University of Illinois College of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 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?

If you caught a student cheating, would you tell on them? (I said that I might not rat out the specific student, but would notify the professor that people are cheating and that the testing conditions should be changed)

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In your essay, you talk about compassionate medicine. What does it mean to be a compassionate physician? How will you go about doing this?

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What are some negative aspects to being a physician?

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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).

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What was the most difficult question?

How will being a Hindu influence your practice as a physician?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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?

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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, U of I homepage

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What impressed you positively?

Rockford is small, but the air is CLEAN (i'm from LA, so I appreciate the clean air)

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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.

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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)

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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.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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