First post for good luck!

+1 IS secondary

+1 oos mstp

holy shit their secondaries are almost as annoying as Duke

with no word count limit, how long should these essays be?

Tried to keep everything under 500 words. Mine were like 350-400. Enough to answer the questions without turning it into a snooze fest. Good luck!

These secondaries are beyond ridiculous. No word count, hardly any ability to copy from other secondaries, and then they ask the same question 5 times between their prompts!!! It is impossible to write this much unique BS! I am convinced that they are just trying to tire people out from applying here like oh my god this is so frustrating. Wasting an entire day writing for one school...

I agree its a test, I even suspected they gave you the option to only write about 2 of the campus to see who would go and do all 3 instead

so should I do all 3🫩

I would, its like an extra 50-100 words, you dont know what kind of psychological games these schools are using to cut their bloated application pool

Doing 3 schools instead of 2 won’t show initiative; just shows you can’t follow directions.

i mean it said at least 2, i dont think it will hurt but probably doesnt matter either way

like the other comment says it said at least 2, not 2 max. Obviously does it matter, probably not, but I aint taking a 0.00001% chance when I see sankeys on reddit of 4.0 527 students with all the right activities get into zero schools. this process is cutthroat

I did 300-500 words when I applied last cycle, and was accepted as well!

Helppppp how do I answer this question: What characteristics, qualities, or attributes do you possess that have helped you navigate conflict, change, or unfamiliar situations? In your response, reflect on how you demonstrate resiliency and a growth mindset in your approach to personal and professional development.

Focus on a story or literally answer abt my characteristics, qualities, and attributes? I literally cannot think of ANYTHING

imo, it shows that you went out of your way to research all the campuses. If that's a red flag, well, my apologies for the extra effort.

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could someone please post the secondaries here, i still havent been verified

1) What characteristics, qualities, or attributes do you possess that have helped you navigate conflict, change, or unfamiliar situations? In your response, reflect on how you demonstrate resiliency and a growth mindset in your approach to personal and professional development. (No word limit)

2) Which characteristics, qualities, or attributes of UI COM attracted you to apply for medical school here? (No word limit)

3) An important part of UI COM’s identity is the concept of “one college, three campuses.” The curriculum is identical on each campus; however, each campus has unique characteristics. Please describe what you have learned about at least two of our three campuses. (No word limit)

4) Injustice can take many forms and impact individuals and communities in profound ways. Reflect on some of the causes and consequences of injustice you have observed or learned about. What does an individual’s response to injustice reveal about their values and character? How do you see your role—as a future physician and member of society—in recognizing and addressing injustice when you encounter it?  (No word limit)

5) UI COM thrives when students bring a variety of perspectives, values, and ways of thinking to the learning environment. Describe an aspect of your perspective, value system, or experience that is especially meaningful to you. How would this shape your contribution to a collaborative and enriching learning environment at our medical school? (No word limit) 

6) Have you applied for admission to medical school previously? Yes/No

If you are reapplying this year please describe what you have done during the past year.  (No word limit)

Does anyone know if UIC screens when sending secondaries? I still havent received anything from them. I applied on 8/2?

+1 IS II

congrats! if you don't mind could i ask when you submitted primary/secondaries?

Can anybody else not access the secondary portal currently?

No, its tweaking out

yeah idk what's wrong with it

I just called them they said they're aware of the issue and to keep trying to access the portal page.

For those who have received interviews, are you guys ED? Considering that barely anyone has gotten any interviews I'm assuming it's the few who applied ED?

Anyone still having trouble accessing the secondary portal?

yes ughhhhh

anyone just not get a secondary?

is the portal still down for people?

yes

You can see from the cycle results that those getting II have multiple applications out, so they are RD

Primary 6/2 I think secondary 7/14

Verified on the 26th. Still waiting.

i think they're still having technical difficulties

I finished writing my UIC app and was stressed it would be late...only to realize I never received a secondary? (I added UIC on 8/24) I emailed adcom to check because I know they screen, but I received a secondary last year so it would be weird if I got screened out I think. Anybody in same boat/is the portal still down?

yeah It is likely due to the portal being down. I just tried to get in portal and it didn't work.

is the portal still down?

Update: I got a generic response about tech issues and IT working on it so … I … guess I just can’t submit my secondary lol until it’s fixed😭

can someone lmk when the portal is working again lmao cuz im travelling and cant tell if its still down for everyone or im having vpn issues or smth

still not working

This is kinda ridiculous haha atp i won’t be able to submit until october ;-;

UIC what are we doing???? How can an admissions portal be down for this long, especially when the UI looked like it hadn't been updated in the last couple decades like it can't be that difficult to get it up and running.

looks like UIC just stopped taking any more apps

As in you can not add it on AMCAS?!?

called UIC and asked them about the secondary portal and their response was to "continue checking the link if you have received the secondary, and check whether it loads. otherwise, feel free to check in with us for updates. as of now, we have no updates."

No updates is crazy when it's been almost a month of the portal being down.

I wish they would at least say how this impacts their timelines and II invites for the people who already submitted.

not really a good look for them

I literally can’t even … get on the portal as I never received an invite…ugh