Recent content by mystic_b

Program directors don't get your score reports, if you released them, until sometime in the spring.

The annoying thing about the gorgeous new biomed library is that it is open to all, and so undergrads have invaded en masse. There is plenty of parking right next to it, unlike Geisel, the main UCSD library, plus it's so nice and well appointed, so they all come there. We complained about this...

Actually, notdeadyet, I did notice "ultra-competitive" and similar adjectives being used to describe UCSD students, especially in the earlier posts in this thread, so that is what I reacted to. I didn't just bring it up out of the blue. Thanks for your response though. I definitely had time...

I also went to UCSD for med school. What is with the persistent rumors about it as a gunner factory??? I heard all of those stories way back when I was applying there, was scared to death, went anyways, and am very happy with my decision. I haven't been on sdn for years, I take one peak today...

First off, to set the record straight, the last day of class for MSIIs was 5/28, giving them up to four weeks to study for USMLE Step 1 depending on when they choose to take it. This seems reasonable and comparable to me. About USMLE Step 2 timing - I don't know the specifics of it. I don't...

Hey everyone, the same thing happened with the acceptable pool--> alternate list last year. Mid-late May, some people started getting emails telling them they were moving to the alternate list, and this happened over a span of a week or two. There didn't appear to be any correlation with the...

I wouldn't be holding my breath if I were you guys. My secondary was complete last Sept. but it took till Feb. for a rejection, or was it March?

hey all, i got pulled off the list over a week ago. dunno if that's the spot they,re talking about. good luck to fusionidnd all others!

I just wanted to say that my letter finally came and I'm part of the good old waitlist club now. I know I'm not a very welcome addition to it at this point... :p Thanks for the report, moviefreak. It gives me too much hope. :)

Whoa, letter sent June 4! Anyone else? They won't say anything over the phone. But they did say that acceptances, waitlists, holds, and rejections were all sent out. Ahhhhhhh.

I asked for a match list awhile back and just tallied up the number of people matching into each area. I did it pretty carefully, so it should be accurate. As for location - the majority of them were in CA, but there were quite a few non-CA matches too.

I couldn't find one online anywhere either. But the office will send you one right away if you call or email. Here's the specialty breakdown for a recent class: number percentage IM 22 23.2 FP 14.5 15.3 Peds 11 11.6 OB-GYN 10 10.5 Radiology 6 6.3 Anesth. 5 5.3 Surgery 9 9.5...

2arys / interviews / withdraws / waitlist / rejections / acceptances 38 / 15 / 8 / 6 / 23 / 2 xaelia (waiting on 3) 33 / 11/ 1/ 2/ 12/ 3 aznwangsta (waiting on 6) 33 / 8/ 1 / 1 / 7 / 2 MD2007Hopeful 30 / 19 / 6 / 7 / 5 / 10 MD2007 30 / 14 / 0 / 7 / 4 / 0 / Yogi 26 / 7 / 2 / 2 / 15 / 2 /...

Good point, VW. I do believe there will be movement at some point off the waitlist, but I just wasn't sure if this email was indicative of a specific spot available at the moment. You all interivewed with Dean Chung, didn't you? Maybe she's just surveying all her interviewees without looking...

Hmmmm, I got the email too. I wonder if they really mean to offer acceptances to us, if we want them, or they're just surveying everyone again like they did twice already with the written responses we had to send in for the waitlist.