squippsieMD
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Is there a groupme for accepted students?
This is my dream scenario. Must manifest this II.n=1, but I got off hold in a previous cycle. Got my II first week of February.
Giving me hope 😭😭😭n=1, but I got off hold in a previous cycle. Got my II first week of February.
+1Haven't been put on hold, rejected, or interviewed but the email states that when the secondary application is complete, it can take up to 4 months for any communication. I submitted mid August, so its been 4 months....anyone else in the same scenario?
+1Haven't been put on hold, rejected, or interviewed but the email states that when the secondary application is complete, it can take up to 4 months for any communication. I submitted mid August, so its been 4 months....anyone else in the same scenario?
+1 just checked my spam lol! Never placed on hold, complete 8/11IS II just now in my spam folder!! This is unreal I'm shaking 😭 LM 69 Scheduling out mid-late February
Congrats!!! Did you get it today or as it lost in the spam folder for a while? Also, is this the first you've heard since submission or were you on hold? ThanksOOS II also from my spam folder lol. Complete 8/3
haha mee toYou guys have me checking my spam folder every 5 min, but I doubt I'm getting an II 😭
Honestly, the more I hear and see how unprofessional this school is the better I feel that they just ain't it lolAnyone else put-off by the interview experience and questioning if they (me) know how to interact with human beings?
Yeah some of my MMI stations were weird asf (mostly the ones w faculty, the students were great). But maybe it's just me bc I caught the WLAnyone else put-off by the interview experience and questioning if they (me) know how to interact with human beings?
Had a terrible interview experience, two of my interviews had thick accents which I couldn't understand and kept asking them to repeat themselves, all others except one seemed uninterested.Anyone else put-off by the interview experience and questioning if they (me) know how to interact with human beings?
Ngl, most of my interviewers were pleasant, but some were just straight up (?). Like in one of my stations, my rater would kinda smirk and look to the side as if what I said was the dumbest sh** they've ever heard (literally kept doing it the entire time and it threw me off so much) - I got the A, but I've looked at this school a little differently since that experienceAnyone else put-off by the interview experience and questioning if they (me) know how to interact with human beings?
+1, exactly this. I got the A and still absolutely love the school, but my experiences as a whole were a little off-putting honestly.Ngl, most of my interviewers were pleasant, but some were just straight up (?). Like in one of my stations, my rater would kinda smirk and look to the side as if what I said was the dumbest sh** they've ever heard (literally kept doing it the entire time and it threw me off so much) - I got the A, but I've looked at this school a little differently since that experience
Mine just stared at me blankly as though I was wasting their time. At the med student Q&A, the current student asked how the MMIs went and only like 3 out of the 30+ interviewees gave a thumbs up and I was like...Ngl, most of my interviewers were pleasant, but some were just straight up (?). Like in one of my stations, my rater would kinda smirk and look to the side as if what I said was the dumbest sh** they've ever heard (literally kept doing it the entire time and it threw me off so much) - I got the A, but I've looked at this school a little differently since that experience
No no...don't be nervous - just expect that they may try to throw you off. Remember to maintain your composure.Oh boy, getting nervous for the interview after hearing all of y'all's experiences
Common theme hereMy MMI was fine, they were pretty stoic. My best friend got in to UCSD two cycles ago and said it’s literal hell and the culture is so toxic, she was crying like 3 times a week not even from the classes but just at how cold everyone was there to each other
Dang...as a UCSD undergrad, it definitely is disheartening to hear that the dog-eat-dog culture also persists at the medical school. But why am I also not surprised... 🤡My MMI was fine, they were pretty stoic. My best friend got in to UCSD two cycles ago and said it’s literal hell and the culture is so toxic, she was crying like 3 times a week not even from the classes but just at how cold everyone was there to each other
In defense of UCSD, MMIs in general are not supposed to be extremely personable/friendly from what I've heard, and most interviewers are trained not to show emotion or give away any visual cues/hints when they're listening to your responses. The bulk of my negative experiences/bad vibes I remember actually came from other interactions I had during interview day, but not with many of the interviewers themselves.Dang, was the MMI supposed to be like a stress interview, or are faculty really just that cold? 🫠 I was really hoping for a II here but I guess I don’t feel as bad anymore after reading these comments…. lol
In defense of UCSD, MMIs in general are not supposed to be extremely personable/friendly from what I've heard, and most interviewers are trained not to show emotion or give away any visual cues/hints when they're listening to your responses. The bulk of my negative experiences/bad vibes I remember actually came from other interactions I had during interview day, but not with many of the interviewers themselves.
I think it depends on how the school runs their MMI. Another school I interviewed for is really small so the faculty really care about who goes there. They all volunteered and were super high energy and welcoming throughout the entire process.Makes sense. I’ve only had 1 MMI so far with a different school but it was a very pleasant experience. It could have been due to my own excitement (I’m a pretty friendly/social person), so every interviewer during that MMI smiled and was very personable. I’m glad to hear your interview experience wasn’t as unpleasant!
Tbh I think the toxic UCSD culture is a bit exaggerated from a few bad experiences people have with certain faculty, especially research labs. I had a good experience at UCSD but was lucky to have great research mentors and PIs, others that I know were not as lucky. From the post interview questionnaire with the current UCSD med students they all seemed to think the Professors supported them so if it's super toxic then it could be from fellow students, not entirely sure.Can someone elaborate on why the culture at ucsd is considered toxic and if this is also true for PRIME students/program? I personally had a good experience with my interview, I agree with the person above that MMI’s aren’t exactly supposed to be super friendly/personable because of the nature of the questions themselves and the idea of MMI’s being used to remove bias from interviews/interview evaluations.
I spoke to a resident doc who went here and was part of the PRIME program a couple weeks ago and also when I was completing my secondary. They seemed to have had a very positive experience.
thanks for sharing!! My other MMI’s have been pretty similar to this one, maybe that’s why I didn’t notice too big of a difference. That’s a lot to think about as UCSD is definitely one of my top choices, but I’ll keep an open mind and see what the vibes are at second look/in-person events.It reminded me a lot of the cloth/wire monkey experiments from psychology, or the still-faced mother experiments lol. It’s like they want to see how we react to that, probably in an effort to see if we know how to take care of ourselves - but it makes you wonder if that is the type of environment you personally will thrive in
Yup, same! Can't wait for second look to really get a decent sense of the vibes!thanks for sharing!! My other MMI’s have been pretty similar to this one, maybe that’s why I didn’t notice too big of a difference. That’s a lot to think about as UCSD is definitely one of my top choices, but I’ll keep an open mind and see what the vibes are at second look/in-person events.