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Is anyone still waiting on a secondary invite? I’m a SoCal resident. I’m wondering if I got screened out or something. sGPA just over a 3.0 and MCAT = 509, URM. Lots of healthcare volunteering and service. AMCAS primary verified last week of June

 

[screwedpremed999]

Yes. Tell your story. If there’s one med school that cares about the stories of the marginalized, it’s UCSF.

Okay, thank you! I’ll definitely tell my story once/if I actually get my secondary 😭

 

[TheKid7Yessir]

Does UCSF only do stat screening for secondaries? I received a secondary but I don't know whether that means my app overall is okay or just good enough stats.

 

[WeOutHereWaiting]

Does UCSF only do stat screening for secondaries? I received a secondary but I don't know whether that means my app overall is okay or just good enough stats.

I believed it’s a comprehensive holistic review.

 

[LoKIG]

Is anyone still waiting on a secondary invite? I’m a SoCal resident. I’m wondering if I got screened out or something. sGPA just over a 3.0 and MCAT = 509, URM. Lots of healthcare volunteering and service. AMCAS primary verified last week of June

I was verified 06/07, uGPA, cGPA, and sGPA all above 3.0, 509, and also still waiting on a secondary. It allegedly takes quite a while for them all to be sent out, with people getting secondaries as late as October and November. You may still get one yet!

 

[CaptNemo]

When does UCSF start giving II's?

 

[WeOutHereWaiting]

When does UCSF start giving II's?

I think mid to late September historically

 

[dr.socrates]

finally! got a secondary invite. verified 7/11, stats: 525 URM

 

[Vistian]

Thread date 7/22 - Just received secondary submitted 6/3, verified 6/27. I recommend people who submitted 6/4 or 6/5 to start prewriting. Good luck everyone!

Thread date 8/10 - OOS verified 6/24/22 just got secondary now 8/9/22

The date 7/24 - Don't stress about not hearing back about secondaries yet! Got in here last year, verified late July and didn't get a secondary until a couple days before Christmas. Interviewed Jan and got an offer in Feb.

Honestly, it looks like UCSF is just doing whatever they want to do and it's not necessarily based on your verification date. So, those of us who are still waiting (7/9 verified here - URM, 517, some research, and decent EC's) on secondaries have some hope.

**Praying to Odin**

 

[white_hydro_flask]

Verified 6/24. IS. Reapplicant. Secondary received finally! I totally thought I got screened out!

 

[PuzzlesMD]

Verified 8/11, looks like I am gonna have to do a lotttt of waiting!

 

[deleted1139574]

Is anyone else confused on what to put in UCSF secondary questions?

1. If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below. (500 words)


2. If you are 2022 or earlier college graduate, please use the space below to tell us what you have done since completing your undergraduate degree. (350 words)

My question is, how do I differentiate in putting stuff in question 2 vs question 1. Both questions seem to allude to gap year stuff. Should I just expand what I did in my w/a on question 1 and put new stuff in question 2?

 

[WeOutHereWaiting]

Is anyone else confused on what to put in UCSF secondary questions?

1. If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below. (500 words)


2. If you are 2022 or earlier college graduate, please use the space below to tell us what you have done since completing your undergraduate degree. (350 words)

My question is, how do I differentiate in putting stuff in question 2 vs question 1. Both questions seem to allude to gap year stuff. Should I just expand what I did in my w/a on question 1 and put new stuff in question 2?

The first one is definitely not limited to the gap year activity. It's essentially a place for to expand your narrative. What brings you to medicine and UCSF specifically? Can that be exemplified in one or two activities? If so how? Use examples.

The second one is purely gap year so if it doesn't apply to you, then obviously leave it blank.

Good luck!

 

[deleted1139574]

The first one is definitely not limited to the gap year activity. It's essentially a place for to expand your narrative. What brings you to medicine and UCSF specifically? Can that be exemplified in one or two activities? If so how? Use examples.

The second one is purely gap year so if it doesn't apply to you, then obviously leave it blank.

Good luck!

So for first one, I should somehow incorporate activities I've done to like explain why I want to go to UCSF?

 

[WeOutHereWaiting]

So for first one, I should somehow incorporate activities I've done to like explain why I want to go to UCSF?

Thats what I did but you don’t have to, I think you’re overthinking it. Just highlight an activity or a few that fits your application narrative or that you think is important and you didn’t speak too much about.

 

[deleted1017183]

So for first one, I should somehow incorporate activities I've done to like explain why I want to go to UCSF?

I talked about photography. Was it a smart move? I don't know. But I wanted to give them some insight into who I am as a person rather than going into even more detail about my primary application.

 

[deleted1139574]

I talked about photography. Was it a smart move? I don't know. But I wanted to give them some insight into who I am as a person rather than going into even more detail about my primary application.

Did you talk about photography on your first essay for UCSF?

 

[screwedpremed999]

Is anyone still waiting for a secondary?!?!

 

[flyon_littlewing9587]

Is anyone still waiting for a secondary?!?!

+1

 

[deleted1017183]

Did you talk about photography on your first essay for UCSF?

Yes. Absolutely did not pertain to UCSF. Some may disagree but I didn't read too much into the question. Simply expanded on an activity that means a lot to me.

 

[WeOutHereWaiting]

Yes. Absolutely did not pertain to UCSF. Some may disagree but I didn't read too much into the question. Simply expanded on an activity that means a lot to me.

I think that's a great idea. Good Luck!

 

[JF5]

Is anyone still waiting for a secondary?!?!

+2!

 

[DrJevv]

Is anyone still waiting for a secondary?!?!

+3 :/

 

[flymflam314]

+3 :/

+4cast is cloudy w a chance of :,( tears

 

[Sn00pygrrl]

+4cast is cloudy w a chance of :,( tears

+5

 

[Beverly Mantle]

OOS, 517, ~2k research hrs, 3k+ primary care hrs, 3.7 BCGPA, 3.3 overall, MS in physiology - applied MSTP. still waiting secondary invite

 

[futurebraindoc123]

Is anyone still waiting for a secondary?!?!

yesss

 

[signomiii]

IS Secondary recieved!!! Verified 07/06. LM 71 ish

 

[NursetoMD23]

I received my Secondary Invite 28 days ago exactly. The deadline says 4 weeks? I am finishing my essays up, but do you think its a hard cutoff or worth it to apply if it isn't finished til after midnight?

 

[mojSADAG82]

Hi. Any UCSF medical student here to answer a few questions about the school? Thanks

 

[deleted846158]

Don't come here LOL. Place sucks

 

[paul30]

still waiting on that secondary lmao

 

[amateurbater]

Don't come here LOL. Place sucks

Sucks as in sucks like every other medical school or sucks as in especially sucks for medical school?

 

[reinforced]

Don't come here LOL. Place sucks

Might be time to reflect on how far you’ve came my guy, rather than discouraging others.

 

[NeuroNerd6798]

I work at UCSF and while I’m not a student there it’s a wonderful institution that’s very advanced from both a healthcare perspective and a research perspective as well. Anyone that goes to school there in my opinion is truly blessed.

 

[deleted846158]

Sucks as in sucks like every other medical school or sucks as in especially sucks for medical school?

Like every other med school! Lmao. In all seriousness it’s great in many ways

 

[The SunDance Kid]

They were taking their sweet time with me lol. Secondary received after verified primary from 5/31.

 

[poptrop]

Will they send a rejection if we are no longer under consideration? I was verified 7 weeks ago but haven't heard anything.

 

[kaori_ono]

They were taking their sweet time with me lol. Secondary received after verified primary from 5/31.

I was verified 6/24 and still not a peep. Even did a research internship there last summer. When is safe to assume no secondary = soft R?

 

[alittlebit97]

I was verified 6/24 and still not a peep. Even did a research internship there last summer. When is safe to assume no secondary = soft R?

I only did a quick scroll but it looks like they send secondaries out through December or so

 

[cookies342759018]

Are they MCAT blind this cycle?

 

[WeOutHereWaiting]

Are they MCAT blind this cycle?

According to their website they are MCAT blind until after your interview.

 

[futurebraindoc123]

wait that's actually pretty neat lol.

wait so if i submitted my mcat score, they wont even look at it?

 

[wysdoc]

wait so if i submitted my mcat score, they wont even look at it?

Of course "they" ( the admissions committee) will look at it.
What this means is that the people who are interviewing you may have the rest of your application to look at, but not your GPA and MCAT.
It's one way to try to give you a chance to be evaluated by your personality, communication skills, and other factors without the interviewer having a preconceived notion of you according to your scores.

 

[Wataheal]

Secondary received just now! OOS, URM, LM 70, Verified 7/11

 

[milesofmedicine]

Secondary received today. OOS, URM, LM 75, verified 07/19/22

 

[markandey]

According to their website they are MCAT blind until after your interview.

Any chance you can provide a pointer to their website where it says that?

 

[screwedpremed999]

How I will be waiting for my secondary to come (if it does)

 

[futurebraindoc123]

Of course "they" ( the admissions committee) will look at it.
What this means is that the people who are interviewing you may have the rest of your application to look at, but not your GPA and MCAT.
It's one way to try to give you a chance to be evaluated by your personality, communication skills, and other factors without the interviewer having a preconceived notion of you according to your scores.

okay this makes sense, thank you so much!

 

[WeOutHereWaiting]

Any chance you can provide a pointer to their website where it says that?

So I actually tried to find it on their website and I couldn’t. Then I did some digging and it seems like they removed it.
Here is a link to a WayBackMachine snapshot of their website from February 2022 stating the policy I was mentioning (being MCAT blind before interviews):

How to Apply to Medical School | UCSF Medical Education

MCAT For the 2022 Admissions Cycle, the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine will accept applications without an MCAT score due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

web.archive.org

And if you go to the same page now here you don’t see the top MCAT header anymore:

MD Program Admissions | UCSF Medical Education

"We are proud of our reputation for turning outstanding students into exceptional physicians. Our graduates are warmly welcomed across the nation and worldwide. Medical education at UCSF is intrinsically connected to our pioneering research and compassionate clinical care, and you will find our...

meded.ucsf.edu

I assume they don’t have that policy this cycle anymore.