Chicago, IL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
7 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
It was good, the students seemed very nice, but kept emphasizing how much they had to work. It seemed they were being required to study much harder than students at other schools. They kept talking about how hard it is.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
In your essay, you talk about compassionate medicine. What does it mean to be a compassionate physician? How will you go about doing this?
What was the most interesting question?
Do you think you will be satsified with the size of the indian community here? ( I interviewed at rockford and am of Indian descent).
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, U of I homepage
What was the most difficult question?
How will being a Hindu influence your practice as a physician?
What impressed you positively?
Rockford is small, but the air is CLEAN (i'm from LA, so I appreciate the clean air)
What impressed you negatively?
The campus is isolated. If you go to rockford, you have to spend the first year in Urbana, then move to rockford for the second, third, and fourth years.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
It doens't matter which campus you interview at...if you are accepted you can choose where you want to go (but it is on a first come, first serve basis)
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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