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Have you tried logging into your portal (not the application portal, but the UIC one)? Mine was uploaded, and I never received notification. The financial aid office said there are still scholarships to be awarded though, so your aid could change!
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doctortall2017
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How to access that portal after receiving your UIC credentials?
Login here with your NetID. Then look for the financial aid tab.
aspiringdoctor9701
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Do we need to apply via a separate application process for scholarships, or are those given automatically? Also do we need to have selected PTE already to have received Financial Aid/Scholarship information?
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Those are awarded based on merit and need I think. No separate application - just submit your FAFSA and they’ll decide if they want to award additional financial aid
Anyone else not receive netid/login information yet?
Automatically awarded. I haven’t selected any schools for PTE yet but got my financial aid.
southside24
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I clicked the financial aid tab and it says they have received my FAFSA and "displaying until 2021" but nothing after that. I'm assuming that means I didn't get any financial aid? Was it pretty obvious for those who did?
NeedAnotherNap
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Honestly, it was kind of hard for me to find it. So go to the NetID website, log in, and under the "Student" tab you will see financial aid status menu. Click on it and accept whatever terms it says. I then clicked on "Financial Aid notification" and then 2021-2022 aid year. It should give you what loans you've been offered. This is my first time doing this so please correct me if I'm wrong
adding: my financial aid notification displays "out-of-state" even though I am in-state. I do think it's still correct because it adds up to the listed in-state fees. And it shows me on the left column about my site assignment. Is this what other people are seeing too?
aspiringdoctor9701
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So maybe I'm wrong about this but it looks like in state tuition is ~35,000 dollars including the required fees. That extra 20,000 or whatever with boarding and personal expenses/transportation is just for us to take care of, as in that's not for UIC Med right?
Yeah that isn't money that you owe the school, but it is factored into the amount they offer in terms of loans.
SlamShark
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Me. Not sure what to do.
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I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure tuition is higher than that because of the summer semester they don't factor into that.
Per the estimated cost of attendance for tuition and mandatory fees ONLY the in-state cost for M1 year is $51,582.
Edit: OOS is $84,759.
aspiringdoctor9701
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Have any grants/scholarships gone out? Or is what I see on my FA notification currently final?
lovethatjourney4me
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Would also like to know this! My financial aid award was all loans, and I'm wondering if this is it.
If you've gotten your NetiD login email. Go to my.uic.edu, login and on the left there's a tab that says 'Financial Aid status menu.' Once there there should be an option for things like 'Financial Aid notification' which shows loans and one that says 'college financing' which includes scholarships.
How long after being accepted did you get your netid info?
About a month
thanks!
PaladinX
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I was told that you get that information after you receive campus placement. But also, I got campus placement last week and still havnt heard yet
I got my campus placement feb 19th
I got my campus placement on the 18th and got my UIN activation email on the 21st. Weird that I got mine so quick
sredna4
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I received my financial aid package (federal loans) in the UIC portal about 1.5 weeks ago. I did email the financial aid office at the end of February and ended up getting my UIN from Dr. Amiri. I was able to set up my Net ID from there. If you have been accepted and haven't received your financial aid and/or university identifier, I think it's reasonable that you reach out to admissions and financial aid offices to at least get a timeline.
Also, if you have a university log in, you also have a UIC gmail. I talked with some M3s and they didn't even realize they had a university email until orientation, but important information was sent to them over the summer. Sounds like you need to talk with other students and advocate for yourself to get things done sometimes
Also, if you have a university log in, you also have a UIC gmail. I talked with some M3s and they didn't even realize they had a university email until orientation, but important information was sent to them over the summer. Sounds like you need to talk with other students and advocate for yourself to get things done sometimes
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aspiringdoctor9701
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Any current UIC Med students willing to discuss their experiences and answer questions via PM? Really trying to gain an honest perspective on y’all’s experiences.
Does your portal show that your FAFSA is completed? My loans show up in the MyUIC thing but on my application portal it says my FAFSA is incomplete.
IAintNeverSeen2Pretty...
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Same
I emailed the financial aid office like a week ago and no response lol
ice cheems
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Have you guys tried accessing Self-Service yet? Self-Service - APPS (uillinois.edu) Not entirely sure if it's applicable to the med school but that's how I access my FinAid stuff for university
buffalo bill
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I was just offered an interview for the GMED program. Does anyone know what is covered in these interviews?
NeedAnotherNap
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How did they contact you?
sredna4
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It says my FAFSA requirement was satisfied as of October 28th on the myUIC portal. Not sure where to look on the application portal to see my FAFSA
WaterChicken
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Any chance do you know if we need to submit anything additional for that or do we auto-qualify when we enrol?
Under the Pre-Matriculation tab there's like checks on stuff you need to complete
Finally received a response. If your FAFSA loans show up in the myUIC page then you should be good even if it doesn't say it on the AMP portal.
aspiringdoctor9701
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You have to commit to enroll to hear about/receive scholarships?
Yes
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I don't think so. I was only offered loans initially, but then got a scholarship offer last week via email. I haven't PTE'd anywhere yet
ice cheems
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PSA on the Choose Your Medical School Tool: "Plan to Enroll" vs "Commit to Enroll," Strategies, and Misconceptions : premed (reddit.com)
See section III in the linked post above. Sounds like you have to withdraw all but one acceptance after April 30th. However, you should not choose Commit to Enroll at that time if you still want to get off other waitlists or have any other doubts about matriculating.
Thank you!
Dr Amiri told me UIC allows up to three PTE all the way up to CTE on July 1st. You would have to check with the other schools’ policies, though. I will be holding two PTE until I hopefully get re-assigned to the Chicago campus so I can attend UIC. Otherwise I will have to attend my other acceptance because I cannot relocate.
