Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

"Have you had any formal or informal research experience?"

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"What was the most difficult part of college for you?"

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"Why medicine?" (both asked all these immediately) and "Why SIU?" and "Do you think small group learning is beneficial?"

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What was the most interesting question?

"How can honesty and dishonesty affect the work of a physician?"

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What was the most difficult question?

"How and why do you think many medical school students select the program for the WRONG reasons?"

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At a regional location

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Nothing, really. Looked in the mirror, fixed my hair. I suppose I went over my AMCAS file, but that's about it.

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What impressed you positively?

I didn't have time to go sightseeing, but I must say, one of my interviewers was downright enlightening. Very, very comfortable to talk with.

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What impressed you negatively?

My first interviewer, however, had obviously not prepared for my visit, and the questions asked were extremely vague and lame. "Did you like taking the MCAT?" "How do you feel about your undergraduate college?"

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing, I suppose. The two interviews, which began at consecutive hours, were about a mile and a half apart - I was barely on time for the second.

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What are your general comments?

Again, a pretty run-of-the-mill set of interviews. Nothing political or difficult is involved, but they do try and stress YOUR reasons for joining the field of medicine. The two sessions felt much more like a couple of conversations rather than a list of questions. Don't lose sleep over these.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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