UC Postbaccalaureate Consortium 2020-2021 Cycle

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Hi I submitted my app early and only got a Skype interview from Davis. Should I be alarmed thag I haven’t heard any from LA, SF, and Irvine ?


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Congratulations on your interview to Davis! As far as I know, all the UC Consortium PB programs operate on a rolling admissions basis. This is not to say that you are out of the running yet because each UC reviews the apps at slightly different time periods. All things considered, count yourself VERY lucky for the Davis interview. Each program accepts about 12 students from a pool of 600 applicants!! So to be interviewed is a huge deal in and of itself. I was fortunate in that UCI was my desired program and it was actually the only one I had the chance to interview for. Good luck !

 

[iwantyouradvice]

Looks like UCI, UCSF and UCDavis all postponed deadline to March 27? I see this on Davis and SF's website, but not Irvine's (maybe Irvine didn't get a chance to update their site yet?) I was going to submit it today but I think I'll submit during the weekend. I am worried that I am too late for interviews 🙁

 

[speakerknockerz]

Just received my invite for a primary interview for UC Davis. I waited for this for so long man lol

 

[stacyrivera]

Hi everyone!

So I was hoping you all could give me some advice? I submitted my application a couple of weeks ago and under the application tab & transcripts, it says that they were sent in & uploaded. However, on my status checklist, I have a red x next to the transcripts section which is preventing my application from being complete & up for review. I don't know if there is something on my end that I must do so I've called several times with no answer & it says that their mailbox is full so I can't even leave a message. I have also emailed and have heard no response. I know they moved the deadline to this Friday but I'm still a bit worried they won't get back to me in time.

 

[speakerknockerz]

Hi everyone!

So I was hoping you all could give me some advice? I submitted my application a couple of weeks ago and under the application tab & transcripts, it says that they were sent in & uploaded. However, on my status checklist, I have a red x next to the transcripts section which is preventing my application from being complete & up for review. I don't know if there is something on my end that I must do so I've called several times with no answer & it says that their mailbox is full so I can't even leave a message. I have also emailed and have heard no response. I know they moved the deadline to this Friday but I'm still a bit worried they won't get back to me in time.

I would call and email them (not just the main UCD PB phone number/email). I was in a similar situation, but with my letter of recommendations where one of my professors were not able to submit their letters. So I emailed at first and was told to wait 7 business days. After that week, I called and told them about the situation, and they were able to fix it which was very fortunate

 

[UCISS]

Just received my invite for a primary interview for UC Davis. I waited for this for so long man lol

Congrats my man!!!!!! Good luck on it 🙂

 

[stacyrivera]

I would call and email them (not just the main UCD PB phone number/email). I was in a similar situation, but with my letter of recommendations where one of my professors were not able to submit their letters. So I emailed at first and was told to wait 7 business days. After that week, I called and told them about the situation, and they were able to fix it which was very fortunate

thank you! when I first submitted my application, I got a confirmation email from UCI, would you suggest I email them?

 

[speakerknockerz]

thank you! when I first submitted my application, I got a confirmation email from UCI, would you suggest I email them?

I would if I were you, and call too. The person behind the phone was very supportive (for me at least). But also, just make sur that everything on your app status says "verified", or that green check mark/green color. you should get another email saying your app is being reviewed by each PB.

 

[speakerknockerz]

thank you! when I first submitted my application, I got a confirmation email from UCI, would you suggest I email them?

If you got this email response, you should be good but again, call and address your issues

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This email is to confirm that we have received all of your letters of recommendation and official transcripts. Your application to the University of California Postbaccalaureate Consortium is now considered complete.
Your application has been advanced to the review process by each campus to which you have applied. You will be notified by each campus separately about the status of your application to their specific program.
If you are offered an interview at one or more campuses, you will be notified by email from that campus and this information will appear on your Applicant Portal.

 

[Pioleen]

Just received my invite for a primary interview for UC Davis. I waited for this for so long man lol

Congrats!!!!!

 

[stacyrivera]

I would if I were you, and call too. The person behind the phone was very supportive (for me at least). But also, just make sur that everything on your app status says "verified", or that green check mark/green color. you should get another email saying your app is being reviewed by each PB.

will do, thank you so much!!

 

[Surgicool]

Just received my invite for a primary interview for UC Davis. I waited for this for so long man lol

Congrats!! When did you submit your app?

 

[Surgicool]

Hi everyone!

So I was hoping you all could give me some advice? I submitted my application a couple of weeks ago and under the application tab & transcripts, it says that they were sent in & uploaded. However, on my status checklist, I have a red x next to the transcripts section which is preventing my application from being complete & up for review. I don't know if there is something on my end that I must do so I've called several times with no answer & it says that their mailbox is full so I can't even leave a message. I have also emailed and have heard no response. I know they moved the deadline to this Friday but I'm still a bit worried they won't get back to me in time.

If it were me, I would resend the transcripts electronically if your school does that. It might be easier than trying to get in touch with someone (esp right now) if they got lost. Hope it works out!

 

[Surgicool]

I emailed [email protected] regarding my UC Irvine app, which says "completed" but not "submitted" like the other two do.

They replied "It looks like our partner programs are currently screening your application." But my app portal doesn't show any "in review" status.

Does anyone know if the application portal shows that your application is being reviewed? Was this the case for anyone that has already gotten an interview invite?

 

[Bibinanna]

Others have been saying that their applications was “verified.” Can someone explain what this means? My applications just say completed.

 

[Surgicool]

I just got an email today - UCSF interview invite!!!

Applied 2/28
To UCI, UCD, UCSF
UCSF is the only one I have heard from

 

[Surgicool]

I emailed [email protected] regarding my UC Irvine app, which says "completed" but not "submitted" like the other two do.

They replied "It looks like our partner programs are currently screening your application." But my app portal doesn't show any "in review" status.

Does anyone know if the application portal shows that your application is being reviewed? Was this the case for anyone that has already gotten an interview invite?

Update: my application portal still says submitted or complete, but now there is an interview tab (see image). It never said "verified" or "in review".

 

[time4pi]

Just received an interview invitation from UCSF! Fingers crossed I will hear back from UCI and UC Davis!
App was submitted and marked complete on 2/27.
Interview invitation was received on 3/24.
Interview is scheduled for 4/20.

 

[time4pi]

Others have been saying that their applications was “verified.” Can someone explain what this means? My applications just say completed.

Verified just means that the application was marked complete! Since a lot of people submit their application, but it can take anywhere from an hour to a week to get it marked "verified" or complete.

 

[speakerknockerz]

Congrats!! When did you submit your app?

Congrats on UCSF, I submitted back in late January, but was not considered “complete” until late February. What lagged me tremendously were transcripts and has an issue with letter of rec submission.

 

[Surgicool]

Just received an interview invitation from UCSF! App was submitted and marked complete on 2/27. Interview is scheduled for 4/20. Fingers crossed I will hear back from UCI and UC Davis!

Woo! Congrats! I'm also scheduled for 4/20

 

[UCISS]

In regard to the previous posts

Should I be concerned all of my statusEs are still only complete rather than “submitted” ? It seems the interviews are being sent once a status is in the submit phase but that doesn’t seem clear to me either

Also congrats on more interviews to everyone! There more the merrier 🙂

 

[Surgicool]

In regard to the previous posts

Should I be concerned all of my statusEs are still only complete rather than “submitted” ? It seems the interviews are being sent once a status is in the submit phase but that doesn’t seem clear to me either

Also congrats on more interviews to everyone! There more the merrier 🙂

Hmm that's what mine looked like before I hit submit...but go check to your Status tab -> Status Checklist and if it says "your application was submitted on ___" you should be fine (probably submitted)

 

[Surgicool]

Congrats on UCSF, I submitted back in late January, but was not considered “complete” until late February. What lagged me tremendously were transcripts and has an issue with letter of rec submission.

Nice! I really want to hear back from Davis especially, I also submitted late Feb (2/28) but no emails yet 🙁

 

[Surgicool]

Just received an interview invitation from UCSF! Fingers crossed I will hear back from UCI and UC Davis!
App was submitted and marked complete on 2/27.
Interview invitation was received on 3/24.
Interview is scheduled for 4/20.

Were you able to access their secondary application? It's not loading for me

EDIT: It's working now, nothing scary (no essays!) just inputting address and health insurance info. Tip: have your SAT score breakdown ready, but no pdf upload required

 

[speakerknockerz]

Yes, it was over zoom. It was really short, about 10-15 min long. They also ran through what the program looks like. Based on programs, I personally did not really like what Davis has to offer compared to UCSD and UCI. The program itself is strong but I believe the other 2 have more to offer. You also do have to find travel to and from Davis as well as find a place to stay. This didn't factor into why I believe the program is weaker but just throwing it out there.

Hello Pioleen, just wanted to know if you ever received or accepted a secondary interview from Davis. Thank you, I can also PM you of you would like.

 

[choan007]

Hello, For those who have been asked to interview first off, congratulations I hope that you will get accepted and second can you please tell me what it says under status on your application for the schools that you earned an interview for?

I emailed UCI and they said "Application Submitted" means I have missing documentation but I already submitted all the required documents and its been verified with a "green checkmark". So, they told me to email the Central Administrative Office at UCD to request them to manually update my status to "Application Completed" but UCD has not been answering calls or emails.

 

[time4pi]

Hello, For those who have been asked to interview first off, congratulations I hope that you will get accepted and second can you please tell me what it says under status on your application for the schools that you earned an interview for?

I emailed UCI and they said "Application Submitted" means I have missing documentation but I already submitted all the required documents and its been verified with a "green checkmark". So, they told me to email the Central Administrative Office at UCD to request them to manually update my status to "Application Completed" but UCD has not been answering calls or emails.

Thank you! In the left-most black column, under "status," it reads "UCSF Interview" for me since I was offered an interview with UCSF. The second image you attached (showing the status checklist) is the same for mine. All green check-marks. I received two separate messages in "Communication Status" when my application was marked submitted and completed.

 

[choan007]

Thank you! In the left-most black column, under "status," it reads "UCSF Interview" for me since I was offered an interview with UCSF. The second image you attached (showing the status checklist) is the same for mine. All green check-marks. I received two separate messages in "Communication Status" when my application was marked submitted and completed.

UCSF! That's awesome I'm so happy for you! I hear great things about their program.
How about the schools that have yet to send you an interview invite? Does it say "Application Submitted" or "Application Completed"?

 

[speakerknockerz]

UCSF! That's awesome I'm so happy for you! I hear great things about their program.
How about the schools that have yet to send you an interview invite? Does it say "Application Submitted" or "Application Completed"?

My application status says "submitted" but I received an interview this week. Just call/email the PB program and see if you are missing anything, they will be able to verify with you ASAP

 

[time4pi]

UCSF! That's awesome I'm so happy for you! I hear great things about their program.
How about the schools that have yet to send you an interview invite? Does it say "Application Submitted" or "Application Completed"?

On the home page of my application portal, the status reads "Application Complete" for all the programs I applied to!

 

[AppleGeekz]

Hi everyone, I'm still a little worried since I haven't heard anything back from everyone. My application was verified on 2/19. 🙁 I'm trying to trust the process but it's hard

 

[UCISS]

Hi everyone, I'm still a little worried since I haven't heard anything back from everyone. My application was verified on 2/19. 🙁 I'm trying to trust the process but it's hard

Same here 🙁 It wouldn’t be a bad idea to start looking into alternatives like SFSU’s postbacc or informal ones like at UC Berkeley extension and UCLA extension. I think its better to start developing a backup plan and work on those applications during this waiting period than solely rely on the UC postbacc

 

[AppleGeekz]

Same here 🙁 It wouldn’t be a bad idea to start looking into alternatives like SFSU’s postbacc or informal ones like at UC Berkeley extension and UCLA extension. I think its better to start developing a backup plan and work on those applications during this waiting period than solely rely on the UC postbacc

Sounds solid to me 🙁 Good luck to you! I hope everyone stays healthy and safe during this especially trying time 🙂
Also! Congrats to everyone who got an interview!! <3

 

[Pioleen]

Hello Pioleen, just wanted to know if you ever received or accepted a secondary interview from Davis. Thank you, I can also PM you of you would like.

Hey! No, I have not received anything from UC Davis in regards to a Secondary interview. Feel free to PM me whenever!

 

[speakerknockerz]

Im sitting with one interview (very grateful for that), but still havent heard anything from ucsd, ucsf, uci, or ucr. Heard UCR takes a really long time and is picky since they prioritize students from Riverside area. App was officially completed in late February. We got this yall

 

[time4pi]

Hold out faith everyone! When I last called UCI last week, they mentioned that they would most likely be conducting interviews throughout April and potentially May due to the health crisis going on. I'm sure other programs will be extending their interview windows, since they extended the app deadline!

 

[choan007]

Hey just wanted to say thank you to you all! You guys have been kind and motivationing. I am grateful for that!

 

[Surgicool]

Hello, For those who have been asked to interview first off, congratulations I hope that you will get accepted and second can you please tell me what it says under status on your application for the schools that you earned an interview for?

I emailed UCI and they said "Application Submitted" means I have missing documentation but I already submitted all the required documents and its been verified with a "green checkmark". So, they told me to email the Central Administrative Office at UCD to request them to manually update my status to "Application Completed" but UCD has not been answering calls or emails.

I'm having the same issue! I emailed Central Admin at Davis ([email protected] ) and they said

And then I heard back from UCSF 3 hours later. I thought screening meant that it was being reviewed, so I didn't press the issue about my UCI application appearing different in my portal, because I assumed they would tell me if my app was incomplete at one school?? But now I feel like I need to follow up with UCI.

 

[dreamzchaser]

Congrats on UCSF, I submitted back in late January, but was not considered “complete” until late February. What lagged me tremendously were transcripts and has an issue with letter of rec submission.

How can you tell if your app for the individual schools is complete? My application just tells me that the entire application is complete? I’m scared because I don’t know if some of the applications are supposed to be directly for each program


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[speakerknockerz]

How can you tell if your app for the individual schools is complete? My application just tells me that the entire application is complete? I’m scared because I don’t know if some of the applications are supposed to be directly for each program


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I have no idea how to tell, I am looking at my app right now and the status for each school says "complete".

Not sure if true or not, but I've seen people in this thread mentioning that once they called the PB program, they got an email within the next hour or so from another UC PB for a primary. Who knows what's going on or how they are releasing the interviews . I can't rely on last years thread bc the release date was so different compared to this year (ex: first and second week of April, people were receiving UCI rejections, and some received an acceptance from Davis). Like I said, just gotta trust the process

 

[iwantyouradvice]

Hi everyone, some schools say "application complete" while others say "application submitted". Does anyone know the difference? Thanks!

 

[time4pi]

Hi everyone, some schools say "application complete" while others say "application submitted". Does anyone know the difference? Thanks!

That's been the big question lately. From what I can gauge, "submitted" means that the program is still waiting on letter or transcript submissions. "Completed" means everything is in and the different programs can now review your app.

 

[dreamzchaser]

Do other schools see that you got an interview from another school? I submitted my app extremely early and haven’t heard back from UCI, UCSF, or UCLA. I’ve contacted them and they said they have everything and are working on pushing out interviews. This waiting period hurts. Just wish I had some information


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[speakerknockerz]

Do other schools see that you got an interview from another school? I submitted my app extremely early and haven’t heard back from UCI, UCSF, or UCLA. I’ve contacted them and they said they have everything and are working on pushing out interviews. This waiting period hurts. Just wish I had some information


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Not sure if other programs do communicate with each other, but it's possible. Waiting period does suck indeed 🙁 ; when did you complete your primaries?

 

[Bibinanna]

On average, how long does it take for someone to receive a response? Would they send an email about rejections?

 

[esteralmed]

On average, how long does it take for someone to receive a response? Would they send an email about rejections?

It depends. It seems from last year that it just depended on which schools did reviews first.

They do send out rejections according to their website. Latest for all news or notification is June 3rd. However the case or date might be different since they postponed due date by 3 weeks.

 

[Pioleen]

Hey guys, I just got my secondary interview for Davis today! It got moved to online as well as my UCI interview. Goodluck everyone!

 

[197Sophi]

Hey guys, I just got my secondary interview for Davis today! It got moved to online as well as my UCI interview. Goodluck everyone!

did they share the format of the secondary interview with you as well?

thank you!

 

[Pioleen]

did they share the format of the secondary interview with you as well?

thank you!

Hey! Unfortunately, they did not send out information on the format. Just the date, time, and that it is through zoom