2015-2016 University of Illinois Application Thread

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I really don't understand them because from a strategic point of view this makes no sense at all. If they want desirable people to come to the school, why make them wait? It's June 3rd and nobody's been accepted off the waitlist. The longer they make people wait, the more people are going to be ensconced in other schools and the more likely it is that they'll say no to UIC.
 
Does anyone know if other schools are getting more/less waitlist movement than usual?
 
bananafish94 said:
I really don't understand them because from a strategic point of view this makes no sense at all. If they want desirable people to come to the school, why make them wait? It's June 3rd and nobody's been accepted off the waitlist. The longer they make people wait, the more people are going to be ensconced in other schools and the more likely it is that they'll say no to UIC.
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I think we've well established that the admissions office does not follow principals of strategy or common sense...
 
bananafish94 said:
I really don't understand them because from a strategic point of view this makes no sense at all. If they want desirable people to come to the school, why make them wait? It's June 3rd and nobody's been accepted off the waitlist. The longer they make people wait, the more people are going to be ensconced in other schools and the more likely it is that they'll say no to UIC.
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It's possible the class is full (for the time being).
 
bananafish94 said:
I really don't understand them because from a strategic point of view this makes no sense at all. If they want desirable people to come to the school, why make them wait? It's June 3rd and nobody's been accepted off the waitlist. The longer they make people wait, the more people are going to be ensconced in other schools and the more likely it is that they'll say no to UIC.
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Maybe nobody is withdrawing?

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Finally got around to sending my withdrawal from the alternate list...I was very tempted to start the email with "After careful consideration of your school, I regret to inform you that..." 😛

Best of luck to those hoping to get off the waitlist!
 
rukia013 said:
Finally got around to sending my withdrawal from the alternate list...I was very tempted to start the email with "After careful consideration of your school, I regret to inform you that..." 😛

Best of luck to those hoping to get off the waitlist!
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I should tell them my decision to remain on the waitlist is "pending"
 
Was placed in first quartile of the waitlist, but will be withdrawing - hope you guys on the waitlist get a spot! I've started to make other commitments in New York...would have been reasonable had I heard early May and had some time to make a decision/plan. Although I HAVE heard of people moving the week before classes start. Good luck to you all!
 
rukia013 said:
Finally got around to sending my withdrawal from the alternate list...I was very tempted to start the email with "After careful consideration of your school, I regret to inform you that..." 😛

Best of luck to those hoping to get off the waitlist!
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I decided to revise for funsies 😛:

"After careful consideration of your school, I regret to inform you that it is not possible to accept your offer to place me on the alternate list. This year I received more waitlist offers than positions available for acceptance so many qualified schools were turned down. Rest assured that you were given a thorough review and that this decision does not reflect your qualifications as a medical school. I wish you the best of luck in your future incoming class."
 
rukia013 said:
I decided to revise for funsies 😛:

"After careful consideration of your school, I regret to inform you that it is not possible to accept your offer to place me on the alternate list. This year I received more waitlist offers than positions available for acceptance so many qualified schools were turned down. Rest assured that you were given a thorough review and that this decision does not reflect your qualifications as a medical school. I wish you the best of luck in your future incoming class."
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You should offer for them to participate in a qualifying post-bacc program or MPH to improve their chances of accepting you or others next year. Or maybe offer them some training in organizational management for a small fee...
 
chocoholicsoxfan said:
We don't need any sort of physical... right?
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Depends on the school. For one of my waitlisted schools they needed a signed copy of an annual physical/check up with your primary care physician. Other schools may have some sort of basic fitness/competency test during orientation.
 
Anyone else with latent TB here? My clear chest x-ray just got rejected by Certified Background because I haven't gotten a BCG vaccine.

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I called admissions today, and they said they haven't had any waitlist movement because their seats are still full. Seeing as UICOM started having waitlist movement around this time in previous years, I don't think this bodes well for us on the waitlist.
 
FlipOneSock said:
I called admissions today, and they said they haven't had any waitlist movement because their seats are still full. Seeing as UICOM started having waitlist movement around this time in previous years, I don't think this bodes well for us on the waitlist.
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Oh boy, I wish it would move. I'm starting to make commitments out of state and getting settled over there. I thought we would have heard something by now, but I'm not sure how much longer I feel comfortable waiting anymore. :/
 
FlipOneSock said:
I called admissions today, and they said they haven't had any waitlist movement because their seats are still full. Seeing as UICOM started having waitlist movement around this time in previous years, I don't think this bodes well for us on the waitlist.
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Glad I've submitted AMCAS 2017, then...
 
jih said:
Anyone else with latent TB here? My clear chest x-ray just got rejected by Certified Background because I haven't gotten a BCG vaccine.

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Hey.

I worked as a dietary aide as a teenager and had a false positive for TB. They drew blood to double check and Mtb was absent. Have you had blood drawn or just a PPD?
 
ruralphysician2016 said:
Hey.

I worked as a dietary aide as a teenager and had a false positive for TB. They drew blood to double check and Mtb was absent. Have you had blood drawn or just a PPD?
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Yes I actually have TB. The Urbana requirements only need a clear chest x-ray to show that it is not active. CB wants me to get a BCG vaccine, which is only done in Asian and African countries where TB is common. In the US we use INH therapy (daily drugs for 9 months) to lower the chance of reactivation by an order of magnitude.

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Dr Girotti just sent out an email saying that our class is currently oversubscribed, and that they're offering the opportunity to defer your entry to start in 2017, with the promise that if you do defer, you're guaranteed your first choice campus.

I think this is bad news for all waitlisted students, as it sounds like there isn't going to be any movement any time soon.
 
Spriteling said:
Dr Girotti just sent out an email saying that our class is currently oversubscribed, and that they're offering the opportunity to defer your entry to start in 2017, with the promise that if you do defer, you're guaranteed your first choice campus.

I think this is bad news for all waitlisted students, as it sounds like there isn't going to be any movement any time soon.
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When did you get this email? I don't think I received it.
 
Spriteling said:
Dr Girotti just sent out an email saying that our class is currently oversubscribed, and that they're offering the opportunity to defer your entry to start in 2017, with the promise that if you do defer, you're guaranteed your first choice campus.

I think this is bad news for all waitlisted students, as it sounds like there isn't going to be any movement any time soon.
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aww 🙁 thank you for letting us know.
 
I also got the email. I'm at Chicago. I'd consider it if they offered some sort of financial incentive.
 
That's insane that all they could offer you was your choice of campus. I know Illinois is broke but I would never defer for less than like 60-70k.

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Especially after reading this post, I would not defer unless a similar offer were made: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/scholarship-offer-for-deferred-admission-thoughts.1204119/

I applied and was accepted to a top-10 school in this past admissions cycle, and as my school year will begin in August, I received an offer from the admissions committee. Due to over-enrollment of students, I was offered a large scholarship (~$100k) to defer my admission to next year (guaranteed seat).
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Spriteling said:
Dr Girotti just sent out an email saying that our class is currently oversubscribed, and that they're offering the opportunity to defer your entry to start in 2017, with the promise that if you do defer, you're guaranteed your first choice campus.

I think this is bad news for all waitlisted students, as it sounds like there isn't going to be any movement any time soon.
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Tell them your decision on whether or not to defer is pending.
 
Just in case anyone is wondering, only IL residents received the request to defer because that is the oversubscribed group.
 
Lannister said:
That's insane that all they could offer you was your choice of campus. I know Illinois is broke but I would never defer for less than like 60-70k.

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I'd actually consider it if I hadn't signed a lease already, just because they're switching to organ systems next year, and I'm only 22 anyway.
 
60-80 people taken off waitlist in previous years. Negative chance of getting taken off this year. Guess I'm going with my plan B.
 
I'm a resident of IL applying this cycle. Anyone know how "oversubscribing" will affect my chances of getting in for Fall of 2017? I really want to go to this school.
 
wildbach said:
I'm a resident of IL applying ethis cycle. Anyone know how "oversubscribing" will affect my chances of getting in for Fall of 2017? I really want to go to this school.
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It'll probably be minimal. Depending on by how many they are oversubscribed.

Not sure what their average class size is...but let's say it 150 and they have 10 people too many this year, and are able to convince 10 people to delay until next year...then they will likely bring in only 140 next year to add to the 10 deferments. No really an issue for you.

Now if they oversubscribed by 40-50 or more (unlikely)...then it could make things a bit more difficult next year. AND the admissions dean gets fired!

Basically you need to keep all your options open and not become too focused on just 1 school. It's difficult enough to get into ANY medical school, focusing on just 1 is begging for disappointment.
 
Received the Post-bac paperwork last week. Although the post-bac is completed in Chicago they do split us up into the three campus next year for when medical school starts. Did not know that, I assumed because we started in Chicago post-bac students automatically would just stay in Chicago. Just wanted to put that out there for students applying next round.
 
reesegclark said:
Received the Post-bac paperwork last week. Although the post-bac is completed in Chicago they do split us up into the three campus next year for when medical school starts. Did not know that, I assumed because we started in Chicago post-bac students automatically would just stay in Chicago. Just wanted to put that out there for students applying next round.
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How do they decide which campus you will be assigned to?
 
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