2017-2018 University of Chicago (Pritzker)

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submitted secondary sunday with >520 and >3.8 and have heard nothing :')

guess I didn't make the cut for an II if turnaround was that fast?
 
AngelicaSchuyler said:
II! Almost didn't even apply here because I doubted I had a real shot. It's still sinking in. Super excited to visit Chicago in the summer instead of winter. Good luck to everyone else!
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when did you receive it? I've been thinking II were only between 9-5 but do they come late in the evening too?
 
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SapoAmarillo said:
Yup! It came in an email and it's in their online portal so I guess it's for real! The turnaround from my secondary submission and the II was crazy fast.

Edit: I was complete maybe two days ago? Honestly didn't keep track because I wasn't expecting much to come of it. I'm a URM w high MCAT and low GPA (520/~3.4), so LizzyM comes out to ~70.
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Hey man I'm just wondering what type of URM are you? I have almost the same numbers as you and im a Mexican- American male
 
Beyond thankful to have received an II. It is hard for me to imagine a better place to get my medical training than Chicago's south side. SUCH A DREAM!
 
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People who received IIs - did you happen to write a 'Why Pritzker essay' for the optional information? I am ready to submit with my current essays, but did not write anything for the optional info and am not sure what the norm is.

Congrats to the II-ers and good luck to everyone else!
 
sunny234 said:
People who received IIs - did you happen to write a 'Why Pritzker essay' for the optional information? I am ready to submit with my current essays, but did not write anything for the optional info and am not sure what the norm is.

Congrats to the II-ers and good luck to everyone else!
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I did not write a Why Pritzker essay, and I would actually advise against it. I just updated them with my grades and how I recently learned that I will be a teaching assistant this upcoming year.
 
sunny234 said:
People who received IIs - did you happen to write a 'Why Pritzker essay' for the optional information? I am ready to submit with my current essays, but did not write anything for the optional info and am not sure what the norm is.

Congrats to the II-ers and good luck to everyone else!
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I disagree with the poster above. Nothing wrong with using that space to talk about what specifically drew you to that school. I did a why pritzker essay and received an II.
 
hotcheetomania said:
I did not write a Why Pritzker essay, and I would actually advise against it. I just updated them with my grades and how I recently learned that I will be a teaching assistant this upcoming year.
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I didn't. I just briefly described what I've been up to since graduating and what I plan to do for the next year.
 
I did have all my letters in, but I never received a complete email either. Thanks! I'm so excited! 🙂
 
aaronrodgers said:
Did you get a complete email before II? I submitted secondary on July 6th but havent gottem completrd email yet altho portal says so. Congrats on II 🙂
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Yeah, I received a complete email moments after I submitted my secondary application.
 
SpineResearcher said:
I've seen you on every school I've applied to, hope the process is going well!
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Thanks!! Best of luck to you as well! It's crazy how each schools are individually a long shot but aggregated together we all have a 40% chance of getting in somewhere 🙂
 
Hey guys, I submitted the secondary on the 6th and got an email that said I'd get another email once my app was complete. I've yet to receive that email, should I contact admissions? Anyone else in a similar situation?
 
ccsg13579 said:
Hey guys, I submitted the secondary on the 6th and got an email that said I'd get another email once my app was complete. I've yet to receive that email, should I contact admissions? Anyone else in a similar situation?
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Is it complete in the portal? If so I wouldn't
 
ccsg13579 said:
Hey guys, I submitted the secondary on the 6th and got an email that said I'd get another email once my app was complete. I've yet to receive that email, should I contact admissions? Anyone else in a similar situation?
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I have an II and never got a complete email before the invite came.
 
^well that gives me hope, I submitted 7/9 and figured they had already gone through my app. Thanks for the info! and congrats on your II!
 
lord_leonan said:
^well that gives me hope, I submitted 7/9 and figured they had already gone through my app. Thanks for the info! and congrats on your II!
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Even if they already are through your date of submission they can always go back and give out a II. I have heard on SDN that some schools will keep applicants in consideration, and everyone left is in the ring for remaining II's.
 
Horse Apiece said:
Even if they already are through your date of submission they can always go back and give out a II. I have heard on SDN that some schools will keep applicants in consideration, and everyone left is in the ring for remaining II's.
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Yeah I've heard this too, but it'd certainly better to make the cut for the II on the first look-through; would help a lot with my stress haha
 
Zanna said:
are applications reviewed in the order that they are complete? i really need to get off this website for my sanity lol
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Goro often spits the phrase that the time of app review has no correlation with when it was turned in (not verbatim) so that is some comfort
 
yxn24kb said:
I got an II yesterday with Lizzy M score of 72, think it should be okay!
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Wow, thanks for sharing! My Lizzy M is 73 and I was considering not sending in a secondary because I didn't think I stood a chance.
 
II received Tuesday (7/25) at 4:44 PM!!!! I just about died of happiness. All letters had been sent in, and I did not write a Why Pritzker essay (although I did have a paragraph at the end of my essay about other demographic factors that connected my unusual background to why Pritzker). Good luck everyone 🙂
 
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