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I'm wondering the same thing... I don't see it listed on their competencies (Competencies - David Geffen School of Medicine - Los Angeles, CA) so I'm unsure.
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I'm wondering the same thing... I don't see it listed on their competencies (Competencies - David Geffen School of Medicine - Los Angeles, CA) so I'm unsure.
Whoah, just a received a secondary and I'm honestly suprised. Out of curiosity, had anyone received an R yet?
I'm interested in PRIME-LA but I can't seem to find concrete info on the difference between Westwood and Drew, so I'm not sure if I should apply to one or both. Anyone know where to find this info??
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Yep, me! I feel this.
happygoose
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Hi, when were you verified?
happygoose
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Same! 524 MCAT/3.99 gpa
premedddd999
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Secondary received at 2 am this morning. Verified 6/2.
PlzLetMeIntoMedSchool363
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Can i hear somebodies character count for the paid work experience entries? I'm inputting something exactly at the 4,000 mark and its not letting me submit it.
So in this case would we still select "no"? Or can we select yes for the years of spanish prior to college?
i think as long as the credit is on your transcript you should be fine to select yes. im going to have to say no despite 4 years of spanish in hs (including ap) because my college didn't give me credit. so. thats fun 🙄
I wouldn’t leave it blank. My understanding was that unless it was stated that a prompt is optional, you’re expected to answer it. Also scholarly project doesn’t have to be research! Take some time to think about the activities you’ve done and which ones could be classified as scholarly 🙂
Verified June 26th.
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IS secondary received this morning. Verified early but submitted my app just yesterday due to pending MCAT score.
I’ve not received one yet.
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There is no Spanish requirement, it is a recommendation
In previous years, there was a requirement but this is no longer the case.
In previous years, there was a requirement but this is no longer the case.
Holistic, I believe.
hike4life4
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Is relearning Japanese (not for a class) considered a non-academic activity?
So I used to speak Japanese when I was really young, but then events happened and I stopped speaking it for a few years and I'm currently slowly relearning it on my own and working with my mom. However, I did take 1 Japanese class in college, so I don't know if it's considered an academic activity? Thanks!
So I used to speak Japanese when I was really young, but then events happened and I stopped speaking it for a few years and I'm currently slowly relearning it on my own and working with my mom. However, I did take 1 Japanese class in college, so I don't know if it's considered an academic activity? Thanks!
No secondary yet, IS and awaiting MCAT score
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FYI, I was admitted with zero Spanish language experience/knowledge (took a different language in high school / college). YMMV.
Anyone have any tips on the debt question that UCLA asks for secondaries? I'm worried they will think I have too much debt (I have roughly around 30k in consumer and educational debt).
I mean, I think the only thing you can do is be honest. There's not really any "tips." Plenty of people have educational debt these days - I doubt it plays any significant role in admissions.
Is UCLA one of the schools with the most thorough pre-screens?
Would UCSF be on a similar tier?
Any non-UC schools that are known to be very strict on screening pre-secondaries?
Would UCSF be on a similar tier?
Any non-UC schools that are known to be very strict on screening pre-secondaries?
I think Vanderbilt up there as well...
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Anyone care to speculate how stringent the pre-screen was for secondaries this year? MCAT test date falls outside their accepted dates but still received a secondary. Geffen is high up there for me, but it would suck to pay for the secondary only to get auto-rejected b/c of my MCAT date. Waiting for an official answer from them by email.
No idea, but I still haven’t received a secondary (was transmitted 10 July), so I’m beginning to think I won’t receive one.
I'm also confused by the pre-screening for secondaries--I just read online that they increased their MCAT cutoff to 512, but I received a secondary immediately with my 509 MCAT? Is it even worth completing the secondary?
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It’s likely that the cutoff was proposed and either declined or postponed when brought up to the committee/administrators/wealthy old people.
How are people doing the work experiences descriptions? I find it odd that they give 4000 characters here and so little for the rest of the prompts, especially since it seems like they're just asking for a list... Are you guys writing stories and using all the character counts, or just using short descriptions??
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@ShikoHitajiya Whoaaa, could you link me to where you read about the 512 cutoff?
The only thing I've seen is this, but important to note that it's quoted as being a "policy proposal"
I think that's fine as long as it's not like research or something
mrmystery112358
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Anyone with an IA get a secondary? I know it was rare last cycle
application2020
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For the paid work experiences, how long should the descriptions be? Should they really be 4000 characters?
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Just received a secondary this morning, transmitted 7/26 (yesterday)! OOS, 514, 3.75 cGPA, 3.52 sGPA, URM
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Does UCLA actually screen? I added the school last night. LM69. OOS. I got the secondary today?
Also wondering this. Verified on 07/17 somewhere after midnight and received secondary by 8/9 AM. Had them added since I submitted however so thought they might’ve sorted screening before verification? Not sure if that’s a thing.
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From these posts, looks like they're not screening at least manually.
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Well so this is the weird thing I noticed. My primary was verified very early. But I was getting apps for schools I already listed in waves and kinda slowly. But for the ones I added right after my MCAT score release(Not really a competitive MCAT score), they immediately came in the next day unless they were doing manual screening
Same, but verified 6/4. Wondering if/when I should email them, given the posts from last year's thread about IAs
