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[chemicalrush21]

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I’ve emailed them twice in the last few months about prereqs and haven’t heard back 🙁

I emailed them on May 1st about a pre-req... still haven't heard back LOL

 

[shawarma123]

If I haven't heard anything and submitted back in august is it basically over?

 

[glittersparkles]

+1 OOS II

Congrats! When did you submit secondary?

 

[scottsterling]

+1 OOS II! Mid-July submission date 🙏🏻

 

[glittersparkles]

+1 OOS II! Mid-July submission date 🙏🏻

congratulations! was it your primary or secondary that was submitted by mid july?

 

[pibespo]

+1 IS!!!!!!!! So thankful to God, first Chicago interview 😢

 

[scottsterling]

congratulations! was it your primary or secondary that was submitted by mid july?

Secondary!

 

[Carbonsword5]

OOS but grew up in IL, fingers crossed that they’re not done with interviews yet

 

[oligeek]

How long did it take to receive the acceptance letter in the mail?

 

[deleted1056066]

+1 IS!!!!!!!! So thankful to God, first Chicago interview 😢

Congrats! What was your complete date???

 

[newbird123]

what is dd?

trying to not get my hopes up after DD last month… so scared

 

[pibespo]

Congrats! What was your complete date???

Thank you 🙂 8/3/24!!!

 

[Redbird25]

Any suggestions or resources to use when preparing for interviews? Thanks in advance!

 

[oligeek]

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Any suggestions or resources to use when preparing for interviews? Thanks in advance!

This is not going to be what you want to hear… but just know your application and practice the MMI question examples that SDN provides. This was one of my friendliest interviews and it was so evident that they wanted to know us as people rather than interrogate us. I’d say there were no curveballs on the MMI as well

 

[Redbird25]

This is not going to be what you want to hear… but just know your application and practice the MMI question examples that SDN provides. This was one of my friendliest interviews and it was so evident that they wanted to know us as people rather than interrogate us. I’d say there were no curveballs on the MMI as well

Thank you!

 

[neuroticpremed2022]

It’s been a month and I haven’t gotten my campus assignment- what should I do lol

 

[farmeronly]

It’s been a month and I haven’t gotten my campus assignment- what should I do lol

Just wait, this early they don't really rush the campus assignments cause there are a lot of seats they still need to give out, I know thats not really what you want to hear but it the truth lol

 

[pibespo]

Anyone have super tough questions or anything on the MMI that rlly thru you off? Or anything to prepare for? I saw a lot of questions about our opinions on current healthcare reform etc on SDN. And anyone know if its super tough/competitive to get assigned to the Chi campus? I'm just freaking out this is my top school and I really wanna do well 😢

 

[farmeronly]

Anyone have super tough questions or anything on the MMI that rlly thru you off? Or anything to prepare for? I saw a lot of questions about our opinions on current healthcare reform etc on SDN. And anyone know if its super tough/competitive to get assigned to the Chi campus? I'm just freaking out this is my top school and I really wanna do well 😢

90% of people pick the Chicago campus as their first choice but they only have like 60% of seats, so it is very competitive but unfortunatly there isn't much you can do about it besides express interest in one of the Chicago only programs.

 

[Shadowdude564]

Any other people accepted to PAP?

 

[pibespo]

Does anyone know if the MMI is a group interview or one on one?

 

[averagepremed0101]

Does anyone know if the MMI is a group interview or one on one?

one on one!

 

[wackertwiddle54129]

Haven't heard anything from them; does anybody know if they still have interview spots open/if they're considering applicants?

 

[farmeronly]

Haven't heard anything from them; does anybody know if they still have interview spots open/if they're considering applicants?

I didnt get an II until March last year, I now attend UIC

 

[ookedara]

I didnt get an II until March last year, I now attend UIC

this the type of reassurance we needed. bless u fr

 

[neuroticpremed2022]

Just wait, this early they don't really rush the campus assignments cause there are a lot of seats they still need to give out, I know thats not really what you want to hear but it the truth lol

Appreciate your response, when do you think they’ll have my assignment lol
It seems as if everyone else that got in at the same time as me got theirs and it’s been more than a month 😭

 

[commanding_outlook]

do you think that theyre gonna still send A's this Fri?

 

[nakedgangcc]

do you think that theyre gonna still send A's this Fri?

yeah i think so 🤞🏽 or** the following monday

 

[lily12]

anyone have an idea when campus assignments for people who got the A in December would be?

 

[tazzle_razzle6334]

IS II today! Excited 🙂

 

[exileinandersonville]

anyone have an idea when campus assignments for people who got the A in December would be?

I think it could be today -- seems to be the 4th Monday after

 

[rosiemo]

IS II today! Excited 🙂

Congrats! When were you complete? LM?

 

[tazzle_razzle6334]

Congrats! When were you complete? LM?

Thank you! So nervous. LM 69, submitted secondary 07/19, complete 07/19 :~)

 

[neuroticpremed2022]

I think it could be today -- seems to be the 4th Monday after

Nothing yet lol

 

[exileinandersonville]

Nothing yet lol

Yeah me too, eating my words rn 😭

 

[neuroticpremed2022]

Yeah me too, eating my words rn 😭

I’ve been so on the edge of my seat lol

 

[alchunt21]

I saw a link going around for people accepted to Chicago--is there anything similar for Rockford? or anyone else accepted to Rockford interested in a group chat?

 

[youmatter:)]

OOS II! Complete late July, update letter sent last Monday

 

[neuroticpremed2022]

I saw a link going around for people accepted to Chicago--is there anything similar for Rockford? or anyone else accepted to Rockford interested in a group chat?

When did you get your assignment?

 

[chemicalrush21]

I was complete 9/15 but it seems like they haven't even gotten to reviewing applications from around this time. I'm worried I might not even get reviewed before the vast majority of IIs have been sent out already 🥲

 

[alchunt21]

When did you get your assignment?

A (IS) on 11/22/2024, then site assignment on 12/16/2024

 

[HJDubW]

Any other IS people just have nothing but complete silence? LM 82 and complete on 7/26, lived in IL for the past 18 years. Really making me anxious because this is my top choice for an in-state school. Sent a bunch of update letters but heard nothing back yet

 

[HJDubW]

IS, LM 71, and complete on 9/15 (which I think is gonna hurt me). Lived in IL for almost 22 years, so this is also my top choice. You're not alone 🙂

Honestly screw Illinois and it's complete mess of a budget. With the large population that our state has, and huge brain drain in recent years due to the state's financial issues, they should really favor IS students a lot more

 

[tazzle_razzle6334]

I’m sorry for the repetitive message, and I’ve searched through this year’s and the past year’s threads, but would just LOVE if anyone could help calm my nerves for this interview I have coming up soon!

Is it open or closed file, and would you say it was more or less stressful than you anticipated!? Thank you, best of luck to everyone here!!!!

 

[nakedgangcc]

I’m sorry for the repetitive message, and I’ve searched through this year’s and the past year’s threads, but would just LOVE if anyone could help calm my nerves for this interview I have coming up soon!

Is it open or closed file, and would you say it was more or less stressful than you anticipated!? Thank you, best of luck to everyone here!!

Mine was open and less stressful than what i thought 🙂

 

[exileinandersonville]

I’m sorry for the repetitive message, and I’ve searched through this year’s and the past year’s threads, but would just LOVE if anyone could help calm my nerves for this interview I have coming up soon!

Is it open or closed file, and would you say it was more or less stressful than you anticipated!? Thank you, best of luck to everyone here!!!!

Mine seemed closed file? My 1:1 interviewer did not ask me questions about specific experiences on my app, just the typical questions (why medicine, why uic, my hobbies etc). The MMI isnt bad either, know the typical answer response style and have some anecdotes handy because there are some open ended prompts.

It was a long day, but low stress. They almost said outright that their interview is a vibe check as they have a really high post-II A rate.

 

[chemicalrush21]

Honestly screw Illinois and it's complete mess of a budget. With the large population that our state has, and huge brain drain in recent years due to the state's financial issues, they should really favor IS students a lot more

I completely agree bro. I went into this cycle thinking I won't even get an interview with UICOM because I didn't wanna get my hopes high knowing their IS preference isn't as strong as some other states. I also interviewed with GPPA in high school but got rejected, so I have a delusional notion that they don't want me 🤣

 

[farmeronly]

Honestly screw Illinois and it's complete mess of a budget. With the large population that our state has, and huge brain drain in recent years due to the state's financial issues, they should really favor IS students a lot more

I mean they interview like 20% of in-state applicants, and you have to take into account that Illinois has a school reserved for only in-state students and a third public med school. Plus UIC reserves like 170 seats just for in-state students so I don't think its fair to claim that they don't favor in-state students enough.

 

[AttemptingPreMed]

Anyone that was accepted or from previous cycles, when did they release scholarship/financial aid info? Do they release with A?

As OOS applicant, UIC is very expensive and was wondering how generous they are with that

 

[tazzle_razzle6334]

Mine was open and less stressful than what i thought 🙂

Mine seemed closed file? My 1:1 interviewer did not ask me questions about specific experiences on my app, just the typical questions (why medicine, why uic, my hobbies etc). The MMI isnt bad either, know the typical answer response style and have some anecdotes handy because there are some open ended prompts.

It was a long day, but low stress. They almost said outright that their interview is a vibe check as they have a really high post-II A rate.

Thank you both!!!! This is really helpful. The high post-II A rate gives me hope but I’m definitely still nervous! Thanks again, good luck with everything!!!!!!