2011-2012 University of Chicago (Pritzker) Application Thread

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Reach school for me, rejected after day 7 here! At least they dignified me with a response!
 
rejected after 2 weeks.

OOS applicant:

MCAT 38
GPA 3.35
 
For those of you who have been placed on hold - did you receive an e-mail with the status update or did your "My History" have any updates past "moved to MD screen" ?

I ask because I noticed for the first time today that my application status on the main page said "application held for later review" but I never received an e-mail or anything. I honestly don't know what it said there a few days ago. I submitted my secondary before my MCAT scores came out on 8/9 and I was immediately placed in a hold state because of that. The "getting started" page says that the hold status may not lift after they get your MCAT scores even though they lift the hold internally.

Just trying to figure out if I'm actually on hold now or if this is leftover from applying without an MCAT score.
 
Slev said:
For those of you who have been placed on hold - did you receive an e-mail with the status update or did your "My History" have any updates past "moved to MD screen" ?

I ask because I noticed for the first time today that my application status on the main page said "application held for later review" but I never received an e-mail or anything. I honestly don't know what it said there a few days ago. I submitted my secondary before my MCAT scores came out on 8/9 and I was immediately placed in a hold state because of that. The "getting started" page says that the hold status may not lift after they get your MCAT scores even though they lift the hold internally.

Just trying to figure out if I'm actually on hold now or if this is leftover from applying without an MCAT score.
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I didn't get an email, and My History doesn't have any updates other than moved to MD screen. Sorry dude, looks like you're on hold.
 
Illinois2012 said:
I didn't get an email, and My History doesn't have any updates other than moved to MD screen. Sorry dude, looks like you're on hold.
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that's kind of what I was expecting, oh well... at least I'm still in the game

thanks!
 
Slev said:
that's kind of what I was expecting, oh well... at least I'm still in the game

thanks!
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No problem. I'm in the same boat, so I know how nerve-wracking it can be to not have your questions answered. Good luck.
 
Illinois2012 said:
No problem. I'm in the same boat, so I know how nerve-wracking it can be to not have your questions answered. Good luck.
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Well maybe we'll meet at a late season interview 🙂
 
I just have a quick question anyone who has done the chicago secondary can give me advice....For the second essay can I discuss the loss of my hospice patient that I have been assigned to for about one year now? I have never had anyone close to me that passed away in my life since I havent seen my family members since I was little cuz they are overseas and or any other person here in the states. just going to talk about the coping skills I used to deal with the death and the lessons I learned. Just worried that the admissions would dismiss it as BS idk. Thanks.
 
AZOOZOO said:
I just have a quick question anyone who has done the chicago secondary can give me advice....For the second essay can I discuss the loss of my hospice patient that I have been assigned to for about one year now? I have never had anyone close to me that passed away in my life since I havent seen my family members since I was little cuz they are overseas and or any other person here in the states. just going to talk about the coping skills I used to deal with the death and the lessons I learned. Just worried that the admissions would dismiss it as BS idk. Thanks.
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That sounds like a very good essay topic actually. I don't think they'd call BS if you write it well. Just be as sincere/sensitive/unassuming as you can be about it.


On a side note, you all have to watch this. By the Pritzker class of 2010:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y8G4s1yxi0
 
Just got moved to MD screen. fingers crossed.
 
STILL no response.. I checked the 2010 thread, and for other applicants that have had their app on review for a long time, it looks like there's not too much hope for us. I must stop checking the status every day and make my other apps kick butt.
 
Rejected 3days after submitting my app good luck to you guys!
 
zamzee said:
STILL no response.. I checked the 2010 thread, and for other applicants that have had their app on review for a long time, it looks like there's not too much hope for us. I must stop checking the status every day and make my other apps kick butt.
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Good luck. Just hang in there. I'm sure they are just taking their time to enjoy and savor the intricacies of your application.

chronicidal said:
completed yesterday; interview invite 6pm CST today
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Congrats! I hope you get in.
 
Quicksilver005 said:
Good luck. Just hang in there. I'm sure they are just taking their time to enjoy and savor the intricacies of your application.



Congrats! I hope you get in.
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Haha! Thanks for the encouragement. Hope you get into Mount Sinai!! And congrats to the recent interviews, great job.
 
My sister just began her residency at the U of Chicago She had top grades and scores on the Board. After a month into it she's having some second thoughts about being a doctor... I know she's trying sticking with it for another couple months, but she has already told the program director that she may be leaving.

I'm applying to U of Chicago and was wondering if it would be a poor decision to include her as an employee relationship. I wanted to add her so I could get noticed by admissions, but I also don't want my sister's decision to negatively affect my chances. Any advice on what to do?
 
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NUSwim said:
My sister just began her residency at the U of Chicago in emergency medicine. She had top grades and scores on the Boards, and Chicago loved her. After a month into it she's having some second thoughts about being in emergency medicine... I know she's trying sticking with it for another couple months, but she has already told the program director that she may be leaving.

I'm applying to U of Chicago and was wondering if it would be a poor decision to include her as an employee relationship. I wanted to add her so I could get noticed by admissions, but I also don't want my sister's decision to negatively affect my chances. Any advice on what to do?
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I don't think having a family member as a resident will do much for you. She doesn't have enough pull to do anything. Mention it if you want, but I don't think it'll have the effect you're looking for.
 
NickNaylor said:
I don't think having a family member as a resident will do much for you. She doesn't have enough pull to do anything. Mention it if you want, but I don't think it'll have the effect you're looking for.
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I think they're actually worried about it having a negative effect because of the circumstances of the sister considering leaving the residency program.
 
Illinois2012 said:
I think they're actually worried about it having a negative effect because of the circumstances of the sister considering leaving the residency program.
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I don't think it'll matter either way.

Also, for those of you that have upcoming interviews but couldn't get a host, we've started to get emails about hosting. If you were initially not offered a host, you might be offered one shortly (I saw rxnfiend on the list for a host, for example, even though he didn't initially get one). If you request one and don't get one, feel free to PM me and either I can host you or I can try and find a host for you.
 
NickNaylor said:
Also, for those of you that have upcoming interviews but couldn't get a host, we've started to get emails about hosting. If you were initially not offered a host, you might be offered one shortly (I saw rxnfiend on the list for a host, for example, even though he didn't initially get one). If you request one and don't get one, feel free to PM me and either I can host you or I can try and find a host for you.
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Should I be worried if I havent heard back yet? I signed up for a host for my Tues Sept 6 interview (day after labor day)
 
MilkIsGood said:
Should I be worried if I havent heard back yet? I signed up for a host for my Tues Sept 6 interview (day after labor day)
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No. If you haven't heard back about a week away from your interview, then be concerned. Otherwise don't worry about it.
 
Interview invite this morning! I can't say how long I was on the screen because I thought they were waiting for one more letter of mine, so I wasn't actively checking... But I guess they didn't need it.

I submitted my application ages ago (it was the first secondary I did, so sometime in early July), and though my other letters took some time to get there after that, I must have been on review for a while.

Good luck to everyone still waiting!
 
rejected 5 days after screen. CA resident, 35Q, 3.56
 
For those who will interview on Monday 8/29, have you heard back about student hosts yet? I just followed up with the acknowledgment email I received a couple weeks ago but just wondering about others.
 
cactuscake said:
For those who will interview on Monday 8/29, have you heard back about student hosts yet? I just followed up with the acknowledgment email I received a couple weeks ago but just wondering about others.
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The M1's got an e-mail about hosting you guys earlier this week. However, we're all in the midst of frantically studying for our thorax exam which is tomorrow, so that may be why nobody has volunteered to host you yet. I would wait and see if you get contacted Thursday or Friday, but make alternate arrangements (i-house is cheap and there's no charge to cancel up to 24 hours before) just in case. And I will try to nudge some of my male classmates into hosting. 🙂
 
cyanide said:
The M1's got an e-mail about hosting you guys earlier this week. However, we're all in the midst of frantically studying for our thorax exam which is tomorrow, so that may be why nobody has volunteered to host you yet. I would wait and see if you get contacted Thursday or Friday, but make alternate arrangements (i-house is cheap and there's no charge to cancel up to 24 hours before) just in case. And I will try to nudge some of my male classmates into hosting. 🙂
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I'm going to die.
 
Interview Invite via email! 😀

Very excited to visit Chicago!

Good luck to everyone!
 
Cyanide - thanks for the insider info. I just got word that confirmation will be sent tonight.
 
Placed on hold for later review 🙁 At least I'm not out of the running yet..
 
geez been sitting on this secondary for 2 months. finally sent it in today 😴
 
9 days since completion, and still under review. . . how nerve-wracking!
 
Interview invite this morning 🙂 I'm ecstatic!

Good luck to all those still waiting!
 
Hey everybody, I wish you all better luck than me. I was finally verified quite literally yesterday. I have had my essays submitted for a few weeks now, but not until this morning did it say my letters were received by them.

Just got a rejection email (it's 7:29 pm where I am at). I know I shouldn't be too down about this, but I worked for a couple weeks on the damn essays. I have a 35R (12 PS, 10 VR, 13 BS), a 3.92 sGPA, and 3.73 cGPA.

Question for any of you though, why do you think it literally only took them half a day to reject me? Did they see something THAT bad in my application or what? Sorry if I seem whiny, this is the first I've heard back from any med schools. 😕😕😕😕

Anyway... good luck to the rest of you. :luck:
 
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Metallica1936 said:
Hey everybody, I wish you all better luck than me. I was finally verified quite literally yesterday. I have had my essays submitted for a few weeks now, but not until this morning did it say my letters were received by them.

Just got a rejection email (it's 7:29 pm where I am at). I know I shouldn't be too down about this, but I worked for a couple weeks on the damn essays. I have a 35R (12 PS, 10 VR, 13 BS), a 3.92 sGPA, and 3.73 cGPA.

Question for any of you though, why do you think it literally only took them half a day to reject me? Did they see something THAT bad in my application or what? Sorry if I seem whiny, this is the first I've heard back from any med schools. 😕😕😕😕

Anyway... good luck to the rest of you. :luck:
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I'm in the exact same spot. Just got my rejection, and I'm a pretty strong applicant I think higher mcat, lower GPA. They must have just sent out a batch of rejections. Im pretty sure I dont have some huge flaw in my app that got me thrown out right away, so don't worry about it. Certainly interesting how fast I got the boot! Oh well, this isn't exactly an easy school to get love from. On to the next!
 
AZFutureDoc said:
I'm in the exact same spot. Just got my rejection, and I'm a pretty strong applicant I think higher mcat, lower GPA. They must have just sent out a batch of rejections. Im pretty sure I dont have some huge flaw in my app that got me thrown out right away, so don't worry about it. Certainly interesting how fast I got the boot! Oh well, this isn't exactly an easy school to get love from. On to the next!
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Agreed. Still, it feels like s*** to invest this much time into an application just to get a rejection within hours. Thank you for sharing this though, it gives me a bit more peace of mind. I was worried one of my letter writers may have screwed me over or something. This short of a turnover time just worries me, because I feel like quick rejections must mean they OBVIOUSLY don't want you for some glaring reason. However, that seems to not be the case (hopefully). Well, good luck mate. I feel like a very strong applicant too, but you're right. This school is one tough nut to crack.
 
Metallica1936 said:
Agreed. Still, it feels like s*** to invest this much time into an application just to get a rejection within hours. Thank you for sharing this though, it gives me a bit more peace of mind. I was worried one of my letter writers may have screwed me over or something. This short of a turnover time just worries me, because I feel like quick rejections must mean they OBVIOUSLY don't want you for some glaring reason. However, that seems to not be the case (hopefully). Well, good luck mate. I feel like a very strong applicant too, but you're right. This school is one tough nut to crack.
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Thanks! Best of luck to you as well. Schools just get sooooo many apps that they can throw out some pretty solid ones and not feel at a loss. It's not like this school has a short supply of amazing applicants to choose from! I'm 99 percent sure I have good letters, so I wouldn't worry. And yes it does really twist the knife when you get your rejection so quickly. You sound like a damn solid applicant, so don't sweat a rejection from a big name school like this for one second. I'm not, it's just part of the game... 👍
 
AZFutureDoc said:
Thanks! Best of luck to you as well. Schools just get sooooo many apps that they can throw out some pretty solid ones and not feel at a loss. It's not like this school has a short supply of amazing applicants to choose from! I'm 99 percent sure I have good letters, so I wouldn't worry. And yes it does really twist the knife when you get your rejection so quickly. You sound like a damn solid applicant, so don't sweat a rejection from a big name school like this for one second. I'm not, it's just part of the game... 👍
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Thanks man! Quick question though (and it may be a dumb one at this point), should we contact them and ask why we were rejected or what we can do to improve should we apply again next year (I won't be because I know I'll be in med school somewhere, I just want to know why)?
 
There are literally an infinite number of reasons why you may have been rejected, so you can't really speculate on that without driving yourself crazy. As to the speed, that could also be for several reasons. Maybe the person reviewing your application happened to get to yours quickly. Maybe there was a glaring error in your app. Who knows. I wouldn't worry about it too much - it's only one school.

As far as asking for why you got rejected, you can ask now but I doubt you'll get an explanation. There are simply too many applicants to provide detailed feedback. There's no harm in e-mailing or calling, though.

Best of luck.
 
NickNaylor said:
There are literally an infinite number of reasons why you may have been rejected, so you can't really speculate on that without driving yourself crazy. As to the speed, that could also be for several reasons. Maybe the person reviewing your application happened to get to yours quickly. Maybe there was a glaring error in your app. Who knows. I wouldn't worry about it too much - it's only one school.

As far as asking for why you got rejected, you can ask now but I doubt you'll get an explanation. There are simply too many applicants to provide detailed feedback. There's no harm in e-mailing or calling, though.

Best of luck.
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Thanks Nick! I appreciate the feedback.
 
Interview Invite!!!!!!!


Did not expect this. Not one bit.
 
Hey guys, quick question. For the first essay on the secondary (about the mission statement), I'm focusing primarily on diversity. I'm a hapa, so I feel like it's a pretty important part of my life. Would you advise against such a narrow focus?

Thanks.
 
Algid said:
Hey guys, quick question. For the first essay on the secondary (about the mission statement), I'm focusing primarily on diversity. I'm a hapa, so I feel like it's a pretty important part of my life. Would you advise against such a narrow focus?

Thanks.
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I'd advise on putting something more academic.
 
Algid said:
Hey guys, quick question. For the first essay on the secondary (about the mission statement), I'm focusing primarily on diversity. I'm a hapa, so I feel like it's a pretty important part of my life. Would you advise against such a narrow focus?

Thanks.
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I don't know what a "hapa" is, but I would try and hit on all points of the mission statement if possible. While you can certainly emphasize certain things, others shouldn't be neglected entirely.
 
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