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?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

Again, a pretty run-of-the-mill set of interviews. Nothing political or difficult is involved, but they do try and stress YOUR reasons for joining the field of medicine. The two sessions felt much more like a couple of conversations rather than a list of questions. Don't lose sleep over these.

Interview questions they asked

"What was the most difficult part of college for you?"

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

"How can honesty and dishonesty affect the work of a physician?"

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

"How and why do you think many medical school students select the program for the WRONG reasons?"

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

Nothing, really. Looked in the mirror, fixed my hair. I suppose I went over my AMCAS file, but that's about it.

What impressed you positively?

I didn't have time to go sightseeing, but I must say, one of my interviewers was downright enlightening. Very, very comfortable to talk with.

What impressed you negatively?

My first interviewer, however, had obviously not prepared for my visit, and the questions asked were extremely vague and lame. "Did you like taking the MCAT?" "How do you feel about your undergraduate college?"

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing, I suppose. The two interviews, which began at consecutive hours, were about a mile and a half apart - I was barely on time for the second.