Length, number, and type of interviews
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Length:
36 Minutes Average
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Number:
1 Interviews Average
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Interview Type (Interaction):
100% One-on-One
0% Group Interview
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File Type:
100% Open-File
0% Closed-File
CSPP-COMP interviews are an average of 36 minutes, with an average of 1 interviews. 100% of interviews are one-on-one, and 0% are closed-file.
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
The most commonly asked interview questions at medical schools include scenarios where applicants discuss handling stress positively and their motivations for pursuing further education in a specific field like Psychology. These questions may be part of an MMI format where respondents might be under a nondisclosure agreement.
What was the most interesting question?
Students said the most interesting question asked at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology discussed priorities in life, self-discovery experiences, preferences for class size, reasons for taking specific courses like organic chemistry, and generally consisted of standard questions.
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What is your most important priority in life?
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Describe a time in your life when you learnt something new about yourself
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Do you like large or small classes?
Why did you take organic chemistry?
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The questions were pretty standard.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Applicants commonly prepared for the interview by researching the school and program details, reviewing personal application materials, and studying potential talking points. They emphasized the importance of familiarizing oneself with the institution's background and being well-versed in one's own accomplishments and experiences.
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Read about the school's model and the professional information about my professor assigned.
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SDN, handbook, read over personal statement
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Studied the things I could talk about and my application materials.
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I read over all of the materials they sent me about the program, as well as looked over their website the night before, looking at information about the school and the surrounding area.
What was the most difficult question?
Students said most difficult question asked at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology discussed personal regrets and reflections on past actions. The interview format may have been MMI, potentially involving a nondisclosure agreement based on the responses provided.
What impressed you positively?
Applicants were generally impressed by the enthusiastic and positive tone of the interviewing professor, the exciting classes that aligned with their interests, and the high praise and satisfaction expressed by current students regarding the program and its opportunities.
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The tone of the interviewing professor.
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How enthusiastic everyone was about the school
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The classes sound sooooo cool. and they were right up my alley.
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The students really liked the program and spoke highly of the opportunities that the program has for them.
What impressed you negatively?
Applicants commonly expressed negative impressions about the school's physical location in a high-rise building in downtown Chicago and the aesthetics of the campus. Suggestions included improving the appearance of the facilities and possibly relocating to a more traditional campus setting.
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The physical structure of the school (downtown Chicago, high rise)
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Nothing!
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People were ugly
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I don't really like the idea of having all of the facilities in a commercial building, but I could get used to that idea.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Applicants commonly wished they had known about the location of classrooms, missed scholarship opportunities, and the regional demographics of other applicants ahead of time. Additionally, being aware of the proximity to public transportation, such as the brown line, was also highlighted as important information to have in advance.
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Some of the classrooms are inside of the merchandise mart across the street from the main building.
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Scholarship opportunities passed the deadline
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That it's underneath the brown line !
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It was a pretty standard interview process. I wish I would have known that most of the people there were from the midwest. I was the only person from the West coast.