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I GOT IN WOOOOOOOOOOOOT OW TOW T:OWEIJR:LSDKJF:S D OMG YES I GOT THE PACKET I JUST RUSHED IT INTO UIC !!! THE CAMPUS SELECTION CARD AND ACCEPTANCE BY HAND!!! YES!!! OK I CANT STOP TYPING IN CAPS!!
:hardy:
hahahhaha congrats!!!!!!!!!! LOL and wonderful spirit you got there, changing your status to MEDICAL STUDENT hahahahahh!! :laugh: 👍:hardy:
 
CONGRATS TENSYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap: Now, don't go running down Butterfield Rd! Its still cold out! :laugh:

too late!!!! and thank youuuuU!
 
wow u guys all live nearby dont u? some ppl said downers grove? i love very close to there! if you guys know where rt.59 is....
 
wow u guys all live nearby dont u? some ppl said downers grove? i love very close to there! if you guys know where rt.59 is....

yup i know where rt. 59 is...its like 15-20 min away from me
 
You and Phoenix have totally decided, you moochers. :d


I like mooching.. but that's besides the point.. I really don't know yet.. it's pretty much a toss up right now between UIC and Tulane.. what to do what to do..

But regardless I'm all for a bar get-to-gether
 
i would come to a bar shin-dig too! i'm a definite for uic-chicago campus! can't wait to meet you! i live in chicago, so anywhere you all decide to meet will be fine with me!🙂
 
I GOT IN WOOOOOOOOOOOOT OW TOW T:OWEIJR:LSDKJF:S D OMG YES I GOT THE PACKET I JUST RUSHED IT INTO UIC !!! THE CAMPUS SELECTION CARD AND ACCEPTANCE BY HAND!!! YES!!! OK I CANT STOP TYPING IN CAPS!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

Yippee!!!
I think my new expression of excitement from now on will be "OW TOW!" 😉
As for the get together, I think this can be the first of several, so that as more people are accepted, we just become a bigger group.
 
I GOT IN WOOOOOOOOOOOOT OW TOW T:OWEIJR:LSDKJF:S D OMG YES I GOT THE PACKET I JUST RUSHED IT INTO UIC !!! THE CAMPUS SELECTION CARD AND ACCEPTANCE BY HAND!!! YES!!! OK I CANT STOP TYPING IN CAPS!!!

Yippee!!!
I think my new expression of excitement from now on will be "OW TOW!" 😉
As for the get together, I think this can be the first of several, so that as more people are accepted, we just become a bigger group.
 
Sorry I turned in my app yesterday morning ans since then its been hectic and I haven't gotten to post, its sweet to see the accepted status on the uic thing!

Anyways, but for me no Shin Dig in February though, unfortunately not 21, Actually how's the carding at Jak's Tap 😉

My expression is Whoo Hooooooo!!! Said in the Classic Simpsons Manner 👍
 
ahhh you guys are all gonna go out and celebrate! i cant go out to drink cause i'm not 21 yet!!! ill be there soon!
 
btw im up for this too...i guess if we dont go out to a bar....any other place i'm up for! yay to future uic med students! and hopefully chicago campus too!!
 
jak's tap is a bar/restaurant. if you go early enough, you don't have to be 21 to be in there (like for dinner). i doubt they'll go around checking id's later on. just don't drink and you'll probably be fine.
 
drinks on me for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

*mental note: dont reveal who Tensyle is on 2/16*
 
Hmmm... I interviewed on Jan 18, but the status page didn't change until today. So I wonder if this means I'm rejected? 😕

A final decision was made on your application on 02-01-08. Please allow two-weeks to receive the correspondence in the mail. If you do not receive this correspondence in two-weeks, please contact the Admissions Office. No decision will be given over the telephone.
 
Hmmm... I interviewed on Jan 18, but the status page didn't change until today. So I wonder if this means I'm rejected? 😕

A final decision was made on your application on 02-01-08. Please allow two-weeks to receive the correspondence in the mail. If you do not receive this correspondence in two-weeks, please contact the Admissions Office. No decision will be given over the telephone.


where did you interview btw? because i think everyone's whose status changed last friday was chicago interviews...did u interview at chicago too?
 
Yippee!!!
I think my new expression of excitement from now on will be "OW TOW!" 😉
As for the get together, I think this can be the first of several, so that as more people are accepted, we just become a bigger group.

hahahha nicely done

i think i was going for the random " a;sldkfjsifaj a;dsiofjaslw" and somehow OW TOW got out..but its all good...i like that!


OW TOW!!! :laugh:
 
Yeah, I interviewed at the Chicago campus... strange, isn't it? Did anybody else's status page change today, who interviewed on Jan 18 at Chicago?

where did you interview btw? because i think everyone's whose status changed last friday was chicago interviews...did u interview at chicago too?
 
Yeah, I interviewed at the Chicago campus... strange, isn't it? Did anybody else's status page change today, who interviewed on Jan 18 at Chicago?

it COULD be a rejection but its odd that they are handing out rejections for that message now....because dean girotti said uic isn't handing out any post interview rejections right now....thats supposed to happen much later in the cycle..i guess cross your fingers and hope they made a mistake and found they never changed your status! and wait for your letter...i hope its a white packet! best of luck 🙂
 
Yeah, I'm hoping that they just didn't get to me last time, since my last name is at the end of the alphabet... :laugh: Oh well... here goes hoping. I'll let you know if I get a white packet or a slim envelope. :scared:

it COULD be a rejection but its odd that they are handing out rejections for that message now....because dean girotti said uic isn't handing out any post interview rejections right now....thats supposed to happen much later in the cycle..i guess cross your fingers and hope they made a mistake and found they never changed your status! and wait for your letter...i hope its a white packet! best of luck 🙂
 
Yeah, I'm hoping that they just didn't get to me last time, since my last name is at the end of the alphabet... :laugh: Oh well... here goes hoping. I'll let you know if I get a white packet or a slim envelope. :scared:

btw did you have morning or evening session on the 18th? cause i had morning session...did we meet by any chance?
 
Okay, the masses have spoken. Come embarrass yourself in front of your new classmates at Jak's Tap on Saturday, 2/16! This Facebook event has all the details. See you there! 😀
 
Wow, a lot has happened since the last time I was here. I've been spending my time in sociopolitical lately. Congrats everybody!!!

I'm going to try to come to the get together on the 16th, but my brothers are coming in from Michigan that weekend, so we'll have to see. We're supposed to go to the auto show. 🙄
 
whats goin' on in the rockford campus?

http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x1151558509


Wow i hope it dosen't mess us up...so is this like professors and teaching staff as well? or just like maintanence staff? i hope it dosen't affect us because if its not my first choice of chicago campus i get rockford! i know someone who goes to rockford now...i guess i'll ask him for more info!

tnx for the update tensyle
 
Wow, a lot has happened since the last time I was here. I've been spending my time in sociopolitical lately. Congrats everybody!!!

I'm going to try to come to the get together on the 16th, but my brothers are coming in from Michigan that weekend, so we'll have to see. We're supposed to go to the auto show. 🙄

bring your brothers too! the more the merrier 🙂
 
Wow i hope it dosen't mess us up...so is this like professors and teaching staff as well? or just like maintanence staff? i hope it dosen't affect us because if its not my first choice of chicago campus i get rockford! i know someone who goes to rockford now...i guess i'll ask him for more info!

tnx for the update tensyle

no problem. let us know what other info you can gather from your friend at rockford
 
bring your brothers too! the more the merrier 🙂

Haha, I might, but one of them is only 20. I've pretty much decided that I will be there either way, so see everyone on the 16th!
 
first time poster. just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! to the recent group of people who received their acceptances. interviewed on 1/7, received the status change on 1/25, but didn't receive the acceptance packet until today! was nervous reading everyone getting theirs a few days ago, but was hoping that it was just due to living in the middle of the ocean. thankfully it was and congrats to everyone! ive been loving the atmosphere of this thread in the past few days
 
first time poster. just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! to the recent group of people who received their acceptances. interviewed on 1/7, received the status change on 1/25, but didn't receive the acceptance packet until today! was nervous reading everyone getting theirs a few days ago, but was hoping that it was just due to living in the middle of the ocean. thankfully it was and congrats to everyone! ive been loving the atmosphere of this thread in the past few days

congrats!!!!! i feel for you though, going from hawaii climate to chicago weather :meanie:
 
Anyone know when the adcom is meeting in Feb?

its usually the third thursday of every month, unless that month has 5 thursdays (like January did), in which case it will be the 4th thursday.
:luck:
 
Yup, I was in the morning session. I'm Asian, 6'0, and sat in the second row all the way to the left of the room while waiting and during the orientation.

So ... nobody else had their status change on 2/1? :scared: It's unlikely the admissions committee even met that day (since they made decisions on 1/25)! Sigh ...

btw did you have morning or evening session on the 18th? cause i had morning session...did we meet by any chance?
 
Hey guys,

Have been waiting on UIC about an interview forever. I was applicant in process for the longest time (over 2 months). And just recently I became application in progress and its been this way for over a week now. This means a rejection is upcoming for me right?
 
Hey guys,

Have been waiting on UIC about an interview forever. I was applicant in process for the longest time (over 2 months). And just recently I became application in progress and its been this way for over a week now. This means a rejection is upcoming for me right?

no just wait I waited for a long time too and they sent me an invite to an interview. so dont worry yet.
 
So the next status change wont be until Feb 22nd i guess.

Did any of you interview today in Chicago? because i saw some interviewees(is that the right term?) today.
 
Haha, I might, but one of them is only 20. I've pretty much decided that I will be there either way, so see everyone on the 16th!

What only twenty.... does nobody like 20 year olds.

Renovatio, best of luck to you buddy, and hope you get an answer soon and till then, I'd listen to Tensyle and just be positive. 👍
 
Thanks KryptoDoc, I actually got my acceptance packet today! I'm pretty excited, but I'm sort of bummed because all of you guys got your packets already, and probably filled in the site preference cards for Chicago 😛.

Since I don't know anything about the other campuses, can someone enlighten me, or point me to a good thread or website?

What only twenty.... does nobody like 20 year olds.

Renovatio, best of luck to you buddy, and hope you get an answer soon and till then, I'd listen to Tensyle and just be positive. 👍
 
Thanks KryptoDoc, I actually got my acceptance packet today! I'm pretty excited, but I'm sort of bummed because all of you guys got your packets already, and probably filled in the site preference cards for Chicago 😛.

Since I don't know anything about the other campuses, can someone enlighten me, or point me to a good thread or website?

read the earlier pages in this thread. they are dicussed a lot. Also, check out the websites for the other campuses...they have some good info. use SDN search and Google too.

congrats on your acceptance!
 
Does everyone's status change if they are reviewed on Feb 15th? Even if they only decide to hold your application?
 
Does everyone's status change if they are reviewed on Feb 15th? Even if they only decide to hold your application?

usually only people who get accepted get the status change. but after a certain point in the admissions process, everybody they made any kind of decision about, will have a status change. Those who get put on hold will continue to have "decision pending". That's what I understood from reading the previous posts on this thread.

When is that certain point in the admissions process? I dont know, but I think February is probably safe.
 
congrats to all of you with good news and good luck to those of you who are waiting! :hardy::luck::hardy::luck:

also - something i keep forgetting to mention, but when i interviewed the student who showed us the on-campus housing/dorms quoted some ridiculous number for rent in chicago. i live 1-2 miles north of the campus and have an awesome 2 bedroom apt which is $990/month (total - not per person). you can find nice places to live nearby pretty easily and for not that much!
 
congrats to all of you with good news and good luck to those of you who are waiting! :hardy::luck::hardy::luck:

also - something i keep forgetting to mention, but when i interviewed the student who showed us the on-campus housing/dorms quoted some ridiculous number for rent in chicago. i live 1-2 miles north of the campus and have an awesome 2 bedroom apt which is $990/month (total - not per person). you can find nice places to live nearby pretty easily and for not that much!

how are you able to shell out close to a grand for housing, when you cant really work during medical school?

anyone else have insight on this matteR? how are we supposed to pay for apartments in the uic area, when we're not working? will the educational loans package enough to give us money that way? or are parents helping out?
 
ok this is a totally random question and congrats to all of you who have gotten in slash good luck to all of you waiting !
but my question is, i heard last year UIC couldnt fill all their spots, even after pulling people on the wait list, so they started re-interviewing rejected people.. does this have any truth to it ?
again just a rumor, but i was wondering if it was true !
 
ok this is a totally random question and congrats to all of you who have gotten in slash good luck to all of you waiting !
but my question is, i heard last year UIC couldnt fill all their spots, even after pulling people on the wait list, so they started re-interviewing rejected people.. does this have any truth to it ?
again just a rumor, but i was wondering if it was true !

i HIGHLY doubt this is true. as a matter of fact, from what i heard, they overfilled last year and this year they are being more cautious about how many acceptances they are giving out.
 
how are you able to shell out close to a grand for housing, when you cant really work during medical school?

The fin aid pkg that UIC gives us will allocate a certain amount of money for our living expenses. I believe it varies from year to year. One thing you want to look for is whether or not the allocation is for 9 months or 12 months. If it is for 9 months, then you may need to get extra money from your parents or budget accordingly.

Also, engineers actually has a good deal... paying ~$500/mo/person ($1000/mo was the total cost of the place.)

congrats everyone on interviews and acceptances! hope to see you all at Jak's Tap...
 
So is anyone who was recently accepted holding out hope for a Chicago assignment? What do you think our odds are? Slim to none?
 
So is anyone who was recently accepted holding out hope for a Chicago assignment? What do you think our odds are? Slim to none?

i really want chicago...but i dont think the odds are very good. when i dropped off my site pref. and acceptance letter to the adcom office, the lady there said that the last time she checked, chicago was completely full. but there is some movement after may 15th, when people drop acceptances in favor of other schools.

when this happens, they consider petitions of people who did not get their first choice.
 
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