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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Group interview question. You are stranded on the moon 200 miles away from your mother ship. Here are your supplies, rank them in order of importance.
If I were picking on you in lecture one day, I kept asking you questions that you wouldn't know, and you felt completely humiliated by it, and you knew I would be lecturing for the rest of the week, what would you do?
Where would we go if I came to visit you?

What was the most interesting question?

They asked the girl sitting next to me how many fire hydrants there are in the United States. Then they asked me why they asked that question.

What was the most difficult question?

If you were to read your obituary in the New York Times in 2085, what would it say you did. Please keep in mind that to get into the New York Times you must have done something spectacular.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read SDN, talk to students (I stayed with a student and got to talk people that way), read the website.

What impressed you positively?

The facilities are amazing, absolutely amazing. The students seemed really down to earth and they actually seemed to have lives outside of the classrom (I went to a socceer game that the medical student I was staying with was playing in).

What impressed you negatively?

It is very expensive to live in Chicago, and I must confess I am not used to some of the hassels of living in a big city.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

You do a quick interview with someone on the admissions staff. No big deal but make sure you know what is on your application. Then there is a group interview. Some groups seemed to have harder times than others. I think the biggest trap here is that it is actually so laid back that you feel like you can say anything funny or quirky, but when I thought back on it there were some things I wish I hadn't said (They asked me were I would take them if they visited me at school and I said tailgating, but apparently a lot of people associate tailgating with binge drinking when I was thinking more of hotdogs and tossing the football around).

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses