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Don't think I did good. I suck when it comes to timed writings.
You'll never know. If you do well on your interview, then you will have a good chance for acceptance.
Don't think I did good. I suck when it comes to timed writings.
You'll never know. If you do well on your interview, then you will have a good chance for acceptance.
I am looking for some advice here and anything constructive would be of help. I am a southern california applicant. I am going to be frank here and say that I did NOT take my USC app seriously this cycle because I thought my GPA was low, I had two good rec letters with one bad one and only one maybe two months of pharmacy experience. Although I have just been accepted into an out-of-state pharmacy school, I began developing regrets for never having attended a UC school after PharmCas calculated my science and overall GPA as 3.52.
I am seriously debating if I should decline my acceptance to the out of state school and do another California cycle. As I have only had one acceptance letter and assuming that all other schools reject me, does anyone think what I am doing is crazy? How would you guys/gals say I could make a more competitive application (aside from getting better rec letters)?
Keep your fingers crossed and move on to your next interview. You have quite a nice line-up for upcoming interviews so best of luck to you lili. Is USC your top pick?
USC had been my #1 choice for 5 years since even going to undergrad! However, going out of state and really seeing what's out there and cheaper tuition, I'm kinda not sure anymore.
What about you?
I am looking for some advice here and anything constructive would be of help. I am a southern california applicant. I am going to be frank here and say that I did NOT take my USC app seriously this cycle because I thought my GPA was low, I had two good rec letters with one bad one and only one maybe two months of pharmacy experience. Although I have just been accepted into an out-of-state pharmacy school, I began developing regrets for never having attended a UC school after PharmCas calculated my science and overall GPA as 3.52.
I am seriously debating if I should decline my acceptance to the out of state school and do another California cycle. As I have only had one acceptance letter and assuming that all other schools reject me, does anyone think what I am doing is crazy? How would you guys/gals say I could make a more competitive application (aside from getting better rec letters)?
i'm not going to lie, in my opinion, your success really depends on who interviews you because i definitely had one of the hardest interviewers there. i heard some people got asked questions about chemistry, or why usc, or even tell me about yourself. If you were asked these, you had an easy interview.
others such as my own were really detailed and difficult, and if you want to know who interviewed me or what they asked, just pm me. I talked to a bunch of the p1s after my interview, and they told me that my interview was hard too, but they also told me a lot of things about that process that i can share if youd like to know.
Anyways, lets get some numbers going for those of us on ac and for those who interviewed / will interview.
For the 1st session, 99 people were interviewed, and 15 were accepted. That leaves 84 on ac.
Does anyone know the total amount of people who interviewed in this 2nd session? They, i think, invited 150 to the first session last year, which is different from the 100 this year. So things might be different, in a good way too, if the pool is smaller.
I also heard that people are being rejected now, can anyone verify that?
someone told me their interviewer fell asleep on her, and I thought mine was tough..
someone told me their interviewer fell asleep on her, and I thought mine was tough..
depends on who asksare you pre-medical or pre-pharmacy?
Looks like they'll be taking in more than 15 this time. Maybe 15 from this pool, and a little from the pool before. But that would still be a really small amount.they said 125 people interviewed today.
I'm not going to lie, in my opinion, your success really depends on who interviews you because I definitely had one of the hardest interviewers there. I heard some people got asked questions about chemistry, or why usc, or even tell me about yourself. If you were asked these, you had an easy interview.
Others such as my own were really detailed and difficult, and if you want to know who interviewed me or what they asked, just PM me. I talked to a bunch of the P1s after my interview, and they told me that my interview was hard too, but they also told me a lot of things about that process that I can share if youd like to know.
Anyways, lets get some numbers going for those of us on AC and for those who interviewed / will interview.
For the 1st session, 99 people were interviewed, and 15 were accepted. That leaves 84 on AC.
Does anyone know the total amount of people who interviewed in this 2nd session? They, i think, invited 150 to the first session last year, which is different from the 100 this year. So things might be different, in a good way too, if the pool is smaller.
I also heard that people are being rejected now, can anyone verify that?
Jim said, during his prep talk, that they will reject after the last interview date.
It means we will have some rejection in this round of interview?
Repeat from Jamezlit: They will reject students after the last interview.
This means..everyone will be put on AC until the very end. From what I remember, I think he said that they'll be accepting 15 more students who interviewed on 1/21.
when i asked the admissions office, they said they can't tell us anything but that they did change a lot this year :/. hopefully it's a good change and that it will all work out in the end. i wonder if they're still accepting approximately 190 students.
I had an interview yesterday and they said they would be accepting about 15 students from each interview session. Then after the last interview session they will seat the remaining slots. They are still aiming to seat 185 students.
ohhhh i see. what's the point of that? so they can re-review all the applicants more than once? do you know if they will start to reject previous applicants? i wonder if anyone from the ac list will be admitted or are they waiting until april to decide. thanks for the response
that's weird... it doesn't seem like a smart thing to do. by the time they get to 60, most people will already have heard back from other schools. are they trying to get the prospective UCSF students? does anyone know about UCSF and if they have multiple interviews or when they actually hear back?So I guess they'll fill 60 slots (from all 4 interviews) and then add the remaining from the huge list of ACs.
that's weird... it doesn't seem like a smart thing to do. by the time they get to 60, most people will already have heard back from other schools. are they trying to get the prospective UCSF students? does anyone know about UCSF and if they have multiple interviews or when they actually hear back?
when i asked the admissions office, they said they can't tell us anything but that they did change a lot this year :/. hopefully it's a good change and that it will all work out in the end. i wonder if they're still accepting approximately 190 students.
I had an interview back in Oct., Jim didnt tell us anything about the 15 people we didnt know till we got the result,but he mentioned in the second interview they will accept some from second interview and they go back and they take some people from the first interview....I hope they didnt change this part ....I had an interview yesterday and they said they would be accepting about 15 students from each interview session. Then after the last interview session they will seat the remaining slots. They are still aiming to seat 185 students.
I had an interview back in Oct., Jim didnt tell us anything about the 15 people we didnt know till we got the result,but he mentioned in the second interview they will accept some from second interview and they go back and they take some people from the first interview....I hope they didnt change this part ....
UCSF interviews everyone in jan/feb and then all results come out in april. Upon receiving admittance, they have 2 weeks to pay the deposit and reject all other schools if accepting offer.
I think they're only accepting 15 per interview group. So they would end up with 60 spots at the end of the fourth group. AC lists will then be considered....they just want to be able to pick and choose who they want, getting a more holistic view of their applicant pool. Kind of sucks for us; applying early isn't as much of an importance I guess.
Thats sad....does u guys know any one who got interview with the GPA below 3.4..?My thoughts are the same. I think it's best to wait until April and focus on other schools during the meantime.
You have to reject all other schools if we accept UCSF's offer? How do they know if we accepted other schools or have rejected other school's offers if we're accepted?
Thats sad....does u guys know any one who got interview with the GPA below 3.4..?
Guys, do something more worthwhile with your time than calculating how many people get in at what point and what the percentage is and what everything means. If you're qualified, you'll get accepted. I know it's a stressful time but creating unnecessary stress for yourself is....unnecessary
Also don't worry about your perception of the interviewer's perception of you. If you read the interview info pages a lot of students write that they felt that they bombed the interview but they still got accepted. Just because your interviewer isn't asking for your autograph or starting to tear up at your life story doesn't mean they don't like you!
Guys, do something more worthwhile with your time than calculating how many people get in at what point and what the percentage is and what everything means. If you're qualified, you'll get accepted. I know it's a stressful time but creating unnecessary stress for yourself is....unnecessary
Also don't worry about your perception of the interviewer's perception of you. If you read the interview info pages a lot of students write that they felt that they bombed the interview but they still got accepted. Just because your interviewer isn't asking for your autograph or starting to tear up at your life story doesn't mean they don't like you!
agree with everyone..its over now. just enjoy the experience. =)
who here thought the essay prompt was ridiculously hard for 50mins?! i barely finished...
I thought USC only asks you to summarize something rather than crafting one?? Everything's changed?
No. Its a 50-minute argumentative essay now. I wish it was the summary, that sounds a lot easier .
i just got another evaluation letter right now. AC from first interview.
just about my prereqs.what does the letter say ? it said u r still in AC or just about ur pre-req?
just about my prereqs.
it actually says pretty much the exact same thing as my first one. it even says
"If you are selected for an interview you will be notified by email approximately 1-3 weeks before one of the following interview dates: Oct. 29, 2011, Jan. 21, 2012, Feb. 25, 2012, March 24, 2012. Please note: we usually interview around 30% of our applicants."
hahaha i wonder if they would really resend me another invite
Lool thats funny I hope they pull good number of us out of AC
Me too , u r not alone ....the wait is seriously dominating my life.
ditto! i'm hoping it comes out 2nd week of feb at least..or that friday..ahhhh haha i'd love to talk to anyone who got interviewed over PM.the wait is seriously dominating my life.