It’s outstanding, but like anywhere premed required classes are competitive.
The overall acceptance rate can be misleadingly high, and is much lower for some schools/majors. UIUC admission is definitely less holistic than some other peer schools, but more holistic than IU Kelley, to take one example that is straight up stats based.
Hey thanks a lot for your reply! Do you have any idea if UIUC has good pre-med adviors and resources for pre-med students?
They do have good and extensive pre-health resources, do some research here: Pre-Health at Illinois | The Career Center at Illinois
Like anywhere, some advisors may be stronger than others, so find one you click with. Bottom line, UIUC has sent many students on to med school.
Edited to add: They do not provide med school applicants a committee letter, which is a common way schools weed out their med school applicants (so they can maintain a high acceptance rate) Medicine: Application Process | The Career Center at Illinois
Thank you so much for those links! I really appreciate your help. Have an amazing day.
You’re welcome. Have a great day too, and good luck with the whole college thing😉
There is no “pre-med” major at any school, you can major in “Basket weaving” if you wanted to and go to medical school as long as you have the course requirements that medical schools require. I know many people who do not major in a science related field and have gone on to medical school, so I would not fixate on that. I would major in where you are most interested in and make sure you cover the medical school requirements.
Hi! Yup, I am completely aware that pre-med is a track not a major. My question was regarding how the pre-med program (ie. advisors, opportunities, guidance) is at UIUC especially in comparison to other schools that are well known for their Health Sciences program as I do not have many friends that attended UIUC as a pre-med and went on to med school. Thank you!
I prefer UIC over UIUC for pre-med track, just due to UIC’s close proximity with Chicago and public transportation access for ECs.
Thank you! I’m considering UIC and Loyola aswell!
How’s UIC in comparison to UIUC for Engineering do you think?
No comparison. UIC doesn’t come close to having the facilities that UIUC has. It’s urban where UIUC is a true college campus. It’s also more of a commuter campus, although there are plenty of students who live there. It’s also much easier to get into and it doesn’t have the same reputation as UIUC either. The only people who ever really want that location over UIUC is for medical school because they don’t want to be in the middle of no where and they want to phenomenal hospitals that Chicago has, but other than that, hard pass on UIC. Even for pre-med track people, there are way better options out there.
I agree with all of that. UIUC has everything a premed needs in terms of access to ECs as well. For some majors it’s also difficult at UIC to get the classes you need when you want them.
UIC does have some desirable programs that are (mostly) unlike any at UIUC…the UIC GPPA programs.
Just curious if anyone has any feedback on how U of Iowa compares to UiUC for pre med path. They have the Hospital on Campus and the Med School there as well. Any feedback appreciated. Thx.
Best hospital ever!! Lived here for numerous years and you can’t go wrong with the medical care here. They have a phenomenal nursing program and some of the top medical specialities in the country. Pre med stuff you wouldn’t really be doing anything within the hospital because it’s really just coursework but they do generally have some decent science strengths and if you can get a job or general experience working in the hospital that would be a gem of experience. Great college town as well. But the drawback is it doesn’t have the National undergrad reputation as some other schools like a Michigan so very difficult to get into a top medical school out of Iowa or even UIUC but if you’re content with a state school then not a big deal either way.
Thanks. Would you say then that Iowa and uiuc are comparable, or would one be a better choice than the other?
How hard is it to get into oos engineering?
@whippymop - according to site, acceptance is ~37% overall, but it varies year-to-year and also depends on which specialization (aerospace, chemical, electrical, etc.)… GPA range 3.75-4.00, ACT range 32-35, #6 in the country. In and OOS are treated the same.
@whippymop and we (IL) really need money, so it will be interesting if they accept a lot of OOS and internationals that are full pay this year as UIUC is not known to be generous for any merit, whether in or oos. That doesn’t mean it’s impossible but definitely don’t expect it.
Oh, fascinating. Where does it say that oos and instate are treated the same though?
That wasn’t me that said that, it was @hmmnotsure1 so ask him/her. I have actually never heard that before and considering 75% are Illinois residents, doubt it to be the case.
ETA: Ok, I stand corrected. For first choice majors they are compared to the same criteria as one another, however for second choice majors, in state residents are given preference.
Here is the link where you can find both answers. Look under second choice major re the preference given to IL residents.First-Year Applicant FAQ, Undergraduate Admissions, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.