Chicago, IL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Rush is a very good school for training future clinicians. By their own admission, they put patient care above research, although many opportunities exist for research experiences. There were two interview sessions, one was open file and basically went over the standard "Why medicine?," ethics, and personal problem questions; the other was closed file and the interviewer's only prior knowledge of me was my name. The closed file interview was very laid back and was more of a meandering conversation. The tour and its guides were very informative and worthwhile. Overall I liked the whole experience.
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
What I think of the current trend in herbal supplements and their lack of regulation by the FDA.
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, Rush Website, and my application materials.
What was the most difficult question?
You have 2 patients in need of a kidney transplant and only one kidney. All things being medically equal, how do you decide which one gets the kidney.
What impressed you positively?
The students are very happy with the school and the facilities are very up to date.
What impressed you negatively?
My open-file interviewer was rather brusque and cut me off mid-sentence repeatedly and essentially answered his own questions for me.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How low stress it would be.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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