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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Springfield, IL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

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?

how did you prepare for the MCAT?
Tell me about your family.
Tell me about your volunteer experiences.

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about the steroid issue facing baseball?

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think is the most important thing our society is facing?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 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?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At a regional location
📍 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?

SDN, school site, NY Times, re-read aps

What impressed you positively?

The school seemed nice, all the students seemed friendly and to love the school. I got the feeling the school was like a big family.

What impressed you negatively?

The second interviewer seemed to grill me on my opinion of a social issue, and seemed to be pushing me towards the solution he felt was correct.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

BRING SOMETHING TO READ. It felt like I had more time in between thigns than anything, bring a book.

What are your general comments?

All-in-all school seeemed very intimate, students seeemed to like it and one another, only bad thing was my second interviewer was confrontational, be ready for this.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses