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UC Postbaccalaureate Consortium 2019-2020 Cycle
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Just got my rejection from UC Irvine. Really hoping for Davis or SF.
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Still no word from UCD for secondary interviews. Hopefully we hear back soon so people have enough time to plan their trip to and accomodations in Davis.
Did you guys get rejection through email?
Yes email
Got a second interview with UC Davis!!!
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Congratulations!! When did you hear back?!
I got it yesterday (3/25) at 9pm!
Can't you defer your acceptance for one year? Knowing of course the minute you re apply you lose your seat with no certain chance of getting into the other Medical schools you would apply to after the post bacc.
I think this is why they say don't apply to a school you would not be happy at.
Dang they do two interviews? Travel $$$$$$ lol
The first one was a Skype interview. The second interview is the traditional interview you're thinking of. So only one real trip to UCD.
Okay cool. Beacuse I was like man that would be tough traveling 2x
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That’s awesome[emoji1433] when is it? Did they just send an email?
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That’s awesome[emoji1433] when is it? Did they just send an email?
Me too I haven’t heard from them. I turned in my app March 12. When did you submit yours?
I applied 2/27. I am waiting to hear back from UCD to see if ill get a second interview. But no word from UCI.
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Puppolover
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Hi! Does anyone know if you accept a position for a school, is your app no longer considered at other schools?
Yeah they sent me an email yesterday, and today they sent me another to choose my interview date. It gave me two options and I chose April 1st!
peachykinz
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Does anyone know of LOR requirements for UCR such as letterhead, signature, etc? I've contacted but no replies again.
My interview was 3/14 and I heard back 3/22!
i_just_wanna_be_happy
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I just assumed they wanted it to be the most official way of writing them: letterhead, signature, confidential, etc.
peachykinz
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thank you for your help. probably just follow the consortium requirements just to be safe. :')
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That’s awesome!! Good luck!
Still haven’t heard back from UCD about a secondary interview.. womp
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SO TRUE currently in the midst
of the MCAT review of my program and it is FAST and INTENSE! The more ahead in your preparation the better
MCAT Prep is intense . Its a combo of independent study and KAPLAN's in person tutoring which I think is the highest tier. People definitely get into med school and about half get into the med school they did post bacc in
Awesome! I didn't know they do the in person tutoring. So like the cohort gets 1 tutor? Or people get one on one tutoring?
Definitely letterhead . They'll look suspiciously on anything else
1 tutor for the cohort which is more than enough because kaplan's in person tutoring is essentially like a crash course type set up. Best part: the course is valued at like $3000 including new 7 book Kaplan MCAT textbooks, AAMC practice access, and other kaplan resources all for free through the program ... well at least at UCI for us
Well first off CONGRATULATIONS! You should be extremely proud of yourself! Getting into any medical school is an astonishing achievement on its own. Now with your dilemma.... take a strong and hard look at your situation. Might as well do the interview- would not hurt to see if you get accepted or not and in the case you do not well then great proceed DO route. Now if you do, just because you attend their post-bacc does not guarantee admission to their medical school. Sure you'll be making direct connections with people on the admissions committee, but like someone else said you would have to start the application process all over again. I would look at the school you got accepted to and think if you believe you would really be a good fit there? Would you be comfortable there? And if you are down to wait another two to three years just to have an increased chance to start medical at UCI ... well then I think you have your answer
Still waiting to hear back from UCD about 2nd interview. Still waiting for something from UCI
I don't hear any talk about UCLA or UCSF did any of y'all apply to them?
I was gonna ask the same thing. Also how many of you are rep-applicants. Because I know UCLA is only reAPPs
For those that have done the post bac. Does the post back help you with the application to medical school and after you finish the postbac does that mean you have to wait 1year before starting medical school?
Also has anyone that has identified as Socio-economically disadvantaged applicant got an interview/ accepted?
Well the programs are for disadvantaged students so yes aha the majority of those who are accepted are socio-economically disadvantaged unless you classify as being educationally disadvantaged or where impacted by some sort of natural disaster which is rarely the case
They help you with your personal statement, the activities list, you get a LOR from the program director . So yes ! A lot of support with your application. Plus, once a postbacc always a postbacc. If you choose to hold off on applying, you make so many connections, staff will help you with your app long after the program is over.
2nd answer to your questions largely depends on when you take the MCAT which is on an individual basis. For this next post bacc yeah 2019-2020 lets say you get into UCI's program. Do the MCAT in May 2020 you would apply for admission into the 2020-2021 application cycle. All around I think the wait is another 8 months or so until admission season. However, dont get intimidated by the timing of it. When you decide you are ready is the most important thing
Congrats on the second interview! Do you mind sharing what the other interview date is?
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Thank you! And yeah the two options were April 1st and April 22nd
Thanks!
I already took the mcat, applied and didn’t get in anywhere. So I’m studying for it currently and retaking it in May. I just found out about postbacs and the UC postbac Program’s so submitted my application last Sunday.
If you are serious on doing a postbacc it is recommended that you hold off on taking the MCAT. This is because most med schools look at all your scores so if you do not significantly improve on your own, that is if your MCAT score was uncompetitive to begin with, they may look at this negatively
But if your score is competitive consistently in your prep, of course take it and get it out the way. But if that's not the case then I agree, just keep doing your prep and the post bacc (if accepted) will help you improve even more.
Hey everyone. So i have my interview on Monday morning with UCD and was wondering is any of you have any tips? Or certain questions you think might be asked? Any help would be appreciated! I’m extremely nervous
