University of Illinois College of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary

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• Overall good
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• Great school, students were enthusiastic
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• Wonderful school!
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• None
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• I had 1 faculty, 1 physician, 1 student. You may have no students or no faculty, so it's just luck of the draw. Had a good hot lunch!
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• Maybe I just had a bad day? However, all the other interview days I had at other med schools were super comfortable!
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• I think it is a good school. The staff could do a better job in with the tour.
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• In general i have a good impression of the school- great transportation and access to a wide variety of patients- appeared to have a family environment
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• I interviewed at the peoria campus and absolutely loved it
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• I really wish they could make the dates more flexible so that people can interview at the sites that they would like to attend. As OOS I ended up having to fly into Chicago and then drive to Urbana because that's the only day that was left. The panel interview was interesting. It went by pretty fast.
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• Loved it. Large, public school with many opportunities and organizations, plus collaboration with other Chicago institutions. Happy, close, and social student body. Reputable clinical training and great match list. Outstanding biomedical research. Quality without pretentiousness.
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• My student interviewer held a completely blank stare the entire 30 minutes. It was kind of unsettling, and I had no idea how I was doing. The other two interviewers, however, were both very friendly. It seems like UIC gives each interviewer a packet of questions to choose from, because my interviewers would look down at a sheet of paper each time before asking me a new question, and I also got asked the same questions by multiple interviewers. They asked a bunch of ethical questions, combined with some personal ones.
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• Awesome admissions staff and faculty (MSTP). Awesome current students. On the next section, the amount spent is low because the MSTP pays for hotel and reimburses airfare up to $150, and provides your meals and subway tickets. The money I spent was just on taxi rides and toursity stuff I did on my own.
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• The general info session presenter said that the accrediting agency suggested for UIC to update the curriculum at Chicago and better unify the curriculum among the campuses. There is a possibility of multicampus standardized tests to measure and compare performance among the campuses. Expect curriculum "transformation".
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• This school does a poor job of marketing their campus and program.
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• Loved my interview day, felt like I did a good job getting my story across and learned alot.
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• This seems like a fairly good university. The biggest downside is the out-of-state tuition cost.
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• Amazing school!
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• I love the location of the school and the current students are really nice and chill. This was my first interview so I was probably more nervous than everyone else but the interviews are pretty laid back. Lastly, I would not pay too much attention to the complaints about the school being old. The anatomy lab looked nice and the buildings were not unbearable.
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• Loved this interview day. Very low stress, very fluid. Definitely liked my interviewers. The location is amazing, 7 affiliated hospitals practically envelop the school itself. Plus it's hard to argue with that in-state tuition :)
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• COM class building is old but Illinois medical district makes up for it.. it has four major hospitals in one square mile of the school. You can't beat that.
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• After my interview, UIC became my top choice
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• My interview was the Chicago campus of UI. The admissions process is rolling, so the sooner you get your interview done, the better. The Chicago campus is quite big, and there are a lot of hospitals that are very close to the school. The students seemed happy, and the student population was very diverse. Living in Chicago seemed to be an issue based on cost and commuting, but the students seemed very happy living there. Lots of research opportunities are available for the students, both clinical and wet lab (too bad medical school is so time consuming). Also lots of opportunities to do additional degrees (MS, MPH, PhD) with an MD, and innovative ways to work with underserved populations (Umedicine, and Rmedicine programs).
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• The food was great, the staff friendly, and the interviews easy and not combative
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• This interview feedback is only for the Rockford Campus. Coming from a Chicagoland suburb, I was not very excited about coming here for an interview. When I arrived on campus (or lets just say in the building), I was very disappointed. I had an afternoon interview and while all my fellow interviewees were very friendly, I knew that I would not be happy if I had to spend 3 years at the Rockford Campus. I had an afternoon interview and was supposed to report to campus at 12:45. The Dean of the Rockford Campus gave a brief overview of all the sites. Yet, he was not informed about the specifics about the other campuses. After that, we had an tour of the building. We literally saw the library and one classroom (where the majority of classes were conducted). There was no anatomy lab (anatomy is taken at the Urbana-Champaign campus during the first year). Following the tour, we waited in a conference room for our interview. Many students came in to answer some of our questions but even then, they weren't very knowledgeable about the interview process. I luckily had my interview very early in the afternoon. The interview is panel style with 2 faculty members and a medical student. It is closed file; they only have your personal statement and answers to your secondary application essays. The interview was very relaxing and my interviewers were engaging/easy to talk to. The time flew by...Immediately after the interview, applicants are able to leave the campus. I was very happy to have the opportunity to tour the Chicago campus a few weeks prior. Because my interests lie in urban medicine, I will not attend UIC if I do not get placed in Chicago. Nevertheless, both Peoria and Rockford seem to provide excellent opportunities to students interested in rural medicine. In addition, because of the small class size, students receive more personalized attention.
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• NOTE that all of this feedback is for an interview at the Chicago campus- I cannot speak for the other campuses.
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• The opportunities you get through this school are amazing. Most of the interviews are very relaxed. The interviewers really only have your essays (primary and secondary). If you do get the lecture style interview, it is really important to 1) relax 2) if possible discuss both sides (as best you can) 3) smile. Do not get flustered/angry.
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• Great experience with very friendly staff and happy students.
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• I enjoyed the interview! I actually had a nice time which I thought was unusual but still great because it really made me relaxed for my interview
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• Overall I was impressed with the school. No one really talked about the faculty so it was hard to tell how the quality of the teaching is, but the students all seemed satisfied. The interviewers have no intention to grill you, they simply want to get to know more about you (although my student interviewer was just firing away questions from a list so it was a little intense. But they were all standard questions.)
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• I really enjoyed everything about this school and can't wait until classes start this fall!
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• Overall, I really enjoyed my time at UIC. The interviews weren't too stressful--but they were meaningful. I surprisingly liked the campus a lot which I didn't think I would (having heard that the facilities were run down). Everyone seemed friendly and happy to be a part of UIC.
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• I will preface my comments by saying that I am a Chicago native, and want to take the Chicago track. My interview, however, was at the Rockford site, which I knew almost nothing about. It should be noted that if you are interviewing at Chicago or Peoria, reading this feedback will most likely be a waste of your time; the interview style/format at the other sites is quite different. The University of Illinois at Rockford gave me the impression of a school that is genuinely concerned about its students. The M2s and M3s that we had a chance to meet had nothing but praise for the curriculum and the school. The curriculum at Rockford is unique in that students get REAL clinical experience starting their second year. Now, the students at Chicago can boast and say that they get clinical experience their second year too, but the students at Rockford are trained to take patient histories and assess basic symptoms by the time they are halfway through year two. By the time they start M3, they've already got as much skill as someone who has done a family medicine rotation, making their transition into a hospital setting a very easy one. They continue to spend one day a week in a Family Medicine setting, and during the fourth year are completely responsible for the well-being of dozens of local families. Rockford only has one residency program: Family Medicine. Therefore, while students at the Chicago and Peoria campus are receiving training from residents during their rotations, and also competing with residents to be able to perform procedures, the M3 and M4 students at Rockford are working directly with the Attending Physicians and performing "front line" procedures that they normally wouldn't be able to perform until residency. As for the interview, it is a very quick and easy process. The interviewers are generally very courteous, and the entire interview only lasts 30 minutes. This is in stark contrast to interviews at the Chicago campus, of which I have heard several horror stories. The interviewers here had access only to your secondaries and personal statement, they did not have any GPA/MCAT information. They did not ask too many of the standard questions (why do you want to be a doctor, why do you want to come to school here, etc), rather they asked a question from your PS or secondaries, and then used your answer to lead into more questions. In a way, this style of questioning makes it impossible to "rehearse" your answers, because you never know what they are going to ask. But, the questions usually are not difficult ones. Overall, the interview day was a good experience. Although I prefer the Chicago site due familiarity, I came away with a new appreciation for what the University of Illinois is accomplishing out west in Rockford.
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• They have a pass fail honors system and it seems as if many student don't show up to class since most of the classes are recorded or videotaped and you can download them on your ipod. They did a good job of finding out about you as a person and not trying to make you feel nervous. The interviews were very relaxed and they really tried to promote their school. It was great that the tour guides took us to all of our interviews throughout the different building so we didn't get lost. All they have is your personal statement and two of your secondary essays so they don't know anything else about you. The M3 student I interviewed with was very laid back and seemed to be very much on my side. They review their interviews on the third Thur of each month and we are supposed to hear back by the end of the month w/ an acceptance, rejection, or waitlist. Good luck everyone, it's really not as stressful as we all imagine!
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• Awesome school.
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• Between all of the campus locations, this school accommodates a ton of students. The interview day was simple enough, and depending on where you fall alphabetically you can be done as early as 2:30. The interview was with a local doctor, and M3, and an M4 (none was on the actual admissions committee). The doctor was especially nice, and he ended by giving me his card and welcoming me to the "brotherhood" of physicians because we all need to band together. There were about 14 kids interviewing that day, so they tried to be efficient with the interviews. The only information they had was my personal statement and the secondary essays.
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• Good location, some nice people, but a lot seemed disgruntled.
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• Overall, a school that didn't really change my views about it too much. Still relatively neutral about it. The day (for afternoon sessions) starts with the Dean's Welcome (about 30-45 min), then you have lunch with some students (M3, M4s), then you have a short tour for about 45 minutes. Then you are all sorted off individually to interviews. The admissions staff take you to each of your locations, so you're never lost. :) For some reason, I got many more questions than what seems to be the standard (3) per session. It was rapid-fire question and answer for all 3 interviews. Here are some more questions, that I didn't list below: 1. What recent advances in science do you think will change the face of medicine in the near future? OR Which field of medicine do you think will change the most in the future? (I had to pause for a few seconds to think about this.) 2. Does your school offer courses that teach you how to do research before you actually go into lab? (My answer was no, but for some reason the interviewer decided he wanted to debate the usefulness of the class for 5 minutes.) 3. What do you do to relieve stress? 4. What do you think will be the most difficult part of medical school? (Got drilled on this by 2 out of 3 interviewers.)
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• My first interviewer was very warm and kind, and seemed as if she really wanted to get to know me as a person. My second interviewer was too old and it was a big disadvantage to have him because he only got to ask me about 3 questions because he asked them so slowly. After I did answer them, he would also rant for a good amount of time and this cut into my interview time as well. He also asked what my MCAT was, which is on the lower side. He then went on for a while about how I should retake it, enroll in a post-bac program and take UIC's MCAT preparation course and THEN I might get admitted. I thought this was completely unncessary considering I had already passed the preliminary "screenings" so to speak to make it to the interview. He should have used that time to get to know me as a person. My last interviewer was very intellectual and played the devil's advocate with every answer I gave. This added an undue amount of stress to the interview. He also was very hot and cold with me as to how he perceived me as a future physician. At one point, he'd nit pick every part of my application, and at the next he'd commend me on my character. So, it was hard to gauge how any of my interviewer's felt about me and my application.
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• I was in the morning group, it was done by 2. i recommend the morning since the interviewers are first and then the tour and presentation. we had lunch at the end. there were 3 interviews. there were 2 faculty and supposed to be 1 student, but student couldn't make it, so an admissions staff member did it instead. all were closed-file. they were all nice and inviting and all asked if i had any questions for them. i had 2 biochem professors. the first guy, dr. vary, was retired. he asked about why i wanted to go into medicine, what problems there were in healthcare, what technological advances were important recently, how to solve healthcare disparities, nice guy. the other one was dr. ho, awesome guy, he teaches biochem for M1s. he asked about my hobbies, what i would do when i faced an ethical problem with a patient, what i was interested in besides biology and medicine, the last was a lady, linda singleton, she asked about why i picked uic, where is saw myself in 10 years, what would three of my closest friends say about me, they all ask if you have questions so make sure you do, and they all liked the fact that i was from uic undergrad, so if you are, make sure you mention that.
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• Upon arriving at the med school the group of interviewees sat in a common area and had a welcome/intro from the dean. This was followed by a tour by 3 med students around the building. Interviews were done in 3 separate rooms and were conducted infront of a panel of 3 interviewers. I was the 3rd up in my designated room, so I had some down time before it was my turn. I was only interviewed by a MD and 3rd year student - the other MD could not make it. The actual interview was very conversational and laid-back. There were mostly the typical ''why medicine, etc.'' questions. Hardly any relating to my personal experiences from my essays which I was surprised about.
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• There was one interview in front of a panel. It is supposed to be in front of two MDs and a medical student, but I had only two that day. I thought it would be intimidating, but it was actually very conversational and interviewers were very friendly.
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• The students and faculty I met were nice, laid-back and friendly, and the clinical training amazing. I also loved the location downtown. However, the facilities were pretty worn (1930's dark musty building, microscopes for histology instead of online slides & computers, etc.), and didn't stand up so well in comparison with other facilities I've seen. The student resources/computer lab/lounge area is in the basement. While the facilities were lacking, and the curriculum pretty lecture-heavy, the clinical training is great the first two years, and amazing the last two years. I felt like UIC probably offers some of the best clinical training opportunities around. If you can see past the facilities, I think this school offers a great medical education. I recommend the afternoon interview slot since you get the dean's presentation, the tour, and lunch with other interviewees first, and then your three interviews (one was a PhD, one an MD, and one a 2nd year student). If you do the morning interview, you have your three interviews first, and then join the afternoon interviewees for the presentation, tour and lunch. Going for the afternoon interview gives you a lot more to talk about during your interviews.
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• I interviewed at the Chicago location. There were about 8 total interviewees in the morning and they didn't really welcome us - they just handed us folders and took us to the first interview. Also, the tour was just not that great or informative, some of the students seemed disillusioned (although I was glad to hear honest opinions) and the dean's welcome never happened because the dean was busy.
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• This was for the RMED program. Interview was 30 minutes in front of a panel of 15. I knew this ahead of time, but it was a little intimidating at first. The panel was nice and asked questions mostly to find out how well you would fit with the program rather than academic questions.
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• Overall it was pretty positive. I definitely felt reassured that while the school was working to increase the amount of research it is doing, it isn't at the expense of teaching or clinical practice. The day was fairly laid back. I was in the afternoon session so my day started at 11:30am. There was a presentation about the school from the Dean of Admissions, and the Dean of the Medical School stopped by briefly to give a short talk and answer questions. Everyone was extremely enthusiastic and helpful. After this we were broken up into groups and went on a tour of the school. My group was led by an M1 and an M4. Both were very nice and answered all of our questions. They both had a generally positive impression of the school. We toured some of the classrooms and buildings (which were obviously old and could use some renovation but probably no more so than any of the other older medical schools in Chicago), and we went through the student recreation center (which was pretty nice). After the tour we had lunch (which was actually pretty good), and then we waited for our interviews to start. There wasn't a whole lot of downtime between interviews; there were a total of three interviews, each one-on-one. They were supposed to last about 30 mins each but two of them finished early. I was interviewed by two MDs and an M4 (the candidates in the other group were interviewed by a PhD, an MD, and a DO). They didn't appear to have access to my full file, but it did look like they at least had a copy of my supplemental application. While I found the political interview questions to be adversarial (see above) I was a little surprised I wasn't asked any ethical questions (perhaps the candidates in the other group got those). Since my interviewers didn't always take the full 30 mins, my day ended a little earlier than everyone else (~3:00pm). Overall I found the interview experience to be enjoyable, informative, and only a little stressful.
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• The interviews themselves were more or less pleasant. However, the school did not do a good job selling the school.
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• It was great! I was very pleased with everything. I felt very prepared and went in there feeling confident. Although some of the questions first threw me off, if you prepare well there is nothing they will ask you that you haven't already thought about in one way or another. Just make sure you have thoroughly thought about 1. why medicine? 2. the tell me about yourself question 3. medical innvoations 4. what you would do in ethical situations and you will be set. I left the interview day absolutely loving the school! They did a great job of proving to the students that it is a great school to attend. Also a tip to the girls...don't wear stilettos...one of my interviewers (an older guy) commented on a girl that could hardly walk up the stairs because her shoes were so ridiculously high. You don't want your interviewer to notice that about you :)
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• A really great school that I would be happy to go to. Definitely one of my top choices. However, when you go for your interviews, watch out. Panel interviewing is WAY different than one-on-one, and I didn't expect it to be as difficult and unconversational as it was. Overall a great experience though.
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• Great! Pretty relaxed, the interviewers were nice and put me at ease.
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• Although I was nervous about the three closed-file interviews, they were really straight forward, and the interviewers were nice and down to earth. The admissions staff are great, and escort you to each interview. Overall, the day was well structured and I learned a lot about the school.
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• The best part of UIC is the incredible clinical training. Students love it for that.
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• Overall, I was impressed by the amount of clinical exposure and independent attitudes the school fosters. On the tour, all of the medical students seem very friendly and are willing to share their good and bad experiences at UIC. The tour was okay, but did not show the learning facilities to the extent that I would have liked. After the tour, we received lunch which was a sandwich, soda, chips, and a small cup of dessert. The lunch was fun because we ate with medical students and they did their best to field our questions. The interview session was great. I was interviewed by two M4 students and one faculty. Both of the M4 interviews were very conversational and my interview with them went a little long. The professor that interviewed me was a nice man, but a bit of a low-talker. That and he was a bit irritated since I was late to his interview. But after we started talking, he livened up and we had a nice conversation regarding science and research.
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• Overall, it was a well-run event, one interviewer grilled me on big picture issues for awhile until he found an issue I didn't know the answer to. He seemed to appreciate that I was honest when I said I wasn't familiar with the issue. Other than that is was a positive overall experience
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• I think it was great. I interviewed Asst. Dean for student affairs and an M3 and both were really relaxed and positive. I just hate that I was so nervous, it was great and after visiting I'm really interested in the Peoria campus and their rural program
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• Overall, I wasn't as impressed as I could have been but nothing that would keep me from attending if I'm accepted.
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• I had the afternoon session which was nice because we got the tour first, and got to mingle with the other intervieews. We had a delicious lunch, and then awaited our interviews. The interviews were a bit unorganized with some people going out of order because of the interviewers, but overall it was laid-back and non-stressful. Everyone is very nice and really wants to make you feel comfortable. Awesome school, I definitely want to go here!
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• I could only laugh about missing my first interview, it didnt really stress me out but it was kind of annoying waiting around while people finished all of their interviews b4 I even started. Overall, the actual interviews went well and I was talking with all of them until time ran over. Surprisingly, my M2 interview was the hardest, though it could have been that I was so tired ( I got there at 11 and my last interview wasnt until 5pm). SDN was dead on, all my questions were questions I had seen on SDN.
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• It was not as stressful as I fathomed it would be. However, I did leave not really knowing what to think of my performance. It was one of the situations in which you just ''don't know''
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• There was no food in the morning at the Chicago interview, so make sure you eat a big breakfast or bring snacks if you do the AM interview- lunch isn't until about 1:15pm! The AM interview at the Chicago campus was very badly organized. We were moved at the last minute to another room first thing in the morning, the interviewers were late throwing the entire itinerary off, it was difficult getting between the 3 interviewers. Don't take the M1 tour guide- mine was excited to tell us about the post-exam parties and how he parties more in med school than in undergrad. And for the dean's talk at Chicago, sit in the front- he's a low talker.
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• I interviewed at the Peoria campus: there's a ton of construction work and you WILL get lost a little- give yourself enough time. They don't give you ANY refreshments, so bring your own bottle of water. Dress impeccably and be yourself.
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• Overall, the interview experience was satisfactory. I thought it was very well coordinated and organized, and the interviewers did a great job. The information session given by the director of admissions did not have a big impression on me. He gave a PowerPoint presentation which was presented well, but he went too quickly through his slides. The tour was decent, but left me with some doubts about the program.
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• Like a well oiled machine, but not a lot of personality. The Dean speech wasn't until the end, which was a little odd.
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• This interview experience was very positive. I was a little concerned about going to Peoria for the interview, but they did a really great job of selling their school.
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• Overall, I wasn't impressed, the only thing that students seemed happy about was the fact that they can get drunk often...the facilities were cave-like...very disheartening
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• I was definitely more impressed than I thought I would have been. The students seemed nice, but not overly enthusiastic about the school, but the medical district would be a great place to learn and go to school. I was dissapointed to hear that the Chicago campus was full, as I had specifically asked the admissions office 2 weeks prior if the campus was full and they said no. My interviews were all really conversational and laid-back. I'm definitely considering this school, thought I'm not sure I'd want to attend the Champaign-Urbana campus. The day was really smoothly run and the admissions officers were very friendly.
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• Go for the AM interview, much better to get it over with.
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• I was very impressed by the school, but if I get in I hope I do not end up at one of other campuses
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• UIC-Peoria made the interview session as low-stress as possible, with plenty of time to ask questions and converse with other interviewees. Afternoon session consisted of introduction, tour, then interviews.
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• Very relaxed. Stayed with a host. Interview was completely conversational.
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• I chose the morning session. My first interviewer was old, late, blunt and rude. The second one is neutral, he's a student. The third one is faculty and he's ok.
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• Good considerate people, most of the day spent recruiting you, and very little time spent actually interviewing.
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• 1st interview was hilarious with an enthusiastic retired Biochemistry professor who was a really nice Indian woman. She spoke a lot about herself, how she worked with obese people, and other things. We talked about my favorite TV shows and music and she asked me to sing some Prince for her before I had to go! 2nd interview was with an M3 and was very chill and she asked mainly about my motivations, personality, convictions, and desires. 3rd interview was with an Indian pediatrician. At first she seemed a little mean, but perhaps it was to see how I would react to her, but eventually we just had a great conversation about various health issues, what I do for fun, and what I liked about UIC. The interviews each went rather quickly!
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• It was a 25 minute interview with myself, 2 doctors/professors and a 3rd year medical student. The doctors asked questions regarding professionalism in medicine and problems facing health care while the student asked about my hobbies and some experiences I mentioned in my essay. The interview would have been much more stressful if not for the med school student asking the lighter questions and making me more comfortable. The doctors weren't mean or intimidating; they just asked more serious questions and weren't as conversational.
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• All in all, it was an awesome experience. Had interviews with an M2 and 2 admissions counselors. They were so laid back and conversational, I found myself forgetting they were formal interviews. Morning session started at 9 A and went until about 2-2:30 P. Although they give you a fatty lunch at the very end, I suggest bringing snacks!
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• I had my interview in Peoria. The interviewers very realy nice and just wanted to get to know me. My interview was fine and i got accepted 2 weeks after the interview.
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• 3 interviews, 2 doctors and 1 student. Interviews were mostly laid back, the student was very nice! Last interviewer was an old doctor who asked about my GPA and MCAT (even though it is a closed-file interview, I don't know if this was a test to see if I'd say ''but this is a closed file interview!'' or what, but both of my scores are, Thank God, good, so I told him). This man also asked a lot of health care questions to get an idea of what the current state of medicine is like. There are 2 sessions, morning and afternoon. Each consists of about 7 or 9 students. Morning sessions' interviews start immediately and the morning is split into 4 'blocks,' you have interviews in 3 of the 4 blocks and a break in a 4th (so you can have 3 interviews straight, or 1 interview, then break, then 2 interviews, etc..). After interviews you have a small presentation about UIC (at this point the afternoon session has joined you), then a tour, then lunch. Then morning session is free to go and afternoon sessions' interviews begin, not sure when they get the tour though, probably while morning sessions' interviews were going on.
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• It was kind of long, but I had a good time learning about the school and the program.
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• Depends on who interviews you. Seems like the other interviewers were more laid back. My interviewers looked in your application and asked related questions. I recieved more ethical questions than expected.
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• Overall, it was very positive. The faculty, staff and students were really friendly. There was even a professor who came during her lunch to talk with the interviewees that were waiting in the lobby their next interviews. It was great because it was very informal and she was there to just help with any questions we had. In addition, it was great how you can sit and eat lunch with M1s and M2s to ask anything you would like in an informal setting. You got to get a feel for the type of students that attend the university and actually see their personality.
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• Overall the day was pretty low stress. The little bit of down time during the day is in waiting for the information session and then between interviews.
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• I very much enjoyed the interview process as well as meeting some M1's and M2's. It was low-stress and a positive experience.
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• Overall I loved the facilities and the city. I was not impressed by the students or faculty. I didn't have one interview that really stood out and made me really want to go here.
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• It was fine, I took the red line to the pink line in (If you try to take the 54/cemark blue line, it only runs like once evrey half hour). Honestly, just be yourself. They accept more than half of the people they interview--as one of our guides said, just don't say anything crazy!
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• I think uic can and should do a much better job of selling itself. i was impressed with several of the students i spoke with and one of my interviewers, but not terribly impressed with the overall experience.
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• It was overall, fine. My other two interviewers were friendly and positive, but I was upset by the third interviewer's manner and behavior.
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• Bizarre. Not very professional. UIC was presented as a second-rate school. They didn't do a good job of selling the school or highlighting the stregths. Part of this was b/c the Dean had another commitment on this day...
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• The afternoon interview session started at 11am and the Dean formally welcomed us with a Powerpoint presentation. We then took a really quick tour of the med school building, saw the lecture halls, and had lunch. I had three interviews (one with a med student, one with a retired surgeon, and one with an advisor from the Hispanic recruiting office), all of which were super laid back. I was not stressed at all. None of the other perspective students including myself seemed stressed and there were zero curve ball difficult questions in either of my three interviews. They seemed to only have access to our secondaries and Personal Statement. I spent two of the interviews talking about what was on my Personal Statement.
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• Really good experience- the interviewers were really nice and responded well to all my questions. The dean seems to really care about students.
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• I definitely stressed over this a lot more than I should have, but I guess that's ok because if I hadn't, I wouldn't have been as prepared. I like that they try to sell you the school too, not just have you sell yourself. It was also fun to talk to the other interviewees, and four of them were actually from my college. The questions were definitely manageable. And during lunch, you could sit and talk to med students, which was great. One thing that surprised me is that no one asked me why I wanted to be a doctor, and I was definitely expecting that. One of the reviewers also showed me the evaluation sheet and said he only had access to my essays and PS. So I don't think they see your grades or scores.
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• I really like UIC. I don't know why they are not ranked higher. 88% of the studerts get their top three residency choice and 98% get their top 4. The average boards score is 2-3 points higher than the national mean. They also built a new research facility and are in the process of building a new gymnasium. I also liked the students. They were very helpful and seemed normal and easy to talk to. The interview is laid back, but I was still a little nervous anyway.
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• The first interviewer was really easy, I didn't get asked anything hard just personal questions like why do I want to become a doctor etc. Second interviewer was also easy, how many people are uninsured, what do you think about socialized medicine etc. But, he then asked me which other schools I applied too. Ok so I start listing them off and for each school he made a comment i.e. if the school was
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• Overall, very positive. MD faculty and students were wonderful, and they answered all of my questions. My last interview was with a faculty member who did research in the dental school - not sure why they had her interviewing for the medical school. Questions were drawn mostly from my essays and filled in the blanks about who I am as a person (closed file interviews).
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• Great interview. The students and admin seemed very enthusiastic about the school.
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• Overall, administrators and admission staff were welcoming and very helpful. I really felt that interviewers wanted to get to know me as a person. They tried hard to make me feel comfortable, and I really appreciated it. I really hope that the closed-file interview plays in my favor.
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• The interviewers were nice, an MD, a PhD, and a med student. Overall pretty relaxed and quite nice. Got a few tough questions but I had prepared for them to some degree so it wasn't too bad. Definitely puts UIC near the top of my list if not the top and if I get in, I will probably attend.
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• UIC-COM really impressed me on the interview day. Not only were the facilities better than I had previously thought, the people were much more friendly and caring than I had preconceived from hearing stories about an apathetic administration. The buildings may have some dreary hallways here and there, but there are some comfort zones to be found. Overall, I got a real good gut feeling from the school, something that has heavily influenced my decisions in the past and made me happy so far.
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• Excellent experience overall - the University of Illinois became my top choice (it was top 3) after the interviews at other schools on my list. By far the best food provided as well.
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• One interview was with a couple of the students, they were interesting. but they were trying real hard not to show a dislike for the school. the second interview was with an MD faculty and this was an awsome interview, very inquisitive and asked compelling questions. the third interview was with someone in admissions, this person did nothing but tell me about their education, weird interview. but all in all not too bad.
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• Being from a suburb of Chicago and having attended UIC for my undergrad. degree, I was very optimistic about the interview and I was not disappointed. They treat every candidate with respect and they try to sell the school to the candidates instead of us selling ourselves. It is a very casual experience, more like a friendly conversation about politics and social issues.
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• It was a great experience for me, I had great talks with my interviewers, they were so wonderfully interested in me. They were really trying to sell the school to us,and that was a change from how other schools treat their applicants. Facilities are old,but still okay; Dean gave a funny and engaging presentation;
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• Everything seemed to be going well at first, but then I was asked a couple of questions about my hemophilia that put me on tilt for the rest of the interview.
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• Overall, this was a great interview experience. VERY low stress, and very accommodating and understanding of applicants' positions in this whole med school app process. Everyone stressed the importance of just being yourself
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• Three interviews but each one was short. One is with a person on the admissions committee, one a counselor and one a student. Very low key,
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• The day exceeded my expectations. My view of UIC was that the med school was in a state of disrepair and that the admissions office was disorganized...not the case. The students seem content with the school, not exactly ecstatic but not whiny either. Clinical exposure is great cuz you are in the city. No breakfast was served so eat before you come, trust me. I had 2 great interviews with faculty, who were quite interested (surpisingly) in what i had to say so I thought it was a good day overall
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• All three interviews went well. I don't think any of the questions deviated from my application and they were just seeking elaboration of it.
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• Kind of disappointed. Flew all the way to Chicago and still don't feel like I have any better idea of what the school is like.
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• Not bad, just did not flow naturally. Very structured and very antagonistic.
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• Pretty laid back. i was nervous about there being 3 interviews but the attitudes of the interviewers are easy going. i met with 2 M2 students first who were nice and also allowed me to ask them questions, then a pHD who was tricky but conducted a solid, fair interview, then another pHD that didnt really ask me any questions about myself but more about what came up in our conversation to start with.
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• The interviews were very laid back. I had a great conversation with an admissions faculty member who was very interested in getting to know me, and she explained how their admissions process works. The next was with a retired MD who was somewhat opinionated, but he assured me I was a strong candidate. Finally I had an interview with an M2, which was very conversational and I asked him plenty of questions. The presentation and tour were pretty standard- the M4 who gave the tour was really cool and laid back. The lunch was nice, and then the morning ppl were free to go.
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• Although my interviewers were all nice, I did get asked quite a few tricky questions. It didn't help that they were all running late, so I ended up having to cut one interview short in order to make it to another.
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• Easy, breezy, beautiful.
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• Overall a good experience, but this was my first interview, so I have no baseline to compare it to. If I get accepted, I will probably attend. I love Chicago.
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• The interview was held at the Rockford campus, and was only a half day, starting at 1pm. The day started off with short presentations from two deans and then a short tour with a student (the campus is tiny, so the tour is about 15 minutes). After that, there was some downtime, and then a short panel interview with an MD, PhD, and a student. Then we were free to go.
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• My day started out early, with a morning interview schedule. They were back-to-back, 30 min. long, with a Ph.D., medical student, and an M.D. It was pretty low-stress, as the interviewers just wanted to get to know me better. Afterwards, there was a talk on the various tracks, and then a great lunch. Susan Steucheli was very kind and *surprisingly* remembered my name (an amazing feat given the fact that so many people apply to this school). The random students I talked to gave unsolicited comments that really helped put this school at the very top of my list -- they're honest, REAL, and truly satisfied with their medical school experience. This school is as tightly-knit as you want it to be, but nobody is going to hold your hand. Sounds good to me!
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• I enjoyed seeing the school, learning about the program, and exploring Chicago. I was accepted to the program only a few days after the interview, and will be starting the MD/PhD program in June.
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• Considering that this was for the GPPA program, the interviewers may have been a little easier on us than traditional students. Overall, I was impressed with the first interview and disappointed with the second one. But it all worked out in the end.
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• I was impressed by the enthusiasm and friendliness. The interview was fairly laid back and the interviewers were friendly- they seemed interested in my answers.
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• I had a great experience during my interview at Rockford. After talking with the dean we took a tour with a medical student and she was really nice and honest. We then waited in a conference room until we were called for the interview. There were 8 people having their interviews on the same day and I ended up being the last one to be called, which was not so nice because I wanted to get the interview over with, but on the other hand, I had a chance to ask tons of questions to the medical students while we were waiting.
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• I went to the morning session of the interview. We were greeted with a brief explanation of our schedules before our interviews. After our interviews were over, we were given a powerpoint presentation of the school by the dean. Then, we were led on a tour of the school. The day ended with catered lunch at 1pm.
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• After the initial icebreaker, I was asked a very difficult question (see below). As I didn't know exactly how to answer it, I became VERY nervous which probably permeated through the rest of the interview. I didn't think I had done very well. Plus, because the interview was only 25 minutes, I felt like a had an extremely short amount of time to "sell myself", making me even more nervous. However, I was accepted to the medical school. Students that interview at regional locations and are accepted aren't bound to attending that particular campus.
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• Interview day started at 1:00 p.m. ended at 3:30 p.m. No lunch, lots of downtime. There were 12 students. They split us into three groups. Following the deans discussions we went on a tour of the building. We then sat in the conference room (and cont. to talk to med students) and waited our turn to interview. The earliest interview as at 2:00 pm and the latest at 3:45. Pros- no fancy presentations, lunches or rhetoric...what you see is what you get- just lots of informal/straightforward information. Cons- You don't get that "special" feeling that you get at some schools where you feel like the 'red carpet' is being rolled out.
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• I found that I was going to be infront of 17 people before I walked in. It feels like you're surrounded by the interviewers and although they were supposed to 'make me feel at ease', I felt like I was being interviewd by Robot Gestapo Police, with very few people responding through body language to my answers. I am a great public speaker, but I did not anticipate this.
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• Very laid back, just RELAX. I know its hard but its all you have to do.
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• Well, it was one interview that was supposed to be scheduled for 25 minutes, which is really really shory. i had two MDs and a MIV interviewing me, all at the same time. One MD looked like she did not want to be there at all, and even asked me what undergrad institution i was from; clearly she had not read anything from my application. The other MD was a bit more prepared, but it was the student that asked most of the questions. They all seemed fairly stone-faced and not very welcoming. Don't know if they meant to be that way. The interviewee before me said she experienced everything that I just said above, so it wasn't just my interview.
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• Very organized--Susan Stuecheli is really on top of things. The only reason I gave a 3 to the stress level was because my final interviewer gave some tougher questions and really tried to pin me down on "what would you do" types of questions (as though medicine is a black-and-white profession--whatever, he was a PhD). Otherwise, it was very conversational because the interviewers had no access to my GPAs, MCAT score(s) or even the majority of the UIC questions. All they had were my AMCAS essay and my answers to those "pick two of the four" supplemental questions. You are a blank slate, so it's all about how your present yourself. Will your personality fit with the "feel" of a state school?
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• I like the school. i found out that i got in recently. they normally start the response process 1 month after your interview.
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• Both MD's and the med student were very nice and willing to listen to what i had to say. They only have your personal statement and addendum, so they don't know what your numbers are. It was more like a coversation.
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• Very relaxed! The interviewers (a person from admissions, an MD, and two M2's) were very friendly, and the interviews resembled enjoyable conversations more than strict interviews. The day was very informative, and because of what I learned from the Dean's welcome presentation, the tour guides (M2 and M4), and the interviewers, I really want to attend this school now. Great diversity and so many opportunities!
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• Three one-on-one interviews. Two with some combination of a physician, admissions committee member, or vice-dean/dean. One with a M2 (mine actually had two M2s interviewing me).
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• I hadn't thought much of UIC before my visit. i applied because it was my state school and i hoped to get in _somewhere_. once i visited though, i was actually quite impressed! i could totally see myself attending this school. it's affordable, the people are down to earth, it's pass/fail grading, and holds a lot of opportunities. being in chicago is also pretty cool.
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• Overall positive -- they are trying to get to know you...but I'm never sure how relaxed it's supposed to be. The meeting with students was very laid back, as was the meeting with the admissions rep.
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• It was terrible. I had two medical students interview me at hte same time, and they were really bad. They asked me lame questions that really only needed one sentence to answer, and they just looked at me for a good 3 seconds after each question. they were dour and seemed unhappy. the last interviewers was also really unwelcoming. he asked me questions about medicine and why i wanted to be a doctor (totally expected) and criticized my answers and asked me millions of questions to fish for his answer, which he obviously thought was right. students seem stressed out, facilities and area are bad.
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• The interview day was good, there were three interviewers who had very different styles. One asked me hard questions, but I didn't feel threatened at all, he was just trying to see my though process. The tour was really short, lunch was really good. The attitude I got from UIC was what I think of a typical state school, it's a sink or swim attitude. There are lots of good opportunities there if you seek them out and take advantage of them, but no one is going to hold you hand or even encourage you do to anything. For a state school, it's a good choice. It's probably one of the best "values" (as in bang for your buck) you can get for a med school
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• Three one-on-one interviews that were 30 minutes each. All three interviewers were easy going (M.D., student, admissions officer). Some of the questions were difficult, but fine in the end.
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• The interviewers were all really friendly. I had two PhD's and one 4th year--the 4th year was the most intimidating one. The questions were straightforward and easy to answer. I really felt they were trying to gauge me as a person. I felt really relaxed throughout the interview--we were chatting and laughing the whole time.
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• The interview was very laid back. I met with an admin, 2 med students, and a MD. All of the interviews were one on one. One of the med students was an M2 the other an M4. The interview with the med students was extremely, extremely laid back. All of the questions they asked me were nonacademic. The MD and Admin were also very pleasant. The school was great and the interview was low stress.
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• It was good, the students seemed very nice, but kept emphasizing how much they had to work. It seemed they were being required to study much harder than students at other schools. They kept talking about how hard it is.
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• I interviewed on the Peoria campus. The admissions staff said that they have no idea when I will hear back.
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• I liked the school. The school had students matching into all the competitive residency specialities (but not at competitive places). About half of the students go into family medicine, and the other half go into specialities. The school has opportunities available. A student who is a self-starter and resourceful can take advantage of those opportunities and succeed. I would seriously consider going to the school if I get accepted.
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• There were 3 interviews but they were all really laid back. I interviewed with 2 faculty members and an M4. It's set up so that I was in a group with 3 other students, and we took turns interviewing with the 3 different interviewers. It really was a relaxed conversation about medicine rather than a grilling.
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• The facutly and staff were very unwelcoming! It is a two way street. WE want them to accept us, HOWEVER, they need us for their school to surivive. The faculty seem to isolate their students and leave them on their own. Not supportive at all. Some administrators seemed very phony! Counselors do not help at all. With drew my application.
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• I didn't not like the school. It is very old-looking. And the faculty were not welcoming at all. I withdrew my application from the school after being accepted to my first choice medical school
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• The interviewers did an excellent job keeping me comfortable and at ease. Everything was very organized and the tour was very informative. Do not stress about this interview. It was very laid back and simply felt like conversation rather than an interview.
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• I was little late to the interview. DON'T BE LATE! I think because of the change in format to one-on-one interview, interviewers are asking tougher questions. I was told that other students were asked questions such as..."why are manholes round?" and "how many quarters stack up to the hight of Sears Tower?" But most importantly...be your self.
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• The interview questions were pretty standard and they were no surprises. I hope most of the faculty and students were as friendly and easy going as my interviewers.
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• The interview went really well. All members of the panel were very friendly. Most questions were based on my personal statement. Other Than that they asked the questions given in the question section. I wasn't asked this question but I heard that they asked the following: Would you turn in a fellow student that you saw cheating in a test? Hint: The answer is "yes". It may seem like your being a tattle-tail but you have to keep in mind that it is a "ethics" question. IE its testing your ability to make hard but ethical decisions. The basis for turning in a an individual that has been cheating would be that this person is passing their classes and obtaining their degree under false pretences and may be a hazard/danger to patients in the future (as they may not know the relevant material). The tour and lunch were nice and the tour guide (a m4 student) was REALLy cool! I also heard they asked questions like: Have you thought about doing the DO (docter of osteopathy) instead of the MD? (I'm not really familiar with the intricate diffrences between a DO and MD degree so I didnt have a good answer for this one). Good Luck ! and thanks for the Help!
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• It was a really good exerience, I wasn't nervous and afterwards I reallized there was no need to be nervous anyway. It really was laid back.
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• The interview went smoothly and was low stress. I interviewed with a Ph.D, an M.D. and a 3rd year medical student. After reading some of the comments posted on this website I was actually preparing myself for the worst. However, I didn't need to. I came away feeling that it was best interview yet (this was my 4th interview).
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• Overall it seems like a good school. More affordable than other med schools. If this posting helped you out, please post one of your experiences online as well. We should stop competing with one another during this process, because the honest truth is that it is all random where each of us goes anyways.
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• Interviewees met in alumni room and waited for students and lunch, then went on tour, followed by interviews at the end of the day. interviews were three-on-one and not stressful at all. interviewers go out of their way to just find out about you in a non-confrontational way.
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• The student body is very diverse, both in background and also academic interests and capability. I like that. There is an opportunity to come to UIC and really earn one of the top residency spots in the most competitive specialties. In other words, it's really what you make out of your time here that determines what happens to you. The clinicals undoubtedly will be great in Chicago, although I think the first two years are not (teaching is not up to par and the environment is not great.) Chicago... great city, would be hard to pass up an opportunity to be there.
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• Went very well, just waiting to here back.
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• Not sure that they hated or liked my answr..... will tell you in a few weeks...... also
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• Interview was with a panal of 3 (one med, 2 others). For my panel, it ended up being 2 med students, and one admissions person, no drs. Interview asked basic questions. some ethical ones by the M4 student. Lunch and tour was okay. I'm writing this about a month after the interview. i just found out I have to go back for a second interview so that they can "get to know me more". Very big hassel since I live in California, but what can you do but go. It's annoying have to fly out for a second interview.
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• Incredibly low key, we stayed at student's houses and got lots of time to interact with faculty and other students, don't stress
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• Both faculty and students were great (we encountered quite a few students during the tour; some were preparing for an exam, but they took some time to greet the group and wish us well; it was a good chance to see what their lifestyles were like). They all seemed happy in general. The tour guide knew every face; showed that despite the large size, there's a strong sense of community among the students. And although it's a state school, the school seems to invest a fairly impressive amount in its program and students. As for the interview, I was extremely nervous, but most of was spent as a discussion of what I had done as a nontraditional student; no surprising or challenging questions.
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• Overall, the day with the medical students went well. The interview was the hardest part of my visit
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• The rest of the day was really good, i liked the campus, everyone i met, and had a good impression, although the interview was very unnerving.
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• One of the panel interviewers was this old man that spent a lot of time asking me to slow down and repeat things...he kept saying that young people "turned him off" with their speech. Also, he said I have a South Asian accent (which I felt was offensive because he told me this after I had only introduced myself...btw, I grew up here and have no accent). He was quite rude throughout the interview and the rest of the panel just sat back and watched the show. I also disliked the numbers of hour devoted to lecture. Anatomy lectures tend to be 3-4 hours long. So you could have 8-11 hours of lecture alone on a given day - pretty inefficient way of learning in my opinion. The students don't really get out much, the dorm is literally connected to the medical school so you don't even have to go outside. I didn't like the facilities either - they are very old and I think it would be nice to spend four years of your life in a building with windows which was very lacking. Also, the panel was talking crap about other Chicago schools which I found to be unprofessional. I guess this is a good school if you are only willing to go to school in Chicago and don't mind working your ass off for your first two years engrossed in books and with little clinical exposure.
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• I read a lot of interview feedback that said to expect cold interviewers who didn't smile and just fired questions at you, but I actually found that, while my interviewers did tend to ask very directed questions, they were also very warm and conversational....plus they laughed at my bad jokes. As for the school, it was passable and is still a great deal for the lower cost. As I said before, the student body didn't exactly give me the impression that I was surrounded by the greatest minds of my generation...but at least that means you can graduate towards the top of your class.
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• The interview was pretty low stress. The interviewers were pretty nice and they were just trying to get to know the applicants. It was my second interview so I was pretty relaxed and confident. I think the interview went pretty well.
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• It was enjoyable; my panel was really good and asked me relevant questions.
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• Very laid back interview and a good first interview experience. The students that gave the tour were really helpful and the interviewers seemed really interested in getting to know about you.
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• The interviewers had only read my personal statement. They seemed to start their questions by addressing what I talked about in my statement. The remaining questions were asked to just get a better feel for who I am as a person and what my background is like.
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• See above. the whole interview was bizzare and uncomfortable.
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• The interview was very laid back. We had lunch with a variety of 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students. The campus tour was worth it as you got to see some of the lecture halls, dining facilities and students hangouts.
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• When they say their interviews are laid back, believe them. All the interviewers have seen is your personal statement, so it's really your time to shine.
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• Some interviews were held in the morning before the lunch and tour sessions. Other interviews spanned the afternoon. My interview was in the afternoon. I was one of 8 applicants that rotated through the interviews, each with two faculty and one med student. All three interviewers were asking questions or followup questions that were based upon my personal statement etc. My interview was later in the afternoon so I spent the time reading the school catalog and talking to the other applicants. The interview was very laid back.
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• I think the questions were fair and straight forward. There were no surprises.
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• It was my first interview so it was a little stressful than most other people. They asked me all the questions I expected them too. There is a good question and answer session with students that covers everything you would want to know about the school.
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• Overall I had a very pleasant experience. Students and staff alike did a good job of addressing my questions and concerns.
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• This was an extremely positive experience. I met some other very talented, interesting, and friendly pre-medical students. I truly felt that the interviewers were interested in getting to know me on more than a surface level and were very welcoming and laid back. Be prepaed to have initiative during conversation. My interview didn't even start off with a question. It began with..."So, it is so interesting to see that you are a [non-science major]" and her facial expression and silence was my cue to take it from there. Great school, great staff, great students! Wear comfortable shoes and warning that the building temperature is quite warm when you're walking around in a suit.
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• Very positive yet very thorough. the interviewers probed my motivations. probably because i am a non-traditional applicant
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• The reputation of the school is good, and academically it seems like it really will help you wherever you want to take your career. But, the attitudes felt cold and formal (see below), especially if you end up at Chicago.
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• Overall, it was a good experience. It was my 5th interview so there weren't any suprises. The campus was very barebones, I did not see a lot of state of the art equipment anywhere. The whole experience was positive, but there was nothing about the school that set it apart and made it special as far as med schools go.
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• The interview was in panel format but was very laid back. The questions were tough but not impossible to answer.
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• Overall, it was a really good interview day. The waiting facilites and the cafeteria they took us too were very nice, especially for a state school. The building is a bit run down, but seems to have up to date equipment. I loved my interview, but I think I just got very lucky - it was like they hand-picked my interviewers and questions just for me.
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• The people I spoke to were really nice. The interview itself was a little intimidating with the 3 person panel but they try to relax you which is good.
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• It was pretty laid back and lunch was decent. Pretty painless interview, mostly questions from my personal statement and some how I would react questions. So know your personal statement well and know what parts of it you can use to bring out your characteristics. The overview of the school they give answered alot of my questions as well. They also give you a catalog that tells all about the school when you get there. If you interview later in the day there is a decent amount of downtime.
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• Positive experience overall, and i was impressed with the resources available to the students that go to this school
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• Had problems finding parking. If you don't know Chicago well, have a decent map before you go for your interview or take the train in. Once I got there, I was ushered into a reception area where a 2nd year med school talked to the eight of us who were interviewing that day. During that time we were individually taken out to be interviewed by a panel of three or four people. The interview was very laid back. Then we had lunch and a tour. It was a good experience and since it's a large state school, there are lots of services for the students that you can't get at a private school (gyms and such).
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• Pretty intense panel of interviewers - fired question after question - tour was excessive, felt more like orientation - cafeteria food was poor
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• I wasn't expecting the three-on-one interview format to be as laid-back as it was. They weren't out to GET anybody... they just wanted to get to know their interviewees a little bit.
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• Be prepared to talk about your personal statement. It is the only part of your file they have. The day was brief and there is downtime before, after, or in-between interview times. Overall, great experience and seems to be a place where you have great resources but where your initiative will precede your involvement level.
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• Overall the day was kind of annoying, but the actual interview was great so I can't really complain. UIC isn't a bad school, but the day could have been organized a little more efficiently. Despite all the negatives, I would still consider going to UIC med school since I did get a sense that the students still got a decent med school education.
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• The interview part is rather easy, so much so that I forget the questions. :) - if you've interviewed anywhere else and been okay, you'll do fine.
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• Positive - although had to wait a while for interview, I advise that you come prepared with newspaper etc...
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• The interview was ok. Two medical students and a PhD interviewed me. Since there were a lot of people there, the interviews were limited to 30 min.
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• The school definitely has it's rough points, but overall I think it is good. You can definitely get a good education - you just may not be happy while you do it.
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• Overall very good. UIC is one of my top choices because it combines a solid medical education with a reasonable price. Students there also seemed very nice and down to earth.
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• The interview experience was okay, the two-on-one interview structure threw me off (didn't read SDN in advance, shame on me!). The doctor interviewing me was a little gruff. Students don't really find their lectures imperative to attend, I don't know how I feel about that. Even though I felt pretty ambivalent about my interview experience, I still got in!
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• Panel structure is more difficult than one on one. My suggestion is to keep composure and give honest, well thought out answers. Also, it helps to give eye contact to each panel memeber
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• Overall, pretty chill.
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• Overall, the interview was very laid back. The student that gave the tour was very informative and seemed excited about the Rockford program.
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• The interview is fairly laid back but interviewers are still very direct w/ their questions. If I get in but must go to Peoria I would give it serious concideration whereas before I might have not.
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• The interview was very easy. The interviewers (one student and one faculty member) seemed awed by everything I said, and they let me steer the course of the conversation for the most part.
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• A great deal of waiting around. Good food. OK tour. Friendly people.
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• Overall, I liked this school. One of the members of my panel did not show up until about 5 minutes before my interview ended. The interview itself is very relaxed for a 3 person group (panel) interview. They only have access to your personal statement, so be prepared to talk about whats in it and what else you would like to share thats not in your personal statement.
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• Low Stress, whatever you do, dont get nervous. They made it seem like once you got an interview there your chances for acceptance were excellent! Met a fellow SDN'er there which was nice.
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• It was a great experience, my first in-state interview and the tuition is dirt-cheap compared to the 50 G's on average for all the other medical schools I visited.
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• Relaxed interview.....don't stress it
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• Overall very positive. seems like a FANTASTIC school - if you can handle living in springfield for 3 years. i interviewed at springfield but also checked out carbondale - recommend doing so if you've never been down there.
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• It was pretty good. lots of sitting around, but it gave us a ton of time to ask questions of students and to chat with people.
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• I didnt know much about UIC coming into the interview, and was quite impressed by the school. the information presentation was ok, but the tour was good--given by M4's--which included a question/answer/advice period. my interview was with an M2 and an admissions officer (not an MD or PhD), but others had an MD or PhD plus a med student. the whole day was pretty relaxed and quite informal. ask a lot of questions...
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• It was great; very relaxed, very laid-back. My interviewers were even laughing with me. I went from not knowing anything really about the school to really loving it and hoping I get in....
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• Overall I thought the day was pretty disappointing. There was a half-hour introduction, and then a half-hour tour given by some med students who also answered questions. Then the students were interviewed by one of three different three-person panels. I was lucky and went first, but some of the other applicants hung out in the student lounge until their interview.
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• This was my first interview, and it went well. Two docs, one M3 were my interviewers. Afterwords, the M3 fielded any other questions I had. Relaxed, somewhat informal atmosphere. Be prepared to go over your personal statement in some detail; this is the only part of my application that they had readily available.
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• It was very laid back and being my first interview, I was very surprised and sceptical- i thought the interviewer was like a salesman and just waiting for me to mess up but he was genuinely honest
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• I enjoyed the day but my interview experience itself was very unpleasant. The people interviewing me did not smile at all and kept firing questions at me one after the other. Perhaps intimidation was their approach.
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• My interview experience was great! The medical student was not very talkative and did not smile at all but I tried to communicate with him more when I asked questions. My other interviewer was a retired professor and it was really easy to talk to her. My advice to everyone would be--if you are at a lack of something to talk about and the topic comes up, tell them about a good book your recently read. I've done this at two of my interviews and it has really worked in getting the interviewers excited and involved in listening to you.
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• Pretty normal, not too stressful, the students were pretty friendly too.
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• It was great. i really enjoyed it and i think i'd be happy there. it's tough no matter where you go and you'll have to learn alot of stuff no matter what, so it's the clinical training that separates uic-- the anatomy professor is apparently very good as well.
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• It was a very laid back interview. I even met a fellow SDNer at the interview. I really enjoyed the campus tour, and meeting the students. They are building a brand new research building by fall 2004 which I hope to be in when I am an M2.
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• Definitely a positive interview experience. I was really impressed with the student body and my fellow interviewees were really nice people that would be great to have as classmates. The interview was more conversational, "tell us about yourself", "your interests", etc. Low stress. The interviewers were really nice. The tour was good and we had a cool tour guide that gave us a lot of inside info about UIC. She seemed very genuine and eased a lot of my fears about UIC med.
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• The three interviewers were: one faculty who is a member of the admissions committee, one staff member, and one first-year medical student. They take turns to ask me questions. They had access to my personal statement, but not my academic records.
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• VERY laid back interview. Don't stress.
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• Relaxed. Try to speak to the students. The student that interviewed me later joined a group of applicants for lunch. He sat there and told us every negative that he could think of and every gripe he had. That way, we could decide for ourselves if the positives outweighed the negatives. I believe they really do. State tuition still beats many of the private tuitions out there.
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• It was a good interview, learned a lot about the program and hope to get in!
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• I liked the school, but I want to be at a place with a more supportive administration. I had a great time at the interview. Talk to a lot of students.
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What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

• Why UICOM?
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• Who is your role model?
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• What is the difference between empathy and compassion?
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• Tell me about yourself
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• What are some qualities of a good physician?
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• Why medicine/What led you here?
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• Why medicine
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• How would you want others to describe you?
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• How would you be an advocate for a patient?
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• What do you think would happen to the Affordable Care Act now? ( talked a lot about Obamacare)
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• Tell me something interesting about yourself that can't be found in your essays (all 3 asked me this)
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• Have you done any clinical research
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• Why don't you want to be an engineer? (My dad's an engineer)
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• Why do you want to be a doctor? Why Illinois? Why Chicago?
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• Why should I save a spot for you at UIC? Are you going to come here?
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• So I see you're a musician, what do you love about music?
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• Same ethic questions that other people have mentioned
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• Why MD/PhD?
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• What are your thoughts on defensive medicine?
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• Why the low GPA? Tell me about your most significant research experience (very detailed here, talked for half the time about it). Why medicine and not just PhD (I have a lot of research)? Tell me more about your clinical experience.
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• Interview 1: If you sent a patient to multiple specialists but they could not reach a consensus, what would you do? What is your opinion about government mandated HPV vaccinations for elementray school children? How would you demonstrate cultural competence as a physician? (Jokingly) If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be and why? Most questions came from a script.
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• Do you know any Indian people? If you had a day off from school or work what would you do? Will you continue to do the extracurriculars or things you did in college at UIC? Will you continue to do research at UIC?
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• Tell me about yourself?
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• What would you do if parents of a patient refused treatment for their child's club foot because the club foot was a blessing in their culture and treatment would bring shame to the family
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• What does patient advocacy mean to you?
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• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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• Why medicine & not grad school? (i have a lot of research experience)
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• What do you think about health care reform?
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• Why UIC? Why do you want to be a doctor? (Actually, all three asked me this.)
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• What was the best and worst part of (one of my particular clinical experiences)?
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• How would you like your patients to describe you?
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• Tell me about yourself.
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• What do you think professionalism means?
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• Describe a hardship of yours.
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• Why UIC
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• Discuss a time when you were faced with an ethical dilemma.
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• Why UIC/Chicago? (I am OOS)
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• What is one attribute that you find most important in a physician?
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• What do you think are some issues in health care? What are your weaknesses? What would you do if a female patient only wanted a female physician, but you were an administrator at a clinic (I'm female) with no clinical privileges & the clinic was full of all male physicians?
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• Interviewer 1 (MD) : Why Medicine. Why UIC. What do you think of Pres. Obama's healthcare plan. From here on it became a rather one-sided lecture on the benefits of the public option. (I felt like I blew the interview because of the lecture-like nature of the "interview" - it didn't help that this was my very first med school interview).
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• Faculty: Tell me about yourself. Why UIC? Name some of your strengths and weakness. How would your best friend/parents describe you? What are the top 3 problems facing physicians? Ethical question about an uninsured patient who requests that you pretend he is his brother who has insurance who needs emergency procedure. What would you do if you couldn't be a physician? How do you handle stress?
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• Why UIC? (I'm OOS)
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• What interests you about medicine? Why UIC? Do you have any questions for me?
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• Why medicine? where do you see yourself in 5/10/15 years?
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• Why UIC?
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• Why medicine? Tell me about x,y,z activity.
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• Had a medical student interview me. Very relaxed. What is your favorite movie and book?
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• Tell me about yourself. Hypothetical situation about abortion/parental notification. Hypothetical situation about giving a patient the wrong medication but there is no adverse effect - what would you do?
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• Why medicine?
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• Where do you see yourself in 5/10/15 years?
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• How has your view of the medical profession changed since you were a child?
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• Why do you want to be a doctor? What is the most important scientific innovation made in the last 10 years? If a patient was going to die in two months no matter the treatment given what would you do? Why UIC?
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• Interviewer 1: Why do you do research? What makes you want to volunteer? What do you think the biggest issue is in healthcare right now? What specialty do you want to pursue? As a doctor how would you help the uninsured population? (just you) What made you want to become a doctor? Tell me about some medical innovations that have been significant recently.
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• Interview 1: (Basic questions) Why Medicine? Why UIC? Where would you travel and why?
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• How would you deal with a stressful situation?
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• Why UIC? Do you know what Socialized Medicine is? Tell me about your volunteer experiences. Can you speak Gujurati?( this question, and other questions were asked about my secondary application)
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• Describe a typical day in your life 15 or 20 years from now.
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• Tell me about yourself, your family and your life in general up to this point.
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• Tell me about yourself. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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• Why UIC? Why medicine?
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• MD, faculty: Have you considered other professions? Tell me about your life. Are there other MDs in your family? Why medicine? Tell me about a time when your integrity was questioned.
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• Tell us about yourself.
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• See above
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• What specialty are you interested in?
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• What are your strengths/weaknesses? How would your friends describe you? If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? What problems do you think physicians (as a group) encounter? What are the most important issues in this election for you personally?
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• How did you prepare for the rigors of med school/what do you do for stress?
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• Tell me about your research.
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• If you were a medical student and you made a mistake no one would find out about, would you tell someone the next day?
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• Who is your hero? Why do you want to be doctor?
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• See two above
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• Why medicine? Why UIC?
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• ''Why UIC?''
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• What do you think about socialized medicine?
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• How do you cope with stress?
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• How would you solve the healthcare crisis?
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• Tell me about yourself (which progressed into health policy).
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• What's wrong with healthcare, what are some issues facing healthcare
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• How would your friends describe you?
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• Would you come to UIC if the Urban Health Program wasn't here? (I told my interviewer that it was a big draw for me.)
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• What are some problems in medicine?
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• Why UIC? Describe yourself
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• How do I manage stress and frustrations
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• Future problem in medicine?
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• Future of medicine.
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• What do you feel are some major issues regarding public health in the future?
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• Three most recent advances in medicine.
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• Tell us a little bit about yourself.
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• 2 of the interviews were pretty pointless...no good questions...the 3rd was great...they two students asked the normal questions about stress and dealing with failure
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• What are you looking for in a school?
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• This was a while ago... i don't really remember...
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• Tell me about your research
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• What area of practice do you want to enter?
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• The U.S. healthcare and how do you plan to fix it?
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• Why and MD/JD?
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• ''How and why would you persuade (a) an obese stranger with no scientific knowledge and (b) a fellow classmate in college to take a biochemistry class?''
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• What do you do when you aren't studying, thinking about being a doctor?
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• What's wrong with our healthcare system?
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• See interesting question
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• What is wrong with the US health care system? What can be done about it?
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• See above for examples
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• Describe a significant experience which led you toward the medical career.
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• What is angina? How do you treat it? Can you tell me the physiology of how the medication works? (Don't worry, they probably asked me that because I work at a cardiology clinic)
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• Describe various health care systems in the world. What is wrong with American health care?
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• Why do you want to be in an MD/PhD program?
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• Be sure to have some questions==you see three people and they all say : do you have any questions for me?
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• How well do you handle stress?
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• Of all the medical schools you've applied to, where does UIC rank?
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• Tell me about how you decided on medicine.
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• Why do you want to become a doctor
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• Why a doctor and not something else in the medical field (RN, public health, etc)?
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• What motivated you to volunteer in so many different places?
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• Discuss the 3 major healthcare systems (was kind of vague in his approach didn't know what he was looking for at first, but in case anyone cares, looking for US, England, and Canada).
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• Why medicine instead of another career that emphasizes contribution to society? (Asked by student interviewer)
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• Why do you want to become a Dr.?
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• Why the university of illinois?
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• What do you like to do in your free time? Hobbies.
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• What is your opinion of the state of healthcare in the US?
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• What is your opinion of health care in the US?
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• How do you handle stress?
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• Do you do research? Explain it.
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• What is one big problem facing medicine today?
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• Explain your research.
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• How would you fix healthcare?
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• What is a weakness you have?
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• Lots of questions specific to what I'd written in my essays- the only thing they have to look at during the interview is your essays.
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• Tell me what you do for fun.
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• What kind of doctor do you want to be?
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• What do you like to do in your free time or to relieve stress?
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• Tell me about yourself and why you want to go into medicine.
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• Tell me about research.
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• What is something about you that is not in your file that you'd like me to know?
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• Why University of Illinois?
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• Why do you want to be a doctor?
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• What kind of research do you do?
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• What are you passionate about? How has this affected your desire to become a doctor?
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• Tell me about yourself?
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• Considering that your parents are both doctors, what do they think about you doing rural health?
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• Why Med?
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• What qualities should a physician have? (they jumped rigtht into my application, didn't ask "Tell me about yourself" or anything)
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• How did growing up on a farm shape your outlook on life and contribute to your interest in medicine?
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• Describe your research. (may want to bring a blank sheet of paper and a functioning pen--the guy asked me to draw out diagrams)
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• Besides patient care, what other responsibilities should doctors assume?
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• What are your thoughts on the U.S. healthcare system?
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• Describe a situation where your integrity was challenged?
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• Would you really consider coming here? (i attend an ivy league school)
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• What kind of medicine do you want to practice?
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• Why do you want to be a doctor
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• Do you read a newspaper? What artistic talents do you have?
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• If you caught a student cheating, what would you do?
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• What academic obstacle have you overcome?
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• In your essay, you talk about compassionate medicine. What does it mean to be a compassionate physician? How will you go about doing this?
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• Your (undergraduate) school is very prestigous in medicine, why do you want to come to UIC?
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• Why medicine? The interviewers only had the AMCAS personal statement. They did not have the MCAT scores either. So 2 of the 3 interviewers had some follow up questions on my personal statement.
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• Why did you go to your undergradute college?
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• Why doctor?
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• Why Do yo want to go to UIC
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• Questions regarding my personal statement, which is all they had.
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• How did your interest in birds come about? from personal statement.
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• Best and worse trait about you
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• Where do you see yourself 10-15 years down the road?
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• Why medical school now? (I'm a nontraditional applicant)
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• Tell us about yourself?
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• Why do you want to go into medicine
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• Problems in health care
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• Why should UIC pick you.
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• What is a problem in medicine that you see?
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• Why are you here, why do you want to be a doctor?
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• Do you support to War in IRAQ? (Pick Yes or no)
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• What made you want to become a physician?
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• Tell us a bit about yourself. Then various questions about attending boarding school and majoring in the humanities in college.
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• Did you ever consider the field of informatics; it is a burgeoning field in medicine ( I have a background in computers)?
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• How do you plan to finance your medical education?
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• How do you relax?
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• What do you do in your free time?
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• We don't expect you to offer solutions, but what are some current issues in health care that concern you?
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• How has my integrity been tested
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• Talk about a time where you thought you might not succeed, and how you dealt with that.
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• Why UIC? What do you do for fun? How many books do you read a year? Would you treat an uninsured child in your clinic if you knew his family could not pay?
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• Tell us about yourself
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• Why medicine and not social work or something similar?
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• Why do you want to be involved in the field of medicine?
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• With all the quality medical schools in Chicago, why would you choose UIC?
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• List 3 words that describe you and elaborate on one of them.
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• Personal strengths and weaknesses?
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• Why do you want to be a doctor? Why UIC
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• Tell me about your volunteer work.
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• How will AIDS affect us and why should we do something about it?
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• Who or what have been the greatest influences on your decision to practice medicine?
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• What's your favorite movie?
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• What qualities make a good physician?
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• What personal characteristics might hinder your success as a physician
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• How do you de-stress?
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• Why did you choose your college?
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• Tell me about something not in your personal statement.
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• Lots of Questions about my personal statement.
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• How do your relieve your stress?
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• What qualities do you have that would make you a good doctor?
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• Lots of questions about the personal statement
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• Why UIC? (Be prepared for this one)
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• What are your hobbies?
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• What are your pet peeves?
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• Was your decision to pursue medicine a lightbulb moment?
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• Why do you want to come to this medical school (UIC)?
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• Getting a PhD requires a lot of time in the lab, do you think you can put in the time?
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