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notdeadyet said:
Great post, FoughtFyr and Daiphon.

I applied to UIC with hopes of Chicago and was assigned the Rockford campus. Everything you've described and I've read about the Rockford campus clinical training has impressed me.

The only thing giving me pause is Rockford itself. I know three folks who've spent time there or lived there and none had anything flattering to say about the place, other than that it's cheap. As a med student, I could probably ignore the town itself and devote myself to studies, but as I'm married, that muddies things a bit.

Thanks for the post. Rockford really looks like a great education...
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First off, you can get any residency you want coming from Rockford, the key is to understand the set-up. Your faculty are clinical folks. Working harder is far more important to them than being smarter. The MS who comes in everyday, has all of the notes written, plans made, and can speed the surgeon or internist through their hospital rounds quickly will get a GREAT set of letters with phone calls made on your behalf, etc. You will be allowed to do things you probably shouldn't be allowed to do (I've done skin to skin laproscopy procedures) and will really be a part of the team. But, if you try to go in and be the PIMP master, pontificating at length on each patient (you know, do the things that would get you ahead at a traditional academic medical center) in most cases you won't find as much support. One of my IM attendings said it best "the good lord gave you a finite brain capacity but an unlimited ability to sweat".

As for the living situation. Live on the far east side (or if you can tolerate a short commute - live in Belvidere). The resale market stinks so rent, don't buy. Stretch to rent as expensive as you can, that generally gives you a better class of neighbor.

You will do great!

- H
 
Thanks for the advice, FoughtFyre. I've got no objection to more sweat/less pimp. My back is usually stronger than my brain most a.m.'s....

By the way, here are the latest match results. Seems a lot more primary care/midwest focused this year (no radiology or anesthesiology, though 1 derm and 1 orthosurg), but given the program structure, that makes sense.
 
I noticed that too -- the match results at Peoria/Rockford/Urb are much centered on primary care.
 
Does anyone know when the next adcom meeting is??
 
MDPursuit said:
I noticed that too -- the match results at Peoria/Rockford/Urb are much centered on primary care.
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More likely a matter of choice by the current students. That said, if you strictly listen to the school's leadership, they will try to guide you toward primary care. My class really rebelled against the admin in our handling of the match. The leadership was so convinced we were "over-reaching" that they had workshops on how to scramble, etc. that they said were previously "not necessary". But then we had the best match list they had seen in quite a while. The next class followed our lead, but things have settled down. The moral of the story: work hard, do well, then try and match where you want in whatever you want - the "Rockford Pedigree" won't hold you back!

- H
 
Hey so it's been awhile for post on this thread. Adcom is meeting next week right? Think it's too late to send a LOI.. can I just e-mail it? thanks 😀
 
What day is the adcom meeting next week?
 
PlayMeSomeMusic said:
Hey so it's been awhile for post on this thread. Adcom is meeting next week right? Think it's too late to send a LOI.. can I just e-mail it? thanks 😀
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i dont know about next week but at my interview yesterday they said the adcom will meet towards the end of april and we should hear by the end of april at the latest.
 
its at the end of this month.
you may not necesarily hear back if u don't get it.
you'll just get put on hold until the next meeting end of may, after the may 15 date.
they don't send out rejections until then (end of may).
 
alrighty peeps, well it looks like I won't be moving to Chicago...big rejection from the UIC MD/PhD program. I still could end up in U-C though.
 
Has anyone been getting these emails about pending decisions for the UMed program? Has anyone been accepted to it yet?
 
PlayMeSomeMusic said:
No what is it?
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UMed is the Urban Medicine program. The emails have just been indicating that they've gone through applications and will make decisions soon, notifying us by May 15th.

I was just curious if they've notified anyone yet, or if they'll do it all at once.
 
Well, hopefully the adcomm met yesterday. Good luck to everyone who is waiting to hear from UIC. :luck:
 
has anyones status page changed today? i wonder if the adcom has met for this month?
 
if they met yesterday you probably won't hear till monday
 
oh really?!? it takes a day or so for them to update the status page?..cool thanks fot the info!
 
Hi All,

I am not sure if the admissions committee met last Thursday...did anyone's status page change today? I just checked mine and my status is still "Decision Pending".

Also, does anyone know if the admissions committee is going to meet in May?

mdapp06
 
Just checked mine. Still "decision pending" as of 1300 CDT.
 
mine changed today from "evaluation not yet complete" (this was my status after i had my interview) to "decision pending" i know they must of just changed it since i checked this morning and that "decision pending" wasn't there..does this mean they decided already? 🙂
 
Mine's been "Decision Pending" since my interview on 3/20. Per their office, they should be meeting on my file this Thursday. They said that I could expect something in the first (or the 2nd) week of May. Time to relax until then...😴
 
MDapp06 said:
Hi All,

I am not sure if the admissions committee met last Thursday...did anyone's status page change today? I just checked mine and my status is still "Decision Pending".

Also, does anyone know if the admissions committee is going to meet in May?

mdapp06
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yes i remember at my interview a couple weeks ago they said the admission comittee meets one more time in may around the may 15th date. 👍
 
happy snake said:
Mine's been "Decision Pending" since my interview on 3/20. Per their office, they should be meeting on my file this Thursday. They said that I could expect something in the first (or the 2nd) week of May. Time to relax until then...😴
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So I guess they are not meeting until this Thursday? My status just changed to "Decision Pending" today from "Evaluation Not Completed". Did they tell you they were meeting this Thursday over the phone??
 
justin5790 said:
So I guess they are not meeting until this Thursday? My status just changed to "Decision Pending" today from "Evaluation Not Completed". Did they tell you they were meeting this Thursday over the phone??
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Yup. Over the phone today at 1.20pm.
 
When I call the office and ask them when the adcomm is meeting next they answer that they cannot divulge that information...how do you guys get the info that they're meeting thurs?
 
PlayMeSomeMusic said:
They have said it's on thursdays.. every month it's been the 3rd or 4th thursday of the month ...
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Interesting. I must just be getting the same person who is strict about not saying when they meet--Which I found very odd...it was like "You can't even tell me when you MIGHT make the next decision on me?"
 
When I called on Friday, they asked me to call back on Monday for a status check. On Monday, I just gave them my AMCAS ID and they didn't seem to have any problems with telling me when my file would be reviewed. Try calling on Monday afternoons, if it helps. That's when I called. :luck:
 
Big day guys. Good luck to everyone here! :luck: :luck: :luck:
 
Has anyone heard any news today? I am not sure if they have updated the status pages yet...

Good luck, everyone!

:luck: mdapp06
 
Has anyone received a status change today?

:luck: mdapp06
 
no change in my status as of yet..still "decision pending"..anyone else? :luck:
 
Still decision pending...as I have been since December. Yup, officially giving up hope.
 
stiiiillllll decision pending
 
Decision pending here as well...
 
Decision Pending for me too. I'm still hoping that they are in the process of updating the status pages 🙂

Good luck to all!:luck:

mdapp06
 
Does anyone have the courage to call them up and ask if they're updating status pages today?😀
 
that's weird that none of you guys have heard yet...seems like they didn't update today
 
HreComesTheSun said:
that's weird that none of you guys have heard yet...seems like they didn't update today
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i mean i guess it's also possible that because it's the end of april UIC isn't exactly opening the floodgates into their class. But I hope you're right :luck:
 
I haven't gotten any emails or calls regarding my application. My status page still says decision pending.
 
still decision pending again so far...i hope we hear from them soon 😳
 
nothing here either...I think if they did update the status pages, this is the first time no SDNers heard anything.
 
i called the office and they said if we interviewed in april and a final decision has been made, the letters are being mailed out this week. that's all i found out 😉
 
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