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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?

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

How you think you did?

3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Everything seemed to be going well at first, but then I was asked a couple of questions about my hemophilia that put me on tilt for the rest of the interview.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What is your opinion of health care in the US?

What was the most interesting question?

How would you tell someone who was just diagnosed with a disability, could you identify?

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, AMCAS and secondary applications

What was the most difficult question?

See most interesting

What impressed you positively?

Attitude of students and facilities

What impressed you negatively?

Interviewers were activly hostile. Don't know if it was a good cop bad cop thing, but I wasn't aticipating such a hostle interview

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I would have a hemotologist on the panel
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$301-$400

What airport did you fly into?

MDW

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Sleep Inn

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes