Official University of Illinois at Chicago Interview/Acceptance/Denial Thread Class of 2022

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PreDent_Eagle said:
I was waitlisted on dec 1st and had another offer so I’ll be making a decision soon.
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Were there a lot of behavior questions at the UIC interview? or was it more just why you want to be a dentist and why UIC type questions?
 
evang751 said:
Were there a lot of behavior questions at the UIC interview? or was it more just why you want to be a dentist and why UIC type questions?
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Interview was closed file and the questions weren’t specific and behavioral. Like why do you want to be a dentist, strengths/weaknesses, etc.
 
evang751 said:
Were there a lot of behavior questions at the UIC interview? or was it more just why you want to be a dentist and why UIC type questions?
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Those type of questions but in a serious tone and they ask follow up questions. Don't expect them to be all smiles when they see you either. It was more like dirty looks in there lol.
 
Thanks a lot guys. I appreciate the input. Oh, I forgot... Did they throw any curve balls of questions and how was the Q&A with the current students like? What types of questions?
 
evang751 said:
Thanks a lot guys. I appreciate the input. Oh, I forgot... Did they throw any curve balls of questions and how was the Q&A with the current students like? What types of questions?
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No curveballs. I thought the questions were pretty straightforward as long as youre used to typical interview questions like strengths, anything on your application etc. The student part was casual. They were very helpful with answering anything
 
jerome93 said:
No curveballs. I thought the questions were pretty straightforward as long as youre used to typical interview questions like strengths, anything on your application etc. The student part was casual. They were very helpful with answering anything
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For the student part, are they asking you questions? or are you asking them questions? I was kind of confused on that part.
 
PreDent_Eagle said:
accepted.
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PreDent_Eagle said:
I was waitlisted on dec 1st and had another offer so I’ll be making a decision soon.
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CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to the family! I hope you choose UIC... but regardless you're going to be a dentist!
To those of you that are waitlisted, haven't heard back yet, interviewing next week, stay positive and best of luck to you all, I know how rough the waiting game is like. I was waitlisted for 4 months until I got my acceptance, message me if any of you have any questions!

Those that have been accepted, don't forget to JOIN THE FB GROUP HERE: Log into Facebook | Facebook
 
In UIC's current "DMD Resident Estimated Tuition & Fees"; it says the following concerning & vague statements:
  • Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice any time prior to the first day of instruction.
  • Published rates are subject to change pending approval of the U of I Board of Trustees March 2017.
  • *Summer 2018 fees are based on the 2017 rate and may increase.
  • ***Increases could be up to 15%***

The statement, ***Increases could be up to 15%*** scares me the most!!!

1. Is the 15% increase, after each semester??? or a yearly increase???
2. Is the 15% increase made to the tuition, or tuition PLUS fees?

REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM CURRENT UIC Dental students (or Anyone who knows) to clarify above questions:
I was wondering if anyone knew the history of UIC's tuition increase each year? Maybe a UIC dental student could post the tuition increases each year you were at UIC? Or if you know the average tuition increase each year for UIC?

I would like to know the "track history" of UIC with tuition increase. Could offer me insight if I should expect a 15% tuition increase if I went to UIC. So any info on the tuition increase would be helpful!

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I have heard at my UIC interview student panel, that many current Dental students were displeased and surprised by UIC DMD tuition each year. But no concrete Numbers of Tuition increase were given.

It would make sense that UIC would increase its tuition by alot since Illinois gov is brokee.... But its weird since I heard that SIU makes it an effort to freeze its tuition each year (source from SIU dental student).

This is something to consider by us applicants as $$$$ is big factor. Please someone help us with this info!
 
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wildshark16 said:
In UIC's current "DMD Resident Estimated Tuition & Fees"; it says the following concerning & vague statements:
  • Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice any time prior to the first day of instruction.
  • Published rates are subject to change pending approval of the U of I Board of Trustees March 2017.
  • *Summer 2018 fees are based on the 2017 rate and may increase.
  • ***Increases could be up to 15%***

The statement, ***Increases could be up to 15%*** scares me the most!!!

1. Is the 15% increase, after each semester??? or a yearly increase???
2. Is the 15% increase made to the tuition, or tuition PLUS fees?

REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM CURRENT UIC Dental students (or Anyone who knows) to clarify above questions:
I was wondering if anyone knew the history of UIC's tuition increase each year? Maybe a UIC dental student could post the tuition increases each year you were at UIC? Or if you know the average tuition increase each year for UIC?

I would like to know the "track history" of UIC with tuition increase. Could offer me insight if I should expect a 15% tuition increase if I went to UIC. So any info on the tuition increase would be helpful!

Side notes:
I have heard at my UIC interview student panel, that many current Dental students were displeased and surprised by UIC DMD tuition each year. But no concrete Numbers of Tuition increase were given.

It would make sense that UIC would increase its tuition by alot since Illinois gov is brokee.... But its weird since I heard that SIU makes it an effort to freeze its tuition each year (source from SIU dental student).

This is something to consider by us applicants as $$$$ is big factor. Please someone help us with this info!
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soo.......
 
Did anyone get interview invite this week??? I saw the email and I was shocked and super stoked lol. I graduated from UIC Biochemistry in June. Stats: oGPA: 3.34 BCP: 3.32 21AA/22 TS I will be there on Feb. 13th but hilarious story. I also had an interview at Midwestern scheduled for 2/13 and then when I received the email for UIC and that was the only date available... well you can imagine
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Luckily I was able to move Midwestern to Feb 20th whew!
 
dlishiz22 said:
Did anyone get interview invite this week??? I saw the email and I was shocked and super stoked lol. I graduated from UIC Biochemistry in June. Stats: oGPA: 3.34 BCP: 3.32 21AA/22 TS I will be there on Feb. 13th but hilarious story. I also had an interview at Midwestern scheduled for 2/13 and then when I received the email for UIC and that was the only date available... well you can imagine
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Luckily I was able to move Midwestern to Feb 20th whew!
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Congrats! Goodluck!
 
dlishiz22 said:
Did anyone get interview invite this week??? I saw the email and I was shocked and super stoked lol. I graduated from UIC Biochemistry in June. Stats: oGPA: 3.34 BCP: 3.32 21AA/22 TS I will be there on Feb. 13th but hilarious story. I also had an interview at Midwestern scheduled for 2/13 and then when I received the email for UIC and that was the only date available... well you can imagine
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Luckily I was able to move Midwestern to Feb 20th whew!
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I received an email at 8/15 that my application was complete. Still didn't hear anything back... Loosing hope.
 
PBPL said:
I received an email at 8/15 that my application was complete. Still didn't hear anything back... Loosing hope.
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Don't lose hope!! The cycle isn't over yet until you receive a rejection. They are probably going through applications again since the top students are in the process of choosing schools and giving up seats 🙂
 
dlishiz22 said:
Don't lose hope!! The cycle isn't over yet until you receive a rejection. They are probably going through applications again since the top students are in the process of choosing schools and giving up seats 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words. I hope I'll get some good news.
 
Hi all,
Does anyone know if there a place to leave a carry-on bag/luggage at UIC on the interview day? The check out times for my hotel is 3 pm and I'll be catching a flight back to NY that day. So, I was thinking to check out in the morning on the day of the interview.

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks
 
Dentazh88 said:
Hi all,
Does anyone know if there a place to leave a carry-on bag/luggage at UIC on the interview day? The check out times for my hotel is 3 pm and I'll be catching a flight back to NY that day. So, I was thinking to check out in the morning on the day of the interview.

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks
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Yes there is.
 
Got the alternate/wait list email. I'm kind of disappointed...does anyone know if the class is full?
 
Toothchip said:
Got the alternate/wait list email. I'm kind of disappointed...does anyone know if the class is full?
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From what I've read, being on the waitlist is better than not hearing anything. What are your stats if you don't mind me asking and when did you receive the email?
 
michaelcimba said:
From what I've read, being on the waitlist is better than not hearing anything. What are your stats if you don't mind me asking and when did you receive the email?
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Good point. Yes, my stats are just average. I have 3.6 overall/science and 21 AA/TS.
 
michaelcimba said:
From what I've read, being on the waitlist is better than not hearing anything. What are your stats if you don't mind me asking and when did you receive the email?
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Ooh and just received email this afternoon
 
Toothchip said:
Good point. Yes, my stats are just average. I have 3.6 overall/science and 21 AA/TS.
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Well congrats on the waitlist. From what it looks like, it seems to move around a lot. I'm still waiting for a response ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
interview invite today, is there anything in particular they really like to hear during the interview?
 
anyone who has accepted their offer heard anything else from them since the email that went out weeks ago saying their systems were down?
 
did anyone who interviewed in January hear back yet or know when the next round of acceptances will be?
 
bbal123 said:
did anyone who interviewed in January hear back yet or know when the next round of acceptances will be?
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Interviewed January 8th, and they said the committee only meets twice a month to decide on people. They were purposefully vague saying usually it's the 15ths and 30/31st of each month, and if you don't hear January 31st you might hear February 15 or 28, or March 15
That being said I didn't get an email January 31st for an acceptance, denial, or waitlist but it seems at least one other person in this thread was contacted on the 31st and they were waitlisted.
 
I-hate-alginate said:
Did anyone send a thank you email to the interviewers? And if you did, did they respond back?
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They specifically asked us not to at midwestern since we interviewed with so many people but I did at my one on one or one on two interviews. I just asked them for their business cards. And Indiana supplied us with their email info!
 
Animal Lover 22 said:
They specifically asked us not to at midwestern since we interviewed with so many people but I did at my one on one or one on two interviews. I just asked them for their business cards. And Indiana supplied us with their email info!
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The only reason I sent them an email is because at the end of the day, out of nowhere, they gave us their emails. I felt like that was a hint. If they didn't do that, I would've never sent anything.
 
To those with an interview coming up, here is some information. I interviewed on Feb 13th and was my first interview. All of the admissions staff and faculty were super nice! They went above and beyond to welcome us and make us feel comfortable. The interviews are pretty much first thing and will be either 2 on 1 or 1 on 1. Mine was 1 on 1 and my interview was super relaxed. The only thing is I felt like she didn’t ask me very many questions. I think it went well but some of the other interviewees said they had lots of questions. Pretty much all I had was “tell me about yourself” and “why do you want to be a dentist “. Idk if that’s a good sign or a bad sign . After interviews we had Q&A w/ dental students. Some were very helpful and some gave the impression they only wanted coffee lol. Then we had a presentation about curriculum and about student services and tour and that’s it! We were dismissed around 12:30. Anyone have other questions let me know.
 
dlishiz22 said:
To those with an interview coming up, here is some information. I interviewed on Feb 13th and was my first interview. All of the admissions staff and faculty were super nice! They went above and beyond to welcome us and make us feel comfortable. The interviews are pretty much first thing and will be either 2 on 1 or 1 on 1. Mine was 1 on 1 and my interview was super relaxed. The only thing is I felt like she didn’t ask me very many questions. I think it went well but some of the other interviewees said they had lots of questions. Pretty much all I had was “tell me about yourself” and “why do you want to be a dentist “. Idk if that’s a good sign or a bad sign . After interviews we had Q&A w/ dental students. Some were very helpful and some gave the impression they only wanted coffee lol. Then we had a presentation about curriculum and about student services and tour and that’s it! We were dismissed around 12:30. Anyone have other questions let me know.
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Do you mind sharing your stats?
 
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