 10/06 was available. I think they make single dates available as they fill up.
 
I think my computer autofilled stuff in and I didn't catch it, but I like put my address in instead of my name on the secondary I submitted. There's numbers in it so it's pretty obvious it's a mistake. What should I do
 
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I think my computer autofilled stuff in and I didn't catch it, but I like put my address in instead of my name on the secondary I submitted. There's numbers in it so it's pretty obvious it's a mistake. What should I do
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None of us would be able to fix it for you. Contact UCI and see if they can help.
 
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So just because I didn’t do it for a year, I can’t include my volunteering time in Mexico for the service for Latino community question? :blackeye: So frustrating lol
 
YeMustBeBornAgain said:
So just because I didn’t do it for a year, I can’t include my volunteering time in Mexico for the service for Latino community question? :blackeye: So frustrating lol
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Seems like they're looking for prolonged involvement with Latino communities ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. However, they will be looking at all of our activities on the primary so they'll see that you did volunteer in Mexico for a period of time regardless.
 
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I'm working on this app rn and I'm just wondering why they participate in AMCAS if I just need to re-enter my entire app.
 
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For those that received an interview, did any of you all apply to the prime program?
 
just submitted. got my "complete" email. now, we wait.
 
Do you think personal accomplishment = non-academic or an accomplishment achieved by yourself? I wanted to mention my marching band winning the Sweepstakes award at a competition, but that's a group effort? Not sure if it counts for "personal" accomplishment?
 
Hey guys, current student here willing to answer any questions yall may have. Current student input was a big deciding factor for me so I definitely want to try and pay that forward.
 
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Do you think personal accomplishment = non-academic or an accomplishment achieved by yourself? I wanted to mention my marching band winning the Sweepstakes award at a competition, but that's a group effort? Not sure if it counts for "personal" accomplishment?
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For what it's worth, I chose to go with an academic achievement that I was very proud of. This question is vague by design- they want to get to know you. Answer it however you see fit, don't overthink it.
 
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Hey guys, current student here willing to answer any questions yall may have. Current student input was a big deciding factor for me so I definitely want to try and pay that forward.
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Thanks so much, very kind of you! How would you describe the school's culture? What kind of input did you receive that solidified your decision to attend UCI?
 
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Thanks so much, very kind of you! How would you describe the school's culture? What kind of input did you receive that solidified your decision to attend UCI?
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I’d describe the culture as chill and collaborative. Everyone’s super down to earth and we all really make an effort to help each other. This even goes cross-class with the upper years checking in with us and helping guide our studies. The class size of 100 is perfect in my opinion, it’s big enough to meet a lot of people but intimate enough to become close

biggest factors for me which led me to choose UCI
-cost
-location
-vibe (really liked the students I met on interview day)
-support of faculty (every faculty member I’ve met is super young and passionate about helping students reach their goals)
 
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eartharte said:
Do you think personal accomplishment = non-academic or an accomplishment achieved by yourself? I wanted to mention my marching band winning the Sweepstakes award at a competition, but that's a group effort? Not sure if it counts for "personal" accomplishment?
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I'm doing something like this. Cofounding an organization. Its a personal accomplishment in my opinion but its a vague question for a reason!
 
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Is anybody still waiting for a secondary?? I was verified on 7/24, IS, LizzyM ~74... I'm getting worried and not sure if they're just behind since everybody else seems to be getting interviews already
 
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