Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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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?

Tell me about your high school.

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What issuses in medicine or outside of medicine are of interest to you?

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What were you leadership, volunteering experiences; did you work while in school?

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What was the most interesting question?

Tell me about your high school.

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What was the most difficult question?

What do I predict will be my biggest weakness in medical school?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

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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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read over my AMCAS and SIU secondary, AAMC website advice, Went through the Viewbook, researched my interviewers.

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What impressed you positively?

The hospital, Memorial Medical Center, has very new facilities. The people I passed in the hallways were very nice - both students, staff, and a few patients.

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What impressed you negatively?

The actual instructional facilities are rather outdated. Although the technology is there (computers and stuff), the research labs and buildings need renovating.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

There aren't many choices for lunch. The med student who gave us a tour said no one really eats in the hospital cafeteria b/c it's not healthy and there aren't other places to eat close to the campus.

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What are your general comments?

Overall, the interview day went well. My first interviewer asked questions that were all on my AMCAS app. That annoyed me a little. He asked about my high school, about my parents, and how I was raised. Also, he was very honest with how my application looks and how the committee would view it. He made suggestions for a plan B in case it comes to that. The second interviewer was really rushed and he didn't seem to care much what I said. In fact, his beeper went off in the middle of the interview, right when I was talking about a really sensitive issue, and he returned the call without letting me finish my answer. That sucked. The financial aid session was very informative - they talked about financial aid as it would apply to any school we would go to, not just SIU.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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