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?

8 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

10 / 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?

9 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

This was an excellent learning opportunity for me. Northwestern has a 30 minute individual interview (open file) and a 1 hour 15 minute panel interview (closed file). The panel interview has three people, 2 doctors and one M4. You are interviewed with two other people. Its really not that intimidating. I was really nervous to begin with but I spoke with a lot of passion. Just be yourself, its all that matters. In my individual interview, we were talking about Babel and how it compared to Crash. They really try to know you as a person apart from the grades and academics. I got accepted into the program and I think just being myself and showing my positive,non-academic side really helped.

Interview questions they asked

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What was the most interesting question?

Being the middle child of the family, would you regard yourself as the rebellious child and the one who has always been different in the family? (I really enjoyed answering this question, you can really use question like these to your advantage to give them some very unique information)

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What was the most difficult question?

Group question: You are on the organ transplant committee and have to chose between two individuals with liver damage who will die if they don't receive a new liver a) A 35 year old mother with three children all below the age of 6 and a history of drug abuse b)A 50 year old man with 20 year old twins and a history of alcohol abuse. This person's family has given HUGE donations to the school

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Mainly SDN, read an ethics website, mock interviews with friends

What impressed you positively?

Amazing facilities and really great hospital. Everything seems new and all the people are enthusiastic

What impressed you negatively?

No on-campus housing and food isn't that great (not really a negative as I eat out always)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The panel interview is more like a conversation than an interview.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

9 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great