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For people who got UCSD interviews: 1) was it the PD or an admin who called?, and 2) do you know if they call on more than 1 day? anyone get a call today, wanting to know if there's still a chance?
SMH what's wrong with people!
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Several posts describe UCSD as strongly research-focused, with some commenters saying clinical training and faculty warmth take a back seat to research output. A number of posts mention a perceived preference for applicants from highly ranked or Ivy League institutions. Multiple posts highlight San Diego's location as a major draw, while some note the program is highly competitive to get an interview and question its diversity of clinical offerings.
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I sent UCSD a LOI last week after invites had gone out. They just responded saying no invites have actually been sent out yet...
Dang, don't know what to believe anymore... thanks for the info!
Mar 23
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WTF, can people stop trolling!? What is wrong with you people. Get a life.
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I got a call last week. No email has been sent to us yet, but they confirmed our interview date over the phone. They said we will recieve info via email in the coming weeks.
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I personally know the UCSD derm staff and they told me they have not even begun discussing applicants yet.
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Then I got a prank call on Wednesday 11/8/17 at 1:49PM.
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Curiouser and curiouser... Do you remember the name of the UCSD person you spoke to? Maybe there are unique circumstances with your application. Because phoning prior to invitations going out is highly unusual.
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Are you sure it wasn's UCSF, they called people on 11/8 |So sorry! UCSF!! I misread it. I am so sorry. Not UCSD. So so sorry!
Mar 23
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All cleared up then! Not a troll. Was an innocent mistake. It happens! Good luck to all who are interested in the rest of the UC's to come...
Mar 23
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Derm moderator.. can you please delete the telephone date and time since that was inaccurate. Thank you. And I apologize.
Mar 23
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Removed it from interview page,thanks!
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UCSD invite, non rotator, external (non-ERAS email) x3
Congrats! Phone, personalized/generic email?
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Please be trolling, this is overwhelming
Mar 23
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I don't think people care about the specific medium, but whether invites are done going out or not.
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Generic non-ERAS email
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any non-fellowship, non-PhD folks get an invite? Looks like the PGY-2 currently all did an extra clinical research fellowship
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I took a year out, but didn't do a formal fellowship, masters, PhD, etc.
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I had minimal research experience and got an invite
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How did you UCSD people get your dates already?
I dont have an interview date yet...
Mar 23
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Just got my date confirmed, so the emails seem to be going out now
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UCSD!
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Any md/phds (or non md/phds) applying to research/2 programs? Did any school (besides UTSW) send out invites yet? Do they usually send out invites the same time as regular 3 year programs? For example any of the invites by UCSD and U miami are 2/research interviews?
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Did UCSD send out rejections yesterday? I would like to know as well x1
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To continue from the archive, can anyone confirm a UCSD rejection?
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Has anyone not heard back from UCSD?
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Does anyone know how long the research talk lasts at UCSD? Are we talking 20 minutes or a couple of hours?
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USC vs. UCSD? Both have solid procedural training and UCSD has stronger peds derm, but I'm not sure what other factors I should be considering?
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Cornell vs UCSD! Thanks
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UCSF vs UCSD?
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WWYD: UCLA vs. UCSD vs. Northwestern, no geographic tie to any of the three
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I spoke with the program coordinator and was told directly that no interview invitations had been sent out.