University of California Schools slower than others?

[monkeyMD]

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Are they slower than other schools in giving out interview invites?

 

[inapanic]

I was wondering that too. I'm in-state I was complete in mid-August, and I haven't heard back from them yet. Not even a rejection (besides UCSF). USC has had no word either, but judging by the rest of the threads, it seems that they are well into the interview process. I guess they're just waiting until it's all over to reject us? The suspense is killing me and I hate how I'm still holding onto hope because realistically, I'm probably just going to be disappointed in the end. 🙁

 

[KLycos]

also complete in like sept and still nothing.

 

[MDMPH 2016]

Complete in late Aug. OOS. No word yet.

 

[frutiaspice]

I don't think this is true. Most (5/7) of my interviews are from UCs and I applied to 21 schools total.

 

[3191964]

I don't think this is true. Most (5/7) of my interviews are from UCs and I applied to 21 schools total.

Do you mind sharing your stats? Thanks

 

[Nibbly]

I definitely feel like they're slower than some others:

Davis: C 8/6, R 11/13
Irvine (fastest of them all!): C 8/8, R 9/25
UCLA: C 8/13, II 12/6
UCSF: C 8/2, II 10/4
USC: C 8/8, still waiting...
UCSD: C 9/12, H 12/1, Waiting...

 

[TheChronic]

UCI Initial Review Complete (Mid August)
UCSD C: 9/1 Nothing....
UCSF I: 10/14
UCLA No Secondary
UCD C: Mid August Nothing...
USC C: Mid August Nothing...


I'd rather them reject me or interview me than be left in this limbo.

 

[MiracleforMD]

I definitely feel like they're slower than some others:

Davis: C 8/6, R 11/13
Irvine (fastest of them all!): C 8/8, R 9/25
UCLA: C 8/13, II 12/6
UCSF: C 8/2, II 10/4
USC: C 8/8, still waiting...
UCSD: C 9/12, H 12/1, Waiting...

You got an interview invite from LA and SF...and rejected from Davis and Irvine...when I think that this process cannot literally confuse me anymore...I see sh-it like this and low and behold...a new bottom.

 

[gloeotrichia]

I just got an II from UCSF yesterday, which I thought was pretty slow. But from the dates they gave me to pick from it looks like there are only a handful of interview dates left open, so that to me would imply they're almost done? I dunno, this is the only CA school I applied to so I don't have much else in the way of insight to add.

 

[kexy]

MonkeyMD, I feel like you and I should be friends. I see you in the school specific threads and I share your feelings of frustration. I have 1 rejection (UCSF), 1 invite (UCD), an interview waitlist at UCSD, and nothing from the other UC's or USC. I am surprised and saddened, because my stats are competitive for the UC's and I was complete in early September. I hate this state.

 

[premed67783]

I am baffled as well. When you look at the stats of students that do/don't get interviews at UC's, there doesn't seem to be any trend. I suspect there is some sort of specific extracurricular factor they are looking for. I'd be more interested in interviewed applicants' ECs than their stats.

 

[kexy]

I am baffled as well. When you look at the stats of students that do/don't get interviews at UC's, there doesn't seem to be any trend. I suspect there is some sort of specific extracurricular factor they are looking for. I'd be more interested in interviewed applicants' ECs than their stats.

I think so too.

 

[gloeotrichia]

I am baffled as well. When you look at the stats of students that do/don't get interviews at UC's, there doesn't seem to be any trend. I suspect there is some sort of specific extracurricular factor they are looking for. I'd be more interested in interviewed applicants' ECs than their stats.

Not sure if this was actually a request to hear some ECs or not, but here are mine (I just got an II from UCSF, the only UC I applied to - I'm OOS):
-Planned Parenthood peer educator for a year
-Planned Parenthood health center volunteer weekly (just filing, nothing actually clinical)
-Volunteer in ED (since March 2011, every week for 4 hours)
-Loads of research - all through undergrad part-time, two summers' worth full-time (REUs), currently working full-time as a lab manager/research tech for two years, one publication as first author in Chemosphere; all of this research, though, was in freshwater/terrestrial ecology, nothing even remotely related to medical science
-Some volunteering here and there with the Secular Alliance at my school
-Leadership positions in two feminist clubs for a long time in undergrad

To be honest, I was pretty surprised to get an II from UCSF after everything I've heard about UC schools. I am assuming my ECs showed I would fit well at the school, because my stats aren't anything too special (3.98, 35R).

 

[premed67783]

I do want to hear people's ECs, but I'm more interested in people that got interviews at UC Davis or UC Irvine (or USC). I know the other UCs are just extremely competitive, but UCD and UCI (and USC) shouldn't be so unreasonably difficult to get interviewed at (based on USNWR rankings and MSAR info).

 

[Nibbly]

You got an interview invite from LA and SF...and rejected from Davis and Irvine...when I think that this process cannot literally confuse me anymore...I see sh-it like this and low and behold...a new bottom.

It surprised me too. You can't be sure of anything in this process. My stats are higher than their averages, but I must be missing that little sumthin' sumthin' that they're looking for. I think it has a lot to do with my ECs. My background is very research intensive, with less clinical experience. I've noticed I've been getting a lot of bites from the research power-house schools & rejections from those that don't care as much for research.

 

[SoBad]

I got an unfounded notion, but what if they interview prime applicants later than non-prime applicants?

 

[Nymphicus]

I got an unfounded notion, but what if they interview prime applicants later than non-prime applicants?

At both my UC interviews, there were prime applicants interviewing right with us regular md applicants.

 

[SoBad]

Whelp things don't look good for me haha