Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

We have just been informed that only one of you can be accepted. Person 1, why should person 3 be accepted?

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What was the most interesting question?

Assume that you are a resident. A patient comes in and needs surgery within 10 hours. She is very nervous and asks that her family physician come to the hospital. When the family physician comes, she is drunk. What would you do? (Yes, this question is extremely bizarre; it was our collaborative group question.)

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What was the most difficult question?

Tell me about a time that you were in a group that needed to collaborate to accomplish something. (I could not think of a single good example).

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🤝 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?

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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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

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What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Read this website, read Northwestern's website.

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What impressed you positively?

My student host was extremely nice. Chicago is a very cool city.

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What impressed you negatively?

The dorm rooms range in size a great deal. To me, they were extremely expensive (about $850 a month plus a required $250 per month meal plan; Soddexho is the food provider, and they are awful.). Northwestern provides nothing in the way of financial help beside loans. Thus when you leave you are in a quarter million dollar debt. You had to pay for your own parking, which was over $20 for a day. You sit around and wait a lot during the day, which I found very frustrating.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Be prepared for rain, and if you are driving don't expect to get out of Chicago before rush hour traffic.

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What are your general comments?

I arrived the night before the interview and stayed in the dorms. The building is very old; it is in mediocre shape. It is convenient to have a basketball court and workout facilities in the dorm. Note, though, that if you do not live in the dorm you have to pay to use those facilities! Chicago is a very expensive city to live in; food, housing, owning a car, etc. The interview day starts very early. Unfortunately half the group waits doing nothing while the other half does the 1 hour 15 minute group interview. The group interview is not bad; the other two students in my group were very friendly and we worked together well. I personally did not like the Pass/Fail grading for both years one and two; it seemed to breed laziness in the students.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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