Anyone have any news regarding MWU-IL interviews for this cycle? I didn't see a thread for class of 2021 so I thought I would start one.
Nope, not yet! Got hard rejection from their sister school in Arizona, will be interesting to see what Illinois says.
ooooo actual rejection
I got waitlisted for an interview early July, then I got a "deny interview" email. I've heard students getting autorejected from them for below 3.0 GPA since that particular school has a strict GPA cutoff.
That'd be awesome .. the IL location is right down the block from me .. what a dream.I'm so sorry!! Best of luck though! Stay positive! I think the IL one is a bit easier on the stats.
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That'd be awesome .. the IL location is right down the block from me .. what a dream.
Let's not be scared of prices. You can focus in on the fact Chicago is a 25 minute train away.
Yes, I just emailed Arizona, they said my EC's and PS were strong but my science GPA was weak. Hopefully you're right and Illinois will give me a chance!I'm so sorry!! Best of luck though! Stay positive! I think the IL one is a bit easier on the stats.
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Let's not be scared of prices. You can focus in on the fact Chicago is a 25 minute train away.
What was your science GPA?Yes, I just emailed Arizona, they said my EC's and PS were strong but my science GPA was weak. Hopefully you're right and Illinois will give me a chance!
Had a coworker/"work wife" who used to live in Chicago. Their public transportation is a blessing. I come from SoCal where EVERYONE drives so that may be an interesting cultural transition for me.
I must've posted like in 20 different places LOL. Little above 3.2 sGPA. I think they were more concerned about my BCP which rounded is a 3.1 Every school has different methodology on how they want to pick students so I'm more at peace about it now... I have 17 other schools to hear back from!
I must've posted like in 20 different places LOL. Little above 3.2 sGPA. I think they were more concerned about my BCP which rounded is a 3.1 Every school has different methodology on how they want to pick students so I'm more at peace about it now... I have 17 other schools to hear back from!
I wrote about my position in the pre-dental club for sure, then I took the somewhat taboo route and wrote about some athletic activities I excelled in (competitions).. just to give you an idea on my end..
Not to burst anyone's bubble or anything, but I don't think the MWU secondaries will sway adcom's decision one way or another in terms of overshadowing, say, a DAT retake or low sGPA. At least for Arizona, that seemed to be the case. Anyone have an idea if the Illinois and Arizona campuses (campi?) collaborate amongst each other regarding admissions?
I see, good to know! I practically copy-pasted the secondary for both schools other than regional differences so it will be interesting if I get a different, hopefully more positive response from Illinois!Nope. Totally separate. We are under the same org, but we are completely different schools with our own authority and system.
I see, good to know! I practically copy-pasted the secondary for both schools other than regional differences so it will be interesting if I get a different, hopefully more positive response from Illinois!
Nope. Totally separate. We are under the same org, but we are completely different schools with our own authority and system.
Looking at last year, it seems like the IL campus is a bit lighter on admissions than the AZ campus, so I'm sure you're fine!
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A bit lighter like what? Are there still an average matriculation of 18AA?
Cool. Just curious, are you part of admissions or a student there?
2015-2016 ADEA handbook states that the 2014 matriculating class had oGPA 3.52, sGPA 3.46, and 19.8 AA 19.9 PAT, and 19.7 TS.Yep. It looked like that in last years thread. What's the average for AZ?
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2015-2016 ADEA handbook states that the 2014 matriculating class had oGPA 3.52, sGPA 3.46, and 19.8 AA 19.9 PAT, and 19.7 TS.
I wouldn't be surprised if the 2016 or 2017 matriculating class for MWU-AZ has stats closer to 21 AA 3.6 oGPA, based on seeing 3.5 oGPA 19AA SDN users getting waitlisted and low 3 GPA's getting hard rejections.
Stats for Illinois is a tick lower at 3.4 oGPA and 18.6 AA, but I'm expecting the actual numbers for this coming matriculating class to be closer to 3.5 oGPA and 19-20 AA. Not saying lower stats = softer program, but they might have slightly different criterion than Arizona.
(MBlue16 is probably silently chuckling at us predents trying to figure out this admissions process!!)
Haha! Not really. I sometimes do find interesting info/ assumptions from pre-dents tho . But hey... it's a better to be overprepared than underprepared!
Btw, I still lurk around this forum, cuz I sometime need to be reminded how bad I wanted it back then. Dental school gets crazy and sometime the pressure is just so high. Knowing that there are ppl out there who are dying to be in my position, keeps me going. Well..., it is at least one of my ways to fuel myself .
Also, I just love helping out pre-dents. Just ask, I will try to answer your questions within my limits.
My numbers came from the 2015-2-16 ADEA handbook, can't argue against me about that.Honestly, given the situation, I would be just like how you are right now in the future so I totally get it. I'm not sure if I agree with @redhotchiligochu on those stats and his/her predictions. With the rate of how high the average is going and how quickly the sky is falling, everyone will have 29AAs and the market is saturated. But anyway, hope everyone has a great weekend. Hope we get some invite next week.
Does this school invite you for a secondary through email or regular mail? Haven't heard anything since I submitted my AADSAS a couple weeks ago
anyone got an update from this school yet?
anyone got an update from this school yet?
Same here.They don't even appear on my AADSAS portal even though they've sent me an email saying application is complete.