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so, Trix, now you have some decisions to make, any idea on where you'll be going?
INTERVIEWED AT UCLA? this is your thread!
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i personally dont wana see a decision b4 april
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I couldn't help calling today either, but just got wishy-washy answers. Well, I'll leave those poor souls alone at least til the end of this week! Hehehe.Originally posted by djwdv
oh my gosh! Congratulations, Trix!!!! Yay!
btw, ppl, i called this morning too... but they must be telling everyone different things, because i did not get an answer besides, "a bunch of letters were sent out friday and i can't tell you what kind the were." NO mention of letters being sent today, so keep your hopes up! good luck!
Congrats, Trix! Glad the anxiety is over for you!
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Yeah, I do have some decisions to make, but most of them are less about the actual schools than other factors.
I am married, so my husband has to check out the job market in LA (works in the music biz, so definitely a good place for him). This is obviously a BIG factor-without a job for hubbie, there is no choice to make.
I have withdrawn from everywhere except SF and LA. I really don't understand how I got into either of these schools. 😕 I wonder a lot if there has been some mysterious administrative error, and I will show up only to find there is another Trix, the real Trix, with a similar AMCAS number and a much stronger app. But, even if there is another Trix, it's too late, I am coming whether they want me or not now!
I am married, so my husband has to check out the job market in LA (works in the music biz, so definitely a good place for him). This is obviously a BIG factor-without a job for hubbie, there is no choice to make.
I have withdrawn from everywhere except SF and LA. I really don't understand how I got into either of these schools. 😕 I wonder a lot if there has been some mysterious administrative error, and I will show up only to find there is another Trix, the real Trix, with a similar AMCAS number and a much stronger app. But, even if there is another Trix, it's too late, I am coming whether they want me or not now!
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I personally would like to know why UCLA is so anti-phone and anti-email...
I know they are looking at my stuff, and across my application right now it reads "accepted" or "rejected"...
Why can't they just kill the anticipation and tell me.
I called today, and decided not to beat around the bush. I said that I knew a decision had been made on my application, and I would like to know if she can just tell me the commitee decision on the phone. (I even came up with a good excuse saying that i had to make a decision about another interview)
She simply said, "no, I can't do that" and hung up, before i could even try to get more info out of her!!!! Why must they torture us? Is this process somehow going to make us better doctors?!? I don't think so.
I know they are looking at my stuff, and across my application right now it reads "accepted" or "rejected"...
Why can't they just kill the anticipation and tell me.
I called today, and decided not to beat around the bush. I said that I knew a decision had been made on my application, and I would like to know if she can just tell me the commitee decision on the phone. (I even came up with a good excuse saying that i had to make a decision about another interview)
She simply said, "no, I can't do that" and hung up, before i could even try to get more info out of her!!!! Why must they torture us? Is this process somehow going to make us better doctors?!? I don't think so.
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I was feeling really optimistic this weekend about my final decision letter sent ... but, what do you think the odds are that seven SDNers all got accepted to UCLA on the same day? You know what really sucks, I had already accepted the fact that I was not getting into UCLA - since I had not heard anything from them after 4 months(post interview). This is probably even more evidence that all the letters are not acceptances (no word in 4 months) I know - We just have to wait until the letter comes ....
I know what you mean Teach, but for some reason, I still feel there is hope. I know that you had to wait four months to get your decision letter, but how do you explain other SDNer's and my friend who only had to wait 4 weeks to get their final decision letter? Also, I waited the exact amount of time that my interviewer said (8 weeks) and lastly, my contact at UCLA said that UCLA's main priority was to accept top candidates to "meet the March 15th" deadline. Now, I'm not saying that I am an awesome candidate or anything like that, but there are some people here on this board and my friend that with numbers alone can be really competitive to a good school like UCLA. I'll like to think that my numbers are decent, great letters of rec, good personal statement, and my interview went well.....so I guess we should just keep hope, afterall that's all we have to loose. Keep the faith bro (or sis?).🙂
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So how many SDNers so far have gotten letters sent on the 14th? 10, 12? And this is only the people that decided to post on this thread. Lets say that this represents 10% of the total pool (which I think is a pretty generous estimate). Then they would have sent out ~100 acceptances just to fill their 120 spots?? That's highly unlikely. I would say that they have probably accepted around 100 prior to that, and they'll be interviewing well into april (maybe even May). Only explanation is that they have sent out the batch of waitlistees(or rejects) on the 14th. (they usually send out around 100 each year). The fact that they have had a meeting just a few days before this to send out acceptances(congrats trix 😉 ) furhter affirms my hypothesis because why in the world would they ever have two meetings in one week to decide on who to accept. I hate to be skeptical but that's just how it seems. Of course I'd love to be proven wrong. 😀
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hee hee. i agree. while i appreciate the reasoning you've got, geromine, i'm going to make you see the glass half full so you can rest easy tonight! it's a real pain in the butt to mail merge and stuff 100 letters, and seeing as how the admissions office has only 1 or 2 ppl in there, i wouldn't be surprised if they did not mail out 100 letters by march. also, while they gave fabuloso stars like trix a quick turnaround, those who interviewed in nov./dec who have a letter sent were probably being held for comparison with as many people as possible before the committee decided the march 15 acceptances, and so that's perhaps why there are a few sdners who interviewed back then w/ final decision letters now. anyways, that's what's going to get me to sleep tonight since i know my hamster is definitely not getting here before sat. and because i know i'm not one of those who has the quick turnaround!
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Gosh, you diehards are still at it!!! Let me join ya! 😀 Well, I'll try to put some of the clues from today together, though it's still so uncertain.
djwdv, I agree w/ what you said @ them holding apps who interviewed in Nov/Dec until now to compare with apps who interviewed since the new year. I've scoured the threads from past cycles and have seen that some apps hear w/in a month, while others wait up to 4 months and are then outright accepted. As someone mentioned previously, aside from the strength of your app, it also depends what category your application falls under and how many committees it has to go through. At UCSF, they do the same thing as well, but they send out "priority list" letters instead to those who interviewed earlier who they wish to compare to later interviewees. The UCLA adcom isn't as considerate @ that, so they just make us wait w/o a word.
Dianna Moon mentioned that very few accepts are sent in Jan and Feb (btw, they're 1 month behind UCSF in sending out acceptances). The bulk are sent in March and April, and the committees meet more often during this time. Of all the UC's, LA interviews the most apps (~ 100 more than SF), so that affects the turnaround time. As far as the # of SDNers who have this letter sent status, I think it's likely since SDNers probably make up more than 10% of the app pool, esp. for CA. The other thing I'm wondering is why they would spend time sending out a mass of waitlists/rejections before 3/15 when they have an acceptance deadline to meet?
As far as the timing when certain letters are sent out, the pessimist in me wants to think that UCLA isn't efficient enough to multi-task and send out acceptances, waitlists, and rejections all together (please don't prove me wrong). Getting all this out will help me to sleep better tonight. 🙂
Anybody luck out and got to talk to a helpful person in their office today?
djwdv, I agree w/ what you said @ them holding apps who interviewed in Nov/Dec until now to compare with apps who interviewed since the new year. I've scoured the threads from past cycles and have seen that some apps hear w/in a month, while others wait up to 4 months and are then outright accepted. As someone mentioned previously, aside from the strength of your app, it also depends what category your application falls under and how many committees it has to go through. At UCSF, they do the same thing as well, but they send out "priority list" letters instead to those who interviewed earlier who they wish to compare to later interviewees. The UCLA adcom isn't as considerate @ that, so they just make us wait w/o a word.
Dianna Moon mentioned that very few accepts are sent in Jan and Feb (btw, they're 1 month behind UCSF in sending out acceptances). The bulk are sent in March and April, and the committees meet more often during this time. Of all the UC's, LA interviews the most apps (~ 100 more than SF), so that affects the turnaround time. As far as the # of SDNers who have this letter sent status, I think it's likely since SDNers probably make up more than 10% of the app pool, esp. for CA. The other thing I'm wondering is why they would spend time sending out a mass of waitlists/rejections before 3/15 when they have an acceptance deadline to meet?
As far as the timing when certain letters are sent out, the pessimist in me wants to think that UCLA isn't efficient enough to multi-task and send out acceptances, waitlists, and rejections all together (please don't prove me wrong). Getting all this out will help me to sleep better tonight. 🙂
Anybody luck out and got to talk to a helpful person in their office today?
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I don't understand why everyone hasn't received theirletter yet. I interviewed back in November and I just got an acceptance letter today in the mail. It was postmarked for last friday too, like everyone says. So there is hope people.
My roomate is so pissed too. He got rejected with a 3.9 and a 37. I got in with a 2.6 and a 28. Oh well, guess thats just how the cookie crumbles.
My roomate is so pissed too. He got rejected with a 3.9 and a 37. I got in with a 2.6 and a 28. Oh well, guess thats just how the cookie crumbles.
ok dude, first of all, if you are saying the truth, then CONGRATULATIONS, obviously you must have had something that attracted admissions committees at UCSF, Stanford and UCLA to be accepted, so more power to you, but if you are not saying the truth, then dude you need to check yourself and go do a post bac or something because with a 2.6 and 28 MCAT, I don't know how you can prove that you can handle the science curriculum, but then again, I might be wrong. No offense to you, afterall I'm also an under 30 MCAT applicant (but GPA is cool, science GPA 3.1 undergrad, post bac 3.7)
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Well, I am feeling a little better - except I have to leave for work right now - I can't keep 160 7th - 8th graders waiting. Jamal345 I really hope you are telling the truth. What day did your status page say your final decision letter sent? Or is this just a cruel joke - I can see you sitting back at your computer laughing at all of us... It is so bad for me right now - that if I had more days of leave left I would stay home all week just to get the mail. Boy, I am pathetic. Why do I want UCLA so bad? I guess only I know and maybe my future therapist. I wish free therapy sessions came with the application fees. So, instead I use SDN as therapy. Hmmm? I guess that is not very healthy. Good luck - and the first person to get a letter better run to their computer and give us the news.
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2.6 and 28. i find that hard to believe since the lady told me that my first mcat sucked and it was 28sh. only when my aug mcat came out did i get an interview. (>30) , EVEN if he is saying the truth, the fact is that he doesnt fall with the norm so doesnt prove a relaible representation for ucla applicants.
10 10 10, 3.7 sci, good application essays = interview. thats what she told me monthsssss back b4 i applied. well she didnt literarly say = interview, but implied it.
10 10 10, 3.7 sci, good application essays = interview. thats what she told me monthsssss back b4 i applied. well she didnt literarly say = interview, but implied it.
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hey guys! hang in there--like i posted before, it took me 5 days (or 2 weeks depending on how you look at it) to get my letter. and btw, i don't believe jamal345. i don't think anyone would be proud to post that he/she got in with scores significantly lower than a roommate. and notice he/she only has 2 posts and just recently joined sdn. (hmmmm... sounds suspicious).
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Yeah, I only have 2 posts. Suspicious it may sound. But fact of the matter, I just found out about this website from a flyer posted on campus here at UCLA (u-grad).
But, I think you all need to get off your high horse. Maybe I shouldnt be proud of my scores. But what do I have to hide from you people? You may have high grades and a better MCAT score, but you are also so clueless. Did it ever occur to you that med schools looks for more than grades an MCAT scores. Any lifeless drone can do well in school. Study, study, study. But how bout this for a change? Show some C-H-A-R-I-S-M-A!
All you haters can go drink your haterade. I got in because I actually have a personality. 99.9% of you guys are lifeless bookworms with speech impediments and no social skills whatsoever. Being a doctor isnt about numbers or GPA's or any of that crap that you all so hopelessly boast about. Its about personal interaction. And study as you might, you aren't gonna develop any interpersonal skills with your nose buried in a science book. You better realize that before you get to med school or you're in for some news, chumps.
But, I think you all need to get off your high horse. Maybe I shouldnt be proud of my scores. But what do I have to hide from you people? You may have high grades and a better MCAT score, but you are also so clueless. Did it ever occur to you that med schools looks for more than grades an MCAT scores. Any lifeless drone can do well in school. Study, study, study. But how bout this for a change? Show some C-H-A-R-I-S-M-A!
All you haters can go drink your haterade. I got in because I actually have a personality. 99.9% of you guys are lifeless bookworms with speech impediments and no social skills whatsoever. Being a doctor isnt about numbers or GPA's or any of that crap that you all so hopelessly boast about. Its about personal interaction. And study as you might, you aren't gonna develop any interpersonal skills with your nose buried in a science book. You better realize that before you get to med school or you're in for some news, chumps.
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Yah, very charismatic and amiable of you to label folks you've never met "drones" and "lifeless bookworms with speech impediments". 🙄 I don't care who you are, some obnoxious white kid spewing BS or some black kid w/o any self-respect (if we give you the benefit of the doubt as far as your honesty)---if that's you're attitude, you're totally feeding into the stereotype of AA. Buddy, w/ your whopping personality and scores, I highly doubt you're IN anywhere. Compared to all the great URM's I've met @ interviews, you don't cut it.
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Before, I get to the central issue, I'd like to wish the best of luck to Dr. Don and Teach. They are clearly blessed with a sense of humility that none of the other "posters" possess, including myself. I may not be the most virtuous person, but I think I can recognize people who are.
Furthermore, Neferatiticacca, you dont have any right to judge me, especially if your grounds are my three posts. You dont know me or the struggles that I've overcome to get to where I am. And judging by YOUR attitude, you dont have what it takes to be a doctor. Of all the ORM's that I've met at MY interviews, you are clearly one of the most clueless. Judge me all day and all night, but you dont know how I struggled growing up. Trying walking through Beverly Hills during the day and watching the women clutch their purses and the store owners keep that extra eye on you, just for existing. Try that and see how you fare.
And I'd like to reiterate that yeah, my grades arent the best. Who cares! So many pompus undergrads pull off a high MCAT score and walk around like thats their ticket into heaven. Inarguably a great accomplishment, but it doesnt mean that you are a gift from God sent down to Earth to bestow your wisdom on the rest of the world. Get over it!
Furthermore, Neferatiticacca, you dont have any right to judge me, especially if your grounds are my three posts. You dont know me or the struggles that I've overcome to get to where I am. And judging by YOUR attitude, you dont have what it takes to be a doctor. Of all the ORM's that I've met at MY interviews, you are clearly one of the most clueless. Judge me all day and all night, but you dont know how I struggled growing up. Trying walking through Beverly Hills during the day and watching the women clutch their purses and the store owners keep that extra eye on you, just for existing. Try that and see how you fare.
And I'd like to reiterate that yeah, my grades arent the best. Who cares! So many pompus undergrads pull off a high MCAT score and walk around like thats their ticket into heaven. Inarguably a great accomplishment, but it doesnt mean that you are a gift from God sent down to Earth to bestow your wisdom on the rest of the world. Get over it!
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look buddy, you need to get off your high horse as well...
I don't want to start yet another AA thread, but the simple fact remains, an asian or a white with a 28 and a 2.3 gpa with the greatest personality in the world would get laughed at by all admissions committee...thats just how it is
a white or asian doesn't even get a secondary with those numbers!!! so how would they gauge your Personality?
its complete nonsense.
I won't argue with you regarding how it feels to be a black in beverly hills, i can't relate....but don't give me this nonsense about you getting in because you have personality, and people who are much more qualified, academically not getting in because they lack CHARISMA....
pure B.S. (or just what you tell yourself to feel better about getting in with laughable numbers).
let the flaming begin, but this guy's arrogance really got to me.
if you struggle, and acchomplish a goal in spite of your medial numbers, that impressive and commendable, but to go rub it in the face of people who worked just as hard, and then say its because your've got such a great personality is just nonsense.
I don't want to start yet another AA thread, but the simple fact remains, an asian or a white with a 28 and a 2.3 gpa with the greatest personality in the world would get laughed at by all admissions committee...thats just how it is
a white or asian doesn't even get a secondary with those numbers!!! so how would they gauge your Personality?
its complete nonsense.
I won't argue with you regarding how it feels to be a black in beverly hills, i can't relate....but don't give me this nonsense about you getting in because you have personality, and people who are much more qualified, academically not getting in because they lack CHARISMA....
pure B.S. (or just what you tell yourself to feel better about getting in with laughable numbers).
let the flaming begin, but this guy's arrogance really got to me.
if you struggle, and acchomplish a goal in spite of your medial numbers, that impressive and commendable, but to go rub it in the face of people who worked just as hard, and then say its because your've got such a great personality is just nonsense.
At last, the true face of the pre-med community has reared its ugly head. Well, this thread looks like so much fun, I just had to give my two cents.
First off, congrats to you Jamal. I personally don't care if your post is true or not. I'm at a point in the application process where I would believe just about anything: a 4.0/40 student getting no medical school love to a 2.0/20 MCATer getting full ride to Harvard. Averages are averages for a reason. But more importantly, I would like to thank Jamal for spicing up the thread and helping us get our minds off of those damn UCLA letters which take so damn long.
Secondly, let's say Jamal really is honest. Bottom line, we're in for a world of hurt. If he isn't telling the truth, however, and is, as someone so tactfully pointed out, "a white kid spewing BS," I can't help but think that this is how most people view the pre-med community. I currently attend UCLA, and can't help but think there is some truth to this. How many times have I seen students try and backstab each other for a better grade, a few more points here and there? How many times have I seen students cheating, just itching to find another shortcut around the system? And you guessed it, they're all pre-meds. I suppose we can only hope that this "wonderful and efficient" medical school process will weed these people out, but I'm not so sure. In the end, I suppose it doesn't really matter how other people are doing, or how they might be doing it.
There was a point when I cared about these things: hated the Jamals of the world for not having to work as hard but getting twice as far, or those who kissed the ass of every teacher and walked out with A+'s. Now, it's a different story. If I've learned anything from you SDNers, it's that medicine is about becoming the best doctor you can be, and not worrying about anyone else.
Congrats to everyone for making it thus far and best of luck.
First off, congrats to you Jamal. I personally don't care if your post is true or not. I'm at a point in the application process where I would believe just about anything: a 4.0/40 student getting no medical school love to a 2.0/20 MCATer getting full ride to Harvard. Averages are averages for a reason. But more importantly, I would like to thank Jamal for spicing up the thread and helping us get our minds off of those damn UCLA letters which take so damn long.
Secondly, let's say Jamal really is honest. Bottom line, we're in for a world of hurt. If he isn't telling the truth, however, and is, as someone so tactfully pointed out, "a white kid spewing BS," I can't help but think that this is how most people view the pre-med community. I currently attend UCLA, and can't help but think there is some truth to this. How many times have I seen students try and backstab each other for a better grade, a few more points here and there? How many times have I seen students cheating, just itching to find another shortcut around the system? And you guessed it, they're all pre-meds. I suppose we can only hope that this "wonderful and efficient" medical school process will weed these people out, but I'm not so sure. In the end, I suppose it doesn't really matter how other people are doing, or how they might be doing it.
There was a point when I cared about these things: hated the Jamals of the world for not having to work as hard but getting twice as far, or those who kissed the ass of every teacher and walked out with A+'s. Now, it's a different story. If I've learned anything from you SDNers, it's that medicine is about becoming the best doctor you can be, and not worrying about anyone else.
Congrats to everyone for making it thus far and best of luck.
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Fleshed out the troll huh? Sounds like your dad trying to make love to your mom, hahaha! Ok, maybe that was unnecessary but also undeniably brilliant.
Geromine, I cant imagine what kinda doctor you'd make with that temper. So some patient comes to you with a lil spunk, a lil lively. What are you gonna do to him you maniac. Just a thought.
And yeah my charisma does work well for me. I've been accepted. And I hope you can find a discount on sun tan lotion - because it can get pretty hot over there at those Caribbean Medical schools.
I also contend that I in no way unilaterally insulted everyone in this forum. All that coming from a forum that has called my numbers laughable and claimign that no one would be proud to post numbers like that. Not everyone can be the Kobe bryant of the NBA, with 40 point performances and top level performance. The Derek Fisher's like mself make the NBA tick. Hard workers with great attitudes who may not be able to put up numbers like Kobe, but who capitilize on other sought-after attributes to become successful.
Oh and whats more. I absolutely love being generalized as a URM. Whats that all about Neferattitititit. Might as well call me the N-word and get it over with because I'm SO different from you. Look here. UCLA took me in because I offered them something. And I may be mistaken because the laws change so much, but I think that affirmative action is illegal in the UC system. So chalk that one up to me being black. And continue to lash out at me (figuratively, not literally like you ancestors did) because it only fuels my fire to excel.
Geromine, I cant imagine what kinda doctor you'd make with that temper. So some patient comes to you with a lil spunk, a lil lively. What are you gonna do to him you maniac. Just a thought.
And yeah my charisma does work well for me. I've been accepted. And I hope you can find a discount on sun tan lotion - because it can get pretty hot over there at those Caribbean Medical schools.
I also contend that I in no way unilaterally insulted everyone in this forum. All that coming from a forum that has called my numbers laughable and claimign that no one would be proud to post numbers like that. Not everyone can be the Kobe bryant of the NBA, with 40 point performances and top level performance. The Derek Fisher's like mself make the NBA tick. Hard workers with great attitudes who may not be able to put up numbers like Kobe, but who capitilize on other sought-after attributes to become successful.
Oh and whats more. I absolutely love being generalized as a URM. Whats that all about Neferattitititit. Might as well call me the N-word and get it over with because I'm SO different from you. Look here. UCLA took me in because I offered them something. And I may be mistaken because the laws change so much, but I think that affirmative action is illegal in the UC system. So chalk that one up to me being black. And continue to lash out at me (figuratively, not literally like you ancestors did) because it only fuels my fire to excel.
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OK! i openned this thread and i wont allow it to be spoiled by petty talk just cuz of frustrations.
UCLA has a screening process so computers kick out 2.3 gpas etc.
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lets go back to the real topic. UCLA post interview!
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UCLA has a screening process so computers kick out 2.3 gpas etc.
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lets go back to the real topic. UCLA post interview!
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26 mcat wizzhat?
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2 point whadda hella frigga who?
26 mcat wizzhat?
shiznit chillahs
wadda grizzo' ever happn'
to a cizzombo of mizzerit and personality
fo' shore
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dayammm!!
funny how a few comments can light a fire like this!
the comment i posted about you, jamal345, is a very easy one to make because first of all, there's no screening process to post on this and the message board is almost completely anonymous. therefore i sometimes suspect random posts. i apologize for doubting your stats, but i honestly thought you sounded like the "sdn845" guy trying to start something (he's the one who posted a thread about being pissed off at his roommate for getting in with low numbers). i'm sure there are a few people here and there who post anonymously and possibly even make up information. anyhow, who knows who you, me, or anyone else in this forum is anyways? i could be a raging psycho who escaped from the mental ward for all you know. it's easy to be so candid and also to jump to conclusions when you have no idea who's at the other end of a post.
anyways, congrats on your acceptance, and maybe we will all see each other in april (moohooohooohahhahaha). i only hope med school is as interesting as this message board. 😉
funny how a few comments can light a fire like this!
the comment i posted about you, jamal345, is a very easy one to make because first of all, there's no screening process to post on this and the message board is almost completely anonymous. therefore i sometimes suspect random posts. i apologize for doubting your stats, but i honestly thought you sounded like the "sdn845" guy trying to start something (he's the one who posted a thread about being pissed off at his roommate for getting in with low numbers). i'm sure there are a few people here and there who post anonymously and possibly even make up information. anyhow, who knows who you, me, or anyone else in this forum is anyways? i could be a raging psycho who escaped from the mental ward for all you know. it's easy to be so candid and also to jump to conclusions when you have no idea who's at the other end of a post.
anyways, congrats on your acceptance, and maybe we will all see each other in april (moohooohooohahhahaha). i only hope med school is as interesting as this message board.
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Wow, a gal leaves for a day, comes back, and everything is all stirred up!! Let's try and be nice to one another...we may all just end up as classmates.
Anyway, I have to agree that UCLA is not known for its multi-tasking, so the chances of them organizing and getting waitlist/rejection letters out so soon is probably fairly low. They were really behind and I think they needed to accept some more people before the March 15th deadline. I am sure the hamsters will start arriving any day now.
Anyway, I have to agree that UCLA is not known for its multi-tasking, so the chances of them organizing and getting waitlist/rejection letters out so soon is probably fairly low. They were really behind and I think they needed to accept some more people before the March 15th deadline. I am sure the hamsters will start arriving any day now.
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Love all the colorful characters on SDN! btw, sorry guys for the back & forth on the previous page, though it was a good distraction for the wait. I'm moving on after hitting that ignore button (anybody who's desperate enough to resort to sexual insults discredits himself). Let's get back to waiting!
Hey Jamal345, although I do appreciate your positive remarks towards myself and Teach, I think we ALL just need to chill and relax. There is no need for such aggrevation. Afterall, like previous posters have said, we might be classmates, and with this whole new curriculum change at UCLA, there is going to be more independent/study group sessions, and I'll like to think that we are the type of people who can work with each other regardless of our differences of opinion. With that being said, GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! I literally live like 5-10 minutes away from UCLA, therefore I should probably receive something by tomorrow, the latest thursday and I'll let everyone know what this mysterious "Final Decision Letter" is all about. Take care.
Hey guys, I just wanted to fill you in on what I've heard. Since I attend UCLA, I live very close by. I called the admissions office today and was informed that I have been placed on the waitlist. Like you guys, I was told (by my status page) that my letter had been mailed out on 3/14. I guess I'm pretty bummed out about this waitlist decision considering every school has waitlisted me thus far (I must really suck at interviews). Anyways, the secretary could sense my disappointment and said that the waitlist was a good thing, as far as UCLA goes. I asked her what she meant and she told me that at this point, roughly 120 acceptances have gone out (Congrats Trix...to satisfy the 3/15 rule). Additionally, she said that they anticipate having to mail out close to 250 acceptance total in order to fill the class completely. This, I assume, is because of the 120 acceptances mailed out thus far, not all are expected back as letters of intent. Anyways, she told me that I should wait about another month before hearing from them. Bottom line, the waitlist seems like a good thing. She also mentioned that roughly 50% of the people get in off the waitlist. Please don't take what I'm saying as being written in stone. I'm just letting you guys know what she said. Hopefully, us SDNers get in together. Keep those fingers crossed and heads high.
well there you have it people, some conclusion to this dilema, of course, I won't believe it 100% until I see it with my own eyes...anyways, for those of us dreamers out there, stay positive and we'll find out soon about this. I was also told that the waitlist at UCLA is not a bad thing at all! like skeptic said about 50% of the class gets in off the waitlist, so as long as my letter is not a rejection, I believe I'll be fine and just hope for the best!
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Aha, I was right after all. My number crunching never fails. Its good to have low expectations, kept you guys from getting too excited and thereby disappointed not to have to wait more. We'll just have to wait around until early summer now. Its no big deal. In last year's threads, I read that someone got an acceptance 3 weeks before school started off waitlist. Hopefuly, we'll hear something before then since this year the interview scheduling is ahead of last year's
XENON, I'm sorry I spoiled your thread. I should've taken the high road and ignored the dude. Won't happen again.😉 Now back to the stuff that makes SDN great: high quality speculations and rumors😀
XENON, I'm sorry I spoiled your thread. I should've taken the high road and ignored the dude. Won't happen again.😉 Now back to the stuff that makes SDN great: high quality speculations and rumors😀
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Hey Skeptic...when was your interview?
Well, if I remember correctly, I interviewed in November, either the 21st or 23rd. I had two interviews, one student and one faculty. Like some of you have stated, my faculty interviewer hadn't even looked at my file. Whatever, that's how it goes. I was just wondering if some of you could provide me with some insight here? The secretary, or whoever was on the phone, mentioned that they accept roughly half of the wait list candidates. Does that imply that after they receive back those 120 acceptances, they will then start taking people off of the waitlists? If so, aren't we really being put on hold? If not, how do you think it works, based on stuff from past years? Thanks.
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As a UCLA student (2006) I was in the same boat as you last year, tensed up, waiting to hear from them. I wish all of you a great deal of luck ( and quit bitchin at each other. I know many people who interviewed early and then waited, and waited, then cried and waited some more. So just because its been awhile don't give up yet. Just keep waiting. I also know people who came in during the middle of orientation week so if your still waiting come August don't completly freak out. Again, best of luck to all.
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speaking of interviews.. anyone figure out why some ppl got 1 faculty interview and others got one faculty, one student? was it just based on student availability that day? just curious...
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No reason. Just cause students where not available so some people got them others didn't, that's what our tour guide said.
And no they won't start taking people off waitlist once they reach 120. They will offer something around 200 acceptances, they will continue to do this into May. Waitlistees usually aren't moved before May so don't hold your breath for it. (if any of you are familiar with Umich's system, this is very similar). Once May 15th passes and they start to see the number of people retaining their offers drop below 120, they will begin to accept people off waitlist. I can't imagine them them taking more than 30-40 people off waitlist, since usually about 50% of acceptees retain offer of admission.
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That is so weird, I called UCLA about my "decision" and they said under no circumstances could they tell me their decision over the phone. I hadn't even given my name, so it can't be that they didn't want to tell me bad news or anything...
The admissions office is highly selective on who they talk to.
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I really don't know! 😕
All outside factors removed, considering the school alone, I think I may rather go to UCSF, but I really want to move back to LA, and the difference between the two schools is very small from what I can tell. I know I will get a great education at both places, so other factors make a huge difference.
SF is a really great city, but I have wanted to move back since the day I got here...actually half way up in the moving truck I wanted to go back, but that's a long story involving a boy and a blonde (I'm the blonde and we don't talk about the boy anymore).
I am hoping I won't have to make the choice...if my husband finds his dream job in L.A. we are gone tomorrow, but if he doesn't the choice is easy-UCSF here I come!
We are also about to purchase our first house, and we can get a lot more for the $ in LA than we can here. The price of property in SF is ridiculous, it's actually quite infuriating.
We have set a deadline to decide by May5th. That will give hubbie time to feel out the job market, and me time to go to the second look weekends at both places.....so, only time will tell.
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i hear you, cc.. i've called a few times too and gotten the same answer. of course, i think i'm talking to the same woman every time (she's the one in charge of the office). maybe you have better luck if you get someone else.*sigh* hate the hamster post. couldn't they have used at least a rabbit? something that jumps and at least can gain some mileage?!?!
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Wow...this thread got a bit out of hand there for a second. Back to the boring, OCD pre-med stuff. Did anyone interview as late as 2/26 and have you heard anything??? When are you acceptees moving down and would anyone live in student housing?
Also, off the subject...would anyone travel to Europe right now? I'm supposed to leave in a couple of days and my mom is freaking out...😕
Also, off the subject...would anyone travel to Europe right now? I'm supposed to leave in a couple of days and my mom is freaking out...😕
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