AgitatedSundae73
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just called...turns out i recieved the email by mistake. thanks uic for causing me to have a heart attack lol
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Last year they sent pre-ii Rs in March, so pretty much ghosted until then lol
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In the interview they said that updates/LOI are viewed favorably! They encouraged people to send them. I think how early you send one in would depend on if you have information to update them.
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deleted1079310
Are they still not interviewing many Illinois applicants yet? This is my alma mater i'm really hoping they consider the in-state apps soon.
I'm in IS, alumni, interviewed in September. There were a few IS candidates at my interview. It did seem mostly OOS though.
+1, I’m OOS and the vast majority of my interview group was OOS too
I totally feel that! Also my alma mater and really hope I get a chance to interview here.
Anyone heard anything today?
I think they mentioned at my interview that the earliest the committee meets is Oct 21st, decisions released Oct 22nd for anyone who interviewed before then... however I was not in the earliest group so maybe y'all heard something different.
Early Aug interview here. They mentioned that committee meets every 3rd Thursday of the month, so decisions should be released for those who interviewed prior to September 16th! Caveat is if they canceled the September meeting and the first committee meeting was October.
Anyone hear anything yet?
Nada. I interviewed early September snd they did say we may hear back today or tomorrow
pre_med777
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Also interviewed in Sep and told either Fri or weekend of Oct 15th
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ACCEPTED just now! Notified via email. OOS, ORM. Interviewed early September.
ACCEPTED!!! This was my #1 and I am shaking right now!! IS URM Interviewed Early Sept!
Delayed decision 🙁 really sad because the Peoria campus is my #1 choice. But I knew my interview wasn't great. Early September interview btw!
soporspelare
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Hey guys, 9/8 interviewer who got the delayed decision yesterday as well
astroblondex
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I have my interview this week. Any tips??
Any consensus on if they are prioritizing OOS applicants right now as opposed to in-state applicants? I'm IS and have not heard anything yet.
No idea. Same here and my alma mater.
Cliche, but be yourself. Their interview day was easily one of my favorite experiences as far as it being relaxed, informative, conversational, etc. Don't be afraid to laugh and show em your personality. Also don't fret over their mmi. Really chill with traditional interview style questions sprinkled throughout
Would definitely agree, I was worried about the MMI but it ended up being not stressful at all, the questions were things most people should have thought about and they just want to see your thought process. Everything else felt very supportive and friendly and more along the lines of a recruitment rather than an interview.
Hi guys! I recently had my interview. It was very relaxed with a lot of conversations. No tricky questions. Enjoy the interview!
For those still waiting for interview invites, I believe UICOM schedules a couple weeks at a time. They don't schedule in advance into future, so there's hope!
For those still waiting for interview invites, I believe UICOM schedules a couple weeks at a time. They don't schedule in advance into future, so there's hope!
Yes. If you interviewed after (or maybe just before) September 15 you should hear a decision at the end of this week.
The admissions committee meets every third Thursday of each month (which is this coming Thursday for October). They said they will release decisions by 5pm the next day. So we should hear back either tomorrow or Friday!
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Also, for anyone interested when they release decisions, I looked at last years SDN thread for Illinois and for all the months I looked at (Nov-Feb), decisions came out on the Friday. So probably not today, but tomorrow we will hear back.
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I am so nervous!!!! This has been the longest week of my life lol.
I thought last year they released a batch of decisions on 10/15 or 10/16 and skipped a decision release the following week of October, then released the next batch 3rd week of November.
I believe that was because last year the 3rd Thursday in Oct was the 15th, so their committee meeting coincided with release date. They didn't have their next meeting until the 3rd Thursday in Nov. This year, they have a committee meeting today separate from the one they had in Sep.
Hmmm… well last year the third Thursday of October was the 15th.
And I’m pretty certain at my interview they said they were releasing decisions this week for us, but I’m not certain. If anyone else has heard anything to confirm this or not feel free to chime in.
Yes, they did say they will have a meeting the following Thursday (i.e. today).
Edit: they also mentioned that they need to coordinate with IMED decisions for this release so that people don’t get mixed signals (as you can be accepted to the COM but not to IMED, but obviously not the other way around).
Edit: they also mentioned that they need to coordinate with IMED decisions for this release so that people don’t get mixed signals (as you can be accepted to the COM but not to IMED, but obviously not the other way around).
What time will they be releasing results tomorrow? Will take melatonin accordingly 🤣
If they follow similar pattern to last week, maybe around 2:30p CDT. Good luck and hoping you get some sleep!
Did they say anything abt the GMED program?
So anyone else that completed in July still not hear back? I am IS btw, and alumni
Not during the session I attended. They seem to coordinate these special programs and shuffle them for different dates (i.e. group people based on them). Our day had a clear separation for IMED vs rest of the people. I imagine it’s the same for other programs as well.
Yes, there are people who were completed at the beginning of the cycle and still silence.
Their selection process doesn’t seem to be based just on first come - first serve.
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deleted1079310
exact same stats and casper, IS, ORM UIUC alum. I really would love to get some love from my state school but last year i didn't get any (had worse stats) and it's very hard not to feel like this cycle will go similarly
Has anyone received any acceptances today? I Interviewed late September and haven't heard anything yet.
Congrats! Do you happen to remember what dates they gave you?
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Unfortunately silence. If other dates and what they used to say during interviews is to be believed something may move around 2-3pm CST today.
FYI: their dates aren’t linear and depend on cocurricular programs as well. I’ve heard about people getting an II with a date as far as 2.5 months ahead and as soon as 6 days from the II 😉
Are they accepting people for the programs already? I thought deadlines were in like March
pre_med777
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Also late Sep, nothing yet ! watching my email like a hawk...
From what I understood they revamped the whole thing in comparison to other years. Before students applied when they were accepted to the COM, now it’s integrated into the secondary.
Effectively nothing has changed as they were always evaluating candidates on rolling basis (correct me if I’m wrong) but now they can draw earlier and from a larger pool.
So yes, they’re already accepting people into these programs along with COM acceptances. The deadline in March seems to work the same as deadline for secondary.
Thanks for all the info on this thread!
