Caltech-UCSD Med Scholars?

mjchiu2k
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:49:12 +0000

The most obvious thing you need is an EA acceptance letter from caltech. If you don’t have that, I don’t think you can apply.

After this point, admission into the program is being done by UCSD med school not caltech. You write an additional essay basically explaining why you want to be in the program. You also get an additional rec letter. The next step is being invited in for an interview. From my observation, I think their selection for med scholars is heavily based on the interview, although I’m sure that experience, stats, recs, and essays are still important. My guess is that stats/experience for most ppl being interviewed is pretty indistinguishable on paper so your interviewing skills are going to play a bigger role.