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Received my CBC email today. Way to keep me hanging for a while there.
2009-2010 University of Illinois (UIC) Application Thread
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Got my financial aid award letter last night.. all loans. And got a email from certiphi asking for background check consent just few hours ago.
Now I'm hoping for a site placement mail to arrive today.
Anyways, for those of you who signed into my.uic.edu, do you guys have 'COM Chicago' tab on the far right. I have that and I'm wondering if that means that I've been placed in the chicago campus. ?
Now I'm hoping for a site placement mail to arrive today.
Anyways, for those of you who signed into my.uic.edu, do you guys have 'COM Chicago' tab on the far right. I have that and I'm wondering if that means that I've been placed in the chicago campus. ?
I dont have it, maybe you have been? Granted, I'm using the [SIZE=-1][/SIZE][SIZE=-1]icarus Server system, so mine may look different. Why Icarus? Cause its sounded cool?[/SIZE]
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I was placed in Chicago and mine also has the COM Chicago tab. Maybe you got placed there? You need someone who was not placed in Chicago to tell you what theirs says!
What mail server are you using?
And I just called the office, they said that they mailed it already so I will be getting it either today or tomorrow probably. Heres to hoping I get chicago and dont have to petition!
yeah... I haven't received my placement card yet but I do have the COM Chicago tab ... that would be ssooo cool if I got placed in Chicago!!!!!
I remember that during my interview, my interviewer asked me which campus I prefer and I told her (in a nice and eloquent way of course) that I would only attend UIC if I got placed in Chicago because of my family situation... let's see if that helped! 😳
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Where are you guys getting your UIN, in order to set up/log into your my.uic.edu site?
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You guys, I'm in for Urban Medicine!! WOW! I chose UIC very much based on its location and opportunities for urban medicine training because it's what I eventually want to do.
My acceptance came through email. Who else is joining me?!!
My acceptance came through email. Who else is joining me?!!
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i have been 're-reviewed' every month since my interview in october, and was 100% expecting a rejection . . . but came home to visit my parents today and found a big envelope! (which they failed to mention to me!) accepted! so i'll send in my card for chicago and see what happens . . . 😀
edit- looks like you and me both, visionarytics! we've been in limbo for so long together . . . its weird to be out of it!
now i am trying to compare the numbers between UIC and Rush. I wish UIC had really nice cheap tuition like some other state schools, but they arent really looking too different! how long will it be til i get finaid info? do i have to fill out extra forms or will they process it automatically?
i feel so out of the loop. i have been avoiding this thread because i was so sure i was getting rejected . . oops
edit- looks like you and me both, visionarytics! we've been in limbo for so long together . . . its weird to be out of it!
now i am trying to compare the numbers between UIC and Rush. I wish UIC had really nice cheap tuition like some other state schools, but they arent really looking too different! how long will it be til i get finaid info? do i have to fill out extra forms or will they process it automatically?
i feel so out of the loop. i have been avoiding this thread because i was so sure i was getting rejected . . oops
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Urbana/Peoria track placement. I'm happy with Peoria (really glad I didn't get Rockford), but I really wanted to do the MS in clinical science program in Chicago.
My placement letter was sent to my house in Chicagoland (I'm still at school); is there an option to petition your placement?
My placement letter was sent to my house in Chicagoland (I'm still at school); is there an option to petition your placement?
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Feels good, doesn't it?
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its kinda weird. i was so sure they were going to reject me that i am pretty much already settled on Rush. still though, i am going to send everything back- who knows what might happen with financial aid??? and maybe they will give me Chicago placement. it's worth a shot, right?
it does feel good though. it means i am 3 for 3 on interviews --> acceptances. all along i was wondering what i did wrong for UIC- was it my interviews?- but i think they were probably just waiting to decide because of my GPA.
in any case, i have already signed the lease on my new apartment next to the blue line, so i think i am committed to staying in chicago no matter what. i'd like to have a choice between rush and uic but if i cant get chicago i am going to stick with rush. if only uic was super cheap like other state schools!
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argh! i missed second look, didn't i?
technically i was accepted before it . . . wish they woulda sent me an invite 🙁
technically i was accepted before it . . . wish they woulda sent me an invite 🙁
I just got placed at Urbana/Rockford. I have to petition, I need to be in the city for my family, especially my little sister, so I am going to write a letter.
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Hello! Congrats to all who've made it in on this post. I haven't posted before, but I have been following the stories. I've been able to empathize with a lot of what's going on... especially after the scheduled monthly heart attacks from checking the status page. Good to know the folks who were interviewed early are finally in!! 🙂
i received my admission this month, placed in Chicago (wahoo!), and I'm looking for a place to stay. Chicago is very expensive but can be managable w/ a roomie. Ideally I'd like some place off the blue or pink. But I'm open to anything off the Halsted bus, S. Loop, as south as Pilsen, or as north as Lincoln Park (sorry if all this sounds like jibberish... I'm a local 😛).
I'm looking at 2br/2bath. A generally tidy roommate, and can keep a clean kitchen. Feel free to PM me. Let me know about you, your price range, if you've got communal furniture, pets, etc.
i received my admission this month, placed in Chicago (wahoo!), and I'm looking for a place to stay. Chicago is very expensive but can be managable w/ a roomie. Ideally I'd like some place off the blue or pink. But I'm open to anything off the Halsted bus, S. Loop, as south as Pilsen, or as north as Lincoln Park (sorry if all this sounds like jibberish... I'm a local 😛).
I'm looking at 2br/2bath. A generally tidy roommate, and can keep a clean kitchen. Feel free to PM me. Let me know about you, your price range, if you've got communal furniture, pets, etc.
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Anyone else heard about UMed?
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I spoke with someone else who received an acceptance from the program today. I wasn't able to interview last Friday. Apparently they are having an alternative interview day on May 21st. I'm not sure if they're going to be inviting additional people or not as I was scheduled to go on the original date, but couldn't make it.
Good luck everyone!
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I was accepted into UMed this morning as well!
Congrats everyone!!!
Congrats everyone!!!
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I had the 'COM Chicago' tab and was placed in the Urbana/Rockford track. My guess is that everybody has that tab, but I could be wrong.
Best of luck on getting your desired placement!
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With all due respect, I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would want to go to Chicago. We students in Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana constantly get mass-email messages from UIC administration pertaining to assaults, robberies, and attempted murders around the UIC campus area. Medical school is stressful enough by itself!! It's also tremendously expensive... our counterparts in Chicago get the same budget for living expenses as we do here in Peoria, which is hardly enough here, yet I'm sure it costs far more to rent in the big city.
Anyway, I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but just to prepare you all, it is highly unusual for anyone to get placed in Chicago after January/February as they fill on a first-come basis... and everyone, for some reason, wants Chicago. It's also highly unusual for the college to grant petitions to change to Chicago unless you already live there AND you have kids who go to school there or you take care of an ill parent, etc. Generally anything shy of extraordinary circumstances don't suffice. Remember, you were chosen over a whole lot of qualified people that would have loved to have the opportunity go anywhere UIC told them. UIC couldn't give a flying f#ck that your dog likes to go for walks on the magnificent mile or that you'll miss your deep dish.
Sorry to be an a/s/s or anything, but I just wonder how much annoyance it costs UIC administrators who just did you the HUGE favor of granting you the tremendous gift of a bright and brilliant future to start hearing people immediately complain about what city they have to spend a few years of their lives.
Just my two cents..... 😛 .. I'm from Minnesota, so I didn't really care where I ended up. I guess if I had been from Chicago maybe I would have wanted to stay home... but then again I left my home state entirely.
No one that I know in my class has any regret about not going to Chicago. Overall, the education program and the facilities at the Urbana, Peoria, and Rockford campuses are all better than those at Chicago (I've been to all 4).
So.. don't sweat if you're not going to Chicago. Most people who really want to live there end up in Chicagoland for residency anyway.
Anyway, I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but just to prepare you all, it is highly unusual for anyone to get placed in Chicago after January/February as they fill on a first-come basis... and everyone, for some reason, wants Chicago. It's also highly unusual for the college to grant petitions to change to Chicago unless you already live there AND you have kids who go to school there or you take care of an ill parent, etc. Generally anything shy of extraordinary circumstances don't suffice. Remember, you were chosen over a whole lot of qualified people that would have loved to have the opportunity go anywhere UIC told them. UIC couldn't give a flying f#ck that your dog likes to go for walks on the magnificent mile or that you'll miss your deep dish.
Sorry to be an a/s/s or anything, but I just wonder how much annoyance it costs UIC administrators who just did you the HUGE favor of granting you the tremendous gift of a bright and brilliant future to start hearing people immediately complain about what city they have to spend a few years of their lives.
Just my two cents..... 😛 .. I'm from Minnesota, so I didn't really care where I ended up. I guess if I had been from Chicago maybe I would have wanted to stay home... but then again I left my home state entirely.
No one that I know in my class has any regret about not going to Chicago. Overall, the education program and the facilities at the Urbana, Peoria, and Rockford campuses are all better than those at Chicago (I've been to all 4).
So.. don't sweat if you're not going to Chicago. Most people who really want to live there end up in Chicagoland for residency anyway.
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my.uic wasn't around when I was matriculating, however, I do recall seeing statuses on Enterprise that said Chicago before I was placed in Urbana-Peoria. However, mine says COM Peoria, so those of you whose say COM Chicago may very well end up placed in Chicago.
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Typical Twins fan 🙄kai35 said:
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There are many reasons why one would pick the chicago campus. I currently live very close to one of the regional campuses and I picked chicago over that campus for the following reason: (1) Great City. Let's face it, chicago offers many more "outside the class" opportunities compared to Urbana/Rockford/Peoria. (2) Patient population. Going to school in chicago offers you the opportunity to care for a more diverse population than UPR would. (3) No moving. I hate moving, period. Chicago track allows to spend four years in one city rather than having to move and adjust to a new city after first year.
Given that I am not a medical student yet, I prob. do not know of all the advantages/disadvantages. I think you will receive a good education regardless of the campus you are placed at. But I would pick chicago any day over any of the other campuses.
I have a sick parent and a little sister who is just starting college, I want to care for my mom and make sure my little sister doesnt break down from the stress of going to one of the top schools in the nation. So yea, when I say I want to petition and go to Chicago, its not cause I want to party it up in the city. I have legit reasons.
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Sorry, was off SDN for a few days, just saw the response - thanks a lot for the info, Quinn. Are you on the Chicago track?
I was one of those accepted in the last wave, and I found out I'm on the Peoria track. No complaints, I'm ecstatic to be in med school. But I was wondering if some current med students (or pre-meds who've looked into this stuff) could shed some light on the Peoria vs Rockford tracks.
The common perception is that Rockford is mostly for the rural kids, but I've talked to a student up there and I got a very different perspective. I've heard there's some great opportunities to get more hands-on experience than in Peoria.
I've also heard - and this is huge for me - that Rockford students can do their M4 rotations at the Chicago hospitals (that I thought only Chicago students rotated through).
Does anyone know if Rockford is mostly for primary care, or do those students have as good a chance at getting into a speciality?
On the other hand I've heard Peoria is more of a 'metropolitan-ish' hospital than Rockford, and so the cases there are much more varied and interesting.
This isn't supposed to turn into an argument/flame war. I really have no idea what to expect, and I'm just trying to gather information. Has anyone gone through (or knows someone that has gone through) the Rockford or Peoria tracks that could add to this? A list of pros/cons would be really helpful for us ecstatic yet confused M1s.
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Sorry for the double-post; computer problems.
Does anyone know if there are match lists separated by campus? I really want to see if one campus does more primary care than another, or things like that.
I'm sifting through the previous pages and found this great response from Kai. This is just an excerpt, the full post is a few pages back, I'm just sort-of-bumping it to this page since it answers a lot of questions:
Does anyone know if there are match lists separated by campus? I really want to see if one campus does more primary care than another, or things like that.
I'm sifting through the previous pages and found this great response from Kai. This is just an excerpt, the full post is a few pages back, I'm just sort-of-bumping it to this page since it answers a lot of questions:
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The sick parent reason will definitely fly with UIC administration... the little sister one won't. I wasn't passing judgement on anyone. I was just saying that unless you have real personal family obligations, they will deny a petition. Sorry to hear about your mom.
I'm not arguing why someone would want to stay in Chicago. Different strokes for different folks. I'm just saying, the reasons most people give, including the reasons you give, are ******ed to put on a petition because *everyone* would want that.
And I would argue that you get a more diverse patient population in Peoria. Though in Chicago you have a more ethnically diverse population, Peoria is by no means homogenous.. it's roughly 60% white, 25% black, and 15% other races. Another benefit you get in Peoria, which I think puts it over Chicago, is that you get to see (and are required to do rotations in) both an urban setting <I>and</I> a rural setting, which you definitely do not get in Chicago at all.
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This is whole thing gets overblown all the time. It's really not that big a deal. Basically, the way it works, is that Rockford M4's are "allowed" to do their M4 rotations in Chicago. It doesn't mean they wind up being able to or there's room. Remember, M4 rotations are electives. As a Rockford student, you will be at a lower priority than 150 Chicago M4s.
Peoria M4's are required to do about 8 weeks of their M4 year in Peoria, but the rest they are free to do electives in Chicago or anywhere else just like a Rockford M4.
So basically the difference is those 8 weeks. It's really not that much of a problem. Peoria's hospitals are way better than Rockford's... that's why the policy is the way it is. There's never a guarantee to do away electives and it's very hard to get the one you want when you're automatically placed underneath the host school's own 70-150 M4 students.
I'd be more concerned about my M3 year. That's the year when you really need to make up your mind about what you want to specialize in. Your M4 year is just for fun and tuition $$ 😉 ... For M3, you're best off in a good hospital.... and in my opinion, Peoria > Rockford > Urbana.
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I've got to say, I've been having a hard time thinking about living in Peoria, because I had my heart set on Chicago, but a lot of these posts have been pretty useful. I think I was being unrealistic imagining that I'd be placed in Chicago at this point, though. I like a lot of the pros people have listed about Peoria, but here's the thing: what if I have absolutely NO interested in practicing rural medicine because, after med school at least, I never plan on living in a rural setting? I just find that to be a waste of time, you know? But maybe it's only a small requirement?
I just feel liked I'd be missing out on the bigger medical district in the country, and the kind of diversity you'd get just being able to volunteer and get a ton of great experience right away in the nitty gritty of it all. Plus, I mean 50 people in my class? I thought 80 was low, do you guys feel this is limiting at all? It seems like you'd be able to get a lot more out of a bigger class. That and, let's be honest, it sucks to have to move after M1, because of moving itself and because it's like, "hey, you're my medical school class, I like you guys! oh well, bye bye to 75 of you!!"
In any case, I'm visiting the Peoria campus in a week, May 7th. Anyone there have any advice for what I should do/where to go, aside from the tour and info the office will give me? Help a freakin'-out new soon-to-be-med student out!
I just feel liked I'd be missing out on the bigger medical district in the country, and the kind of diversity you'd get just being able to volunteer and get a ton of great experience right away in the nitty gritty of it all. Plus, I mean 50 people in my class? I thought 80 was low, do you guys feel this is limiting at all? It seems like you'd be able to get a lot more out of a bigger class. That and, let's be honest, it sucks to have to move after M1, because of moving itself and because it's like, "hey, you're my medical school class, I like you guys! oh well, bye bye to 75 of you!!"
In any case, I'm visiting the Peoria campus in a week, May 7th. Anyone there have any advice for what I should do/where to go, aside from the tour and info the office will give me? Help a freakin'-out new soon-to-be-med student out!
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Well, as far as rural medicine being a waste of time.... that'd be like saying because I come from a town where 97% of the population is white (I really do and it really is) and I plan on practicing there, that there'd be no benefit to working with an ethnically diverse population. Your skills as a doctor are the composite of your experiences. Even if you plan on living in the big city, rural experience can be useful as it gives you an additional context you wouldn't otherwise have. As I hope you know, diversity is not limited to ethnicity.
Leaving over half your class sucks. Although you do get placed in all your M1 labs with people that are in your site assignment, it really blows to have to leave so many people. This coming year's M3s (my class) are 49 strong, the M4s are 52, and the outgoing class that graduates tomorrow morning are 51. I don't find it limiting at all. I'm not sure what it would limit. All it means is more one-on-one time with faculty, fewer people on your rotations crowding the surgery table, and easier access to administration.
Check out the hospitals when you're in Peoria. Try to talk to current students.
PS: If you have anytime whatsoever for volunteering during M2, I want whatever crazy stimulant you're on hahaha 😉
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How much of a focus on rural medicine is there in Peoria? I did a little bit of research and the medical complex in the Peoria looks great, so I'm not worrying about "missing out" on the metropolitan medical center experience. But I have ZERO interest in practicing rural medicine...will I have it shoved down my throat at Peoria or will it simply be some time at a rural hospital/office during M3?
Also, does anyone know whether the M.S. in clinical and translational science is offered at Peoria or how that would work?
I just got placed in the Urbana-Peoria track as well. I'm gonna petition but if they don't grant it, I much rather spend all four years in Urbana than in peoria.
Kai35, could you please explain your reasoning here? Is Carle really that bad?
Kai35, could you please explain your reasoning here? Is Carle really that bad?
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Obviously, I have never rotated through or worked as an employee of Carle Hospital, but my volunteering experiences there were definitely not positive, and I wasn't very impressed by the facilities. The good side of it is that hopefully people get to rotate through the Spine Clinic affiliated because that's a sweet deal 👍
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Wait, are you petitioning for Chicago, though? Or is it like an, "anything but Peoria thing? I'm pretty sure they only put MD/PhD students in Urbana for the full four years though, so unless you're going for that, it'd be kind of tough.
ditto on the question...
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How bad of a neighborhood is the Chicago campus in? I work at one of the satellite UIC campuses and get massmails for robberies fairly frequently and this one is very sad http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/uicnews/articledetail.cgi?id=14142
Chicago is great, but is the school in a bad area?
Chicago is great, but is the school in a bad area?
hey guys! congrats on all the acceptances. For those of you living in Urbana-Champaign next year and looking for housing, a word to the wise: avoid Campus Property Management. They're notoriously bad around here.
I'm a C-U native and went to UIUC for undergrad so if anyone has housing questions (like"is this company shady?" "is this considered far from campus?") just send me a PM and I'll try to help ya out.
I'm a C-U native and went to UIUC for undergrad so if anyone has housing questions (like"is this company shady?" "is this considered far from campus?") just send me a PM and I'll try to help ya out.
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Just wanted to add, QFT. I rented from them. Feel free to PM me as well.red10 said:
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The area isn't the Gold Coast but it's not bad. Just don't wander too far south at night and you'll be fine. Common sense will be your security.startswithb said:
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With all due respect, I find it ironic that you are bringing up campus security when you are in Peoria. My sister did the peoria track, there is plenty of crimes in downtown peoria which isn't exactly the safest place on Earth. Theft, assault, etc. Not to worry those who are on the Peoria track, it is great program, but Peoria also has its share of shady areas and crimes and share of nice areas. Also since UIC is such a huge school they alert students of all crimes even if they are off campus (which is usually the case). If you don't wander to the south you'll always be among other students and in safe hands. Plus Chicago itself (downtown) is so gorgeous,safe, and beautiful, why wouldn't you want to be in Chicago?
I can't blame my fellow students who are doing everything they can to get into Chicago. Are you telling people to avoid Chicago because like all mega-cities there are bad areas?
All of the other tracks at UIC are excellent, but Chicago has its benefits, yes the lifestyle is more expensive, but not by much. And I wouldn't say the programs at the other campuses's are better than Chicago, thats a bold statement to make. I'm really glad you love Peoria, but each site has its own pro's and cons. For Chicago, its more hospitals, better patient variety, more research opportunities, and while the facilities are older there are more areas to study and do things. My sister used to complain how small the Peoria building is and how limited the options were.
I don't mean to start a war here, and I respect your opinion but the way you completely took down the Chicago track really bothered me. The bottom line is, once you begin Med school in any of the tracks you will end up liking it. There will be some adjusting (all my friends and family members eventually did) and you will like the track.
I wish good luck to everyone.
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Anyone from the Peoria track willing to comment on the clinicals there and the extent that the education there is grounded in rural medicine?
I have zero interest in rural medicine, so I was wondering how big a part of the curriculum it is compared to Chicago.
I have zero interest in rural medicine, so I was wondering how big a part of the curriculum it is compared to Chicago.
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You spend 3 weeks of your second year shadowing a physician in rural IL. You also can elect to do your 3rd year rotations in rural IL. These aren't options on the other three campuses.
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I wasn't trying to take down any campus. What I was trying to get across is that most people's petition attempts are a waste of their and UIC's time. There's obviously a finite amount of resources at Chicago and they place people based on that factor. I just think it's kind of disrespectful to petition solely because you don't want to move. No one does. If you have a good reason, as I said, like a sick parent, young children, etc., that's a totally different thing...
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Carle isn't bad. But it's smaller than both Methodist and OSF and probably even smaller than Proctor. It's a good hospital.. it's just small. Peoria is a bigger city and has two much bigger hospitals.
Also, I totally understand your reasoning to stay in Urbana. It's a much more fun place to live. But it sure would suck to make friends with so many people and then have 80%+ of them leave.
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I would have loved loved ...absolutely loved to go to UIC and I was given the Chicago site.
However, the tuition is just ungodly. I just can't see myself graduating with half million in debt! Is that REALLY what out of state students end up paying - close to 400k for four years?
However, the tuition is just ungodly. I just can't see myself graduating with half million in debt! Is that REALLY what out of state students end up paying - close to 400k for four years?
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No. It's really closer to $280k for OOS (60k for M1 and M4, 80k for M2 and M3).
If you are of African-American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, or Native American descent (basically everyone except caucasians, middle easterners/East Indians, and Asians), you can enroll in the Urban Medicine Program and pay in-state tuition even if you're out of state.
I'm 1/4 Native American and I claimed Native American and white on my application... then I got told to apply to this program and now I pay in-state tuition. That obviously wasn't my intention from the get go... just a happy coincidence. =P
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