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I just send an update last week (after being complete in July) and just got an II right now
Congrats! We’re you complete mid or late July
What are your stats if you don't mind sharing? I have also been complete in August and I haven't heard anything from them.
Mid July
Thank you! Good luck to you!
thank you thank you, that makes sense, super helpful
What would the city you’re in have to do with a Visa
Congrats on taking the initiative! How long was your LOI? I
Approximately 300 words
There is one of the Chicago campus in the blackboard link you should have received as part of your interview materials.
Congrats. I have not done VITA but my app is complete. Am I missing something? Was this required?
If they extend an interview to you, you’ll be asked to complete the VITA if you haven’t already
It's not binding. You have to narrow your choices to 3 schools by April 15th and then commit to enroll at 1 school by May 1st. You can stay on as many waitlists as you want though until like July 1st.
thank you for sharing your experience. were you a student who did the urbana-peoria track (previous campus system) or did you work in peoria? if the former is true, does this mean that the school does not consider previous residency when determining campus assignment?
I lived in Peoria and worked at the hospital. I did not attend the med school there. That said, I have known many med students at the Peoria campus, most of whom were from the area and none of whom were not Illinois residents. I don't know if they consider previous residency, but I sure hope that they do and would imagine that any ties to central Illinois would be favorable.
thank you so much!
There are 7 stations for MMI and a 25 min faculty interview. So depending on which group you are in you can start with either the faculty interview or the MMI. The interview email just gives a general overview, but you will only get the details on interview day.
Delayed decision means that the committee did not come to a decision during the initial meeting in which they reviewed your file, but will continue to review it during future meetings, at which they may accept you. Toward the end of the cycle, they will move those who have yet to be accepted to a formal, ranked waitlist. I do not believe that they outright reject people after interview. Rather, I believe that rejections result from not being taken off of the waitlist.
Wondering the same thing, still haven't gotten any communication from their end. Really hoping they're still sending out invites 🙁
hey, just wondering where you got the 90+ post-II A rate for IS. Was that from their presentation or something?
Hey! The school reported that stat to US News and World Report over multiple previous cycles.
I am waiting to hear back too
I would definitely just upload it to the portal.
You already sent a letter of interest and are now wanting to send a letter of intent? How recently did you send the letter of interest?
If they asked you to upload letters to the portal then that’s where they should go, don’t overthink it 🙂
My portal on the interview page says the same thing for a different campus. I think it means that they think you'd be a good fit for that campus? But, I definitely don't think it means you can't be placed at a different campus.
Not sure. You should contact them about that. But the Peoria campus has an urban health program. It is located in an urban area and has all of the health problems that larger cities like Chicago have. If you expressed interest in urban health, that may be why they are suggesting Peoria.
I wish we knew!
Where on the portal does it say this for you?
It says that under my interview tab under “information”
