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Is anyone planning on tying a "Why Us" into the prompt "If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below."? I have some specific reasons why I'm interested in UCSF but I've heard conflicting advice on if you should really include any "Why Us" aspect into T20 schools
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doughnutcommerical said:
Is anyone planning on tying a "Why Us" into the prompt "If you wish to update or expand upon your activities, you may provide additional information below."? I have some specific reasons why I'm interested in UCSF but I've heard conflicting advice on if you should really include any "Why Us" aspect into T20 schools
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I did. I get the argument about wanting to go because they're T20s and it goes without saying. But I still tried to find something that was unique about each school so I could bring in my personal interests more. Other than that, I'm just another high-stat applicant demanding to be let in. But I could be wrong we'll see :)

Also, FWIW Cornell had a "Why Us" as one of their prompts, so maybe it doesn't totally go without saying.
 
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I also tied in a why this for that one prompt. Also, can someone explain how they pick who gets secondaries? Was it just a stat cutoff or a holistic review?
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Holistic review by UCSF and UCLA. UCSF seems to offer secondaries to ~1/3 of applicants
 
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Anyone verified around 7/15 get a secondary yet?
 
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For the ethical and legal standards question, if I have an IA that was noted and described on my primary app, do you think they want me to 'disclose' it again or do I select the 'nothing additional to disclose' option? Thanks!
 
IS secondary received 6 pm! did not expect that ORM LM 70
 
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If anyone is applying to PRIME, are y’all writing anything for the “expand on your activities” prompt or just answering the prime questions? I feel like after the prime application a lot of my stuff would just repeat??
 
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Anyone having issues with the way UCSF's application counts words? I'm using a markdown editor and it says I only have 496 words, but UCSF is counting it as 500.
 
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Anyone having issues with the way UCSF's application counts words? I'm using a markdown editor and it says I only have 496 words, but UCSF is counting it as 500.
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Yep I had issues too and just had to cut down to make it work for UCSF’s system.
 
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OOS and still waiting too. gonna turn my brain off until it inevitably shows up in september or i get rejected 🤠
 
IS verified 6/26 and still waiting for secondary too, got UCLA's a few weeks ago
 
Does anyone know if getting a secondary means UCSF is cool with your prereqs? I'm not sure if I fit their ochem one but I do have an explanation, but I don't necessarily want to call attention to it in my secondary.

Also +1 IS! LM 69 if that gives anyone hope :)
 
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brazzimamma said:
Does anyone know if they pre-screen MCAT section scores? or MCAT at all? Sooooo bummed I haven't gotten a secondary yet. And seeing all these high stat applicants getting them makes me feel like I might've been screened out due to stats....
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Yes they do screen before secondary
 
yesssirrrrr finally IS secondary received! Verified 6/1, happy friday y’all!
 
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Still waiting IS :( verified 06/09.
 
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OOS secondaries received just now, thought i was screened out lmaooo

verified 6/5
 
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Hi, just wanted to know if the first prompt should only be an expansion on activities or if anyone is connecting this to why UCSF?
 
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yourmcatbuddy said:
Hi, just wanted to know if the first prompt should only be an expansion on activities or if anyone is connecting this to why UCSF?
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I expanded on one of my most-meaningful activities and tied it into why UCSF by relating it to their emphasis on public service/social justice if that makes sense... I think it's supposed to be more geared toward an expansion on activities, but if you can connect the activity to programs at UCSF then that's always a plus
 
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OOS secondary received on 8/3 , verified 7/6 , 512 (with a 123 CARS) / 3.70 cumulative and science
 
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Did anyone's secondary say it submitted at a later time? It seems like it is 6 hours behind - I submitted today August 6 at 6:50 pm PST and the status says submitted August 7th at 1:50 am. I doubt it makes a difference, but kind of weird.
 
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Did anyone's secondary say it submitted at a later time? It seems like it is 6 hours behind - I submitted today August 6 at 6:50 pm PST and the status says submitted August 7th at 1:50 am. I doubt it makes a difference, but kind of weird.
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Mine said the same thing, I also just submitted haha
 
verified 6/29 and still haven't received secondary :( thought I had good stats but seems like my app might have been forgotten
 
kqmed115 said:
verified 6/29 and still haven't received secondary :( thought I had good stats but seems like my app might have been forgotten
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Still haven't received one either verified 6/20. There's still plenty of time to get one so I wouldn't worry too much yet!
 
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kqmed115 said:
verified 6/29 and still haven't received secondary :( thought I had good stats but seems like my app might have been forgotten
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I was verified 6/2 and still haven't gotten one... If you've been forgotten, I definitely have! 😅 But I think they're still going through them... They said they would send secondaries 3-10 weeks after receiving, which is in September for me, so you still have time! I'd wait a bit more before assuming an R
 
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I was verified 6/2 and still haven't gotten one... If you've been forgotten, I definitely have! 😅 But I think they're still going through them... They said they would send secondaries 3-10 weeks after receiving, which is in September for me, so you still have time! I'd wait a bit more before assuming an R
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I have a friend that received a secondary in December last year.
If you have not received one by now just assume it's not coming, and get ecstatic once you get it.
 
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I still haven't received secondaries from UCSF and UCLA, oh and UCI, should I email them now?
 
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I still haven't received secondaries from UCSF and UCLA, oh and UCI, should I email them now?
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If you read the rest of the comments above yours you'll see that UCSF is sending out secondaries gradually.
Only email a school to ask if it has been over a month since they received your primary, and if you know that they generally send secondaries to everyone.
 
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wysdoc said:
If you read the rest of the comments above yours you'll see that UCSF is sending out secondaries gradually.
Only email a school to ask if it has been over a month since they received your primary, and if you know that they generally send secondaries to everyone.
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So probably don't email UCLA AND UCI either?
 
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