2015-2016 University of Illinois Application Thread

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this is killing me! l0l the anxiety is just killing me. one more week i guess
 
609718 said:
Called and spoke to someone in the office. There was no meeting today. They are meeting next Thursday. I'm assuming because the multiple acceptance deadline is the 30th and by next Thursday they will have a better idea of how many spots are open. Idk just a guess
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WTF, is it like against the law to meet this week? Omg. I can't ****ing believe this. -____-

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Does anyone know how many acceptances Uic normally gives out annually to get the final class?
 
CowboyNiceguy said:
I don't know about UIC specifically but doubling a school's number of matriculants is the estimate I usually see.
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But they probably have close to that number in all honesty. This seems to be their last wave of acceptances so they want to wait until after the April 30th deadline or close to it so they don't have to do more applicant reviews than they have to. Sigh

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oshanimalia said:
But they probably have close to that number in all honesty. This seems to be their last wave of acceptances so they want to wait until after the April 30th deadline or close to it so they don't have to do more applicant reviews than they have to. Sigh

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I think we still have a pretty good chance! If the average school normally offers double the number of seats.. we can say 500 acceptances just to be safe. There could be another 200-250 acceptances to go out! Lets try to stay positive! 🙂
 
Hang on. So they're meeting next week for sure? Or are they going to push it back again because "eh April 30 might as well wait another week lol"... Omg

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Just found out that two of my colleagues decided they are going here because they didn't get into other schools or that they didn't like the others..which is depressing because they have the same background as me, and if I'm not wrong about the selection process for a student body, schools like to choose ppl of different backgrounds.

Sigh I think I'm just gonna feel like crap this entire week. How are you guys coping with this waiting?

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oshanimalia said:
Just found out that two of my colleagues decided they are going here because they didn't get into other schools or that they didn't like the others..which is depressing because they have the same background as me, and if I'm not wrong about the selection process for a student body, schools like to choose ppl of different backgrounds.

Sigh I think I'm just gonna feel like crap this entire week. How are you guys coping with this waiting?

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Oh honey, I'm not.

On another note, I'm in a very similar boat. I know a handful people who are going here because it's the only place they got into, one of which is among the most qualified people I've ever met and got rejected from 10+ schools post-interview. How? No idea. I know a girl who got in here; she lived in my dorm freshman and used to copy my homework only to get straight Cs. When I found out that she got in I felt real good about myself.
 
Everyday when I go to class I pass the University of Illinois Medical Sciences Building sign and knock three times on it. I don't entirely know how it started but now I'm too superstitious to stop even though people look at me like I'm a crazy person.
 
oshanimalia said:
Just found out that two of my colleagues decided they are going here because they didn't get into other schools or that they didn't like the others..which is depressing because they have the same background as me, and if I'm not wrong about the selection process for a student body, schools like to choose ppl of different backgrounds.

Sigh I think I'm just gonna feel like crap this entire week. How are you guys coping with this waiting?

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I have been completely preoccupied with the launch of my popup shop (in 3.5 weeks eep!) and I have a plan B and C in case things don't work out this cycle. I can say that I have a complete peace of mind with whatever happens. God has sustained me throughout this whole cycle so I know I'm gonna be ok. Everything's gonna work out in due time 🙂

(though tbh I'm more stressed about my business launch rn LOL).
 
rukia013 said:
I have been completely preoccupied with the launch of my popup shop (in 3.5 weeks eep!) and I have a plan B and C in case things don't work out this cycle. I can say that I have a complete peace of mind with whatever happens. God has sustained me throughout this whole cycle so I know I'm gonna be ok. Everything's gonna work out in due time 🙂

(though tbh I'm more stressed about my business launch rn LOL).
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Let me join

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oshanimalia said:
Just found out that two of my colleagues decided they are going here because they didn't get into other schools or that they didn't like the others..which is depressing because they have the same background as me, and if I'm not wrong about the selection process for a student body, schools like to choose ppl of different backgrounds.

Sigh I think I'm just gonna feel like crap this entire week. How are you guys coping with this waiting?

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bananafish94 said:
Oh honey, I'm not.

On another note, I'm in a very similar boat. I know a handful people who are going here because it's the only place they got into, one of which is among the most qualified people I've ever met and got rejected from 10+ schools post-interview. How? No idea. I know a girl who got in here; she lived in my dorm freshman and used to copy my homework only to get straight Cs. When I found out that she got in I felt real good about myself.
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U of I is the only place I got into. In fact, it was my only interview (I was offered one other, but had to turn it down). You guys got interviews, and you're not less qualified than anyone else. Don't give up hope, you haven't even been waitlisted yet. Even if you are, there's a lot of movement. Several people I spoke to at Second Look Day were probably going to end up at other schools.

In other news, I've spent my weekend (including Friday night) scrubbing baseboards and cupboards and bathrooms. Can my life get any less exciting?
 
rukia013 said:
I have been completely preoccupied with the launch of my popup shop (in 3.5 weeks eep!) and I have a plan B and C in case things don't work out this cycle. I can say that I have a complete peace of mind with whatever happens. God has sustained me throughout this whole cycle so I know I'm gonna be ok. Everything's gonna work out in due time 🙂

(though tbh I'm more stressed about my business launch rn LOL).
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That's really awesome.
 
rukia013 said:
I have been completely preoccupied with the launch of my popup shop (in 3.5 weeks eep!) and I have a plan B and C in case things don't work out this cycle. I can say that I have a complete peace of mind with whatever happens. God has sustained me throughout this whole cycle so I know I'm gonna be ok. Everything's gonna work out in due time 🙂

(though tbh I'm more stressed about my business launch rn LOL).
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What kind of popup shop? Actually, what even is a popup shop?
 
Spriteling said:
U of I is the only place I got into. In fact, it was my only interview (I was offered one other, but had to turn it down). You guys got interviews, and you're not less qualified than anyone else. Don't give up hope, you haven't even been waitlisted yet. Even if you are, there's a lot of movement. Several people I spoke to at Second Look Day were probably going to end up at other schools.

In other news, I've spent my weekend (including Friday night) scrubbing baseboards and cupboards and bathrooms. Can my life get any less exciting?
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One is all you need! At this point I have a definitive preference ranking of the schools I interviewed at, but honestly at this point I would likely commit to the first one that lets me in to give people like me a better chance of getting accepted somewhere.
 
Also, I just wanted to mention I was REALLY impressed with the facilities and faculty at Peoria. So those of you who don't get Chicago, don't worry if you end up at Peoria. It was amazing, and you definitely won't miss out on any clinical experiences.
 
bananafish94 said:
One is all you need! At this point I have a definitive preference ranking of the schools I interviewed at, but honestly at this point I would likely commit to the first one that lets me in to give people like me a better chance of getting accepted somewhere.
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Just out of curiosity, what are your rankings?
 
bananafish94 said:
Oh honey, I'm not.

On another note, I'm in a very similar boat. I know a handful people who are going here because it's the only place they got into, one of which is among the most qualified people I've ever met and got rejected from 10+ schools post-interview. How? No idea. I know a girl who got in here; she lived in my dorm freshman and used to copy my homework only to get straight Cs. When I found out that she got in I felt real good about myself.
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I've been there. Group project freeloader guy got into a really good school. I feel like meritocracy is doing its work.

Spriteling said:
U of I is the only place I got into. In fact, it was my only interview (I was offered one other, but had to turn it down). You guys got interviews, and you're not less qualified than anyone else. Don't give up hope, you haven't even been waitlisted yet. Even if you are, there's a lot of movement. Several people I spoke to at Second Look Day were probably going to end up at other schools.

In other news, I've spent my weekend (including Friday night) scrubbing baseboards and cupboards and bathrooms. Can my life get any less exciting?
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Congrats on the acceptance! I guess I'll try scrubbing to just eat away at the time.
 
oshanimalia said:
I've been there. Group project freeloader guy got into a really good school. I feel like meritocracy is doing its work.


Congrats on the acceptance! I guess I'll try scrubbing to just eat away at the time.
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Ha! It really does leave you feeling productive. Downside is, no one compliments you/notices that you perfectly clean baseboards...
 
Spriteling said:
Also, I just wanted to mention I was REALLY impressed with the facilities and faculty at Peoria. So those of you who don't get Chicago, don't worry if you end up at Peoria. It was amazing, and you definitely won't miss out on any clinical experiences.
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I had the opposite experience. I didn't really like Peoria or the facilities and I'm not good at lying so I think it hurt me in my interview.
 
Spriteling said:
What kind of popup shop? Actually, what even is a popup shop?
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A popup shop is a non-permanent store front--it's just as it sounds: a shop that shows up for some time in different locations. In my case, I'll be selling my art prints/merchandise at a convention next month and if I don't get an acceptance, then I will (hopefully) continue to travel to different conventions. It's always been a dream of mine and I figured I should do it while in my gap period! 🙂

I'm still drawing my prints but here are the acrylic charms that I'll be selling! (I drew them and then sent them to a company for production)
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Spriteling said:
Just out of curiosity, what are your rankings?
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1. Rush
2. UIC
3. Rosalind Franklin
4. Western Michigan

I was equally impressed by both Rush and UIC, but I have tons of family history at Rush (very good family friend got a heart transplant there a few years back and our family has been involved with them for awhile because of that). I attend UIUC so obviously Illinois will always hold a very special place in my heart and I would get to go to medical school with a lot of people I already know and I'd get to stay in Champaign another year. Rosalind Franklin is quite expensive and it's location is not ideal but I absolutely loved the culture of it and think it would be a wonderful medical school. Western Michigan is new and one of my interviewers was a grade A tool. That being said, I would be absolutely thrilled to get into any of them. Going to four interviews without an acceptance hurts, I'm not gonna lie.
 
bananafish94 said:
1. Rush
2. UIC
3. Rosalind Franklin
4. Western Michigan

I was equally impressed by both Rush and UIC, but I have tons of family history at Rush (very good family friend got a heart transplant there a few years back and our family has been involved with them for awhile because of that). I attend UIUC so obviously Illinois will always hold a very special place in my heart and I would get to go to medical school with a lot of people I already know and I'd get to stay in Champaign another year. Rosalind Franklin is quite expensive and it's location is not ideal but I absolutely loved the culture of it and think it would be a wonderful medical school. Western Michigan is new and one of my interviewers was a grade A tool. That being said, I would be absolutely thrilled to get into any of them. Going to four interviews without an acceptance hurts, I'm not gonna lie.
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As someone who also went to 4 interviews and didn't land a straight-out acceptance, I can totally relate. What's worse is that I feel like my app is solid; it's probably just my interview skills that are probably the red flag so it's not like there's much that I can do to improve my app 🙁 As an introvert, I am definitely more of a doer than a talker so my interviews probably make me come across as a flat applicant.
 
rukia013 said:
As someone who also went to 4 interviews and didn't land a straight-out acceptance, I can totally relate. What's worse is that I feel like my app is solid; it's probably just my interview skills that are probably the red flag so it's not like there's much that I can do to improve my app 🙁 As an introvert, I am definitely more of a doer than a talker so my interviews probably make me come across as a flat applicant.
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It blows royally. I know that applicants are not good judges of their interviews, but I still think that my interviews went well! I've gotten good feedback from the mock interviews at my school. In general, I'm a very gregarious person and I've never had issues talking to people. For the life of me, I just can't figure out what went wrong.
 
bananafish94 said:
1. Rush
2. UIC
3. Rosalind Franklin
4. Western Michigan

I was equally impressed by both Rush and UIC, but I have tons of family history at Rush (very good family friend got a heart transplant there a few years back and our family has been involved with them for awhile because of that). I attend UIUC so obviously Illinois will always hold a very special place in my heart and I would get to go to medical school with a lot of people I already know and I'd get to stay in Champaign another year. Rosalind Franklin is quite expensive and it's location is not ideal but I absolutely loved the culture of it and think it would be a wonderful medical school. Western Michigan is new and one of my interviewers was a grade A tool. That being said, I would be absolutely thrilled to get into any of them. Going to four interviews without an acceptance hurts, I'm not gonna lie.
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rukia013 said:
As someone who also went to 4 interviews and didn't land a straight-out acceptance, I can totally relate. What's worse is that I feel like my app is solid; it's probably just my interview skills that are probably the red flag so it's not like there's much that I can do to improve my app 🙁 As an introvert, I am definitely more of a doer than a talker so my interviews probably make me come across as a flat applicant.
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Same, interviewed at 3. Da pain.
 
ελπίδα said:
I'm going to sleep quite alright. I've gotten into 3 DO schools (original 5) who have been prompt and present during this entire application process. UIC has been a mess this entire cycle. Would I be upset that I didn't even get an interview from my home state? I guess, but it's not the end of the world and the way this application cycle for UIC has gone I'll survive and be very happy wherever I end up
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Preach
 
I am disappointed by how UIC has handled decisions this month. I guess, though, they've also been trying to handle the transition out of the Urbana campus, which might account for some of it...
 
oshanimalia said:
Just found out that two of my colleagues decided they are going here because they didn't get into other schools or that they didn't like the others..which is depressing because they have the same background as me, and if I'm not wrong about the selection process for a student body, schools like to choose ppl of different backgrounds.

Sigh I think I'm just gonna feel like crap this entire week. How are you guys coping with this waiting?

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The Illinois Marathon is this weekend coming up. I'm running the 5K Friday night and the Half Marathon Saturday. Running has literally kept me sane! Hopefully a positive portal update on Friday will make me kick ass during both races. I'm pumped.
 
reesegclark said:
The Illinois Marathon is this weekend coming up. I'm running the 5K Friday night and the Half Marathon Saturday. Running has literally kept me sane! Hopefully a positive portal update on Friday will make me kick ass during both races. I'm pumped.
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What I'm wondering is, if they're really not meeting until next week, the 28th, there's no way it's true that we'll hear something in the mail by April 30th like someone said we would.
 
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