UIC Graduate Entry Program

[beestrng]

Hi folks,

Thinking about applying to UIC's GEP program. Anybody here applied and was accepted? What were your stats?

My stats: 3.2 Overall GPA/3.5 Sci BA in Sociology. Office Manager in home health care, tech in a medical equipment co, medical assistant (no cert) in dr's office and later office manager there. Volunteering in Nursing Home around 120 hours...

From what I can tell on their website, after completing the NCLEX, you immediately start the master portion of the program. Is this correct?

[JustD16]

I really wish we had a concrete interview decision date. The wait is killing me! And it would be SO nice to find out during Spring Break!

[rainkissedleaves]

There aren't very many people on this thread compared to previous years.

Anyone doing anything exciting over spring break? I am doing clinical rotations at a local hospital for mental health/psych.

[sittenfeld]

Hopefully that bodes well in our favor but I also think a lot of ppl "lurk" as guests. I know I did for at least a year or more.

I unfortunately no longer have a spring break since I graduated last year. Currently at work moping about not having a spring break.

[rainkissedleaves]

Haha yes I sure hope there aren't very many applicants :)

[ncami10]

I hope so too! Still keeping my fingers crossed that we hear something by the end of the week, because then it will be April already! @sittenfelt - i feel you! my first year without a spring break too and it sucks! But I took a couple days off work and am going back to Connecticut with my bf to visit his family for Easter. Road trip! hah just for a long weekend.

Where do you work?

[hi616]

I went to Seattle to visit family for spring break, but I'm back in Chicago now. It's a little bittersweet wanting time to go by faster so we can hear something, but that also means spring break is over faster (for those of us who still have one!).

[ChicityQueenz]

Sorry to give you guys bad news but I talked to the nursing department and they told me that applications wont even be looked at until April 5th...

[sittenfeld]

I'm trying to save my days off for this interview although I still highly doubt that I will fly to Chicago.

I work in a surgeon's office. What about you?

[rainkissedleaves]

Sorry to give you guys bad news but I talked to the nursing department and they told me that applications wont even be looked at until April 5th...

Welcome! Thanks for informing us.

What speciality did you apply ?

That's really weird, I just called to double check (sorry I am very skeptic and don't believe anything until I hear or see it)... Anyways, they said the interviews will take place from April 5-25. With that said, applications will be looked at before the fifth.

[ncami10]

Nice! Research lab for me...i really hope that's not true about them not even looking at apps till next week!! Ah!

[sittenfeld]

I hope so too!

Hoping Monday will be the absolute latest! But I'm also needing to know so I can figure out if I need to take another class this summer... lol

[jmonkeyjen]

I heard interview notifications will go out next week-but my source was a current UIC GEP nursing student-so I am not sure how reliable but she asked one of her professors last week for me (her specialty is PNP). I am still hoping we hear sooner--but at least it is almost April. I hope everyone has a good week. I am so anxious to hear back.