Maywood, IL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Faith-Based
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
I already knew a good bit about this school going into the interview, and everything I experienced served to verify the things I had heard. This school is very special. They are all about creating a close-knit community of impeccably trained, globaly conscious, patient centered physicians. Everyone at the school seems to be on the same page and working toward the same goals. My time at Loyola cemented in my mind that I would be amazingly happy at this school and I really hope I get a spot.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What do you want to know?
The first interviewer was very interested in answering any questions I had about the school.
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, school website/provided materials, talked to my sister who attended the school
What was the most difficult question?
Based on your work in the medical field, and dicussions you may have had with other medical professionals, what do you think are some of the biggest challenges facing the medical field?
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are clean and state-of-the-art. Everyone, from the guys I stayed with the night before the interview, to the admissions staff, the tour guide, the dean of admissions, the interviewers and even the ladies who served lunch in the cafeteria were AMAZINGLY nice. They all went out of their way to give the interviewees as much information as they could and make us feel as welcome and comfortable as possible.
What impressed you negatively?
The traffic in the area is not great, but as traffic in EVERY major city is generally atrocious that is not much of a negative. The weather is also less than ideal, but considering I am expecting to spend about 95% of my 4 years of medical school inside anyway, that is also not much of a negative.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
There is a good deal of paperwork to fill out on the day of the interview. KNow what classes you have taken since submitting your primary and what the grades were, and also be able to break down any AP credits on your primary into math/science and non-math/science units if they aren't already shown that way. I had a rough time remembering some of that information off the top of my head.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 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?
4-6 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?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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