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Either this past week or this upcoming week. Mine's the 28th but they had the 24th open I know (at least interviewing in Chicago-wise)Has anyone interviewed here yet or know when the first day of interviews are?
Just got an email about the Medical Scholars program. Did a bunch of other people get this? I am not even applying to this school....should I add it to the list this late in the cycle?
Just got an email about the Medical Scholars program. Did a bunch of other people get this? I am not even applying to this school....should I add it to the list this late in the cycle?
their site indicates the avg gpa and mcat to be a 32 and 3.5. how much you want to believe that is the average is up to you, but consider the investment you will be making (7-9 years vs 4) and if the savings in tuition and fees justifies it...also you can always (and many do) research in med schoolI just got the same email as well.
Funny thing is, they said I performed well on the MCAT, but I only got a 29 on it...
I do have good research experience though, with 2 publications in orthopedic surgery (one 3rd author, two 2nd author - 1 is being submitted this week)
Should I even bother to apply to the MD/PhD program with my relatively low MCAT score?
(I already applied to the regular MD program with no interview invite so far)
Wondering if anyone else has checked their status lately and a list of interview dates has come up??
I havent gotten an email or anything saying that I've been selected for an interview but it says "Interview date not selected" in my status box!
Update: Just called the number listed above and although I didn't get an email or anything I just gave them my AMCAS number and they scheduled it! --- so anyone else that didn't get an email but sees the interview dates - try calling!
Anyone else still been complete for a while and had no status change? I'm a bit frustrated that this is my state school and my application hasn't even been looked at yet, even after being complete on 7/8? :/ Status has never moved from Application in Process!
At least I'm not alone. I was complete on 7/6 and my status still hasn't changed.
Anyone else still been complete for a while and had no status change? I'm a bit frustrated that this is my state school and my application hasn't even been looked at yet, even after being complete on 7/8? :/ Status has never moved from Application in Process!
Has anyone Out of State received an interview? If so what are your stats?
Anyone else still been complete for a while and had no status change? I'm a bit frustrated that this is my state school and my application hasn't even been looked at yet, even after being complete on 7/8? :/ Status has never moved from Application in Process!
Complete 7/13, no change from Application is in Process.
I also got the silent Interview Invite. Checked status today and saw a big interview date grid. Never got email or anything.
I have been in the same spot since 7/8 too. I guess we should focus on what we have so far. Come October 15, you may not be on this site very much anymore - BTW, mine says "Application is in Process" - not "Application in Process"
Complete 7/13, no change from Application is in Process.
I was complete 7/7 and I went here for both undergrad and grad school (in the medical school) and I am STILL IN "APPLICATION IS IN PROCESS"
I am a little PO'd...I am also almost positive they sorted the applicants by MCAT score
I am also a little frustrated/annoyed with it. And shut the front door.... how do you know that?!
Well just looking at who is receiving interview invite stats, mostly individuals with higher mcats (35+) have received interviews (no preference to in state or out of state), furthermore, from within my graduate department, three students are applying to UIC for med school: one has got a 34, i received a 31, and the other got a 30. I have the highest undergrad and grad gpa (by a lot) out of all of them, arguably the most extracurricular activities, and most affiliation with UIC...yet only the student with a 34 has gone into "Applicant in Process" recently and the student with the 30 and myself have continued to sit in the "application is in process." All three of us are illinois residents, all of us are master's students in the same department at UIC...I am a little ticked because the school admission staff states that it takes into consideration all these different factors....BUUUUUT.....it seems like they take those into consideration after they first look at your MCAT..
I've had the "Applicant in Process" status since 8/24. Has anyone had this status for this long?
longer...
I have had the "Applicant in Process" status since 8/24...what's taking so long? Anyone have any idea, has anyone had this status for 3 weeks or so?
I've had the "Applicant in Process" status since 8/24. Has anyone had this status for this long?
I've had it for 1.5 months or so
I read in another thread (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=294136) that U of Illinois accepts the highest of your MCAT scores. Does anyone know if this means highest from each section? Or highest composite? Thank you!
i'd love to see this list just out of curiosity's sakecomposite
Also, the admissions department says there is no difference between applicant and application in process, so I would take any status update with a grain of salt, except ofc an II which I would take with a large glass of beer
Also, Adcomm member said that GPA is multiplied by a factor depending on your college and major. I was told UIUC engineering or MIT was a 1.0 and it goes down from there (e.g 0.9, 0.8, 0.75). She also said english is a 0.9 (seemed like it was in the same breadth as UIUC)
IMO, people were screened, point totals assigned by an algorithm, and highest scores were presented to the Adcomm at their monthly meeting. They probably presented a number of IS and OOS since they always take a certain percentage of IS and OOS. I remember hearing something about a 60 point total in the past to make the cut, no idea how gpa, mcat, or EC's get in there, although I remember somewhere in the ballpark of ten points (poss 13?) for "diversity" i.e not being white or asian.
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Also, the admissions department says there is no difference between applicant and application in process, so I would take any status update with a grain of salt, except ofc an II which I would take with a large glass of beer
Also, Adcomm member said that GPA is multiplied by a factor depending on your college and major. I was told UIUC engineering or MIT was a 1.0 and it goes down from there (e.g 0.9, 0.8, 0.75). She also said english is a 0.9 (seemed like it was in the same breadth as UIUC)
IMO, people were screened, point totals assigned by an algorithm, and highest scores were presented to the Adcomm at their monthly meeting. They probably presented a number of IS and OOS since they always take a certain percentage of IS and OOS. I remember hearing something about a 60 point total in the past to make the cut, no idea how gpa, mcat, or EC's get in there, although I remember somewhere in the ballpark of ten points (poss 13?) for "diversity" i.e not being white or asian.
Applicant or application?
Just interviewed here yesterday; wanted to comment on how friendly everyone was (interviewers, admissions office staff, director of admissions) and how relaxed the whole process was.
Interviews were generally conversational, no real curve ball type questions, just open ended questions that let you talk about your opinions and experiences. If I'm not mistaken, your interviewers have access to your personal statement and secondary essays, but I don't think they see your stats, at least not prior to the interview.
If you're coming in from out of town, the trains are way easy to use too, and much cheaper than a taxi!
has anyone out of state received an interview? If so what are your stats?
wut.
Interview invite 09/27/11.
Completed 09/08/11. 36Q, 3.99 sciGPA. IS.
Really quick turnaround!
60 points as calculated by an algorithm, e.g mcat + gpa*10 + EC (as graded by a screener)
supreme court said admissions can award points for diversity that factors in the race of an applicant, but can't use racial quotas, hence u of i awards points for your race.