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Saint Louis University School of Medicine

St. Louis, MO

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

Any questions?
Tell me about....some experience or other on my application.
What area of medicine are you interested in?

What was the most interesting question?

All of the questions were pretty standard, and most related to my application. I didn't have any ethical or hypothetical questions.

What was the most difficult question?

None of the questions asked were that difficult.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 another 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 website, talked with other students (I stayed with a student host--that was the only positive part of the experience).

What impressed you positively?

The student hosts were very helpful, supportive, and nice.

What impressed you negatively?

The city didn't seem that great (of course, I'm from a town of about 80,000 so I don't really like larger cities): too gray, not enough trees, ugly architecture. The atmosphere during the interview wasn't that great either: the students interviewing seemed a little too competitive for my tastes, the facilities were okay but slightly more run down than others I've seen, their were no admissions or financial aid presentations (I was told there was a packet on the desk that I could look through). The faculty did not seem all that interested in the students.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Not a very nice city.

What are your general comments?

I can't say that I really enjoyed myself during this interview. The students seemed very nice, but the city is just not for me. It's kind of depressing and ugly. I was surprised at the lack of interest in providing information to students: the directions to my interview (in the hospital across the street from the school) were not very clear and I had to ask four times for help. When I asked about financial aid and admissions info, I was told "the financial aid process is the same here as at all the other schools" (not a big deal if you've already done other interviews, but I felt bad for the students who were at SLU for their first interview experience) and "there's a packet over on the table". The interview itself was pretty low key and conversational. At first my interviewer did not look interested--she didn't make eye contact, kept interupting my answers to her questions only to backtrack to the original question after interupting again. But after the first 15 minutes or so, things were going much better, and my interviewer seemed more interested and alrert. The conversation was quite pleasant after that.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses