Asking those accepted into UCSF

[dct2004]

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I am most interested in how much research experience you all have.
UCSF is a very research oriented school, therefore I am thinking research experience is a MUST, although it doesn't say it officially.

Did you have research experience?
If so, for how long? (1 or 2 semesters or more?)
Did you publish any papers?/ attend conferences?
Do you think you would have been accepted even without that research experience?

Thanks!

 

[babybull]

I am most interested in how much research experience you all have.
UCSF is a very research oriented school, therefore I am thinking research experience is a MUST, although it doesn't say it officially.

Did you have research experience?
If so, for how long? (1 or 2 semesters or more?)
Did you publish any papers?/ attend conferences?
Do you think you would have been accepted even without that research experience?

Thanks!

i can at least speak for someone else who was accepted to UCSF's dental school. that person actually had 2-3 years of research experience and attended conferences. i'm not sure what his GPA was.

on a side note, he applied to med schools during two different app cycles and didn't get into any both times

 

[Baker2010]

I am most interested in how much research experience you all have.
UCSF is a very research oriented school, therefore I am thinking research experience is a MUST, although it doesn't say it officially.

Did you have research experience?
If so, for how long? (1 or 2 semesters or more?)
Did you publish any papers?/ attend conferences?
Do you think you would have been accepted even without that research experience?

Thanks!

Hey, i was accept dec 1st.
I would venture to say that you could get into UCSF without research. Its just that research seems like something they do desire in applicants though.
For me, I had 4 years of research experiences, a couple publications, and attended several conferences.
Let me know if you have any further questions.

Good luck

 

[Sunspear]

I would posit that they do like applicants with significant research experience. I have almost zero research (just a summer's worth of environment science research - very light). I interviewed pre-december and still waiting a decision. As far as whether or not research would have made a difference... who knows?

 

[aliss4]

I would posit that they do like applicants with significant research experience. I have almost zero research (just a summer's worth of environment science research - very light). I interviewed pre-december and still waiting a decision. As far as whether or not research would have made a difference... who knows?

To be honest, UCSF is one school that chooses applicants randomly and you can't really say who will get into UCSF, who will not. You need to have the whole package( interview skills, writing skills, gpa, DAT, community service, dental shadowing, research); My friend got into UCSF last week with zero research experience and my cousin got rejected last year when she had two research publications and decent gpa.

 

[Predent1771]

I do not have any research experience, but I have a very strong community service background so I think it made up for it. I was accepted early january

 

[easydent]

I got accepted to UCSF on December 1, and I have a ZERO year of experience in research nor do I have a science background (humanity undergrad major).
I did have a fantastic interviews/conversations with my interviewers with good gpa/DAT score.
If you are genuinely not interested in research, don't push yourself to make up for something you are not enthusiastic about. Do what fits you, and the school will recognize it.