However, the school would like to make the interview more of a key part of the admissions process. In an attempt to increase the quality of the applicant pool, Illinois hosts four Preview Weekends between December and April in which the B-school flies in, at the school's expense, a total of some 200 promising candidates from around the U.S. and Mexico to check out the campus. Individual scores are normed in several ways against the total population and across integrated subjects.
Students then receive a grade of A through F for each integrated module.
In the second year, grades are determined in a traditional manner and grades of A through F are awarded. The MBA Career Services Office offers alumni all services except participation in the bidding system, which is restricted to current students. In addition, the University of Illinois Alumni Association provides comprehensive career services for all graduates from an office located in Chicago. These services include assessment testing, individual advising, seminars, and job listing.