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ocelot_13 said:
I didn't send one. They didn't mention thank you notes at all in the closing presentation and they did not make the emails of the faculty interviewers available to you, so my impression is that they probably do not want thank you notes. Other schools I interviewed at provided specific instructions for sending them at the end of the interview and made the contact info for the interviewers available. So I think if they want them, they will address it specifically.
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At my interview, Dr. Thompson (associate dean for admissions) said they're not required and emphasized that they have no impact on admissions decisions, but we could still send one if we wanted to.
 
NeuroNerd6798 said:
Interesting… when I had my interview they said that if we are interested in sending thank you notes, on the blackboard link they sent us a week prior to the interview, they have a word document that has the faculty interviewers email addresses. But This was back in October, things might have changed
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Oops. Just found the list of emails on the Blackboard page. I guess it's too late to send now. But yeah, there was zero mention of thank you notes during my interview day, which I thought was odd (every other interview I've had addressed them specifically in the closing remarks). Glad to hear Dr. Thompson said it didn't impact our admissions decision... 😬
 
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freshdoe said:
LOL I wonder what's going on for real. I hope they're not hesitating on giving out A's because they're already nearing their quota and don't want to risk over-filling 😬
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I was thinking about this too…but I also was thinking if they were close to filling the class then why send out another wave of II’s ya know? Idk I’m clueless about this stuff lol
 
Dblock45 said:
I was thinking about this too…but I also was thinking if they were close to filling the class then why send out another wave of II’s ya know? Idk I’m clueless about this stuff lol
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Yeah no totally makes sense, just my neurotic side talking haha... it's just weird how they skipped this month considering how they haven't done so any other month since they started releasing decisions. Maybe I'm speaking too soon though... still 9 days until the end of the month
 
freshdoe said:
Yeah no totally makes sense, just my neurotic side talking haha... it's just weird how they skipped this month considering how they haven't done so any other month since they started releasing decisions. Maybe I'm speaking too soon though... still 9 days until the end of the month
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Monday’s a holiday. Deep breaths. Decisions will likely come out tomorrow 🙂 don’t think they skipped a month just yet
 
The timeline on their website says August-February for interview invitations. I'd say our chances are zero to slim for an interview at this point unfortunately.

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Did anyone notice whether the scholarly concentration application deadline changed? I can't tell if I'm just further losing my mind, but I swear that it used to be 03/01 and now appears as 04/01 in my portal. Maybe they aren't getting as many applicants as they expected?
 
Corndawggy said:
Did anyone notice whether the scholarly concentration application deadline changed? I can't tell if I'm just further losing my mind, but I swear that it used to be 03/01 and now appears as 04/01 in my portal. Maybe they aren't getting as many applicants as they expected?
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I interviewed last week Dr. Thompson said they decided to move the application back, so you're definitely not losing your mind lol. I was also wondering about how the scholarly concentrations worked with the different campuses (since some are campus-specific), and he actually suggested waiting until after the campus assignment to apply, since the campus assignments are final and would affect concentration eligibility based on the location.
Since that's the case, I'm not sure why they don't just have us apply after we're admitted with our campus assignment honestly. I still think I'm going to go ahead and get mine written up before the deadline, but just seems like a weird process in terms of timing.
 
goat1080 said:
I interviewed last week Dr. Thompson said they decided to move the application back, so you're definitely not losing your mind lol. I was also wondering about how the scholarly concentrations worked with the different campuses (since some are campus-specific), and he actually suggested waiting until after the campus assignment to apply, since the campus assignments are final and would affect concentration eligibility based on the location.
Since that's the case, I'm not sure why they don't just have us apply after we're admitted with our campus assignment honestly. I still think I'm going to go ahead and get mine written up before the deadline, but just seems like a weird process in terms of timing.
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Thanks for the helpful reply! I agree, the timing of the scholarly concentration application process is pretty odd given that circumstance...
 
Another other folks with an A here who don't have it shown up on the ACMAS CYMS tool? Not sure if I should wait to email admissions or not
 
goat1080 said:
I interviewed last week Dr. Thompson said they decided to move the application back, so you're definitely not losing your mind lol. I was also wondering about how the scholarly concentrations worked with the different campuses (since some are campus-specific), and he actually suggested waiting until after the campus assignment to apply, since the campus assignments are final and would affect concentration eligibility based on the location.
Since that's the case, I'm not sure why they don't just have us apply after we're admitted with our campus assignment honestly. I still think I'm going to go ahead and get mine written up before the deadline, but just seems like a weird process in terms of timing.
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So I'm DD but I was hoping to apply to the IMED concentration because I'd like to stay in Chicago (and I have an interest in med tech) but are you saying Dr. Thompson suggests we wait and see if one is accepted and two put on the Chicago campus?
Thanks for letting us know about what Dr. Thompson said!
 
pmagn said:
Another other folks with an A here who don't have it shown up on the ACMAS CYMS tool? Not sure if I should wait to email admissions or not
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I got my A in November, but UICOM didn’t submit my A to AMCAS until January. So there may be a delay between being accepted and PTE capability.
 
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CheezyPorcupine said:
So I'm DD but I was hoping to apply to the IMED concentration because I'd like to stay in Chicago (and I have an interest in med tech) but are you saying Dr. Thompson suggests we wait and see if one is accepted and two put on the Chicago campus?
Thanks for letting us know about what Dr. Thompson said!
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Yeah, that's basically what he said when I asked him during the interview. I don't know the exact timeline for how the concentration review process goes though, so I don't know if maybe it's worth a follow-up clarification email. I'm probably not going to sit on it for too long even though I expect it's going to be a bit until I hear back
 
Has anyone who interviewed on 1/17 heard back yet? I thought they were planning to release decision last Friday...
 
So I received and email inviting me to interview but for the post- baccalaureate program? Even though I already have a masters? Then I received another email asking me to confirm my interview for the college of medicine In the portal. And when I log in there is a tab for interview. Anybody has this happen before? Am I being considered for the medical school or is this a rejection for the medical school but interview for something else
 
FutureMDCol said:
So I received and email inviting me to interview but for the post- baccalaureate program? Even though I already have a masters? Then I received another email asking me to confirm my interview for the college of medicine In the portal. And when I log in there is a tab for interview. Anybody has this happen before? Am I being considered for the medical school or is this a rejection for the medical school but interview for something else
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what post bacc? the PAP?
 
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Hearing radio silence since my interview in December while my friend got in, got 3 more of these torturous months before its a complete wrap. Wish I knew what I did so wrong on my application.
 
Hello, I am applying to UIC this upcoming cycle and am considering early decision. I was wondering if anyone in here can talk about their experience with that process.
 
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Hi!! What is the MMI portion of the interview like? Are you given a few minutes to brainstorm/take notes on the scenario and then some time to speak? Or are you just given 5 minutes to discuss the question with no time for notes?
 
medschoolmaybe123 said:
Hi!! What is the MMI portion of the interview like? Are you given a few minutes to brainstorm/take notes on the scenario and then some time to speak? Or are you just given 5 minutes to discuss the question with no time for notes?
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Yes, 2 minutes to take notes/brainstorm and 5 min to respond
 
Would it be worthwhile to send a letter of intent/update before they meet next? I'm IS and interviewed on 2/14, so I was hoping it might move the needle a bit in terms of getting the A vs DD. The updates are substantial so it's just a matter of the timing
 
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