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?

5 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

My first interview was closed file and I did not realize it until my second interviewer told me. The first interviewer had two pages front and back of questions to ask me with lots of ethics questions. She tried to make the interview conversational, but she kept going back to her list of questions. She also kept writing down things while I was talking which was a bit unnerving. The second interview was laid back and conversational.

Interview questions they asked

Why do you want to be a doctor?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

What would you do if your friend was contemplating suicide?

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

How has the fact that your father is a physician influenced your decision to pursue medicine?

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

Mock interview, reviewed primary and secondary application, SDN, talked to people who have been interviewed

What impressed you positively?

The students satisfaction with the PBL curriculum.

What impressed you negatively?

Carbondale, Springfield

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I pretty much knew what to expect from the school.