Chicago, IL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why a doctor and not a nurse or some other profession more needed in the health care sector?
What was the most interesting question?
If your AMCAS was blank, no activities, no awards, no scores, how would you describe yourself to me?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
40 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, U Chicago Materials, reviewed my secondary
What impressed you positively?
Almost everything, the integration of the school into the U of C campus, the hospitals, the honesty with which the students spoke about the school, the support the Office of Medical Education gives to its students.
What impressed you negatively?
The preclinical classes are mostly taught by PhD's who don't have a clinical focus.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The supportive environment, very different than what people usually think of when they think about University of Chicago.
What are your general comments?
Pritzer is a great school. The interview process is very relaxed. You interviewers don't get to look at your grades and scores but rather your essays and activities. Make for a great conversation.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
Success!
School has been added to your favorites.