2024-2025 Illinois

[neuroticpremed2022]

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Does anyone know how fast Chicago seats fill up? Is it first come first serve?

 

[farmeronly]

Does anyone know how fast Chicago seats fill up? Is it first come first serve?

It is not first come first serve, but obviously it is what everyone wants so be prepared to go to your second choice

 

[tazzle_razzle6334]

good luck to everyone who has interviews or is waiting for a response soon! i have my interview this week and to say i’m incredibly nervous is an understatement. ❤️❤️❤️

 

[mikewasow335]

How long is the MMI portion?

 

[Giants28]

good luck to everyone who has interviews or is waiting for a response soon! i have my interview this week and to say i’m incredibly nervous is an understatement. ❤️❤️❤️

You got this!!

 

[marlborolucky]

OOS post II A after DD on 1/17!!

 

[deleted1203533]

OOS post II A after DD on 1/17!!

Did you get DD on 1/17 or accepted?

 

[marlborolucky]

Did you get DD on 1/17 or accepted?

DD months ago. A 1/17

 

[deleted1203533]

DD months ago. A 1/17

Gotcha, when did you interview?

 

[marlborolucky]

Gotcha, when did you interview?

September!

 

[exileinandersonville]

For those who are accepted, how long did it take for UICOM to mark your transcripts as received after sending them?

I sent mine 12/26, got an email they were reviewed on 1/8. It's still marked incomplete in my portal though.

 

[farmeronly]

Anyone have any info on second look/admitted students day? When it is going to be this year and whether it’s in person or over zoom?

Last year they were in April in person, there usually are student panels to learn more throughout the spring that are on zoom

 

[brainfart123]

Anyone have any info on second look/admitted students day? When it is going to be this year and whether it’s in person or over zoom?

I asked this during my interview and they said it'll be in-person.

 

[brainfart123]

Do you know when in april these admitted student/second look events occur? I'll unfortunately have exams in april for my last semester of school.

Idk the exact date sorry!

 

[brainfart123]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but when do we get more info about the interviews after confirming our invite? Does anybody who’s interviewed remember how many MMI stations there were and how long the interview day lasted?

Email containing interview information was sent like the day before the interview for me. There were like 7 MMI stations and the interview day lasted from like 9am to 2pmish?

 

[pibespo]

Anyone know when campus placement is for the most recent accepted students?

 

[farmeronly]

Anyone know when campus placement is for the most recent accepted students?

2-4 weeks after you send in you rank list at this point, later in the cycle it is faster

 

[CaliEl]

Need recommendations for hotels near the School of Medicine in Rockford. Thanks in advance!

Hello! Rockford is very small. I visited in October. I stayed at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Rockford and i loved it. I had a car. It was a short drive to the Rockford Campus. But please do your own research.

 

[HJDubW]

Is it safe to assume that there are no more IIs being given out? IS and LM 82, applied in late July and really hoped that I would at least get the chance to interview😢. My app was more research heavy so did they possibly yield protect me, or just a bad mission fit?

 

[CoolSocks]

Is it safe to assume that there are no more IIs being given out? IS and LM 82, applied in late July and really hoped that I would at least get the chance to interview😢. My app was more research heavy so did they possibly yield protect me, or just a bad mission fit?

If you look at cycle track (link below) they seem to be sending out II still and historically they continue throughout February. They are a pretty slow school and don’t seem to be going in order either. They do accept updates/letters of interest so if you haven’t sent one maybe try that just in case? Not sure if it really changes anything at this point but worth a try if you are higher stat and want to reduce risk of yield protection. Best of luck! I wouldn’t give up hope entirely yet 🙂

Illinois

CycleTrack is a free system for tracking and visualizing medical school applications while crowdsourcing data to make admissions more transparent.

cycletrack.org

 

[scottsterling]

Anyone know when campus placement is for the most recent accepted students?

Hoping it’s this upcoming Monday 👀 Last year’s turnaround in January was 2 weeks

 

[Spicymangoes]

If you look at cycle track (link below) they seem to be sending out II still and historically they continue throughout February. They are a pretty slow school and don’t seem to be going in order either. They do accept updates/letters of interest so if you haven’t sent one maybe try that just in case? Not sure if it really changes anything at this point but worth a try if you are higher stat and want to reduce risk of yield protection. Best of luck! I wouldn’t give up hope entirely yet 🙂

Illinois

CycleTrack is a free system for tracking and visualizing medical school applications while crowdsourcing data to make admissions more transparent.

cycletrack.org

Doesn't mean that they will have a similar timeline this year, but according to last year's SDN, the last II was sent on March 4th.

 

[BlanketsNPillows]

Is it safe to assume that there are no more IIs being given out? IS and LM 82, applied in late July and really hoped that I would at least get the chance to interview😢. My app was more research heavy so did they possibly yield protect me, or just a bad mission fit?

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Jan 15, 2025

Did they say in anyone's session when the last interview invites will be given out?

Interviews end once the class is full. That will be end of Feb through mid March. Don’t rely on people posting available interview dates bc they only release about 1 week of dates per round.

• BlanketsNPillows

 

[scottsterling]

Anyone who got the A from January get their site assignment yet?

Nope! Hoping today at 5ish 👀

 

[pandabear1435]

During the MMI do you get time to think about your answer?

 

[scottsterling]

During the MMI do you get time to think about your answer?

Yeah and you can take notes. I think it’s like 2 minutes

 

[pibespo]

Nope! Hoping today at 5ish 👀

I guess we wait til next week 😭

 

[HJDubW]

If you look at cycle track (link below) they seem to be sending out II still and historically they continue throughout February. They are a pretty slow school and don’t seem to be going in order either. They do accept updates/letters of interest so if you haven’t sent one maybe try that just in case? Not sure if it really changes anything at this point but worth a try if you are higher stat and want to reduce risk of yield protection. Best of luck! I wouldn’t give up hope entirely yet 🙂

Illinois

CycleTrack is a free system for tracking and visualizing medical school applications while crowdsourcing data to make admissions more transparent.

cycletrack.org

I've sent a bunch of update letters but I don't think I've sent a legit LOI yet. I guess it wouldn't hurt. I'm not sure why they would wait until very late near the very end of the cycle to interview a high-stat Illinois resident though. I was complete in late July and they've definitely seen my file by now - so if I haven't gotten the II yet, my file has probably been thrown in the trash pile already

 

[chemicalrush21]

I've sent a bunch of update letters but I don't think I've sent a legit LOI yet. I guess it wouldn't hurt. I'm not sure why they would wait until very late near the very end of the cycle to interview a high-stat Illinois resident though. I was complete in late July and they've definitely seen my file by now - so if I haven't gotten the II yet, my file has probably been thrown in the trash pile already

If it makes you feel better, my stats are literally right around the median and I think (in my opinion, which could be wrong) I described my mission fit well for their service, research, and clinical focuses, but still not a word from them. 😔

 

[TheQuibblerClinician]

I just finished my interview today and got the interview end of January. did anyone who got the chicago campus do or say something that they beleive helped them get chosen for the chicago campus- update letters etc?

 

[TheQuibblerClinician]

also how long is turn around-i would imagine it would have to be quicker as we are nearing the end of the cycel

 

[youmatter:)]

I interviewed two weeks ago, they said the committee meets 3rd week of every month for now, so I’d expect end of February.

 

[brainfart123]

I just finished my interview today and got the interview end of January. did anyone who got the chicago campus do or say something that they beleive helped them get chosen for the chicago campus- update letters etc?

I honestly think it goes by stats. Higher stats tend to get their first choice. Might be totally wrong tho.

 

[farmeronly]

I honestly think it goes by stats. Higher stats tend to get their first choice. Might be totally wrong tho.

Nobody really knows but I can promise you it is not by stats, if that were the case I would have ended up in Chicago along with a lot of my classmates

 

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I honestly think it goes by stats. Higher stats tend to get their first choice. Might be totally wrong tho.

I do wonder if they are more likely to grant the first choice to applicants they think may have other offers and would only attend UIC if it was at their first choice campus. This may not mean higher stats get first choice — there’s lots of different reasons why a school may like an applicant. They might not give first choice to applicants w stats well above their avg if they think the applicant is not gonna take their offer anyways — same idea as “yield protection.” I have also heard that they’re not as likely to give OOS applicants Rockford/Peoria unless they signal in their app that they would fit it because it might be too great of a culture shock and isolating considering they don’t have a local familial support system? This is all speculation of course and not rooted in anything but anecdotes

 

[brainfart123]

I do wonder if they are more likely to grant the first choice to applicants they think may have other offers and would only attend UIC if it was at their first choice campus. This may not mean higher stats get first choice — there’s lots of different reasons why a school may like an applicant. They might not give first choice to applicants w stats well above their avg if they think the applicant is not gonna take their offer anyways — same idea as “yield protection.” I have also heard that they’re not as likely to give OOS applicants Rockford/Peoria unless they signal in their app that they would fit it because it might be too great of a culture shock and isolating considering they don’t have a local familial support system? This is all speculation of course and not rooted in anything but anecdotes

As someone who is an OOS applicant and was assigned to the Peoria campus, I can confirm that culture shock and the lack of familial support are definitely some of things I am VERY worried about.

 

[farmeronly]

As someone who is an OOS applicant and was assigned to the Peoria campus, I can confirm that culture shock and the lack of familial support are definitely some of things I am VERY worried about.

Just get to know you classmates well, Peoria is a small place surrounded by nothing

 

[pibespo]

Fingers crossed we maybe hear back today about campus placement! 🙂

 

[rosiemo]

Is the MMI with a faculty member or student?

 

[p4th2g0a1s]

+1 INTL II received yesterday

 

[tazzle_razzle6334]

Is the MMI with a faculty member or student?

it had 7 stations, and i remember them being with faculty, students, and even members of the community —

 

[rosiemo]

it had 7 stations, and i remember them being with faculty, students, and even members of the community —

Thank you so much. Did you find the questions reasonable? Did they ask you follow-up questions? I am really nervous it is my first MMI.

 

[TheQuibblerClinician]

Thank you so much. Did you find the questions reasonable? Did they ask you follow-up questions? I am really nervous it is my first MMI.

they asked follow up and yes, i think the questions were very reasonable. i think there was one questions that was interesting that made me pause on what i should say but other then that i stressed out for no reason tbh

 

[rosiemo]

they asked follow up and yes, i think the questions were very reasonable. i think there was one questions that was interesting that made me pause on what i should say but other then that i stressed out for no reason tbh

Thank you so much!

 

[peanutoilsupremacist]

INTL II received today!! complete early Sep, sent an update Jan 27

 

[MedicalBotty]

IS II !!!!! Lm 76. Any interview tips please?

 

[MedicalBotty]

What time is the interview? I can only see available days.

 

[bagel_lover_2024]

What time is the interview? I can only see available days.

Congratulations!!! May I ask what dates they are scheduling to?

 

[MedicalBotty]

Congratulations!!! May I ask what dates they are scheduling to?

2/18 and 2/19!

 

[scottsterling]

What time is the interview? I can only see available days.

8-1:30 CST