Would you go to UIC as an out of stater?

[JohnBasedow]

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I ask this because I got an interview there, but I have an acceptance at Drexel. I also have interviews at tulane and BU coming up. I should have been more careful about which schools I selected when I did my AMCAS. Anyone have any opinions?

 

[sdnstud]

As an out-of-stater, you pay over $45,000 tuition to attend UIC. On top of that, depending on when your interview is, you may not get the chicago campus. If you're stuck with the peroia campus or the rockford campus, I'd choose Drexel, Tulane, or BU anyday.

I ask this because I got an interview there, but I have an acceptance at Drexel. I also have interviews at tulane and BU coming up. I should have been more careful about which schools I selected when I did my AMCAS. Anyone have any opinions?

 

[JohnBasedow]

I just looked in my US News book--it was 50K for out of staters last year 😱

 

[medicomel]

I ask this because I got an interview there, but I have an acceptance at Drexel. I also have interviews at tulane and BU coming up. I should have been more careful about which schools I selected when I did my AMCAS. Anyone have any opinions?

If you have an acceptance in hand, then drop UIC. It doesn't make sense to spend that much unless there's something about it that cannot be found elsewhere.

For what it's worth, though, UIC is a good school...diverse student population, administration is very friendly and helpful.

 

[psychedoc2b]

I ask this because I got an interview there, but I have an acceptance at Drexel. I also have interviews at tulane and BU coming up. I should have been more careful about which schools I selected when I did my AMCAS. Anyone have any opinions?

I recommend you to stick to the private schools instead of going to UIC. I think you would be better off going to Drexel or even Tulane which is a really good school. UIC may be a good school but it is not worth the tuition you will have to pay as on out-of-stater.

Best wishes,
psychedoc2b

 

[maygirl]

I ask this because I got an interview there, but I have an acceptance at Drexel. I also have interviews at tulane and BU coming up. I should have been more careful about which schools I selected when I did my AMCAS. Anyone have any opinions?

I agree with the others....UIC is just way too expensive for an out-of-stater (as an in-stater, it's still too expensive for a state school). Truthfully, I think UIC is decent, but it isn't worth the price that you would have to pay, and I don't see how UIC is any better than Drexel. If you think that you would go to Drexel then just withdraw from UIC.

 

[Mediculous]

UIC is a good school...diverse student population, administration is very friendly and helpful.

I would question how helpful the administration is. EVERY graduate( from PGY1-PGY4) that I've talked to has complained about the administration. Also, they all had good things to say about the education but bad things about the teaching, if that makes any sense. Every one of them used the same line to describe it as "you're not spoon-fed like other schools" at UIC. And then they would go on about how the poor teaching taught them to be "self-reliant" and made them "stronger" for rotations. I've only talked to 4 grads but I found it odd that they used the exact same lines to describe the school. Anyhow, I would wonder why anyone would want to spend $50K a year to learn how to be self-reliant. To each (rich masochist), their own, I guess.

 

[maygirl]

I would question how helpful the administration is. EVERY graduate( from PGY1-PGY4) that I've talked to has complained about the administration. Also, they all had good things to say about the education but bad things about the teaching, if that makes any sense. Every one of them used the same line to describe it as "you're not spoon-fed like other schools" at UIC. And then they would go on about how the poor teaching taught them to be "self-reliant" and made them "stronger" for rotations. I've only talked to 4 grads but I found it odd that they used the exact same lines to describe the school. Anyhow, I would wonder why anyone would want to spend $50K a year to learn how to be self-reliant. To each (rich masochist), their own, I guess.

I didn't want to say anything about this before in case I would offend anyone, but I actually have to agree with this....I've heard the exact same thing from a relative and several friends who are students there. Basically, the teaching is extremely poor, but the rotations are much better. And as this poster said, I don't think it's worth $50K a year to basically teach yourself (okay, maybe not teach yourself, but you know what i mean).