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?

Before the interview, I was only midly attracted to the school, but the people (students / faculty) made the whole thing look really appealing. If any of you are fortunate enough to interview with Dr. Quinn, relax and enjoy it, she's fantastic. My interview with her lasted half an hour longer than scheduled.

Interview questions they asked

What do you think about what's going on with Iraq?

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What was the most interesting question?

Let's pretend medicine is not a profession at all, what would you do?

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What was the most difficult question?

I'm going to go back to the admissions committe, what three sentences would you like me to tell them?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN was great! Reviewed my AMCAS statement and SIU essays.

What impressed you positively?

The students LOVE it there. I didn't know much about the Problem Based Learning (PBL), but the way the students talked about it, I was really impressed.

What impressed you negatively?

It's Springfield. . . no college sports. (everyone can't be the Big 10 though, right?)

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

There's a walkway from the Student Affairs building to the Hospital: you don't have to walk outside in the cold.