Saint Louis University School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

7 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

7 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

The facilities weren't the nicest and newest, but who honestly cares about stuff like that? If you have great professors and nice fellow students, you will be happy learning medicine. I liked this school. It was my very first interview and my first acceptance. I will decline it because it's so much more expensive than my alma mater, but I am sure I would be very happy if I chose SLU.

Interview questions they asked

The questions were mostly standard, except for those mentioned above.

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What was the most interesting question?

Something about why licorice should not be given to heart patients. There was no context for the question either. He just hit me with it while we were talking about my hobbies. I think he was trying to see how I would handle it. I had no idea, and he just told me the answer (some organic compound) and moved on.

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What was the most difficult question?

You've been out of school for two years (I was waiting for my husband to graduate before I applied) so how do I know you're ready for this?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Went over my AMCAS and researched the school. I was told the name of my interviewer ahead of time, so I looked over his research.

What impressed you positively?

I really liked Dr. Willmore, the dean of admissions, who was my interviewer. He was a little eccentric, which I see as a positive -- very interesting and funny. He seemed to genuinely care about his students. Also, he wasn't bored and blase about the process, even though he's probably interviewed thousands of people and made umpteen presentations. During my interview, he was enthusiastic and energetic. Also, I LOVED the Eddie doll. They have this simulated patient that they let interviewees play with. Awesome, awesome.

What impressed you negatively?

The cost! Oh, the cost! Also, there was no financial aid presentation.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It's so easy to get from the airport to the campus on the metro, and it only costs a couple bucks. In the interview packet, the metro is mentioned, but they made it sound confusing. It's not! Use the metro! I could have saved $20 on a shuttle ride.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great