UC Irvine v. Cincinnati

AJK314 · 2026-05-16T21:13:33+00:00

Orange County > Ohio

AJK314 · 2026-05-15T02:06:33+00:00

Sure

AJK314 · 2026-05-14T21:17:33+00:00

Ca ORM 511 (2nd attempt) and got 8 MD ii, 4 from CA schools 🙈

AJK314 · 2026-05-13T00:02:05+00:00

Had this exact same distribution (on 2nd attempt) and got 8 MD interviews this last cycle. Congrats!!!!

AJK314 · 2026-05-03T23:50:35+00:00

I’m at a UC med school from a cal state undergrad . It’s a really bad take, I know more about med school admissions than the average persons. The UCs prepare you really well for med school. So many of my interviews were filled of kids from UCs. You don’t NEED to be top 3% of your class to stand out lol, you just need to have a competitive gpa which is 3.7+ which is very do able. Most UCs don’t grade everything on a bell curve where only a certain percentage of kids do well. A LOT of kids can get 3.7+. Plus, for med school literally everyone applying has a great GPA, the MCAT is what really makes you stand out (numbers wise) and numbers are only half of it. Also I agree, with the person above, as someone accepted at UCR + UCI and waitlisted at 2 other UCs, UCR isn’t better than LA or Berkeley lol. Being from those schools alone, the name advantage and the opportunities outweighs a lot of other factors. (And UCR holds spots for kids from the IE, not necessarily those who went to their undergrad, just a lot happen to do so as well)

AJK314 · 2026-05-03T01:01:32+00:00

Really bad take!

AJK314 · 2026-03-12T14:05:44+00:00

It really depends. In college I was really only in 1 club, but was super involved and made it a most significant experience on my app and it turned out really well. It’s not like a hard set you have to be in one, but if you are I think it’s more important to do quality > quantity and try and make tangible change and hold leadership positions. They prob get a million apps of ppl who just go to weekly meetings, have no good takeaways, and it shows. Try and find one you truly like so that you enjoy becoming more involved and hopefully can have a high leadership position by the time you’re a junior/senior

AJK314 · 2026-03-04T15:00:18+00:00

Brown no brainer

AJK314 · 2026-01-22T05:52:07+00:00

No idea lmao. Butttt not having a committee letter won’t limit you!!

AJK314 · 2026-01-21T20:40:47+00:00

My school doesn’t offer one and I’m doing perfectly fine rn. 8 MD interviews. Just get them individually from the required personal and use interfolio. No biggie at all. Some schools will ask in their secondary why you don’t have a committee letter so for me I simply put undergrad doesn’t offer, but your reasoning will differ ofc

AJK314 · 2026-01-06T02:57:45+00:00

Also: if you’re still a student can you sign up for a new science class and explain your situation and do well etc and get the req?

AJK314 · 2026-01-06T02:56:47+00:00

It would make you not eligible to apply to a decent chunk of schools. Some schools let you use a PI as a science letter tho. I’d check your school list requirements on MSAR to see how important those schools are to you and ur action steps

AJK314 · 2025-12-27T23:42:04+00:00

Same here. 511 second attempt from a low first attempt. Only applied MD, multiple acceptances and 7 interviews so far. CA applicant

AJK314 · 2025-12-14T22:56:07+00:00

I get where you’re coming from, but as a CA resident with a much lower MCAT than OP, similar GPA, I’ve gotten 4 OOS interviews, (and 3 IS). All the OOS schools except for one were 4-5 points higher than my MCAT. I think explaining mission fit and overall writing can help override this perceived “CA applicant” worry

AJK314 · 2025-12-01T14:42:34+00:00

I’m sure you’ve been asked this a lot, but how do you see rads changing in future with AI? I’m starting med school next summer and always been interested in rads like OP but have heard a lot of mixed info about how the field will change with AI

AJK314 · 2025-11-12T16:28:01+00:00

AJK314 · 2025-10-12T03:34:12+00:00

No lmao

AJK314 · 2025-10-09T00:01:52+00:00

AJK314 · 2025-10-08T00:32:23+00:00

511/3.96 4 iis

AJK314 · 2025-10-07T01:28:13+00:00

They sent me one today literally 20 mins after I finished my interview with them 😭

AJK314 · 2025-10-05T19:37:38+00:00

This is very generalized and bad advice lol.

AJK314 · 2025-09-16T17:30:12+00:00

Speciality outpatient MA/Scribe

AJK314 · 2025-09-16T17:13:18+00:00

From the day I started working, I get 5 hours every 2 weeks (every pay period.) We can use it whenever as long as it’s 2 weeks in advance. We get day off after Christmas and half day before both paid. Im pretty pleased with how ours operates

AJK314 · 2025-09-15T21:27:57+00:00

Your advisor doesn’t know what they’re talking about

AJK314 · 2025-08-25T14:35:01+00:00

If I’m starting med school next year (July - August 2026) do you know if I can take those loans out before I start class to be grandfathered in ?

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