Calling All UCLA 2011 Applicants!

My status changed from

Your application is complete for committee review.
to
Your application is complete for committee review and will have a decision released by the publish date for your round.

with no interview invite yet. Bad news?

I haven't been invited to an interview yet.

My submission status still states:

Your application is complete for committee review.
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Same situation with me. Status changed but no e-mail/invite.

Same here. My status hasn't changed.

Ok, happy I am not alone, I guess!

Just got an interview invite! Submitted on 5th minutes before deadline.
I would really appreciate any recommendations on on campus Vs off campus interviews. Since I'm in LA, it definitely wouldn't be a problem to do it on campus..

I just got the interview invite actually! Status changed earlier today.

Me too!!!

mm0815 and i22,
congrats to both of you!
Are you planning to do it on campus or with an alum?

Just got an interview invite email 10 minutes ago. My status reads "Your application is complete for committee review and will have a decision released by the publish date for your round."

Just got an interview invite as well. Submitted a few days prior to the deadline.

Thanks. Congrats to you too. I'll probably do off campus since I'm in Detroit. I haven't visited the school yet though. I guess I'll wait to see if I get in. Do you think there's any benefit to doing on campus?

Thanks, vivekrb. I'm doing it on campus... Good luck!!!

Hi guys,

I am a R2 applicant. I have just taken over the first post in the thread from RogerDoger and am going to try and update the thread to mark those who have been admitted, dinged, etc. I will be going through all 30 pages of the thread and it may take quite a few days.

I would like your help in keeping the stats updated just so that everyone knows so please update your admits, dings, W/L and interview status in the threads so that I can keep updating.

Cheers.

got an interview invite on Friday.

Hey there kidchaos,

Can you update me from an R1 applicant to an R2 applicant?
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If you're in LA, I would recommend on-campus unless it doesn't work for your schedule. From what I remember for R1 they didn't offer on-campus interviews on weekends, and I would have had a hard time making it there for one on a weekday even though I'm only about 2 hours away from UCLA. I had just visited Anderson the previous week so I didn't see any urgent need for another trip there just for a half hour interview.

So I did mine off-campus with an alum, and it went well. Alums can sometimes be a mixed bag, whereas with AdCom/student interviews you're more likely to get a very vanilla interview. AdCom obviously didn't penalize me too much for choosing off-campus though so it's really up to you.

In your case I would recommend interviewing off-campus and saving your money/vacation days til you get a decision from the AdCom. You won't be penalized for not making a trip from Detroit.

I live on the East Coast and did my interview with a local alum. I eventually got in and I am yet to visit Anderson. However, I will definitely do it soon. I am not signing my debt-free life away without checking the product carefully first. There is an added benifit in doing your interview on campus because you will get a sense of the culture of the school but I do not think it's advantageous for admission purposes.

Anyone know roughly how long before interview invites cease? Looks like interview invites for R2 have been steadily going out since 1/12.