UCSF Secondary Optional Update Question

[GreenCenter]

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UCSF has an optional update up to 2 pages. Are any of you choosing not to use this option? Are there people in the past, who have not chosen to provide an update and still got interviews?

 

[BucsFan813]

Sent updated transcript without an accompanying letter. Received an interview

 

[GreenCenter]

Sent updated transcript without an accompanying letter. Received an interview

did anyone take a year off after graduation? it'd be more important to provide an update for those cases right?

 

[inrevertias]

I didn't send them anything. Got an interview a few weeks later.

 

[GreenCenter]

you guys are still in school though right?

 

[WhiteHatDoc]

hey green, congrats on gettin the 2ndary! When'd you hear from them?

I have a few older buddies in UCSF who have told me to not send UCSF additional info unless it will be helpful to them in determining your eligibility. if you're doing new things out of school, you might wanna send them an update and let them know why you chose it, how will it help you as a physician, and such.

 

[WhiteHatDoc]

oh yeah, they also didn't send anything fyi.

 

[GreenCenter]

got it last week. i guess i won't send an update since it's not that much far after amcas and there's nothing really new.

 

[notdeadyet]

i guess i won't send an update since it's not that much far after amcas and there's nothing really new.

Agreed. I don't think it matters if or how long you've been in school but how long since your primary before you've been given a thumbs up for the secondary. If only a couple months have passed and you've accounted for what you'd be doing in your primary, I don't think an update is necessary.

 

[GreenCenter]

OK. enveloped sealed. tossed out my crappy 1/2 page update. they'll probably ask anyway at the interview *crossed fingers*.

 

[WhiteHatDoc]

OK. enveloped sealed. tossed out my crappy 1/2 page update. they'll probably ask anyway at the interview *crossed fingers*.

best of luck!

 

[BucsFan813]

did anyone take a year off after graduation? it'd be more important to provide an update for those cases right?

Took a few years off. Hopefully your application already outlined what you are currently doing during the time off. I heard that they pay closer attention to the updates than people realize...

 

[alwaysaangel]

UCSF has an optional update up to 2 pages. Are any of you choosing not to use this option? Are there people in the past, who have not chosen to provide an update and still got interviews?

Wow. Completely missed this when filling mine out. 😕

 

[notdeadyet]

Took a few years off. Hopefully your application already outlined what you are currently doing during the time off. I heard that they pay closer attention to the updates than people realize...

From my read, they don't ask for an update for what you've been up to since graduation, but what you've been up to since submitting your primary.

 

[biggoron42]

yea i sent an update when i sent in my secondary a week or so ago. my thoughts were: might as well talk about what i've done since submitting my primary. not gonna hurt to have more positive stuff in my file, and if the adcoms don't want to read it, that's fine, that's their choice. no lose situation in my book.

 

[Stolenspatulas]

ah, how come i dont remember them asking for an optional essay? ARGH! oh well.

 

[Senor Fish]

I didn't submit an update or do the additional essay. I received an interview and they asked us to fill out a form at the interview giving them an update about the classes we were taking, updates to our app, etc.

Good luck.

Fish

 

[Stolenspatulas]

I didn't submit an update or do the additional essay. I received an interview and they asked us to fill out a form at the interview giving them an update about the classes we were taking, updates to our app, etc.

Good luck.

Fish

when were you complete? i was complete 10/4. it says i believe up to 8 weeks for a response. just wanna get a feel for a turn-around-time.

 

[GreenCenter]

I didn't submit an update or do the additional essay. I received an interview and they asked us to fill out a form at the interview giving them an update about the classes we were taking, updates to our app, etc.

Good luck.

Fish

what additional essay are you talking about?

 

[Max8]

I didn't submit an update or do the additional essay. I received an interview and they asked us to fill out a form at the interview giving them an update about the classes we were taking, updates to our app, etc.

Good luck.

Fish

Same---I didn't provide an update at the time (and I graduated in May and am taking a year off)---and got an interview. At the interview I submitted a one-page update sheet which I'm giving to most schools... They offered a pretty green form to fill out for updates as well---don't worry about the optional update essay🙂