I'm west of Aurora and finishing my pre-reqs at a community college. I took genetics at NIU one semester because my work schedule allowed a day class, but I can only take early morning/night classes now, so I switched to the cc route.
As far as UIC goes, I don't know much about their school except to say that they told me cc courses for pre-reqs were perfectly fine. If you are *in* Chicago, why not look at the city colleges for pre-reqs if you also want to work?
As far as advising goes, I went to the NIU advisor, and he's really nice, but he told me what I already know, so I really don't need an advisor, per se, especially being non-trad and not pursing a degree (so I won't have a committee letter).
If you don't mind my asking: What do you need an advisor to help you with? I ask because you sound like you are already on your way with pre-reqs and have the job vs. pre-reqs dilemma which most of us non-trads face.
the other poster had a great idea for contacting your alma mater's pre-med advisor. I did that for SIU and she was very open and very helpful. She basically told me that I was on the right path and as long as I did well in my upcoming courses and MCAT that I would be competitive and to "keep on keepin' on."
Maybe if you could be a little more specific about what you are wanting to know about UIC or your situation in general we could answer you a little better 😉.
If you want to PM me, feel free!
