2020-2021 UC San Diego

[banano]

Aight, mine's 1.5 pages, but 1.15 space with spaces between paragraphs, 11 point. Should be fine.

Did you all submit it through the Document upload tab? I know the email said go to Status and then document status, but there's a document upload tab right there lol

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[throwaway2020202112345]

Aight, mine's 1.5 pages, but 1.15 space with spaces between paragraphs, 11 point. Should be fine.

Did you all submit it through the Document upload tab? I know the email said go to Status and then document status, but there's a document upload tab right there lol

I did it thru the document upload

 

[jmarie99]

historically, when have waitlist decisions started rolling out?

 

[HeftyGo37]

historically, when have waitlist decisions started rolling out?

Based on past SDN threads, around like May 14th-16th

 

[ilikethebeemovie]

Withdrew my spot today, hopefully it goes to one of y'all!

 

[thehippiestudent]

Withdrew my spot today, hopefully it goes to one of y'all!

Wow my friend I am seeing your post in so many of the UC threads. Impressive! Congrats on all your acceptances and thanks for giving some hope to us waitlist folks.

 

[ilikethebeemovie]

Wow my friend I am seeing your post in so many of the UC threads. Impressive! Congrats on all your acceptances and thanks for giving some hope to us waitlist folks.

thank you and rooting for yall!

 

[vinylradical]

Dropped my other A, can't wait to see you all in the fall!!!

 

[Bananza]

Hi all! I just withdrew my acceptance here - I wish you all the best and I know that spot will go to someone amazing!

 

[mysticforze]

Does anyone know what waitlist movement is like historically? Is it just single acceptances spread out throughout the summer or do they release them in waves?

 

[premeddie19]

Does anyone know what waitlist movement is like historically? Is it just single acceptances spread out throughout the summer or do they release them in waves?

They project about 30 acceptance offers for 300 waitlisted applicants

 

[HeftyGo37]

Does anyone know what waitlist movement is like historically? Is it just single acceptances spread out throughout the summer or do they release them in waves?

I think there’s typically a wave in mid-May and then after that it’s pretty sporadic and just dependent on others withdrawing their acceptances.

 

[noturnormalpremed]

I wonder why they don’t typically start acceptances off waitlist next week instead of mid May?

 

[srstudent]

They project about 30 acceptance offers for 300 waitlisted applicants

Thanks! Source? You heard that from the admission office?

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

Thanks! Source? You heard that from the admission office?

This looks like it’s from MSAR

 

[stanpremed]

How much do GPA and MCAT play a role in getting off the waitlist? My stats are on the lower end for this school

 

[premedxpremed]

How much do GPA and MCAT play a role in getting off the waitlist? My stats are on the lower end for this school

Same

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

I think for the WL it has to do more with making a diverse class

 

[NeuroticLlama]

I wonder why they don’t typically start acceptances off waitlist next week instead of mid May?

Unlike other schools, UCSD actually goes through those 300 waitlist applications in tandem with whatever updates/LOI you have submitted again to choose the 30 students they want to extend offers to. There's a reason why it's an unranked waitlist - everyone gets a fair shot of consideration because anything could have happened since the moment you submitted your secondary application till now.

 

[deleted1075193]

Unlike other schools, UCSD actually goes through those 300 waitlist applications in tandem with whatever updates/LOI you have submitted again to choose the 30 students they want to extend offers to. There's a reason why it's an unranked waitlist - everyone gets a fair shot of consideration because anything could have happened since the moment you submitted your secondary application till now.

I actually remember during my interview day that they said WL is pulled based on class composition

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

I actually remember during my interview day that they said WL is pulled based on class composition

That’s what I’ve heard too. Brian also said they have a general idea of where people stand on the WL. It’s not truly ranked but he made it sound like there was some internal ranking system

 

[NeuroticLlama]

That’s what I’ve heard too. Brian also said they have a general idea of where people stand on the WL. It’s not truly ranked but he made it sound like there was some internal ranking system

I was getting the vibe that it was unranked. Of course, I know that on the WL, people are pulled based on their contributions to the diversity of the course. We'll just have to see. Did anyone talk about what they could contribute to UCSD in their LOI? Because my LOI provided half updates and reasons why I choose UCSD above all other schools.

 

[sh97drt]

I was getting the vibe that it was unranked. Of course, I know that on the WL, people are pulled based on their contributions to the diversity of the course. We'll just have to see. Did anyone talk about what they could contribute to UCSD in their LOI? Because my LOI provided half updates and reasons why I choose UCSD above all other schools.

I was under the impression that they were looking for diversity in terms of replacing those who drop their A (i.e. if a musician drops their A, they pull a musician from the WL). I don't think you'd necessarily have to include a diversity statement in your LOI, it's more from your app! (Just conjecture)

 

[NeuroticLlama]

I was under the impression that they were looking for diversity in terms of replacing those who drop their A (i.e. if a musician drops their A, they pull a musician from the WL). I don't think you'd necessarily have to include a diversity statement in your LOI, it's more from your app! (Just conjecture)

Honestly, I don't know. Guess, we'll have to. Here's to hoping for the best.

 

[FluteDog]

this really be the vibes rn

 

[Shae]

Anyone else waiting super anxiously for the waitlist to start moving or is that just me?😬🥴🤢

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

Anyone else waiting super anxiously for the waitlist to start moving or is that just me?😬🥴🤢

+1, I’m hoping we hear something this coming week, but the numbers don’t look too encouraging

 

[crossstr]

+1, I’m hoping we hear something this coming week, but the numbers don’t look too encouraging

Yeah...stress to the MAX. Definitely the dream school 🥲

 

[Nb15]

Goodluck to y’all!

 

[bahaymed]

Has anyone heard anything about the SOM Video Tour on the interview page that says “coming soon”? I emailed them about it like 2 months the ago and they said they’re still working on it hahah its probably not gonna come out huh

 

[noturnormalpremed]

I know first wave probably won’t come out until the end of the week, but I keep excessively checking my email - ahhh the nerves !

 

[Jnine9]

Super tough decision but I Just Committed elsewhere and withdrew my application. Good luck everyone

 

[Back to Cali]

Withdrew my acceptance today and sending good vibes to some other OOS future doctor to take the slot!
Keep hope alive out there everyone!!!

 

[7summers]

Im just patiently waiting for UCSD to send their waitlist offers and me not receive one so I can CTE at my other school. It’s really irrational that I haven’t CTE’d yet.

 

[crossstr]

Im just patiently waiting for UCSD to send their waitlist offers and me not receive one so I can CTE at my other school. It’s really irrational that I haven’t CTE’d yet.

I’m giving them until my birthday 😅

 

[Presene]

I’m giving them until my birthday 😅

Im just patiently waiting for UCSD to send their waitlist offers and me not receive one so I can CTE at my other school. It’s really irrational that I haven’t CTE’d yet.

I’m so glad I’m not the only one, I’m waiting until June 1st 🥲

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

Are we expecting movement this week?

 

[drkk2021]

Really hoping someone hears something soon bc I have to CTE elsewhere by Friday 😅 Love my option, but UCSD was my #1 going in and I didn’t even expect to be WL!

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

It looks like some people have been added to the fb group today. I’ve been neurotically checking it and I think 2 people were just added. Has anyone contacted admissions to ask if WL movement has started?

 

[taco_chronicles]

It looks like some people have been added to the fb group today. I’ve been neurotically checking it and I think 2 people were just added. Has anyone contacted admissions to ask if WL movement has started?

TBH I wouldn't put too much stock into this. I requested to join a few of the other class groups and then declined my offer before they ever approved me.....took them a few weeks to let me into the fb groups for the other schools

 

[starryfish]

Are we expecting movement this week?

I really thought it'd be today since it's been the Thursday of this week the past 2 years
Unless it did happen today and we just haven't heard about it 🥴

 

[NeuroticLlama]

I really thought it'd be today since it's been the Thursday of this week the past 2 years
Unless it did happen today and we just haven't heard about it 🥴

Okay. Before the neuroticism continues escalating, we should all just take a deep breath, and trust that UCSD will do what they have to do with regards to waitlist movement.

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

I really thought it'd be today since it's been the Thursday of this week the past 2 years
Unless it did happen today and we just haven't heard about it 🥴

Maybe we’ll hear something today

 

[NeuroticLlama]

Maybe we’ll hear something today

Or even potentially next week! Cause the day is coming to an end in a couple of hours and still silence.

 

[coffe5707]

I’m so curious to know if they have sent them, and no one is neurotically posting on SDN, or if they haven’t sent them yet ! Lol

 

[NeuroticLlama]

I’m so curious to know if they have sent them, and no one is neurotically posting on SDN, or if they haven’t sent them yet ! Lol

I honestly can’t tell either haha. They could have and no one posted or they might have not. My nervousness has been building up all week though.

 

[Jamba]

I honestly can’t tell either haha. They could have and no one posted or they might have not. My nervousness has been building up all week though.

I know one person who says they were accepted off the waitlist last week. There is some degrees of separation for this info so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[jmarie99]

I honestly can’t tell either haha. They could have and no one posted or they might have not. My nervousness has been building up all week though.

All the past years' threads had at least one person post the day of the WL wave, so I'm hoping the lack of posts in the thread rn means that the A's have not started 😬🤞🏼

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

All the past years' threads had at least one person post the day of the WL wave, so I'm hoping the lack of posts in the thread rn means that the A's have not started 😬🤞🏼

+1. I personally feel like WL movement hasn’t started. We had a handful of people report that they withdrew their As here and from past threads it looks like the first A from the WL is reported on the 16th. Just my 2 cents

 

[NeuroticLlama]

+1. I personally feel like WL movement hasn’t started. We had a handful of people report that they withdrew their As here and from past threads it looks like the first A from the WL is reported on the 16th. Just my 2 cents

Fingers crossed that it will start on the 17th. Who knows....