<p>thanks mid helper!</p>
<p>@kennedyiceit Congrats! What did your email (Iām assuming itās an email) say?</p>
<p>Thanks Wasian88! This is what it said on the email:</p>
<p>āCongratulations! You have been selected for an interview with the GPPA Medicine program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). All interviews will take place in the College of Medicine on the west campus of UIC. Your day will consist of an interview with a College of Medicine faculty member, an oral essay, and an information period.ā</p>
<p>congrats kennedy! thatās awesome! if you donāt mind me asking, when did you have your honors college interview? iām wondering whether the college of medicine is sending invites in the order that the honors college interviews took place</p>
<p>@kennedyiceit Thanks! Good luck on your interview! When is it scheduled for and did UIC give you options to choose from?
@UICGPPA2014 I heard a weird rumor that they call interviews based on highest to lowest ACT. It sounds ridiculous to me, but just thought Iād put it out there!</p>
<p>I had my honors college interview about two weeks ago, and the gppa interview can be scheduled for either feb 6th or 10th</p>
<p>And you can also schedule for the 17th as well</p>
<p>Do they send the invites out in āwavesā or individually? I already got into Honors College (I had my interview before winter break), but I didnāt get anything from the UIC Med School! Kind of worriedā¦</p>
<p>I havenāt gotten the official notice about my honors college decision, so Iām not sure!</p>
<p>When we went for honor college interview, they indicated that school of medicine sends invitations in waves till some time in March</p>
<p>If you donāt mind me asking, for those who recieved an interview, what were your guysā stats (ACT scores and what not)?</p>
<p>@Turtlesturtles
Honors College or Med school?</p>
<p>@Turtlesturtles I got accepted into the honors college and here are my stats! Had a 31 on the ACT and am certainly not a straight A student (but I DID ace AP Music Theory, took more than my fair share of APās and am in the top 5% of my class). I also did 500+ hours of volunteer work for the girl scouts alone and tons of EC. And perhaps it helped that I am Hispanic? Haha. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I just got my GPPA medicine interview invitation yesterday!</p>
<p>It was apparently sent to the wrong e-mail on January 21st, and they just forwarded it to the right e-mail yesterday. Imagine if I never got the e-mail??? Horrifying!</p>
<p>I was invited to either February 11 or 17 and Iām not sure which one I should go to.
Do you guys think I get a decision faster if I go to the 11th or not?</p>
<p>Also, I had my Honors College interview on the 11th and have not yet heard back from the Honors College. I donāt think the Honors Interview had much to do with getting a GPPA invite.</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know the stats on how many people applied, how many were given invitations, and how many will make it.</p>
<p>At the Honors interview, they said that most people who are called in for an interview make it, is it the same for GPPA?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>@turtlesturtles</p>
<p>For GPPA Medicine, I got a 34.</p>
<p>Really random question, but how do you start a thread? Obviously I canāt ask this as my own questioinā¦becasue i donāt know how
thanks</p>
<p>@Randomandweird
What were your GPA/Classes/ECs like?</p>
<p>i also got a 34 on the act but a superscore of 35 for gppa medicine</p>
<p>@itsmedonuts</p>
<p>Scores:
I have a Cum. GPA of 4.16 or something similarā¦not sure how much it was raised from 1st semester
of senior year</p>
<p>ACT: 34 (34, 35, 31, 34 and 10W)
SAT IIs: Physics - 700, Chemistry - 720, US History - 730
My SAT IIs were really low percentiles but I decided to send them in anyway 
I didnāt take the SAT</p>
<p>10th Grade: I took Honors Algebra II and Honors English</p>
<p>11th Grade: I took AP Physics B (5) , AP English Lit (3) , AP US History (5) , and Honors AP Chem. (4) (and yes, it was honors AP)</p>
<p>12th Grade: I am taking AP Bio, AP Calc AB and self-studying BC, AP English Lang. and self-studying Physics C E&M in an honors physics class</p>
<p>Our school offers only a very limited amount of Honors and AP classes due to the small size of the school, which, in its entirety, consists of only about 650 students with about 200 in the high school. There were 2 Honors courses offered my sophomore year, both of which I took. Students, according to school rules are not offered to take AP classes until the 11th grade and are limited to only 3 AP classes. I, however, was ambitious and asked special permission to take 4 AP classes with the full workload and credit. The school offered to allow me to take 4 AP classes; 3 of them would be normal APs and for one of them, the GPA was calculated on an Honors scale instead of an AP. In 11th grade, I took AP Physics B after taking a regular physics course over the summer after 10th grade. I also took AP English Literature, AP US History and AP Honors Chemistry.
This year, I opted to, once again, challenge myself with 4 AP courses. I am currently taking AP Biology, AP English Language, AP Calculus AB (self-studying BC) and AP Honors Physics C Electricity and Magnetism. My physics course this year is self-taught and the teacher only provides me with class work, tests, and quizzes. The only AP I didnāt take that was offered at school was AP Environmental because I wanted to take Islamic History instead.</p>
<p>ECs: </p>
<p>Title: The WYSE ( Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) Team<br>
Grade Level: 11th-12th<br>
Position Held: Varsity Team Member
Winner at Regional competition</p>
<p>Title: Volleyball Team<br>
Grade Levels: 9th-10th
Position Held: Junior Varsity Starter</p>
<p>Title: Dawa Club (Religious Club)
Grade Level: 9th-12th<br>
Position Held: Vice President and Member</p>
<p>Title: MIST (Muslim Inter-Scholastic Competition) ā
Grade Level: 10th-12th<br>
Position Held: Participant and President
Winner of three competitions and 3rd place overall most successful student at regionals and invited to Nationals</p>
<p>Title: Model United Nations Committee<br>
Grade Level: 11th and 12th<br>
Position Held: Member and participant in competition </p>
<p>Title: Drama Club<br>
Grade Level: 10th and 12th<br>
Position Held: Actress </p>
<p>Title: Religious Halaqa (Gathering)
Grade Level: 9th-12th<br>
Position Held: member</p>
<p>Title: NHS (National Honor Society)and NJHS (National Junior Honor Society)
Grade Level: 9th-12th<br>
Position Held: Member</p>
<p>Title: Quran Memorization Competition<br>
Grade Level: 9th-12th<br>
Position Held: Competitor</p>
<p>Title: Arabic Spelling Bee<br>
Grade Level: 9th-12th<br>
Position Held: Competitor</p>
<p>Title: Mathletes Team<br>
Grade Level: 10th-12th<br>
Position Held: Member and Competitor
1st place winner in 2-person team and 2nd place in 8-person team at regionals and invited to states</p>
<p>Volunteering:</p>
<p>Title: MFCC (Mosque Foundation Community Center) Saturday School<br>
Grade Level: 9-12th
Time Spent: 5hrs/wk; 35wks/yr<br>
Position Held: Teacher and teacherās aide
I have accumulated more than 700 hours since 7th grade at the Saturday school</p>
<p>Title: Mosque Foundation Summer Camp<br>
Grade Level: 10th, 11th
Time Spent:18hrs/wk; 6wks/yr<br>
Position Held: Teacher </p>
<p>Title: Tutoring in English overseas
Grade Level: Summer after 11th<br>
Time Spent: 3hrs/wk; 3wk/yr
Position Held: Tutor </p>
<p>Internship:</p>
<p>Title: Young Journalist for American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)<br>
Grade Level: Summer after 10th<br>
Time Spent:20hrs/wk; 5wks/yr<br>
Position Held: Journalist</p>
<p>I believe that is all. And for my GPPA essay, I wrote about why I wanted to be a doctor and the story of how I became interested in medicine.</p>
<p>That is all.
Whewā¦that took a long time to write!
Hope it helps! :D</p>
<p>@itsmedonuts (and basically anyone else who has is applying or was accepted to GPPA Med)</p>
<p>For MED. Iām curious with those who are in GPPA Medicine actually (or were able to get the 2nd interview) what their stats were. I remember going to one of the open houses and while the GPPA requirement is to have a 28+ on the ACTs, a current GPPA student got honest with me and told me she hasnāt met a peer who is in GPPA with anything under a 31 ACT score.</p>
<p>Iām just curious if thatās accurate? Competition is tough, and Iām going to take my ACTs in hopes of having a competitive score (or at least be in the same playing field with others).</p>