<p>You use a computer program to register. It'll show what is available. <a href="https://ui2web2.apps.uillinois.edu/BANPROD2/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched%5B/url%5D">https://ui2web2.apps.uillinois.edu/BANPROD2/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched</a> If you go with the Honors kids, they'll show you the honors sections, and talk to you about the Honors college requirements.</p>
<p>man.. did anyone else take the placement tests?
the chem one was SOOO easy.
i think it'd pass for a math placement exam xD
the french was kinda hard though.</p>
<p>anyone in gppa need a roommate? I graduated from gppa and am going into dental school next fall.</p>
<p>And, I was sifting through your posts...
yes, coming to UIC for undergrad is a HUGE sacrifice. A lot of people see GPPA as a really good deal and a great program- and it is, but basic undergrad here is second rate compared to the education you could get at a better school. You won't be in a class of GPPA students- you will be in a class of UIC students. The professors are great but even in 400-level, you will still hear people asking very ignorant questions and the lack of motivation permeates everywhere. Everyone says it depends on the individual and you'll learn according to your own motivation and blah blah blah, but a lot of classes here lack dynamic stimulation and the professors TRY and try but they end up having to slow their own curriculum and you bear the brunt of it. </p>
<p>Secondly, the science courses here are TOUGH like any other university but you won't get the street cred you would at a better school. My friend graduated with the highest GPA in physics and only got into 1 grad school that won't even give him an assistantship.</p>
<p>Thirdly, make sure that once you get into GPPA that you'll stay in it. Its really really hard getting a job coming out of UIC. Some people make it sound easy but while my friends from Stanford entertain 60k offers for consulting firms, my friends from UIC enthusiastically accept $12 an hour. It all depends on what your major is and what you do of course, but theres no one beckoning to hire you unlike a top 10 school.</p>
<p>Fourth of all, UIC lacks resources. Yes, they're putting a lot more money into rebuilding the campus and expansion but it is still a public school with mild to no name recognition. Like I said before, while my friends at Stanford get recruited for consulting firms, after four years of school, our career center sends us to UPS to work as package handlers. Though there are some internships and research programs here, they are far and few between and UIC doesn't entertain grants or funding for many supplemental programs. So while my friends at private schools receive grant money to conduct their own research programs over the summer (my best friend went to China to research sociological effects of AIDs in rural areas), UIC study abroad tries to charge $12000 so I can work as a bank mail clerk in England.</p>
<p>Its pretty much those things that made me regret coming to UIC as undergrad. I'm very glad to be going to Dental school but I think that if I had known what I know now, I would have gone to Berkeley or Northwestern for undergrad. + northwestern had meryl streep at their graduation last year and we had...well...nobody.</p>
<p>lol well, gluck and hav fun to any top students going to gppa...</p>
<p>These were this year's commencement speakers. UIC doesn't care to spend the money to get the big name speakers.
• Honors College, May 7, 6 p.m., UIC Forum. Speaker: Sylvia Manning, UIC chancellor emerita.
• Jane Addams College of Social Work, May 8, 9 a.m., UIC Pavilion. Speaker: Dr. Rochelle Wimpfheimer, Partnership for After School Education.
• Nursing, May 8, 1 p.m., UIC Pavilion. Speaker: Col. Sandra M. Webb-Booker, commander of the 801st Combat Support Hospital.
• Applied Health Sciences, May 8, 4 p.m., UIC Forum. Speaker: Suzann Campbell DeLapp, UIC professor and head of physical therapy and co-developer the Test of Infant Motor Performance.
• Education, May 8, 7 p.m., UIC Pavilion. Speaker: Patricia Gandara, co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA.
• Urban Planning and Public Affairs, May 9, 10 a.m., UIC Forum. Speaker: State Rep. Julie Hamos, D-Evanston.
• Medicine, May 9, 1 p.m., UIC Pavilion. Speaker: Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, 15th surgeon general of the United States.
• Public Health, May 9, 3:30 p.m., UIC Forum. Speaker: Dr. Joia S. Mukherjee, Harvard Medical School.
• Business Administration, May 10, 9 a.m., UIC Pavilion. Speaker: chef Charlie Trotter.
• Dentistry, May 10, 11:30 a.m., UIC Forum. Speaker: Dr. H. Todd Cubbon, president of the Chicago Dental Society.
• Engineering, May 10, 2 p.m., UIC Pavilion. Speaker: U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-Chicago; honorary degree presentation to Richard Hill.
• Architecture and the Arts, May 10, 7 p.m., UIC Pavilion. Honorary degree presentation to architect Walter Netsch.
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, May 11, 10 a.m., UIC Pavilion. Honorary degree presentation to anthropologist Robert McCormick Adams.
• Pharmacy, May 12, 7 p.m., UIC Pavilion. Speaker: Peter H. Vlasses of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. </p>
<p>What determines your initial salary is your degree. The people who struggled getting jobs are the ones who have liberal arts degrees and the like. UIC's statistics in terms of getting jobs and salaries are average for the area. UIC and UPS have some sort of agreement, and that is why they push those jobs for students. You're better off ignoring UIC Career Services and going to other groups. You do have to go through them if you want to interview on campus, though.
The major issue is that UIC receives less money per student, when you adjust for costs, than any other public university in the state. That's why UIC has fought for extra money for the 6 health care colleges. SIUE receives thousands of dollars more per student. The six schools are going to split something like an extra $150 million. The non-health care schools won't get the money. UIC's issues are common to other urban public universities.
UIC does have a good reputation in the health care field.</p>
<p>I'm just wondering, I'm getting a B- in a class and I am very close to getting a C+. Will GPPA kick me out if I do?</p>
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I'm just wondering, I'm getting a B- in a class and I am very close to getting a C+. Will GPPA kick me out if I do?
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I depends on your overall GPA. Refer to your conditions of acceptance for the minimum GPA.</p>
<p>What schools did you guys decline for gppa medicine?</p>
<p>the minimum GPA expressed (3.5) is for after you are in the program. it's the one you must maintain to keep acceptance into UIC med school.</p>
<p>don't worry about second sem grades unless you failed something. i called uic about this and they just need a record of you completing high school, they dont even look at the grades or compute gpa's unless u failed soething. even if u did, ur prolly still fine.</p>
<p>enjoy summer, and i can't wait for fall!</p>
<p>Hey, to those who have taken the chem placement test, what is the highest level you can be placed into? I got put in to Chem 116, but idk if I can retake it and place in a higher course. Thanks!</p>
<p>Without any college level chemistry credits, the highest you can place into is 112 General College Chemistry 1 or 116 Honors General College Chemistry 1. 114/118 are the second semesters of their respected series. It is up to up to decide if you want to take the Honors or regular class.</p>
<p>Ok... here's the situation... I'm trying to get into the GPPA pre-med program but I'm not liking my stats</p>
<p>ACT: 31
GPA: 3.68 (unweighted) 4.68 (weighted)</p>
<p>do you guys think I have a (good) chance to get in? Does anyone get accepted with low ACT scores and a low GPA? The minimum to apply is a 29 on the ACT and I don't know about the GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Are you in-state?</p>
<p>Yep, in-city too</p>
<p>gppa be the shiz</p>
<p>I turned in my application for UIC's GPPA med program. I'm worried because I don't know anyone that has applied to this program before, so I'd appreciate any insight you guys could offer. Congrats to all those accepted, and good luck to those applying!</p>
<p>My stats:</p>
<p>ACT: 32
GPA: (weighted) 5.6/5.0
Class rank: 10/700</p>
<p>I want to get into GPPA here are my stats...how am i doing and what else can i do to improve them...</p>
<p>all ap classes
gpa 4.7 of 5.0
gpa 3.9 of 4.0
act-hoping to get ATLEAST 30
volunteer at hospital/research foundations
volunteer at church
youth leader
president of a club
vice president of another club
involved 5-7 clubs for high school
shadow doctors
tutoring kids
work experience in fast food business
silver medal award
rank 10 out of 525
any more things i can do??
please let me know</p>
<p>aisany1988: Hey!..i'm actually thinking to apply to the GPPA program next year.. and i was wondering if you can advise me on things that would be helpful to do. (I am a junior this year). Thank you!!</p>
<p>people who apply to GPPA keep on talking about a MINI medical school. does anyone know what tis is and how much it costs.</p>