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Sorry if this is redundant, but how long after the initial online status link do we receive the secondary link?
Interview Invite OOS MD/PhD !
Thanks!! Mine has yet to change
There's two airports in Chicago. O'hare and Midway. Midway is significantly closer and would be accessible by public transit. O'hare is farther, and also accessible by public trans. 6PM would definitely be cutting it too close. I would shoot for 7 or 8 (unless someone can argue an earlier time).
Midway to UIC requires taking the El system. (Orange line -> Blue line (Medical District stop))
O'Hare to UIC just takes the blue line, but has several more stops.
It may be because U of I takes mostly IS applicants, but I would call/email and ask.
I was REJECTED by ambiguous status page message pre-secondary. So much for holistic view! Good luck everyone else!!
Hey, I saw your mdapps profile. How did you pick the schools you applied to? Did you use the MSAR? A Pre-Health advisor?
anyone with interviews know what they're gonna do for housing? The admissions office said they didn't officially have any sort of student hosting program...and hotels in the region look expensive I'm flying in the day before and have to leave the next morning because there are no cheap flights out of chicago late to CA...
where does it notify you of your status? i clicked on the application status but it doesn't say complete or under review. am i just not looking in the right place???
My status changed from waiting on letters to applicant in process status.... It never went to "application". Is it possible that it skipped that step? I contacted the school because the status was stuck on the waiting for admissions officer to verify my letters and she verified it right away when I called. Just looking for some insight. This is my dream school
Has anyone else had something similar happen to them?
That was what I interpreted from the previous threads... I was just making sure I wasn't missing something.If I understand correctly, applicant in process is better than application in process. You may have skipped a step so be happy
That was what I interpreted from the previous threads... I was just making sure I wasn't missing something.
Does the applicant in process status indicate that they are going to interview you at some point or what?
Are you on the status website? It is not the same place you submitted the secondary at. Check the first email you received from them. If you are on the status website, are you on the page that lists your LORS, MCAT dates etc? Then Click on the button that says "Next" centered at the bottom of the page. It will take you to page 2 where your status awaits.
I believe everyone that received an interview became an Applicant in Process before that. So this might be some sort of small pool. Not sure though.
Interview!! At the moment, looks like no Chicago slots are open for the interview...will more slots open as time goes on, or am I going to have to go to one of the other campuses? I work in Chicago, so it would be nice to only miss one day (or less) of work for the interview...
They will add more dates to the page after all the slots for all sites are taken up. For last week's invites, the initial slots they put up were gone within 24hrs and they added more dates by the next day...keep checking!
Anyone OOS w/ below 3.3 c/sgpa get an interview invite? If so, what do u believe ur strengths were?
Probably URM.
Hello Friends,
Some of fellow SDNers already interviewed on 9/21. So I was wondering if anyone can share their experience with us? Just general things like ... how was their whole day, what kind of Qs they asked and stuff. Any information regarding the interview day will be really helpful. Thanks in advance!!
How long was your status stuck in awaiting letter review before you called? I submitted the secondary 2 weeks ago and my letters were in a week before that, but my letters still haven't been reviewed. I'm not sure if I should call or wait a little longer...My status changed from waiting on letters to applicant in process status.... It never went to "application". Is it possible that it skipped that step? I contacted the school because the status was stuck on the waiting for admissions officer to verify my letters and she verified it right away when I called. Just looking for some insight. This is my dream school
Has anyone else had something similar happen to them?
I was there. The interviews themselves were not stressful at all, and the only one that really felt like an interview was the student one. The questions on the interview feedback page are pretty close to the real thing. Everything else that day was wonderful. We broke into groups for the tour so it was very personal, though unfortunately we couldn't get into the anatomy lab (it was supposed to be in the route, but was locked). The students there all love the school, and had nothing but good things to say. I was definitely very impressed. And the fitness center...
I was there. The interviews themselves were not stressful at all, and the only one that really felt like an interview was the student one. The questions on the interview feedback page are pretty close to the real thing. Everything else that day was wonderful. We broke into groups for the tour so it was very personal, though unfortunately we couldn't get into the anatomy lab (it was supposed to be in the route, but was locked). The students there all love the school, and had nothing but good things to say. I was definitely very impressed. And the fitness center...
Amazing what a few years and a committed administration will do to school morale. The students were practically on suicide precautions when I interviewed.
I have my interview next week. What Interview feedback page?! Glad to hear they have a good fitness center.
When does U of I start handing out acceptances? Oct 15th?
It's here on SDN. Top of the page, under "reference materials."
I was asking about this during my down time. The committee meets once a month. The October one is after 10/15
Hello Friends,
Some of fellow SDNers already interviewed on 9/21. So I was wondering if anyone can share their experience with us? Just general things like ... how was their whole day, what kind of Qs they asked and stuff. Any information regarding the interview day will be really helpful. Thanks in advance!!
I was there. The interviews themselves were not stressful at all, and the only one that really felt like an interview was the student one. The questions on the interview feedback page are pretty close to the real thing. Everything else that day was wonderful. We broke into groups for the tour so it was very personal, though unfortunately we couldn't get into the anatomy lab (it was supposed to be in the route, but was locked). The students there all love the school, and had nothing but good things to say. I was definitely very impressed. And the fitness center...
Hey Reek. Thank you so much for your reply. I really appreciate it. I am sure you will be hearing a positive news from the committee.
Thanks I certainly hope so, I feel like this interview went the smoothest out of the ones I've had so far.
Regarding the Peoria/Chicago thing: I make the drive all the time, since I go to school near Peoria. It's pretty easy. There's not much traffic, though there is some construction on 88. I would try to not do the drive the morning before your interview, though; it's long enough that it might be good to leave some flex time. And I certainly wouldn't recommend you try to make it there and back in the same day. But if you want to see both cities, driving is definitely a manageable way to do it. If you have enough spare cash, flying there is really easy; Peoria has the smallest airport I've ever used, and the flight from Ohare is like 30 minutes. Regarding buses: there's a large Greyhound station right downtown. It's actually very close to the UIC campus. I'd imagine that's the best bus to take to Peoria.