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?

3 / 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?

10 / 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?

The day starts off with everybody meeting and eating breakfast (at 0730). From there, we went to a lecture room to discuss the school. Next was interviews. I first had an individual one with Dean Brown (who is very nice, as is the other interviewing dean), which was fairly informal about my application and why I chose medicine, etc. Then there was a lull time (during which a couple interviewees and I went to the John Hancock building to check it out), followed by the group interview. This wasn't too bad either, though like everyone says, it's mildly awkward. Everybody at the school is very nice and encourages you to come. Waiting is going to be tough as I would love to come to the school.

Interview questions they asked

What needs to be addressed in medicine in the next ten years?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think is something that needs to be addressed in medicine in the next ten years?

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

Same.

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read over secondary responses.

What impressed you positively?

Everything about the school is pretty awesome: facilities, curriculum, students/faculty. Northwestern was, and still is, one of my top choices.

What impressed you negatively?

Waiting until November (and possibly until February), for a decision, stinks.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How great the city of Chicago is and how much flexibility the curriculum allows.

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