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Hi y'all! I am an accepted student at Rush Medical College (right across from UICOM Chicago). Since our schools are both in the medical district and are super close, would anyone from UIC be interested in creating a combined housing/roommates spreadsheet so we can maximize housing options? If you guys are interested, we can even make a Rush/UICOM groupme too.
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I’m a non trad reinventor so my gpa is all kinds of whacked and messed up but my MCAT was 509. My overall gpa was actually under 3.0 but again non trad path overall gpa becomes less important. Science gpa was like 3.6. Definitely feel that I was one of their mission orientated fits with my couple of thousand hours in social work and also my hands on experience of working in the emergency room during Covid.
Ironically this school was the one school that I applied too thinking I had no chance and it ended up being my first and only acceptance so I wouldn’t put too much merit on the stats alone because they seem to be much more of a are you a right fit school than a did you meet this data point school.
northeast_nontrad1771
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Hey, current med student at UIC. The class facebook group will have a lot of people not in your class. School staff, admissions, students from other classes posting about apartments, furniture, plant sales (yep). So I wouldn't even think too deeply about the facebook group number.
pink_lily09
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Interested! Has the spreadsheet or groupme been made?
throwaway9884
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usually you have to be done with pre reqs before matriculation
throwaway9884
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I got an institutional scholarship today!!
IS or OOS?
throwaway9884
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potato_eater
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Hi, I’m waitlisted here, and I’m confused how a bunch of people report withdrawing their spot on SDN, yet nobody reports an acceptance off WL ?
Just wondering if they are planning to do campus reassignments before they send out acceptances to people on waitlist.
Just wondering if they are planning to do campus reassignments before they send out acceptances to people on waitlist.
Hi, waitlisted individual here too. Hard to predict if/when we will see waitlist movement here. The point you raise is interesting though about what the protocol would be regarding campus assignment/selection for an applicant accepted off the waitlist. If someone did ask, I wonder what UICOM said?
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so I'm on the waitlist as well and I emailed today asking if I should submit final transcripts from my graduate institution and I was told that it wouldn't be necessary at this time but I will be updated if they need them. I don't know if I'm reading too much into that but it kinda sounds like they're not really looking at waitlisted people right now or maybe just specifically me haha. I don't want to be a downer but it's not looking great for us waitlisted folks as of right now.
this is interesting but I am speculating that they have accepted a greater number of students than there are spots with the expectation that not everyone who has been accepted will matriculate. so even though people are withdrawing there are still enough accepted students to fill the class
Hi everyone. I will be applying here this summer and it is definitely my top choice. If anyone has any advice for apps/things the school looks for, I would love to talk to someone. Also, are we able to reach out to admissions to see our prospective chances at the school? I see some people on SDN mentioning this but I am not sure of that process/if it is okay to do so.
Congrats to everyone going!! And good luck to everyone waitlisted!
Congrats to everyone going!! And good luck to everyone waitlisted!
Nvrgiveup01
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Going to be withdrawing my WL spot here. Good luck to everyone else still waiting!
July 1st
Thanks!!
southside24
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Do we need to complete CPR training by 7/1? Castlebranch says so, but I thought I remembered hearing we do that as a class
Does anyone know if it was detrimental to not pick IMED/any of the options? Or if any of them had higher II rates?
throwaway9884
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No, it is not due by 7/1
throwaway9884
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If I remember correctly (someone correct me if I'm wrong) but those programs have a separate interview and it does not affect regular II
WaterChicken
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100% Correct.
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lovethatjourney4me
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You select both.
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Ah thanks! Appreciate it
WaterChicken
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+1 absolutely no information yet
aspiringdoctor9701
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Anyone currently in Peoria trying to transfer out or commit/CTE to another medical school they’re on a waitlist on?
meddschool
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Currently trying to transfer to Chicago
aspiringdoctor9701
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I hope you succeed haha bc I’m trying to transfer to Peoria. I picked Rockford as a second choice bc I preferred it but then realized it was too close to home in Chicago lol, so I’m trying to move to Peoria. Reasonable distance from home- not close but also not terribly far.
meddschool
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Has anyone heard anything new regarding campus appeals?
As of two weeks ago, Dr. Amiri told me all campuses are still at capacity, so no appeals being granted. Not sure what I’m going to do on July 1st CTE…
aspiringdoctor9701
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Where you at rn/where are you trying to transfer?
Currently assigned Rockford. I live in Chicago and due to personal reasons, cannot relocate. Hoping to get transferred to Chicago or I will have to give up my seat.
aspiringdoctor9701
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Honestly I’m in Rockford too and I like it it’s cool, but I’m trying to be farther from home in Chicago. Rockfords too close, if I were in Chicago I’d give up my seat for you but preferably for Peoria lol bc it’s farther from Chicago.
I hope you get Peoria! Yes, honestly, if circumstances with my family were different, I’d happily go to Rockford. Here’s hoping UIC comes through for us both! (And everyone else out there waiting!)
aspiringdoctor9701
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Maybe I’m just making myself feel better but I feel like the regional campuses will definitely open up a little as people either commit elsewhere or get moved to another campus/Chicago. There’s still time for that.
aspiringdoctor9701
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Like this post if you still haven’t CTEd here yet lol bc you’re on another waitlist somewhere else/trying to transfer campuses?
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throwaway9884
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Are you appealing by any chance?
throwaway9884
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yeah I am, not sure what it means but I'm not gonna get my hopes up
Wanted to post earlier but was at work and then being the old fart that I am fell asleep at 9 pm last night. I was not appealing as I am in Chicago campus and wanted that campus but I also have the APPFLEX5 thing in my portal so my guess is that it’s a coding error on their part.
