UCLA-Who's got the secondary?

[i77ac]

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Just got their invite for secondary. Anyone else?

But DAMN, their secondary is long a$$... 9 freaking essays...

 

[PreMedAdAG]

NOpe.. i just got a confirmatoin in the mail that they had received my amcas app.

I'm ******ed.. I just realized i Needed to check the status page.. I got the secondary stuff.. Yay.. do they screen?

 

[Long_John]

deadly secondary. almost as bad as ucdavis one

 

[Truce57]

Deadly, but at least I got it. Whoo hoo!

 

[Pinkertinkle]

At least some of them are optional, and the max is 800 characters vs 1500 for davis.

 

[i77ac]

At least some of them are optional, and the max is 800 characters vs 1500 for davis.

my friend pinky, i'm telling ya, we're gonna end up at the same school. it's fate i tell ya.

and someone from above posted that it's almost as bad as davis... i have not heard from them yet, but damn, their's is worse? goodness gracious...

anyway, congrats to all of ya.

 

[the other Dr.]

Just got it!

 

[UCLAstudent]

I got it, too! 🙂

 

[arierty]

Yeah, I got one too. It's great having all of you to tell me when to check things 🙂

In case anyone is curious I am out of state too. I've only heard from UCSD and UCLA... doubt I'll ever hear from the others 😡

 

[DoctorMalki]

yay! Just got it ... Some of the essays are similiar to davis though, so hopefully that will help !

 

[swimerpaco]

got it

 

[derf]

to all who received a secondary, have any of you guys taken the recent august mcat. I just took the test this saturday and haven't heard from ucla yet. just wondering if this school waits until october or not for fall mcat examinees??

 

[swimerpaco]

i only took the april mcat

 

[Pinkertinkle]

to all who received a secondary, have any of you guys taken the recent august mcat. I just took the test this saturday and haven't heard from ucla yet. just wondering if this school waits until october or not for fall mcat examinees??

They screen so they probably want your MCAT scores.

 

[derf]

They screen so they probably want your MCAT scores.

thanks pinkertinkle. UCSD, davis and UCI also screen, but they sent me secondary invites without my fall scores.

 

[Csv321]

I took the August MCAT and I just got approved for the secondary today.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

You guys must have solid GPA's, no need to worry then.

 

[Bubchik]

Got it today, will try to finish it by 30th (two weeks for such a long 2ndary: 😕 😱 😱 )

 

[derf]

this quote is from the other thread

UCLA requested a secondary from me today and gave me a 9/30/04 deadline.

is this correct or is it a 2-week deadline?

 

[Csv321]

The first essay question asks for involvement in non-academic activities. Does this mean anything not listed on AMCAS? They have essays for awards and volunteering too. What else is left to write about?

 

[sunUCB]

it's 9/30, so about 6 weeks or so

this quote is from the other thread



is this correct or is it a 2-week deadline?

 

[WUgrl]

is shadowing a doctor considered "non-academic?"

 

[i77ac]

is shadowing a doctor considered "non-academic?"

i think anything that is not part of actual class in school would be considered "non-academic"

so i would say yes if you did this shadowing without the involvement of a classroom.

 

[mandalonius]

I got it today too but where does it say about the deadline? I have so many to do! I envy those who are just sitting around waiting! 😎

 

[CarleneM]

i never received notification from UCLA that they got my app or that I have a secondary. but I logged on to their status page and discovered I had been granted one. woo hoo! i bet i'll wake up tomorrow to an email.


if anyone else is hankering to check : http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/frames/admiss.htm

 

[dr.z]

I got it today too but where does it say about the deadline? I have so many to do! I envy those who are just sitting around waiting! 😎

I finished all the ones I had last month. I still haven't gotten UCLA one yet. I'll probably get a rejection letter in mail someday. Be happy that you got one.

 

[JohnBasedow]

When did yo guys get verified by AMCAS? I haven't gotten a secondary yet, but I was verified 7/28.

 

[dr.z]

When did yo guys get verified by AMCAS? I haven't gotten a secondary yet, but I was verified 7/28.

My AMCAS was verified 6/10. It takes some time for school to download the apps, and they don't tell you when either.

 

[derf]

When did yo guys get verified by AMCAS? I haven't gotten a secondary yet, but I was verified 7/28.

I was verified 6/24 and haven't gotten nottin from westwood.

 

[uproarhz]

When did yo guys get verified by AMCAS? I haven't gotten a secondary yet, but I was verified 7/28.

I got one today in the mail from them. I submitted my AMCAS on 7.24.04 and got verified on 8.4.04. Don't worry, you'll get one. Just make sure your mailing address is current and up-to-date because they mail you, instead of e-mailing.
Good luck

 

[Annierlend]

so what is the magic number for how many essays we respond to out of the 9 options for ucla? my friend was admitted to ucla last year and she answered 7 so i know thats good enough. any other thoughts?

 

[cHocoBo 118]

would someone be kind enough to post the ucla secondary as is? Thanks in advance.

 

[anitat]

dayam. i just checked their site to find out that i got one too! they hadn't sent me a confirmation of AMCAS receipt or anything, so i thought i wouldn't hear from them for a while.

does anyone know how strictly they abide to their 5 recs max rule? i have 6, but i'm nontrad, so only three are from school people, 2 are from my current employer, and 1 is from my advisor...

 

[rockstar2525]

YAY for us, c'mon UCLA 🙂

 

[uclabruin2003]

yay yay. my school sends me their love....ok now all i need to do is get an interview and get in...yah.....suuuuuuuure...ha....ok there is always hope. if i do get in....i'll have the worst stats in the whole class! woohoo for the underdog!

 

[i77ac]

would someone be kind enough to post the ucla secondary as is? Thanks in advance.

http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/frames/admiss.htm

 

[Snowboarder]

I got a letter in the mail today from UCLA saying they recieved my application from AMCAS but when I went online to check my status everything was blank. Where's the actual secondary? I took the August MCAT, will everything stay blank until scores come in?

 

[nairay]

Hi SDNers,

I just want to say THANKS! I hadn't received anything from UCLA yet and just from looking at the forums today i decided to check my app status and i found i was invited to do their secondary too! This 2 week deadline sucks though....my UCI and UCSD apps are due at the same time!

 

[rjb]

me too. bastards

 

[sockandmittens]

What on earth are you talking about a two week deadline? It's 9/30 on mine- is it different for different people? And did anyone get some sort of notification or is it simply through the status page? I am currently stranded without access to my postal mail so I was just curious? Good luck with the novel-

 

[PreMedAdAG]

What on earth are you talking about a two week deadline? It's 9/30 on mine- is it different for different people? And did anyone get some sort of notification or is it simply through the status page? I am currently stranded without access to my postal mail so I was just curious? Good luck with the novel-

I feel you.. mine is 9/30 too. i don't know what these guys are talking about 😕

 

[uclabruin2003]

mine is due on 9/30.....

 

[anitat]

i think everyone who has gotten the secondary so far has a due date of 9/30. the people who say they have a two week deadline for ucla either misread the date as august 30, instead of september or are probably just confusing it with deadlines of other schools.

as long as you know your own deadline, that's all you really need to know.

 

[nairay]

Whoops! Sorry, i got caught up in the excitement of getting a secondary. mine is also due on 9/30. (huge breath of relief) Well i'll try to get it in early anyway...it's not as terrible as some others.

 

[cHocoBo 118]

http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/frames/admiss.htm

I'm sorry I wasnt more clear. I'm not applying rite now but I was hoping to receive a copy of the UCLA secondary so I can start working on it ahead of time next year. Therefore I was hoping someone would copy and paste the secondary questions for me. If not, I'll understand.

 

[Bubchik]

sorry for the confusion: it is due 9/30, not in two weeks. what a relief!

 

[JimDiGriz]

The first essay question asks for involvement in non-academic activities. Does this mean anything not listed on AMCAS? They have essays for awards and volunteering too. What else is left to write about?

For the non-academic activity I wrote about something that wasn't in my AMCAS, for others I expanded about activities that were in the AMCAS. I wrote about things that I though would give the AdCom a better idea about the kind of person I am.

 

[Luv Nietzsche]

Would anybody kind enough to post the UCLA essay prompts on the web or email them to me, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE 🙂 🙂 🙂

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Would anybody kind enough to post the UCLA essay prompts on the web or email them to me, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE 🙂 🙂 🙂

OK OK OK
It's 800 character limit per essay, btw. Enjoy!

UCLA
The committee would like to know about your interests, experiences, and personal characteristics which are relevant to a career in medicine. Please only provide information you believe is important. It is not necessary or required to supply information in all sections. Each response is limited to 800 characters. A character counter for each response has been included to assist you with this limitation. You can save your information by clicking either the 'Save' or 'Update' buttons at the bottom of this form. The information entered on this form will not be available to the Admissions Office until you electronically file the information by clicking the 'Submit' button and pay the document fee.

Extracurricular Interests and Activities

Describe involvement in the ONE most important non-academic activity that has been important in your life?

What has been the ONE most unique leadership, entrepreneurial or creative activity in which you participated?

What has been the ONE most important volunteer work you have done and why was it meaninful?

Scholastic Activities

What is the ONE most important honor you have received? Why do you view this as important?

What has been your most scholarly project (thesis, research or field of study in basic or clinical science or in the humanities)? Describe one and give number of hours, dates and advisor.

Personal

Describe a problem in your life. Include how you dealt with it and how it influenced your growth.

List major paid work experience during (or since) college. Give dates, description, approximate hours worked (list the most recent first).
If there is any hardship to which you would like the committee to give special attention in evaluating your application, then check the box labeled 'Hardship' and briefly explain why you are indicating a hardship. Include any geographic, language, economic, academic, physical, or mental factors.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What experiences have led you to this goal?

 

[Luv Nietzsche]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Pinkertinkle

May your good karma take you to your top choice of school 😍