Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

[Louise409]

Hi everyone--

Has anyone else out there applied to the UCSF MEPN program? They're supposed to send out letters this month (December) for the interview process. Has anyone gotten a letter yet? Will those that aren't asked to the interview process get a rejection letter now?

Crossing my fingers...!

[nurse hila]

I didn't get an interview, either. :stone I'm bummed, but what can I say? I did my best.

It's for the better, though. Plan B is applying to the USF CNL program.

Good luck everyone.

[JudeyRooney81]

What is the CNL program?

[JudeyRooney81]

Oh wait, I actually looked at that program. I think my back up is still Samuel Merrit for the accelerated track.

[Hopeful Nurse]

I got mine today!!! I live in San Francisco. I was Christmas shopping downtown and my husband brought the letter to me. It came in a big envelope.

I am interviewing on the 23rd of January.

[JudeyRooney81]

Hopeful Nurse, what track did you apply to again?

[JudeyRooney81]

I remember that you applied to oncology. Congrats! Is that through Gerontology?

[Hopeful Nurse]

I remember that you applied to oncology. Congrats! Is that through Gerontology?

JudeyRooney, Yes it is the Oncology/Gerantology program. I wish you the best of luck, as well as everyone else. I know we all worked really hard for this.

[raysm310]

I got my letter today too, and it came in a big envelope! Hopeful nurse, I am also interviewing on the 23rd, so maybe we'll meet.

Best of luck to everyone in whatever their path leads to.

[MorePlease]

I got my rejection letter this afternoon. A little surprised, as I was invited to interview last year and I thought my chances would get better with reapplying. I guess that's what assuming gets you :-)

Congratulations everyone and good luck!

[JudeyRooney81]

Wow! That is really shocking to me. I guess that tells you how unpredictable things are. Did you change your application this year at all?

I won't be finding out until probably Wednesday, based on the rate of mail from SF to Michigan--however, at the way things have been going on this board, I am kind of glad extending the not knowing, b/c then I still have hope.

[MorePlease]

I added a new recommender and switched up the essay a bit. I didn't call last year to see why I didn't make the final cut, so that probably would have helped. I'll definitely be calling to see what happened this time, though.

[jcarranz5]

Congrats to tsscal, raysm310, and Hopeful Nurse! You guys are awesome! Today, I went to the mailbox with a little ball of nervousness in my stomach only to find out that I had not received my letter today. This means that I have all Sunday and half of Monday to be nervous. I'll probably flip out if I don't get a letter on Monday.

And to those that didn't get in, chin up! We all have to stay positive about our futures. I have already started to map out alternate pathways in case UCSF and Columbia did not pan out after all.