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freshbeatschris said:I just found out via email that I have been accepted to UIC. I applied to two schools and got accepted to both. Looks like all the hard work is paying off. Who would've thunk it?
Congrats and good luck to all of you future UIC'ers.
Chris
sna said:when did you guys interview? I haven't heard anything from them yet... 🙁
sos7 said:interview: monday morning first group, 3/20
found out today via acceptance email.
hope this helps...good luck, im sure it will work out for you!

sna said:Thanks! I interviewed on Fri, the last day. Hopefully, that just means I'll be getting my letter "slightly" later. They wait so long to send me an interview invitation. I don't think I want to wait any longer...haha..![]()
freshbeatschris said:I interviewed Wednesday morning - smack in the middle of the week of interviews. I am utterly shocked to hear a decision already, as they told us they would have it done by the 15th of April.
Chris
genesis09 said:Congratulations and Good luck!
I recommend you practice your "good mornings" for the first semester. 🙂
Don't worry first year is not that bad.
calrx said:"Good mornings??"😕
Yes, "good mornings," one of the first semester professors make you say good morning to her. If she doesn't like it, she will make you say it again and again. It becomes kind of a joke.calrx said:"Good mornings??"😕
insipid1979 said:You must have made a very good impression 😉
Congratulations.
sASU said:Hey Im just curious what kind of PCAT score and GPA does it take to get into UIC?
freshbeatschris said:80th percentile on the PCAT
4.0 gpa with pre-pharm classes
3.93 gpa with everything else (I have a B.A. degree in photography)
I also am a certified pharmacy technician (but am not working in a pharmacy currently)
Chris
sASU said:Hey Im just curious what kind of PCAT score and GPA does it take to get into UIC?
Jennay41 said:PCAT 99th percentile
Pre-Pharm GPA 3.73
Overall GPA 3.49 I blame that on P-chem 😡
B.S. Biochemistry UIUC May 2005
I'm also a certified tech currently working at Walgreen's
sASU said:Wow thats a crazy GPA, the PCAT is doable, but that GPA is a killer haha. Congrats.
sASU said:Haha with that PCAT im sure you could get into any school. I was wondering more of like the borderline students who got in, like the 3.4 gpa's and 84-86 PCAT range because it seems like some of you are genius's. 👍
freshbeatschris said:A fellow classmate of mine was also accepted and she has a 50 something PCAT and all A's and B's on her GPA. The B's were for the harder courses, though, and the A's for the easier ones.
I'm just a very motivated person trying to learn from her past.
Chris
insipid1979 said:She was accepted to UIC? Or a different school?
Jennay41 said:If I didn't do that well on the pcat I doubt I'd have gotten in. I had 3 C's (not in pre-pharm classes though) on my transcript so I was really really worried about my grades. Luckily UIC seems to look at pre-pharm coursework and pcat scores more than overall gpa.
sna said:UIC is so mean.
I called them today and said that I haven't heard back from them yet
and they were like "NO we sent out emails to everyone already"
and I'm like I wouldn't be calling if I received it.
grr...
i told her I emailed them and everything, but never got a reply
and she was like "no i didn't see your email" I'm like yes...i did send one..
Her: well I didn't see it
Me: so...do i have to send the email again in order to get a reply
Her: Yes
so i emailed her and called her back
Me: did you get the email this time?
Her: Yes
Me: so are you going to "resend" my status email?
Her: NO! It has to go through the Committee
Me: oh..so do you have an estimated time
Her: Not going to be before Monday!
Me: Oh...thanks...
What committee???
it takes a committee to resend an email???
i don't get it.
if the adcoms have already decided who gets in and who doesn't,
then why the heck do I have to go thru the committee again just so I can get the email regarding my application status???
argh!!!
sna said:UIC is so mean.
I called them today and said that I haven't heard back from them yet
and they were like "NO we sent out emails to everyone already"
and I'm like I wouldn't be calling if I received it.
grr...
i told her I emailed them and everything, but never got a reply
and she was like "no i didn't see your email" I'm like yes...i did send one..
Her: well I didn't see it
Me: so...do i have to send the email again in order to get a reply
Her: Yes
so i emailed her and called her back
Me: did you get the email this time?
Her: Yes
Me: so are you going to "resend" my status email?
Her: NO! It has to go through the Committee
Me: oh..so do you have an estimated time
Her: Not going to be before Monday!
Me: Oh...thanks...
What committee???
it takes a committee to resend an email???
i don't get it.
if the adcoms have already decided who gets in and who doesn't,
then why the heck do I have to go thru the committee again just so I can get the email regarding my application status???
argh!!!
freshbeatschris said:I just found out via email that I have been accepted to UIC. I applied to two schools and got accepted to both. Looks like all the hard work is paying off. Who would've thunk it?
Congrats and good luck to all of you future UIC'ers.
Chris