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University of Illinois College of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively ☹️

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your general comments?

It was terrible. I had two medical students interview me at hte same time, and they were really bad. They asked me lame questions that really only needed one sentence to answer, and they just looked at me for a good 3 seconds after each question. they were dour and seemed unhappy. the last interviewers was also really unwelcoming. he asked me questions about medicine and why i wanted to be a doctor (totally expected) and criticized my answers and asked me millions of questions to fish for his answer, which he obviously thought was right. students seem stressed out, facilities and area are bad.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

why do you want to be a doctor

What was the most interesting question?

what do you think is the meaning of life?

How did you prepare for the interview?

standard

What impressed you positively?

it was cheap, one adcom person was really nice. the day went smoothly

What impressed you negatively?

the interviewers were unwelcoming, facilities are old, area is really bad

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that the interviewers fished for their answers and some were inexperienced and asked lame questions for the sake of asking questions
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student