hey guys, just a reminder, if you need help with anything (except 1 thing, see below), just email me at [email protected] i'm an m2 and know how much this time can suck, especially if you havent been accepted etc. if you have an upcoming interview or anything just let me know and maybe i can help you out, obviously i have no role in decision making but can give you general advice that worked for me (not only at u of I, but also the other places i interviewed etc).
with regard to the caveat--i honestly don't know if letters of interest do anything--for all i know they may just get thrown away, or the equivalent e.g. placed in 'your folder' which could very well be a wasteland of paper ne'er to be seen by day. of course, i don't think they do any harm, and i sure as hell sent some out during my cycle (albeit, not to uic) so go ahead, but i probably won't respond if you email me re: interest letters. best of luck regardless, just work your ass off and you'll eventually make it (ps if you haven't already, and are worried about not getting accepted, check out legit post-bacc's, ie university of cincinnati and whichever other ones are hardcore SMP's nowadays, especially if you have >=33 on the mcat).
with regard to the caveat--i honestly don't know if letters of interest do anything--for all i know they may just get thrown away, or the equivalent e.g. placed in 'your folder' which could very well be a wasteland of paper ne'er to be seen by day. of course, i don't think they do any harm, and i sure as hell sent some out during my cycle (albeit, not to uic) so go ahead, but i probably won't respond if you email me re: interest letters. best of luck regardless, just work your ass off and you'll eventually make it (ps if you haven't already, and are worried about not getting accepted, check out legit post-bacc's, ie university of cincinnati and whichever other ones are hardcore SMP's nowadays, especially if you have >=33 on the mcat).
