2015-2016 University of Illinois Application Thread

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teatime4449 said:
If someone calls at any point, please clarify if the decision can be any (accept, waitlist, reject) via snail mail at this point.
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When I called admissions today, I specifically asked if the letters can be acceptances/waitlists/rejections, and the woman I spoke to said yes. Although the admissions people have given us incorrect information before, I think this is consistent with my theory that UICOM waited for seats to open up on May 2 before making final decisions on the remaining applicants.

What worries me is how many "extra" people they accepted in anticipation of people withdrawing seats. Who knows what the proportions of accept/waitlist/reject will be.

edit: I just checked my blood pressure and it's 130/74 😱
 
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Glad to hear they're sending out letters today! How long does it usually take mail to get from downtown to the suburbs, anyone know?

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Lannister said:
Glad to hear they're sending out letters today! How long does it usually take mail to get from downtown to the suburbs, anyone know?

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Usually takes me about 2 days, but UIC probably has a central mail room which might tack on a day or two. So I'd guess by Thursday or Friday, at the lates .
 
FlipOneSock said:
When I called admissions today, I specifically asked if the letters can be acceptances/waitlists/rejections, and the woman I spoke to said yes. Although the admissions people have been wrong before, I think this is consistent with my theory that UICOM waited for seats to open up on May 2 before making final decisions on the remaining applicants.

What worries me is how many "extra" people they accepted in anticipation of people withdrawing seats. Who knows what the proportions of accept/waitlist/reject will be.

edit: I just checked my blood pressure and it's 130/74 😱
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That's great news! I'm really rooting for you.
 
Lannister said:
Glad to hear they're sending out letters today! How long does it usually take mail to get from downtown to the suburbs, anyone know?

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I know for me, it took two days from when the admissions office said they sent my letter and when I got it, and I'm in UC.
 
chocoholicsoxfan said:
Usually takes me about 2 days, but UIC probably has a central mail room which might tack on a day or two. So I'd guess by Thursday or Friday, at the lates .
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Spriteling said:
I know for me, it took two days from when the admissions office said they sent my letter and when I got it, and I'm in UC.
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Thanks guys. Here's hoping my parents don't throw it away haha. I'm actually glad it goes to our home address because I just moved out of my dorm, and if they had sent it there I know it would have taken months for my ex-school to re-direct it to my new address.
 
Sorry, haven't been keeping up with this thread for a bit. So from what I've read, the Decision Pendings should be getting snail mail sometime this week, but no portal update, correct? And that snail mail can contain life, death, or continued purgatory?
 
supremetaco said:
Sorry, haven't been keeping up with this thread for a bit. So from what I've read, the Decision Pendings should be getting snail mail sometime this week, but no portal update, correct? And that snail mail can contain life, death, or continued purgatory?
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Yeah, that's the current situation as far as I know. No promises, though!
 
sorry for my confusion but can someone explain how it's possible that they may still be accepting students? won't the spots that open up go to those on the waitlist?
 
whitelotus23700 said:
sorry for my confusion but can someone explain how it's possible that they may still be accepting students? won't the spots that open up go to those on the waitlist?
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According to the good folks at the UIC admissions office, the decision can be anything. That's all we know. What I would be very curious to know is if they have actually formally waitlisted anybody at this point, or if the decision pending thing is some kind of de facto waitlist.
 
bananafish94 said:
According to the good folks at the UIC admissions office, the decision can be anything. That's all we know. What I would be very curious to know is if they have actually formally waitlisted anybody at this point, or if the decision pending thing is some kind of de facto waitlist.
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Considering there are folks that've been decision pending since January, I don't think there is a wait list at present
 
Abubobworth said:
Considering there are folks that've been decision pending since January, I don't think there is a wait list at present
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There have been people decision pending since September!

I agree that there doesn't seem to be a formal waitlist. Here is my prediction: We are now almost at June. This means that if UIC had a traditional waitlist, they would have pulled people off by now. I think those people are going to be accepted with this round of decisions. Lots of people will be put on an official waitlist, and some will be outright rejected.
 
this year has been such a rollercoaster!

and yes this was my only MD interview. I got into a few DO schools so I have options that I'm pretty happy with but...UIC was ahhhmazing
 
whitelotus23700 said:
this year has been such a rollercoaster!

and yes this was my only MD interview. I got into a few DO schools so I have options that I'm pretty happy with but...UIC was ahhhmazing
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Oh good! Agreed, UIC is awesome. I didn't apply to DO schools though so I'm kinda banking on this.
 
This is the last one that I'm waiting on. If I don't get a reply this week, I think I'm going to start getting loans and finding places to live for my plan B. Otherwise, my plan B might not even be a plan anymore, given how this UIC cycle has been.
 
supremetaco said:
This is the last one that I'm waiting on. If I don't get a reply this week, I think I'm going to start getting loans and finding places to live for my plan B. Otherwise, my plan B might not even be a plan anymore, given how this UIC cycle has been.
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Why's that?
 
Anyone recall how many people were accepted/waitlisted/rejected around this time in previous years? I remember reading through a lot of last year's thread - it seems like a decent number were accepted, but that year was also weird because UICOM invited more people for interviews in the summer.
 
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@bananafish94 so the last time this happened, decisions were made on Thursday or so and mailed out on Monday I believe.
@Lannister I live in the suburbs too and got my mail on Wednesday late afternoon. Could also be Thursday early morning (or whenever your mailman arrives).

*knock on the wood* Good Luck to you fellas! I hope you guys get in.
 
If anyone is still wondering (as i was until recently) on what and where to get all these codes, here is a breakdown of what I found out:
  1. Send transcripts by July 1st.
  2. Get 10-panel drug screen by August 9th. The code for this is UG31dm (I believe this is only for Chicago folks).
  3. Vaccinations and all of that by July 1st. The code for this is UG31. If you have any shots that are ongoing or need to be taken then just show proof that you are doing so.
  4. Chicago folks should be registered for the orientation on blackboard right now.
For all the code stuff, go to certified profile website and just make an account. After that login and click on the place order and order using the above stated codes as per your requirements. The vaccination code should cost $30 and no more and the 10-panel drug screen should be $0 (yay!).


Please add anything that I am missing or misstating here.

PS: start finding a place to live as well since Chicago is tiring when it comes to finding a good place.
 
O 2 B A Gooner said:
@bananafish94 so the last time this happened, decisions were made on Thursday or so and mailed out on Monday I believe.
@Lannister I live in the suburbs too and got my mail on Wednesday late afternoon. Could also be Thursday early morning (or whenever your mailman arrives).

*knock on the wood* Good Luck to you fellas! I hope you guys get in.
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Thanks! My mailman doesn't come till like 8PM lol so hopefully I'll know either tonight or tomorrow night!
 
My portal just changed so check those out if you're waiting for mail
 
Mine changed too! Applicant is Waitlisted. I have no idea what Quartile I am yet, hoping I'm atleast in top 2!!!
 
Do we have any solid stats on how many have been accepted from the waitlist in previous years, and what the timeframe was for doing so?
 
Abubobworth said:
Do we have any solid stats on how many have been accepted from the waitlist in previous years, and what the timeframe was for doing so?
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I was scrolling through last years thread like a crazy lady last week, and it looks like a good amount of people got pulled from first AND second quartiles. Here's to hoping!

Although I am still a little frustrated, seeing as we probably all will still need to complete our AMCAS's and make plans for next year :|
 
chitowndoc93 said:
I was scrolling through last years thread like a crazy lady last week, and it looks like a good amount of people got pulled from first AND second quartiles. Here's to hoping!

Although I am still a little frustrated, seeing as we probably all will still need to complete our AMCAS's and make plans for next year :|
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Seriously. What school puts together a waitlist six days before the next application cycle opens? It's like they really don't give a damn about applicants...
 
Waitlisted.... so sad it was not an acceptance....

Does someone have statistics for acceptance off waitlist??

If you aren't planning on attending here, please let admissions know to help us people waiting...
 
O 2 B A Gooner said:
If anyone is still wondering (as i was until recently) on what and where to get all these codes, here is a breakdown of what I found out:
  1. Send transcripts by July 1st.
  2. Get 10-panel drug screen by August 9th. The code for this is UG31dm (I believe this is only for Chicago folks).
  3. Vaccinations and all of that by July 1st. The code for this is UG31. If you have any shots that are ongoing or need to be taken then just show proof that you are doing so.
  4. Chicago folks should be registered for the orientation on blackboard right now.
For all the code stuff, go to certified profile website and just make an account. After that login and click on the place order and order using the above stated codes as per your requirements. The vaccination code should cost $30 and no more and the 10-panel drug screen should be $0 (yay!).


Please add anything that I am missing or misstating here.

PS: start finding a place to live as well since Chicago is tiring when it comes to finding a good place.
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Where did you get those dates? I am on the UPR track and they say that immunizations need to be completed by orientation.
 
No change in my portal
Considering most changes in the portal have led to waitlist I'm super worried now
 
I've been waitlisted to the 2nd quartile. The letter said chances of being accepted from the first 2 quartiles are more "reasonable," but I'm not hopeful

Abubobworth said:
Do we have any solid stats on how many have been accepted from the waitlist in previous years, and what the timeframe was for doing so?
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I have no stats on this, but I've read through the last 3 years' threads and it seems the stats can vary greatly each year. If other schools have lots of movement from their waitlists, UICOM will probably also get lots of opened seats. So this begs the question: do you guys know if other schools are getting lots of movement off their waitlists?

Regarding timeframe, it looked like people that were accepted off the waitlist began hearing back in early June, and most would hear back by mid-late July. Getting in at the last possible moment isn't out of the question, though.

One thing for us to keep in mind is sampling: I feel like people that get rejected are unlikely to post about it here. Unless we get some insider knowledge, I don't think we can accurately estimate acceptance rates off the waitlist.
 
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"Decision pending" at this point (when waitlists come out) might mean accept/reject snail mail.

Also, it looks like there was a case last year where someone got accepted off of "decision pending" when waitlisted people started to get accepted.
 
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Interviewed Sept 14, IS. Placed in the fourth quarter LMAOOOOO. This school by far has been the most frustrating to deal with (from the 3 behavioral science prerequisites required to my interviewer looking at the wrong candidate's file and compromising the notes he took during my interview to calling admissions and them telling me very clearly that a decision was made when it was not, etc.) and honestly at this point I don't know if I would want to come here even if I was accepted.

I'm sorry @bananafish94 that I didn't get accepted because you know I would have withdrawn in hopes that it would go to you.

Aaand with that I have finally heard back from all my interviewed schools; I'll definitely be withdrawing from the alternate list (too bad I can't stick them in 'Decision Pending' lol)--East Coast here I come! 😀
 
chitowndoc93 said:
I was scrolling through last years thread like a crazy lady last week, and it looks like a good amount of people got pulled from first AND second quartiles. Here's to hoping!

Although I am still a little frustrated, seeing as we probably all will still need to complete our AMCAS's and make plans for next year :|
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I look forward to paying another $1000 in application fees! +pity+
 
Abubobworth said:
@rukia013 , you'd been decision pending since September? That's absurd!
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Yup, if there's anyone allowed to be frustrated with this cycle, it's definitely me LOL. I'm just really thankful to have been accepted to one of my top choices so this decision didn't really affect me, I'm just amused with how ridiculous this process was from start to finish xD
 
rukia013 said:
Yup, if there's anyone allowed to be frustrated with this cycle, it's definitely me LOL. I'm just really thankful to have been accepted to one of my top choices so this decision didn't really affect me, I'm just amused with how ridiculous this process was from start to finish xD
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Ahhh gotcha. Yeah I'm UIC-or-bust, and there's no way I'm doing the UPR track, so AMCAS 2017 it is!
 
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