Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your general comments?

The interviewers were very nice, not stressful at all. My first interviewer had a list of questions that he asked and we talked a little in between some of them. The second interviewer had questions as well, but he didn't really ask them. He pretty much said that he just wanted to talk instead of ask the questions. He was extremely easygoing, and joked around a little, which made the interview a lot less stressful.

Interview questions they asked

What do your siblings do for a living?

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What was the most interesting question?

Do you know what barometric pressure is??

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What was the most difficult question?

You mentioned in the application about some lower grades, can you explain this and discuss what is different now?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Reviewed application, AMCAS, looked at catalog, read over interviews on this website

What impressed you positively?

The student that gave the tour had nothing negative to say, and that the program is pass/fail instead of ultra-competitive.

What impressed you negatively?

Only that there is no true lecture or textbook.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing.