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anyone know if UPMC prelim IM lets you convert to categorical? How about UC Irvine? < also Yale and Brown prelim IM pls help < yale only has one true prelim spot that they usually reserve for an advanced person so idk if its relevant but i have heard brown has in the past. < interesting ok thanks
anyone who had UC irvine already - can you comment on the interview day? not specifics of questions but just whether it was more conversational vs behavioral? friendly? etc
Sorry to add another prelim post but- been hearing a lot about UCI prelim being terrible in the past spreadsheets. Is it still as bad? Seems like it's a new PD so wasn't sure. <what is UCI? < UC Irvine < seems like it has changed a lot in past three years from tlaking with past prelims < do you mind sharing a bit more of what you noticed/heard?
Does anyone know if UCI (IM) will let you go from prelim to categorical? < forgot to ask in my interview... Although the PD is super nice and I think would answer an email about it
Why are so many people sleeping on the UC SoCal beach programs (UCLA, UCI, UCSD)? Great training + QoL (perfect weather, 5 - 15 mins from the beach) + you can tap into the alumni network for PP right after.
Any word on interview schedule for Irvine this week?
On UCI's waitlist, whas the odds of getting off of the list of a program that does both its interviews on Saturdays :'(
first Stanford, now UCI, Cali loves sending double rejections < I'm a PA 10 but a Cali 5
What is with programs sending multiple rejection emails< ya wtf UC Irvine
RIP UC Irvine, sent them a signal too <same, such a waste < same literally have so much personal ties to the area too. i don't get how to get interviews at all for these places < did an away and didn't get one lol
Anyone that got UC Irvine interview know where to reply to accept the interview? And where is the GME packet they refer to? <Interview through myERAS
