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ilovecatsanddogs712 said:
Do you think they've sent out the majority of their interviews already?
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no. they def interview till january so still more to go out.
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medmintchip said:
Have there been any post-secondary Rs yet? also wondering if we are able to submit post-secondary updates before receiving an interview 🙂
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Their FAQ says:
Q: Do you accept application updates?
A: Applicants invited to complete a secondary may include updated information in the secondary responses. After the interview invitation, applicants may provide updates to our office at [email protected].
 
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matted_chinchilla said:
Their FAQ says:
Q: Do you accept application updates?
A: Applicants invited to complete a secondary may include updated information in the secondary responses. After the interview invitation, applicants may provide updates to our office at [email protected].
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they showed us this table in our interview-- I imagine this only for post II applicants though

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heartman were you saying that you got a ucsf mstp invite or were you just liking my post
 
does anyone know for mstp if the last interview date (1/27-1/28) is exclusively med anthro applicants or also includes general applicants?
 
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charredmeat said:
Congrats! Do you mind sharing which interview dates are available? And are they only Prime interview dates?
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Hi! sorry I am just seeing this :,). for PRIME-US the only date available for me was 12/16. I cant make that date so I got rescheduled to another PRIME-US date for 1/21/25. I was only shown that first date 12/16 for MD/PRIME date on the UCSF Portal.
 
enthumedapplicant said:
Asking this question regarding UCSF Info session for a friend who is currently out of country.
Do you need to be on camera for info session? what about Q/A? can you just type in your questions? Appreciate your reply.
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I actually just joined an info session and everyone here has camera on! I'm guessing your friend has already done their info session but figured I'd put this here in case anyone else wants the heads-up 🙂
 
I added this school on 9/25 on a whim (in the sense it was a Hail Mary) after getting my top quartile Casper score.

OOS Secondary invite - 9/30
Complete 10/5

I don’t have a great MCAT score 😭 but the rest of my app is solid.

I know this whole process is crazy/frustrating, but anyone have any insights on what UCSF looks for? I really didn’t expect to get the actual secondary invite and am trying to hang on to hope now.
 
meeel5 said:
I added this school on 9/25 on a whim (in the sense it was a Hail Mary) after getting my top quartile Casper score.

OOS Secondary invite - 9/30
Complete 10/5

I don’t have a great MCAT score 😭 but the rest of my app is solid.

I know this whole process is crazy/frustrating, but anyone have any insights on what UCSF looks for? I really didn’t expect to get the actual secondary invite and am trying to hang on to hope now.
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i've seen people with II's to T5/T10's not get a secondary from UCSF, so I would def fill it out

this is from someone that got a secondary with a 3.6/509
 
husky12345 said:
i've seen people with II's to T5/T10's not get a secondary from UCSF, so I would def fill it out

this is from someone that got a secondary with a 3.6/509
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Yes I definitely already filled it out! 😅

I just wasn’t sure it was a legit possibility or they just took my $$ for the secondary 🙃🤪
 
meeel5 said:
Yes I definitely already filled it out! 😅

I just wasn’t sure it was a legit possibility or they just took my $$ for the secondary 🙃🤪
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It seems like ucsf does some of the most rigorous screening of any school pre-secondary, so if they send a secondary to you they are somewhat interested in your application.
 
meeel5 said:
I added this school on 9/25 on a whim (in the sense it was a Hail Mary) after getting my top quartile Casper score.

OOS Secondary invite - 9/30
Complete 10/5

I don’t have a great MCAT score 😭 but the rest of my app is solid.

I know this whole process is crazy/frustrating, but anyone have any insights on what UCSF looks for? I really didn’t expect to get the actual secondary invite and am trying to hang on to hope now.
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I have a 509 3.8 with multiple issues on my app such as W's and gaps in education. However, UCSF it seems wants students who represent varying aspects of life. For me being homeless, losing two fathers due to the lack of healthcare in rural California, and focusing my efforts on communities completely underrepresented and misunderstood by modern medicine is what I believe got me an interview. I think UCSF is unique as stats are not the main priority, they also want people who understand the challenges the daily person endures and how we can implement that into medicine.
 
MrTruck said:
Dropped a patient off at UCSF last week. Was somewhat shocked at how old the facilities looked.
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I dont know man, I dropped a nicu transport off at UCSF benioff a couple months ago and it was like walking into the future. They literally had drones going up and down the hallways delivering food to patients. The nicu was state of the art too
 
Basalganglia4life said:
I dont know man, I dropped a nicu transport off at UCSF benioff a couple months ago and it was like walking into the future. They literally had drones going up and down the hallways delivering food to patients. The nicu was state of the art too
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Lol the Benioff in Oakland? Ain't no way
 
MrTruck said:
Dropped a patient off at UCSF last week. Was somewhat shocked at how old the facilities looked.
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dude no joke my friends and I road-tripped through california for thanksgiving break 2 weeks ago and some of our stops were ucsf med school and stanford med.

2 completely different worlds. one is sitting in paradise and has this entire outdoor mall thing area nearby with pho and other really cool restaurants, the other felt like I was in the part of alaska they airdrop food to. half the ucsf campus was under construction, had to drive up a gigantic mountain or smth to get to it, wood cabins outside (idk if these were dorms or what). was a crazy/shocking xp considering they're top 3 or whatever.

full disclosure I got rejected pre-secondary, I promise though the review above has nothing to do with that. i'm sure it's a great school
 
pink_panther said:
dude no joke my friends and I road-tripped through california for thanksgiving break 2 weeks ago and some of our stops were ucsf med school and stanford med.

2 completely different worlds. one is sitting in paradise and has this entire outdoor mall thing area nearby with pho and other really cool restaurants, the other felt like I was in the part of alaska they airdrop food to. half the ucsf campus was under construction, had to drive up a gigantic mountain or smth to get to it, wood cabins outside (idk if these were dorms or what). was a crazy/shocking xp considering they're top 3 or whatever.

full disclosure I got rejected pre-secondary, I promise though the review above has nothing to do with that. i'm sure it's a great school
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New buildings are currently in construction at Parnassus (see plans here) and Oakland (see plans here). There was litigation against the Parnassus building that took a while to resolve.

Either way, why does the look of a building matter to the quality of education, patient care, and research? Med student don't rotate at Oakland but the pathology seen there is great (great for learners, sucks for patients).
 
sunkissd said:
New buildings are currently in construction at Parnassus (see plans here) and Oakland (see plans here). There was litigation against the Parnassus building that took a while to resolve.

Either way, why does the look of a building matter to the quality of education, patient care, and research? Med student don't rotate at Oakland but the pathology seen there is great (great for learners, sucks for patients).
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i'm sure it's a great school
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don't get me wrong. I don't know jack about the school. bottom of the DK curve. was just commenting on the building being at the top of mount vesuvius being a surprise (i'm an east coaster)
 
MrTruck said:
Cool cool. Usually when I pass the Benioff in Oakland I'm on alert due to the ghetto-ness of the area. Haven't been to the other
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Just a reminder it doesn’t look good if someone refers to a community like this; we should speak of anyone and any potential patient with respect and dignity. And recall how SDoH impacts the health of communities and the resources our neighbors may or may not have access to.

Not trying to be confrontational; just trying to center us
 


New vid calling out UCSF 👀.. seems relevant for MSTP applicants
 
MrTruck said:
After seeing the update on them canceling her insurance after the vid was uploaded (see link here), I'm inclined to believe her claims. The sole UCSF student in that reddit thread seems to be supporting her comments too.
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bruh i deleted my comment how did it show up 😂

can you delete the quote i dont want to be a part of any philosophy/controversial/thinking piece discussions anymore just memes. with the internet lacking anything related to tone or nuance I don't want people misunderstanding my words

you say one thing, jerry, one thing, about a building, and all of a sudden everyone's asking why you think social determinants of health are coexisting on the plane of existence of your mom and dad and dog and public vs private. bruh i don't know it's above my paygrade 😂

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Out of respect for a fellow seinfeld enjoyer, I have deleted it
pink_panther said:
bruh i deleted my comment how did it show up 😂

can you delete the quote i dont want to be a part of any philosophy/controversial/thinking piece discussions anymore just memes. with the internet lacking anything related to tone or nuance I don't want people misunderstanding my words

you say one thing, jerry, one thing, about a building, and all of a sudden everyone's asking why you think social determinants of health are coexisting on the plane of existence of your mom and dad and dog and public vs private. bruh i don't know it's above my paygrade 😂

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