2025-2026 UC Davis

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does UC Davis accept update letters? I dont think they do from their webside but I saw someone on sdn last year send one in.
 
sshamu said:
does UC Davis accept update letters? I dont think they do from their webside but I saw someone on sdn last year send one in.
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they only accept nationally recognized awards or a change to your demographics i think; otherwise, they wanna know if you get in trouble (ie felony or academic misconduct update)
 
sshamu said:
does UC Davis accept update letters? I dont think they do from their webside but I saw someone on sdn last year send one in.
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i had an update to my citizenship status which i sent in- all they said was that while they could acknowledge my email they cant actutally update my app with any new info so that was that :/ never hurts to try tho!
 
I have been lucky to get into a DO school, but would love to attend a UC since I'm in socal. Do you all know how late UCDavis gives out interviews?
 
Hello!
I just attended my UCD interview today and completed the post-interview survey, but I have not received a confirmation email that I submitted it. I just want to make sure that's normal.
Thanks!
 
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Hi! Random question but for interviews, I know we have 10 minutes but how much time is a good amount of time to spend on the initial question and how much time is good to leave for follow-ups? I just want to make sure i'm going at a good pace
 
purple3081 said:
Hi! Random question but for interviews, I know we have 10 minutes but how much time is a good amount of time to spend on the initial question and how much time is good to leave for follow-ups? I just want to make sure i'm going at a good pace
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You have 6 mins actually, I would try to use 2ish off the bat and go from there depending if/on follow ups
 
medstud111222333 said:
Yes! Received an invite Friday 02/27 via email at 2:51pm. Anyone know if these late interviews are basically for waitlist students? Or do I have a real shot at a spot?
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I don’t believe so. It seems like they extend a few As each interview session and have a lot of As to give (nearly 50% of the interview spots.) At this point they don’t have a full class, crush it!!
 
I just received an interview invite for Davis! Is there any info on the admitted student date? (just hopeful thinking and wanting to plan in case it conflicts with any others!) thanks
 
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also waitlisted :/ Does anybody know what the waitlist movement is like? I know they mentioned that they won't release decisions until after April 30, but I just want to know if a good percentage of people come off the waitlist.
 
DrDolittle67 said:
Why has UC Davis been waitlisting so many people this cycle? Is it usually like this??
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I think they waitlist about like 130-150 or something like that right? Last year about like 30-40 people got off. I’ve also noticed that most applicants that have been accepted on admit so far are mostly higher stats people. For last year’s cohort, the average gpa and MCAT as well as hours were higher compared to the year before that. I think all around admissions is just getting more and more competitive year by year
 
purple3081 said:
I think they waitlist about like 130-150 or something like that right? Last year about like 30-40 people got off. I’ve also noticed that most applicants that have been accepted on admit so far are mostly higher stats people. For last year’s cohort, the average gpa and MCAT as well as hours were higher compared to the year before that. I think all around admissions is just getting more and more competitive year by year
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Oh no, I hope that's not the case 😳 Where did you get the wait list statistics btw, if you don't mind me asking?
 
purple3081 said:
I think they waitlist about like 130-150 or something like that right? Last year about like 30-40 people got off. I’ve also noticed that most applicants that have been accepted on admit so far are mostly higher stats people. For last year’s cohort, the average gpa and MCAT as well as hours were higher compared to the year before that. I think all around admissions is just getting more and more competitive year by year
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I think more than that get off the waitlist. I think they're conservative with the As they send out because it's hard to predict yield (esp this year with the removal of grad plus loans). A lot easier for them to admit from the waitlist to ensure that they don't over-enroll.
 
DrDolittle67 said:
Oh no, I hope that's not the case 😳 Where did you get the wait list statistics btw, if you don't mind me asking?
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I’m a reapplicant from last year. I remember talking to a lot of the accepted students and they would share the group me numbers and it was somewhere around that number that we believed got off when comparing before April 30th to June, maybe more, maybe less. Not an official source though.
 
hell0_world said:
I think more than that get off the waitlist. I think they're conservative with the As they send out because it's hard to predict yield (esp this year with the removal of grad plus loans). A lot easier for them to admit from the waitlist to ensure that they don't over-enroll.
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Yeah I mean it’s hard to say. If you email Charlene she’ll tell you that over the last 5 years it’s been somewhere between 15-75 depending on the year. Some years are better than others.

This is also a good resource:
 
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purple3081 said:
Yeah I mean it’s hard to say. If you email Charlene she’ll tell you that over the last 5 years it’s been somewhere between 15-75 depending on the year. Some years are better than others.

This is also a good resource:
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Have you checked the Admit org page for UCD? They discussed the trends of post-II acceptances and where they get the data. From the 2025 US News subscription: UCDavis Total: 558 ii >> 242 A >> 139 M. Around 43% received A's post-II. This trend has repeated for several years somewhat reliably.
This is just napkin math and lots of speculation:
Of those interviewed, if we assume ~25% of people were rejected post-II, ~25% accepted (25% of 558=139), and the rest are put on the waitlist, then around 35% of people on the waitlist should get accepted.
 
Not_a_doctor_shh said:
Have you checked the Admit org page for UCD? They discussed the trends of post-II acceptances and where they get the data. From the 2025 US News subscription: UCDavis Total: 558 ii >> 242 A >> 139 M. Around 43% received A's post-II. This trend has repeated for several years somewhat reliably.
This is just napkin math and lots of speculation:
Of those interviewed, if we assume ~25% of people were rejected post-II, ~25% accepted (25% of 558=139), and the rest are put on the waitlist, then around 35% of people on the waitlist should get accepted.
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Sounds about right. 35% off the waitlist getting A’s would come to somewhere around 30-50 depending on how many are on the waitlist which is pretty consistent to what it was last year
 
That's not what I was trying to get at.
We're working with: 558 ii >> 242 A (43% of 558) >> 139 M (25%)

My math is completely speculation, obviously:
25% of the 558 getting immediately accepted is 139 people (the class size). 25% immediately rejected post-interview is another 139. That leaves 279 to be on the waitlist. 35% of the 279 is 100 people. Thus, we have 139 initially accepted + 100 accepted post-interview = 239 students accepted (rounding gives 242).
If my napkin math is correct: yes, ~100 people get off the waitlist. However, you only have a ~35% chance. Hopefully, a decent number of those on the waitlist decide to attend other schools anyway, reducing the waitlist "competition" for those still hoping for an A.
 
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