Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

10 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

This was by far the longest interview day: be prepared! When you arrive they sit you in the admissions office and serve you breakfeast while everyone casually chats. Then you go to a room where they welcome you, everyone introduces themselves, and asks questions. They hand out folders w/your interviewers name & applicants you will be interviewing with. You then go back to the admissions office to wait for your interview where you sit and talk amongst your group. When you get called back for your panel interview, you're there for about 45-1hr. You don't get that many questions in a panel interview as I thought you would. None of my questions asked why I wanted to be a doctor/why NW/why Chicago? Then at the end they give you a group problem to solve- and they watch you solve it. Then you go back to admin office where you go for a one-on-one interview w/someone: it's mainly to update your file & answer any questions the admin committee may have had about it. It was very relaxed and comfortable. Then you wait for other groups to finish their interview and in the meantime med students come in and answer any questions you may have. At 12 some med students take you to lunch at the hospital and then you go on a tour of the facilities, while asking the med students any questions you might still have. After the tour, you discuss the curriculum and do a sample PBL session. After that there is a reception... which is at like 3:00. so again, it is a long day- try to be well rested.

Interview questions they asked

Tell me about yourself?

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What was the most interesting question?

If you stepped into a time machine and were sent to the year 2085 and picked up a newspaper, what would your obituary say?

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What was the most difficult question?

If you were a 4th year student and you were assisting in a C-section, and the anesthesiologist came in with alcohol on her breath, what would you do? Naturally, I said not let her work- but then he pressed it further, saying what if there was no other anesthesiologist there, what would you do?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN Feedback, Amcas, CNN.com, Northwestern website, information from my Premed Office

What impressed you positively?

The students are VERY active at NU in extra-curricular activities and other things! Probably b/c they don't spend so much time in class, which was another pleasant surprise.

What impressed you negatively?

The tution-which they try not to talk about. And how long the day was!

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It is an incredibly LONG day, have plenty of questions to ask because they love answering them!

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great