Secondary application sent to me on: 8/18/08
Information received from AMCAS to UIC: 9/10/08
Secondary application returned to UIC: 10/21/08
Fee received: 10/21/08
Composite JHU Letter received: 10/22/08
Interview invitation sent to me: 12/11/08
Interview confirmed on: 12/19/08
Interview date set for: 2/16/09
Decision made: 2/19/09
AMCAS background check email: 2/23/09
Acceptance packet mailed out on: 2/24/09
Acceptance packet received by me on: 2/27/09
Acceptance/Site Preference/Deposit card mailed back: 2/27/09
Contents of the Acceptance Packet:
- Acceptance Letter
- Site Preference Card
- Site Assignment Policy
- Acceptance Form
- Safety & Technical Standards
- Requirements for Permission to Register
- FAFSA Information
- Campus Tour Dates
- Background Check Notification
- AAMC Recs Concerning Med School Acceptance Procedures for 1st Year Students
- Responsibilities of Medical School Applicants
- US Army enticement to join, etc.
- Tuition Information
- Info about the Urbana-Champaign campus
So as you can see, it takes a long while to complete this process. Be sure that medicine is what you want because even the application process alone is no cake walk! What a journey it is though. Thank goodness for all the people that kept me going (you know who your are).
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