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Rush University Rush Medical College

Chicago, IL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How did your service activity impact you, and how do you think you impacted them?
They asked me to expand on an assertion I made in my personal statement, challenged it, and asked me to defend it.
They asked me why I transferred schools.

What was the most interesting question?

No responses

What was the most difficult question?

No responses
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

No responses

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Virtual

Where did the interview take place?

No responses
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

< $100

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?

5 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

9 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

7 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read their website, read about Rush as an anchor institution, wrote out my answers to the most common interview questions.

What impressed you positively?

Based on their questions, my interviewers had obviously read my application carefully. I appreciated the amount of thoughtfulness they put into their questions.

What impressed you negatively?

The interview day felt extremely long. It's 30 mins per interview (2 interviews), then the remaining 5 hours consists of informational sessions or Q&A. There's also an optional student Q&A/social hour the night before for 1.5 hours. I appreciated all the opportunities for questions but it started feeling redundant.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Know your application extremely well and be able to back up any assertions you make. Same goes for your responses during interview day-- they will ask you to elaborate and defend your position.

What are your general comments?

All of my interviewers were straight and to the point. They were not particularly warm or smiley, which is ok, it's just a change from some of the other interviews I've attended. I would characterize it as a "pressure interview," they definitely pushed me on some points I'd written about or responses I made.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses