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University of Illinois College of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

No responses

What was the most interesting question?

What draws you to Chicago for medical school?

What was the most difficult question?

If there were not politicians, how would health care change?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

I didn't

What impressed you positively?

Students loved all the hands-on dissections (half of them are interested in surgery as a specialty) and enjoyed the rigorous schedule. That is not something that I particularly want but I was impressed with the hardworking students.

What impressed you negatively?

UIC has a very inefficient teaching method - about 8 hours of lecture a day!

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

One of the panel interviewers was this old man that spent a lot of time asking me to slow down and repeat things...he kept saying that young people "turned him off" with their speech. Also, he said I have a South Asian accent (which I felt was offensive because he told me this after I had only introduced myself...btw, I grew up here and have no accent). He was quite rude throughout the interview and the rest of the panel just sat back and watched the show. I also disliked the numbers of hour devoted to lecture. Anatomy lectures tend to be 3-4 hours long. So you could have 8-11 hours of lecture alone on a given day - pretty inefficient way of learning in my opinion. The students don't really get out much, the dorm is literally connected to the medical school so you don't even have to go outside. I didn't like the facilities either - they are very old and I think it would be nice to spend four years of your life in a building with windows which was very lacking. Also, the panel was talking crap about other Chicago schools which I found to be unprofessional. I guess this is a good school if you are only willing to go to school in Chicago and don't mind working your ass off for your first two years engrossed in books and with little clinical exposure.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses