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UC Irvine2026-2027 Thread
anonymous
Jul 21, 2026
#1

good luck post for me <3

take me once again uci

anonymous
Jul 22, 2026
#2

amcas receipt email

anonymous
Jul 26, 2026
#3

guys are they taking summer vaca or what ... no secondary no receipt email and i was verified way before june 26!

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Joined
Jul 27, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
#4

just got my secondary!

anonymous
Jul 28, 2026
#5

closinginvitation82:

just got my secondary!

girl forward it to me...jk lol

anonymous
Jul 28, 2026
#6

closinginvitation82:

just got my secondary!

MD or MD/PhD?

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Joined
Mar 12, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
#7

Under the "activities" tab of the secondary application, I am given the following prompt:

By December 2025, how many total research hours (all your clinical experiences) will you estimate to have had (include university-based research, lab assistant, clinical research*, preparing manuscript, etc.)

Did they mean to put 2026? And how many of you are reporting information that is not already mentioned in the primary application?

anonymous
Jul 29, 2026
#8

Has anyone who's OOS gotten a secondary yet?

[deleted]
Jul 29, 2026
#9

anonymous:

Has anyone who's OOS gotten a secondary yet?

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anonymous
Jul 29, 2026
#10

anonymous:

Has anyone who's OOS gotten a secondary yet?

not me :(

anonymous
Jul 30, 2026
#11

Just got UCI secondary IS

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Joined
Mar 1, 2026
Jul 30, 2026
#12

FoolzGold:

Under the "activities" tab of the secondary application, I am given the following prompt:

By December 2025, how many total research hours (all your clinical experiences) will you estimate to have had (include university-based research, lab assistant, clinical research*, preparing manuscript, etc.)

Did they mean to put 2026? And how many of you are reporting information that is not already mentioned in the primary application?

Any updates on this ?

[deleted]
Jul 30, 2026
#13

Premed1429:

Any updates on this ?

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Mar 12, 2026
Jul 30, 2026
#14

Premed1429:

Any updates on this ?

I'm going to assume they meant 2026 instead of 2025. And most of the information I'm submitting is already mentioned in my primary app.

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Jul 30, 2026
#15

I emailed them about it and hope to hear back in next 1-2 days

anonymous
Jul 31, 2026
#16

for this question if i'm applying straight through (no gap year) then should i select yes and then answer the prompt? because at the time of matriculation i will complete my bachelor's? the wording of the prompt is slightly weird and almost implies that if i WILL receive my degree this year, i should still share my plans... HELP.

Have you completed your Bachelors Degree (B.A/ B.S)

 

Yes

No

Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (school, work, and/or volunteer, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list them in chronological order or you may incorporate them into an essay, stating why you chose particular activities. If you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year, please discuss your plans for current year.

anonymous
Jul 31, 2026
#17

anonymous:

for this question if i'm applying straight through (no gap year) then should i select yes and then answer the prompt? because at the time of matriculation i will complete my bachelor's? the wording of the prompt is slightly weird and almost implies that if i WILL receive my degree this year, i should still share my plans... HELP.

Have you completed your Bachelors Degree (B.A/ B.S)

 

Yes

No

Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (school, work, and/or volunteer, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list them in chronological order or you may incorporate them into an essay, stating why you chose particular activities. If you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year, please discuss your plans for current year.

you will receive your bachelor's this year so you should answer the prompt with your current year's activities.

anonymous
Jul 31, 2026
#18

FoolzGold:

I'm going to assume they meant 2026 instead of 2025. And most of the information I'm submitting is already mentioned in my primary app.

I emailed them and they said it was a typo. They meant to say December 2026, not 2025.

anonymous
Jul 31, 2026
#19

anonymous:

for this question if i'm applying straight through (no gap year) then should i select yes and then answer the prompt? because at the time of matriculation i will complete my bachelor's? the wording of the prompt is slightly weird and almost implies that if i WILL receive my degree this year, i should still share my plans... HELP.

Have you completed your Bachelors Degree (B.A/ B.S)

 

Yes

No

Please clarify for the Admissions Committee your activities (school, work, and/or volunteer, travel, etc.) since receiving your undergraduate degree. You may list them in chronological order or you may incorporate them into an essay, stating why you chose particular activities. If you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year, please discuss your plans for current year.

no? the prompt is asking if you've already graduated and you haven't if i understand correctly. it's just a gap year essay so if you're not taking one don't answer it

anonymous
Jul 31, 2026
#20

anonymous:

I emailed them and they said it was a typo. They meant to say December 2026, not 2025.

they took a month to send the secondaries and still have a typo bro

anonymous
Jul 31, 2026
#21

anonymous:

no? the prompt is asking if you've already graduated and you haven't if i understand correctly. it's just a gap year essay so if you're not taking one don't answer it

it does say "if you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year" so I would think they should list current activities if they're going straight through since they would get their bachelor's this academic year. yes it can be a gap year essay but i think it could double as a current activities essay too depending on where an applicant falls. honestly maybe worth asking admissions about that though, the wording is confusing, so you could be right too.

anonymous
Aug 1, 2026
#22

anonymous:

they took a month to send the secondaries and still have a typo bro

As one would expect from a very professional med school

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Aug 1, 2026
#23

can someone lmk the prime prompts plsss

anonymous
Aug 1, 2026
#24

anonymous:

it does say "if you have just received or will receive your undergraduate degree this year" so I would think they should list current activities if they're going straight through since they would get their bachelor's this academic year. yes it can be a gap year essay but i think it could double as a current activities essay too depending on where an applicant falls. honestly maybe worth asking admissions about that though, the wording is confusing, so you could be right too.

oh, i read it again and i see what you're saying. yeah i agree i guess they could go either way then

anonymous
Aug 2, 2026
#25

anonymous:

they took a month to send the secondaries and still have a typo bro

I mean just read the reviews for this school, it's terrible, should be expected

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Jul 23, 2026
Aug 2, 2026
#26

will someone send all secondary prompts? not on sdn yet

anonymous
Aug 2, 2026
#27

flash316:

will someone send all secondary prompts? not on sdn yet

it's the same

anonymous
Aug 4, 2026
#28

anonymous:

Just got UCI secondary IS

I was processed 6/30, when was your primary processed?

anonymous
Aug 4, 2026
#29

am i being neurotic or is uci just slow lol, processed 7/7

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Aug 4, 2026
#30

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anonymous
Aug 4, 2026
#31

i was processed 7/28. no secondary IS. im cooked

anonymous
Aug 4, 2026
#32

Processed day 1 and just got my secondary last night, OOS. They should start rollin gout so don't be too worried just yet!

anonymous
Aug 4, 2026
#33

now why are they making me reenter all my activities, hours, dates....JUST READ MY PRIMARY OMG

anonymous
Aug 5, 2026
#34

getting scared about not even receiving a secondary from them, processed 7/2. It's kinda crazy since I was waitlisted until 8/3

anonymous
Aug 6, 2026
#35

For the secondary "Activities" section, how many activities are you guys listing? It says most important, so I thought only a few, but it feels weird listing sums of total clinical and research hours without the activities listed nearby....

anonymous
Aug 6, 2026
#36

anonymous:

For the secondary "Activities" section, how many activities are you guys listing? It says most important, so I thought only a few, but it feels weird listing sums of total clinical and research hours without the activities listed nearby....

yeah i only did my top few with a lot of substantial hours or experiences, but added all my hours total. prob fine either way, it says they're using it for screening (which you would think they'd do before sending secondaries but whatever...)

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May 23, 2024
12h ago
#37

Is it rare to get other UC invites and not Irvine? Orange County don't want meeee?! 😔

anonymous
10h ago
#38

simplybo:

Is it rare to get other UC invites and not Irvine? Orange County don't want meeee?! 😔

same question here.. how does every other uc send invites but not irvine ;((