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Nope, last names are the order. You can try and e-mail them for a change but that is not likely.
greeaaaaat. my last name is smack dab in the middle. boooooooo.
Nope, last names are the order. You can try and e-mail them for a change but that is not likely.
Hmmm. I wonder why I have not received my date/time yet. Anyone else besides Yoda receive their appointment?
got mine today at 2:50 am. i'm interviewing on tuesday and it's in the student center west. anyone else for tuesday?
So I accidentally mailed in Midwestern's Prepharm worksheet as part of my UIC supplemental application, and got confirmation that UIC received it and then kind of forgot about it due to my grandpa being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.... anyway..... That stopped my application from being looked at at all. So I am wondering if anyone got an interview with stats similar to mine, so I can possibly feel better about not getting into my #1 choice and blame it on my credentials rather than me making a dumb mistake.
Biology degree from Loyola Chicago, 3.67 GPA, 98th %tile on PCAT, no pharm experience, a summer of volunteering in an ER.
Thanks
I don't know. The OSA might be able to tell you what they look at for admissions.
Less than one week until the interviews
Interview today at 11:45am! Good luck everyone else and I'll post my experience.
ALL DONE!
All that stress for nothing...save your stress for late April when they mail out notifications.
I posted some feedback...but they haven't changed much since previous interviews.
GOOD LUCK!!!
Thank you so much for your feedback! I know most of the important questions already, but I'm definitely less stressed now from reading your experiences.
Late April? Yikes! Did they say that? Usually it's mid-April. Please clarify... Actually, I suppose I can just ask tomorrow hehe.
Still a little stressed
ALL DONE!
All that stress for nothing...save your stress for late April when they mail out notifications.
I posted some feedback...but they haven't changed much since previous interviews.
GOOD LUCK!!!
congrats on being done with the interview I was wondering where did you post the feedback, I've been looking and can't find it on here anywhere. Thanks going in on thursday but still nervous
I'm done! It was definitely a pleasant experience. I feel so fortunate to have had the interviewer that I did. It seems like they're all nice, but I was very comfortable with mine. We talked about a whole bunch of stuff, and were the last ones to leave the room. I enjoyed our normal conversation and started dreading the first few "real" questions, but we even kept those pretty conversational, so it wasn't a big deal. So, I'll reiterate what everyone else has been saying about not stressing out too much, and I shall post an official feedback soon
LILO, I now understand the OTC hint hehe. I picked the other one though.
About the acceptance notification, Ms. Fleming did say that we will be notified by the third or fourth week of April. As genesis said, though, it's typical for UIC to send notice by mid-April.
Also, I have two questions for anyone:
1. Was there anything else to do after the interview? Everyone was mostly gone by the time I was done. I went back up to the lobby and the student at the check-in said there's nothing after the interview. I'm just surprised because the email said that everything would take 3-3.5 hours.
2. Did your interviewers take notes? Mine did not at all, but we were pretty involved in conversation. I suppose it depends on the interviewer. I'm actually glad mine did not because it probably would have been weird to break conversation like that. Just curious.
Now I'm going back through my PharmCAS and wishing I put different EC's than I did. Gahh! Hopefully we'll all be seeing each other in Fall '08.
Historically, the time frame for interview day was check-in, essay, interview, Q&A with students and student affairs Dean, and then tours of building and campus. I could have sworn students got elective credit for being a student ambassador. Interviews have been done either in the prof's office or the interviewing rooms in the pharmacy simulation lab.
is anyone else needing to get back to MWU by april 10 for a deposit but still holding out for UIC? I know UIC said they would get back to us the 3rd or 4rth week but I know a P1 who said she got her acceptance from UIC on april 13th! I feel like my interview at UIC went well but you never know....
For your P1 friend, you must remember that there was a fire this year... There is a good chance that the decisions will be delayed. However, I heard from one student at this year's interviews that while they told us 3rd/4th week of April, they are actually going to try and finish in the 1st week. Seems unlikely because the process seems much longer at other schools. However, they did manage to cram all interviews into 1 week...
Not that much work as to be done on the applications after the interview. They just have to add the interview points. The building has just completely reopened except for the locker room and computer lab.
That was what I thought. According to this point system, I guess majority of the points have been set before the interview. Unless the candidates really screw up the interview, the interview points won't change much in terms of who will be accepted.
Yeah I feel like they probably reach an admissions decision well before the 3rd or 4rth week, if you guys search old UIC threads there is one poster who said he received his offer of acceptance on April 1st, today, (unfortunately no such luck for me yet =)
but anyways if I don't hear from anything from them for before april 10th...I'm tempted to call but I think I remember Paula Fleming saying not to call .... eh
I don't think calling them is a good idea. I imagine they are pretty busy with reviewing the applications. Sometimes Paula doesn't even reply to my email.
Agreed. I think the reason they say 3-4 weeks is that they don't want people calling to ask if the decisions are made yet. If they plan to get the decisions out in 2 weeks, they say 3-4 because they figure most people will start calling on the third week. By then, though, they will have mailed the decisions and will avoid those calls. If they told us 2 weeks, they could definitely expect to receive calls starting on the second week, and to continue receiving calls until they mail the decisions.
I'm predicting Friday April 11th by 3 PM. If not by then, I'd say Monday April 14th. Worst case scenario: Friday April 18th. Absolute earliest: Wednesday April 9th.
OSU got back to me 6 days after my interview! Soooo speedy.
Waiting for April 11/18 is gonna kill me.
Is anyone else an obsessive/compulsive email checker?
hey you guys I just got a call from my P1 friend telling me to hold off on the MWU deposit bc one of her friends is in lab with a faculty member on the admissions committee and they got done a lot sooner than expected!! She said she heard that they will be sending out the first e-mails tonight? Whoever gets one first post on sdn pleease! Also, I think one of the girls who applied to UIC got an e-mail, I think...I still have to confirm if I heard right. Anyways, good luck you guys we might hear news (hopefully good) sooner than expected !!