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[starrfishes]

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Both my wife and I applied to UCSF and yesterday she received an invite and I received nothing. The mail must be very unpredictable right now.

Congratulations!! Hmm...it is the holidays so it could be very possible...

 

[Swanchick84]

I think that they do send out rejections this early because a friend of mine applied last year with a 3.6 GPA plus lots of research experience and he was rejected around this time of year.

UCSF probably doesn't have to interview that many ppl- 250 out of 1200? Since the school is #1 and the tuition is relatively cheap- I think they can easily get a class of 122 out of those 250 that are interviewed.

However, I'm not 100% sure- just assuming off of my friend who applied last year.

 

[jky007]

thanks for the congrats everyone.. didn't mean to freak some ppl out, but both me and a friend of mine in berkeley got invitations for interviews 12/19.. we live pretty close to sf, so maybe that's why?

the interview is for 1/19, and no, they did not see my fall 2005 grades at the time... hope that answers peoples' questions!

happy holidays!

 

[starrfishes]

I think that they do send out rejections this early because a friend of mine applied last year with a 3.6 GPA plus lots of research experience and he was rejected around this time of year.

UCSF probably doesn't have to interview that many ppl- 250 out of 1200? Since the school is #1 and the tuition is relatively cheap- I think they can easily get a class of 122 out of those 250 that are interviewed.

However, I'm not 100% sure- just assuming off of my friend who applied last year.

Thanks for your response, Swanchick84!

 

[nghs2002]

Well either way, invites or not..best of luck to everyone!! At least for those of us that applied, we stuck it out and filled out their insane long applications with 10 essays, 3 letters of reccomendations, wrote their personal statement AND the personal statement required in PharmCAS. I think their application was the longest that I've ever seen. At least we gave it a shot just to see what our chances are. I know so many people at my school who are applying to everywhere for Pharmacy school BUT ucsf. their responce was all the same..that they are too scared. well i hope everyone have a lovely holiday...I won't let the wait for their dang letter drive me too crazy....if it's meant to be, then it's meant to be. Congrats to those who got invites from the school. I'm sure your christmas is now more enjoyable than ever.

 

[blueclassring]

Good luck to all of you!

 

[nghs2002]

I had no real desire to apply to UCSF. It's a great school, but I'd rather get out in 3 years if I can. Good luck to all of you!

Ok, now I'm getting a little nervous..I have not heard from this school at all? I just wanted to check up and see if anyone else has heard from UCSF. Maybe this is their way of rejecting me.. oh well, either that or the mail is REALLY annoyingly SLOW.

 

[UCDPride]

Ok, now I'm getting a little nervous..I have not heard from this school at all? I just wanted to check up and see if anyone else has heard from UCSF. Maybe this is their way of rejecting me.. oh well, either that or the mail is REALLY annoyingly SLOW.

I feel ya nghs2002. I havent received anything either. I talked to a 4th year UCSF student a while ago and said that she received her invite the day after christmas.

Hopefully, those of us who applied to UCSF will know our status SOON. I hate having no closure!

 

[manapharm]

nghs2002,

You're not the only one. I have not heard anything from UCSF nor UCSD . Wish us luck!

 

[Bluhappy102]

give it a few more days and if you still dont hear anything call OSACA...its very possible that it got lost in the mail (my acceptance last year did!)

 

[CalGrl05]

Hey guys,
I just received an interview invite today 12/28. They scheduled me for feb 4th. Just wanted to let u guys know that I guess they HAVE started sending them out. I am so scared but don't get too worried about the timing and all that. I am sure they are all working as we speak. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!

ps: anyone from UCSF have any tips??

 

[Glycerin]

Hey guys,
I just received an interview invite today 12/28. They scheduled me for feb 4th. Just wanted to let u guys know that I guess they HAVE started sending them out. I am so scared but don't get too worried about the timing and all that. I am sure they are all working as we speak. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!

ps: anyone from UCSF have any tips??

I don't go to UCSF, but here is a helpful interview thread taken from a link in this UCSF thread from last year.

 

[TheChemist]

I still havn't recieved anything either. Has anyone recieved a rejection?

 

[CalGrl05]

i wonder if there are any host students from ucsf...

 

[CalGrl05]

I don't go to UCSF, but here is a helpful interview thread taken from a link in this UCSF thread from last year.

thanks!

 

[chusifer]

just got a straight rejection from ucsf. sucks too...i got an interview at ucsd and already got admitted to uop and cant even get an interview at ucsf? must be super competitive this year. oh well, good luck to everyone else

 

[blizz]

just got a straight rejection from ucsf. sucks too...i got an interview at ucsd and already got admitted to uop and cant even get an interview at ucsf? must be super competitive this year. oh well, good luck to everyone else

Hey don't let that get you down. At least you got an invite to UCSD, that school is competitive as well. Just let it be your time to shine! I haven't heard anything from UCSF thus far, I'm expecting to hear from them tomorrow since some Cali people got their letters today 12/28...

 

[xturquoise]

My letters are being sent to my school address and I'm home so I cannot get them until school starts! The wait is killing me! Since UCSF makes you confirm interviews via their website, is there any way for me to find out by if I have an interview through that process or is there a special webpage for every student?

 

[mellyrara]

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone out there has heard anything from the UCSF school of Pharmacy yet? I'm getting a little jittery because people are telling me how hard it is to get into this school. The minimum GPA is a 2.8. But anyways, does anyone out there know if UCSF would even let us know whether they received our applications full and complete? I heard that we don't hear from this school until mid December for interviews but I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything from them yet. I read on a couple of the threads that some people are already receiving interviews for pharmacy school. Well if you guys hear anything, let me know. Thanks.

Has anyone else heard from UCSF? Do you think that since I haven't received an invite by now that I will be receiving a letter of rejection? (I got an interview at UCSD, but was kind of hoping for purely for selfish reasons that I would get one for UCSF as well...(but you all know how that is because I think we are all serious students who want to succeed). Thank you for any comments.

 

[nghs2002]

Ok, now the wait is really getting me frustrated. By a show of hands..who is NOT from California because it seems to me that those who have already gotten a notice from UCSF--invites or not--are people that are from CA. What about those who are out of state?? At this point, I have a sinking feeling that I didn't get an invite and maybe I should just leave it as that. Like everyone else, I too am also need of closure. I rather know now that I got rejected so I can move on with my life than not know what is going on at all. Well tomorrow is Saturday so hopefully, I'll get something in the mail...good or bad. kinda scared now...

 

[mellyrara]

Ok, now the wait is really getting me frustrated. By a show of hands..who is NOT from California because it seems to me that those who have already gotten a notice from UCSF--invites or not--are people that are from CA. What about those who are out of state?? At this point, I have a sinking feeling that I didn't get an invite and maybe I should just leave it as that. Like everyone else, I too am also need of closure. I rather know now that I got rejected so I can move on with my life than not know what is going on at all. Well tomorrow is Saturday so hopefully, I'll get something in the mail...good or bad. kinda scared now...

Just know that you are not alone nghs2002! I am in San Diego and I haven't received anything from UCSF. When did you submit your Pharmcas and supplement? I did on October 29th, but I doubt that makes any difference. Every night this week after getting out of work I anticipated coming home to see if there was anything...haha how I fell, haha

 

[nghs2002]

Just know that you are not alone nghs2002! I am in San Diego and I haven't received anything from UCSF. When did you submit your Pharmcas and supplement? I did on October 29th, but I doubt that makes any difference. Every night this week after getting out of work I anticipated coming home to see if there was anything...haha how I fell, haha

Thanks for responding mellyrara. I'm actually glad to hear that you are from SD because I actually go to school in San Diego but I'm now home for the holidays. I submitted my Pharmcas and supplement ON Nov. 1st in SD. Hmm...I guess maybe it's the northern CA peeps that are the ones that hear from them sooner than others...we'll have to see how tomorrow goes.

 

[blizz]

Thanks for responding mellyrara. I'm actually glad to hear that you are from SD because I actually go to school in San Diego but I'm now home for the holidays. I submitted my Pharmcas and supplement ON Nov. 1st in SD. Hmm...I guess maybe it's the northern CA peeps that are the ones that hear from them sooner than others...we'll have to see how tomorrow goes.

You're not alone, nghs2002. I'm an out-of-stater and I haven't heard anything from UCSF. To tell you the truth, UCSF mail for some reason takes 2-3 weeks to get to my house. One letter I got was dated Nov 21st, and I got it around Dec 12th! My friends who live in Alameda (this is pretty much Oakland area) haven't heard anything either. Maybe they're waiting for Fall grades to get in for some people? I'm not giving my hopes up, but at the same time I am preparing myself for the rejection letter

 

[young skywalker]

Good luck to all of you. Hope to see you soon!

 

[trublue06]

i got my interview for ucsf a couple days ago but it was dated almost a week and a half earlier. heads up, you have 14 days to respond online. im in the feb 10th group (the last interview session). i think thats the LA/socal session. good luck everyone.

 

[Maeby]

14 days? from the date it was sent? what if you haven't received it by then?

i got my interview for ucsf a couple days ago but it was dated almost a week and a half earlier. heads up, you have 14 days to respond online. im in the feb 10th group (the last interview session). i think thats the LA/socal session. good luck everyone.

 

[nghs2002]

14 days? from the date it was sent? what if you haven't received it by then?

I'm giving it one more week--> 1st week of January and If I don't get anything in the mail this week..I'm gonna assume that UCSF has already chosen who they want to interview... oh well..I guess everything happens for a reason, right?

 

[fidelio]

I'm giving it one more week--> 1st week of January and If I don't get anything in the mail this week..I'm gonna assume that UCSF has already chosen who they want to interview... oh well..I guess everything happens for a reason, right?

Well, I just emailed UCSF yesterday Jan 2, 2005 and they told me that they had NOT yet delivered my letter on whether I have been accepted or rejected for an interview so I guess they're still sending out letters. So don't give up hope people!

 

[Swanchick84]

It says on their website calendar that everyone will know final decisions by late january. It's all a matter of waiting...grrrrr..

 

[shirlee24]

i also got to speak to someone when i called osaca yesterday. they're mailing out letters in batches and she said that another batch was going out today.
good luck everyone

 

[blizz]

It doesn't make sense... doesn't everyone's interview invite have the same deadline to confirm their interview date/time? And if they are sending out another batch today, it wouldn't really give everyone much time to confirm. Then would that mean the batch they sent out today are most likely rejections? I wish you could just give them your name and see if you got an invite or not, simple as that. Anyone else tired of waiting?!

 

[tomrocks]

no i think everyone has different days they have to confirm by.

tom

It doesn't make sense... doesn't everyone's interview invite have the same deadline to confirm their interview date/time? And if they are sending out another batch today, it wouldn't really give everyone much time to confirm. Then would that mean the batch they sent out today are most likely rejections? I wish you could just give them your name and see if you got an invite or not, simple as that. Anyone else tired of waiting?!

 

[nghs2002]

It doesn't make sense... doesn't everyone's interview invite have the same deadline to confirm their interview date/time? And if they are sending out another batch today, it wouldn't really give everyone much time to confirm. Then would that mean the batch they sent out today are most likely rejections? I wish you could just give them your name and see if you got an invite or not, simple as that. Anyone else tired of waiting?!

guess i'm not the only person that is tired of waiting by now. i'm telling ya, by now, it's all up to fate.

 

[fidelio]

Hmmm well, I sort of blame myself for turning my application in so late. I turned my in on Oct 10, and my supplemental on Oct. 21.

So it's kind of expected that I would get my letter last. I hope things are ok.

 

[mellyrara]

i got a letter on 12/19 for ucsf

When did you turn in your Pharmcas and supplement? Thank you

 

[snailman]

I submitted my PharmCAS October 17 (printout mailed to UCSF on November 2), and I mailed my Supplement on November 1 (received by UCSF November 4). I got my invite on December 27, and it was dated December 22. So there doesn't seem to be a correlation between when you applied and when you submitted your app.

 

[mellyrara]

I submitted my PharmCAS October 17 (printout mailed to UCSF on November 2), and I mailed my Supplement on November 1 (received by UCSF November 4). I got my invite on December 27, and it was dated December 22. So there doesn't seem to be a correlation between when you applied and when you submitted your app.

My Pharmcas was submitted on October 26th and mailed to UCSF on November 19th and my supplement was mailed October 29th and received by UCSF on November 1st. So perhaps there is no correlation. The only thing I can see different is when the Pharmcas was actually mailed. Oh well, trying to hold onto something. I just hope my interview at UCSD goes great, YIKES!

 

[jky007]

My Pharmcas was submitted on October 26th and mailed to UCSF on November 19th and my supplement was mailed October 29th and received by UCSF on November 1st. So perhaps there is no correlation. The only thing I can see different is when the Pharmcas was actually mailed. Oh well, trying to hold onto something. I just hope my interview at UCSD goes great, YIKES!

i e-submitted pharmcas pretty late.. i think it was oct. 30, and i sent in ucsf pretty late too- i think it was postmarked oct. 29 or 30.

 

[nghs2002]

Hmmm well, I sort of blame myself for turning my application in so late. I turned my in on Oct 10, and my supplemental on Oct. 21.

So it's kind of expected that I would get my letter last. I hope things are ok.

Well I called UCSF yesterday and they told me that they mailed a letter for me on Jan. 2nd so I should be expecting to receive something in the mail soon by the end of this week or the beginning of next week. So yah, it's true, they are still mailing the letters batch by batch.

And uhm..note to fidelio, you didn't turn in your application THAT late. trust me. I turned in my apps the DAY OF the deadline so i wonder how did that look when the admissions committee evaluated my apps.

btw, the post office wasn't open the day after new year's, were they? 'cause if ucsf sent my letter via first class, i should be expecting something TODAY or at the latest...TOMORROW...sheesh..it's off to the mailboxes again for me...

 

[fidelio]

Well I called UCSF yesterday and they told me that they mailed a letter for me on Jan. 2nd so I should be expecting to receive something in the mail soon by the end of this week or the beginning of next week. So yah, it's true, they are still mailing the letters batch by batch.

And uhm..note to fidelio, you didn't turn in your application THAT late. trust me. I turned in my apps the DAY OF the deadline so i wonder how did that look when the admissions committee evaluated my apps.

btw, the post office wasn't open the day after new year's, were they? 'cause if ucsf sent my letter via first class, i should be expecting something TODAY or at the latest...TOMORROW...sheesh..it's off to the mailboxes again for me...

No they weren't open. My mom's a postal clerk so I know. Well, I suppose it's not that late, but it's sure a good excuse to calm my nerves about why my letter isn't here yet.

 

[fidelio]

thanks for the congrats everyone.. didn't mean to freak some ppl out, but both me and a friend of mine in berkeley got invitations for interviews 12/19.. we live pretty close to sf, so maybe that's why?

the interview is for 1/19, and no, they did not see my fall 2005 grades at the time... hope that answers peoples' questions!

happy holidays!

I forgot to ask before, but do you guys have stellar GPAs to not have to turn in fall 2005 grades?

 

[blizz]

Well I called UCSF yesterday and they told me that they mailed a letter for me on Jan. 2nd so I should be expecting to receive something in the mail soon by the end of this week or the beginning of next week. So yah, it's true, they are still mailing the letters batch by batch.

And uhm..note to fidelio, you didn't turn in your application THAT late. trust me. I turned in my apps the DAY OF the deadline so i wonder how did that look when the admissions committee evaluated my apps.

btw, the post office wasn't open the day after new year's, were they? 'cause if ucsf sent my letter via first class, i should be expecting something TODAY or at the latest...TOMORROW...sheesh..it's off to the mailboxes again for me...

nghs2002,

what state are you from? i'm trying to determine how long i would get a letter if they sent mine out jan 2nd as well. were they really nice when you asked the status of your app? also, do you know when they're going to send out the last batch?

 

[Apteka]

Hmmm well, I sort of blame myself for turning my application in so late. I turned my in on Oct 10, and my supplemental on Oct. 21.

So it's kind of expected that I would get my letter last. I hope things are ok.

from what i understand they pull all applications randomly from a big stack, so don't worry about when you turned yours in. it's pretty much a non issue about when you submitted it (provided you met the deadline.)

gooood luck!

 

[Apteka]

I forgot to ask before, but do you guys have stellar GPAs to not have to turn in fall 2005 grades?

everyone has to turn in all grades from everything, up to and including anything you take in summer of 06. they just want to know what you're up to, and even if you drop the course they'd like to know that, too. (i think it's the supplemental application D or F, i can't remember)

 

[fidelio]

everyone has to turn in all grades from everything, up to and including anything you take in summer of 06. they just want to know what you're up to, and even if you drop the course they'd like to know that, too. (i think it's the supplemental application D or F, i can't remember)

That's not what I meant. I meant did people have to turn in fall grades in order to get an interview for UCSF? And if they didn't, did they have really stellar grades to be able to recieve an interview without turning in fall grades?

 

[shirlee24]

no...they don't need your fall grades to invite you to an interview. they don't really even look at them unless you fail the classes or have your gpa drop below their minimum 2.80.
when i spoke to ucsf, they said to call if you still haven't heard anything at the end of next week. they're sending out the majority of the letters and by now, most of them from what i understand should be out.

good luck everyone.

 

[nghs2002]

nghs2002,

what state are you from? i'm trying to determine how long i would get a letter if they sent mine out jan 2nd as well. were they really nice when you asked the status of your app? also, do you know when they're going to send out the last batch?

guess what? it's friday and in the mailbox..NOTHING!! Holy crap!! The wait is ridiculous now..maybe I'm just being paranoid and freaking out but to those who are still waiting...you know the feeling, right? UCSF told me that they sent my letter out on the 2nd. and considering the post office was closed on the 2nd...that means jan. 3rd is when the mail should start to send out, right? so estimating that they sent it out (hopefully 1st class--it'll take 2 or 3 days..) which means today..the 6th, i should have gotten a letter by now at the latest, invite or no invite..i just want to know where I stand.

and to blizz, i'm from the rocky mountain state so no excuses to CA 'cause I'm not THAT far away. and yes, the lady on the phone was very nice to me when i spoke to her. just make sure you don't sound like ur going crazy waiting for the mail. another reason i decided to call was that i was afraid that my letter might have been lost in the mail..yikes!!

 

[care324]

For those of you still waiting for a letter...CALL THEM!!! I called them today and found out that my letter was sent on December 19th, but I never received a letter. I guess it got lost in the mail. My deadline to reply to the invitation was January 2nd, and my application was in the process of being cancelled!!! If I hadn't called today...it would have been a bigger mess! I spoke to a counselor from the School of Pharmacy and she immediately faxed the invitation to me. Dude...I was going insane looking for the nearest Kinko's. So my advice is...CALL THEM!!!

Oh yeah...guess what? Same thing happened with UCSD. I just received an email yesterday stating that a letter was sent to me on the 22nd, and I guess the letter was lost again. So if you're waiting on UCSD...CALL THEM as well! Good luck to all!!

 

[starl1gh7]

I actually got an email today telling me they were going to cancel my application because I did not confirm my interview. I was so shocked. It was a very stressful day, but it all worked out because the admission coordinator faxed my letter to me.

So, I agree with care324, CALL THEM and ASK because mine was sent on Dec 13th and I live in San Francisco.

 

[blizz]

I actually got an email today telling me they were going to cancel my application because I did not confirm my interview. I was so shocked. It was a very stressful day, but it all worked out because the admission coordinator faxed my letter to me.

So, I agree with care324, CALL THEM and ASK because mine was sent on Dec 13th and I live in San Francisco.

Wow, you guys are lucky you checked in time. So I guess UCSF does email you if you don't confirm your interview. (At least UCSD checks if you received one!) I am going to call Monday morning to see what's up with my rejection/invite and why it's taking so long to receive it. nghs2002, I live in NV and that's not that far from CA either.. but like I've said before, UCSF mail usually takes 21 days to get to my house (from previous letters sent to me). Shocking, eh?