Chicago, IL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me more about experience X?
What was the most interesting question?
Teach me something that is not medically or scientifically related.
What was the most difficult question?
How do you know your mature enough to begin medical school?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
3
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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?
School website, SDN, Talked with current M1 students.
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are all new, the students seemed genuinely excited to be there and were happy with their education, the numerous service opportunities, the outstanding hospitals, the location of the medical school campus is integrated with the main campus, the research opportunities for medical students.
What impressed you negatively?
The traditional style curriculum (lecture based). Most of your day as an M1 and M2 is spent in the same lecture hall and in the same building. The interviews were spead out all over campus and that you were basically given a map and told to go find your interviewer's office.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The proximity of the hospital, the research buildings, and the undergraduate campus to the medical school.
What are your general comments?
The stress level was extremely low and everyone was very friendly. The interviews themseleves were very conversational. I really enjoyed my time there and speaking with my interviewers and especially the current students.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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