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  • Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • North Chicago, IL
Individual Feedback 5 227 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 159
Negatively 21
No change 37

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.14 222

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
8.04 155

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
6.26 144

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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In Person 0
Virtual 1

Questions

How long was the interview?

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5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 1
20 minutes 6
25 minutes 11
30 minutes 74
35 minutes 44
40 minutes 29
45 minutes 23
50 minutes 9
55 minutes 3
60+ minutes 27

Where did the interview take place?

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At the school 220
At a regional location 1
At another location 1

What was the style of the interview?

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One-on-one 209
In a group 11

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 182
Closed file 31

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
2.14 220

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI - signed confidentiality agreement" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI format (signed confidentiality agreement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI Questions just started this app cycle." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What volunteer opportunities would you bring to this school? How would it help the school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was research published?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question, such as if you know a patient has a terminal disease and their daughter begs you not to tell your patient because it will only upset them, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What (in your application) do you want me to ask you about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why RFU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A pharmacist refuses to give a patient her birth control for moral reasons. Is this ethical?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between an HMO and a PPO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Chicago? What is the difference between HMO and PPO? Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you manage your time during medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you passionate about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever received a grade lower than a B- in your graduate school program? (I had not.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about healthcare in America?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the moral obligations of a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you wana do med? research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you had any shadowing experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student interviewer & very conversational: included "tell me about yourself & various specific questions from there"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who has been the biggest influence in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? How do you know you won't experience burn out/become bored or unsatisfied?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your views on how healthcare should be managed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a patient who is being administered palliative end of life care for whom all pain medications have been exhausted with relief no longer being found. This patient desires you assist in ending their life. How do you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Of all of your activities, what are you most proud of/what stands out to you? Everyone has something that makes them stand out, makes them unique, what about you? Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine you are a physician and head of an administrative position at a rural hospital. The hospital is lacking funds and is sufficiently far to receive any support from other hospitals or urban locations. What would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My interview did not seem to have read my application. All the questions were very general...not tricky...even border line tricky. However, it thought it was incredibly unprofessional to not know anything about the applicant. She asked at one point, "Do you play a musical instrument?" No! Is there anything in my application that indicates that? It's hard to shine when the questions are so generic. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you decide on a path in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to Rosalind? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why CMS? Why doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Illinois? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? What did you do for research? If a person has a condition and declines a treatment that you know will help them, what would you do? Tell me about a time when you were critiqued about your work. Is there a person influential in your decision to go to med school? What's the difference between HMO and PPO? What was your favorite science and non-science course? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn in your clinical experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you distinct from the 1000's of other applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It's really odd, I had an M4 Student and a Professor and I didnt get asked any of the questions that were posted on other interviewers feed back. I had just a regular conversation with the first interviewer and the only thing really asked me to do is tell him something about me that that was not in my open file" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With all the challenges in medicine today, why do you still want to enter the field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think there's anything wrong with the medical system, and if so, what can be done to change it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about cloning? (but he asked this in a very easy-going way; it was obvious that he just wanted to hear what my thoughts were)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"which jazz musicians do you think have been most influential?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I but these questions together for the interview based on old feedback. Hope it can be useful to others. 1. What's a significant health care issue? 2. What are some issues patients have with physicians? -->busy 3. Why do you want to go to Rosalind? 4. Do you agree with the Obama Healthcare plan? 5. Questions about activities on my file like community service, volunteering that involved interactions with doctors 6. Tell me about your research. 7. Assuming human cloning was legal, who would you not clone? If you thought a patient wasn't taking their meds, would you trick them into taking it? If a patient didn't want a life saving procedure, would you force them to get it? 8. What are healthcare issues facing geriatric patients? 9. What do you think "interprofessional environment" means? 10. What do you do for fun? 11. Why medicine? 12. If a person has a condition and declines a treatment that you know will help them, what would you do? 13. Tell me about a time when you were critiqued about your work. 14. Is there a person influential in your decision to go to med school? 15. What's the difference between HMO and PPO? 16. What was your favorite science and non-science course? 17. What did you learn in your clinical experiences? 18. Where do you see the future of rural medicine heading? 19. Why do you want to go to medical school? 20. What was your most memorable clinical volunteer experience? 21. Tell him something about me that that was not in my open file. 22. How would you approach a situation in which your hospital, where you are on the administrative/planning board, was incapable of handling a large-scale medical situation which a different hospital, 100 miles away, was capable of handling? 23. What are your personal gifts and strengths and how can you direct that towards your profession as a physician? 24. As a physician, how would you balance your time so that you can be compassionate to patients and still being able to see 30+ patients a day? 25. How would you tell a patient that he has tumor but you can't operate on it? 26. Is there a person that is influential to your decision of going into medicine? 27. Do you plan on doing research while you're in medical school? 28. Tell me about your best friend. Then why do you think I asked you that? 29. What is the difference between a good doctor and a good researcher? 30. how would you run your own research lab? 31. how would you balance your life if you were a doctor? 32. If you were boss, what would you do to fix the current healthcare system? What do you think about Oregon's policy on euthanasia? What is metaphysics? 33. How do you know this is the profession for you? 34. A patient comes in with a mass on their abdomen. You want to perform an MRI or CT scan (which ever the appropriate test is). However, this patient has no insurance, cannot qualify for ACCESS, and certainly does not have enough to pay for a test like this. What do you do? 35. What is your opinion on socialized healthcare? What are the pros and cons? 36. What is the most difficult experience of your life? 37. What do you do to keep organized and to keep up with your studies? 38. What is going on in South Africa now? 39. How did you go about writing your essay? (the secondary application essay on A Life in Discovery) 40. How do you feel about the business side of medicine? 41. How can I convince you to come here? 42. How would I solve the healthcare crisis in America in relation to underserved and improvised communities? 43. How would you personally impact the medical profession? 44. Why do u want to come over over uic? 45. If you had to boil it down, what is ONE reason why you want to be a doctor? 46. ''If there was one question i could ask you that would allow you to impress me the most, what would that question be?'' and then i had to answer that question 47. Who's your role model? 48. Know about Universal health care - Apparently Massachusetts enacted universal healthcare to all residents earlier this year; whereas the rest of the U.S. does not practice universal healthcare 49. What do you think of genomics? 50. So tell me about the people who wrote your LORs? 51. I see from your application that you are a non-traditional student, taking time off after college to travel, work etc -- if you are so keen on pursuing medicine -- why did you take all this time off? How did you hope these experiences were going to make you a better physician? 52. What's your top choice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is one of the biggest things affecting health care today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your understanding of the biopsychosocial approach to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Rosalind Franlkin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a physician, how would you balance your time so that you can be compassionate to patients and still being able to see 30+ patients a day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about HMOs? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the US healthcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's a DAVM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about a specific line I wrote in my secondary essay." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your resesarch. Do you want to do research while in med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about this experience and how this relates to your goals of where you want to be in ten years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think you can handle the long road to becoming a doctor because I see that neither of your parents even attended college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What should we know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you done any research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"talk about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Qs about my app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"research Qs" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you go about writing your essay? (the secondary application essay on A Life in Discovery)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want me to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me all about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Biggest problems in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" Tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are two characteristics you possess that would make me want to accept you into this class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you read any books lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you decide to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your leadership/ volunteer experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about....(insert experience here)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you're majoring in art history, why aren't you going to become an artist?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why RFUMS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Rosalind Franklin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why Rosalind Franklin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your thesis project." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you realized that during a major test that the person next to you is cheating in some form, what do you do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about cloning?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you change majors as an undergraduate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe two qualitites about yourself that will help you in medical school or contribute to this medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about genetic testing of youth for diseases which have no cures? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities do you have that would make you a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you find your current research position?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see medicine in 20 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is oxytocin? (A specific question related to my research experience)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see from your application that you are a non-traditional student, taking time off after college to travel, work etc -- if you are so keen on pursuing medicine -- why did you take all this time off? How did you hope these experiences were going to make you a better physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a patient resisting treatment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any brothers/sisters?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"problem in healthcare" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you decide to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Research questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medical shool?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"After post-Katrina, there were several policemen who found their families were in danger and needed immediate help. However, they have a duty to serve and protect the community. If you were in such a situation, what or whom would you put first, your duty or your family?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why CMS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you come to want to be a Dr?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See the hypothetical above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The first interviewer only wanted to know who I was. He asked, "Tell me about yourself." "Tell me about college." "Tell me about high school." Standard. Easy. Relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In terms of specialty, physical location, practice setting, and urban setting (urban/suburban/rural), where do you see yourself in 15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about avian flu/viruses in general" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books have you read recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do outside of school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to pursue academic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about patient privacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experiences and what you learned from them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think med school is like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you don't get into med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why med" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A case study: You Dx an infant with spinal meningitis. The child's condition is critical: you have two options for treatment, (1) the standard method, or (2) a novel, potentially more effective, method which you have just learned about at a recent medical conference. Explain your reasoning." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just about my background" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk to me about your medical research you did this past summer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever done poorly in a class (grade of D or F) or withdrawn from a class? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"view on Stem cell research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to enter medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician? Why do you want to go to Finch?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"leadership role" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take a year between graduation and applying?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Finch." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would I change the health reform in Puerto Rico?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Three famous people you admire. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else you want to tell me that is not on your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about gay marriage?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical dilemmas do you think exist in medicine today, and how would you attempt to solve them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They are looking for your knowledge of current issues in health care. Also expect that they will challenge your opion, so be prepared to defend your ideas. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Please explain your MCAT score." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the war in Iraq?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"specific questions regarding my activities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your recommender talking about when he writes about the XXXgene PCR amplification? do you understand what that is?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why low verbal score?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why md/phd" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"motivations- why med, what clinical experience, what reseach and what do findings mean" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you switch paths from what you studied in undergrad to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I would be able to live apart from my fiance." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where and in what type of area do you plan to do your residency?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of ethical dillemma questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if I didn't get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of medicine do you think you want to practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if your friend asked you to take illegally borrow some frozen embryos?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if i were to take a walk with two of your friends, without you anywhere close, what would they say were your strengths and weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What sparked your interest in med? What field of med are you considering?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How to respond to ethical dilemmas?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"they give you an evaluation sheet with the type of questions they're going to ask you, so don't worry too much." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if I failed to get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you didn't get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me everything you know about shortcomings in the current healthcare system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could change one thing about health care, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you a suitable candidate for medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My opinion on the war." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to study medicine and become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just basic questions from my amcas and the one about having a dinner party... what was that? Very easy going questions... no ethical, no socialization questions at all" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most interesting experience you've ever had?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time you were critiqued and tell us what happened (how you handled it)? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions about my AMCAS. I was asked about virtually every extra curricular experience I listed in my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above(most interesting and difficult)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you couldn't do medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and your family." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will I return to CA after med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI format (signed confidentiality agreement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the relationship between art and science? Does having an artistic background (painting, music) help medical students in the field? Why do you think having an artistic background helps? Should schools mandate having undergraduates take artistic programs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Rosalid Franklin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you apply to Rosalind Franklin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Basically what my views on the affordable health care act are." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're a fourth year resident and you're doing research. You're going to present your data at a global convention coming up soon, and you find out your PI is falsifying data. What do you do? (your dept chair tells you to sweep it under the rug)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you as a physician recommended treatment to a patient, who then refused the treatment, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you handle the stress of being a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one possible problem that you will face as a doctor? What do you think will be the next big medical discovery?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any hobbies? What do you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the health care debate right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you treat an illegal citizen?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think it is acceptable for babies to have genetic testing done for various conditions when they are born?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Alot of cali students dont like the cold weather and cant stand it... How are you going to deal with it? You sure this school is for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Faculty interviewer & very conversational: included "tell me about your research, why medicine, what experiences reinforced your thoughts on medicine, what international experiences helped shaped your world-view of medicine, what are you looking for in a school"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why RFU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you give a liver transplant to a drug addict?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are two weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why RFU? Any questions for me? Ethical: How do you balance the desires of the families vs the patient's desires, if they differ in therapeutic paths to be taken? At the same time, how do you balance what's realistic and in the best interest of the patient with new technologies/methodologies whose efficacies are not scientifically fully proven yet, without giving them "false hopes"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a patient that was about to die, would you tell him/her? Why or why not?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who has been the biggest influence in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about your research experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you agree with the Obama Healthcare plan?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research. Tell me about yourself. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think "interprofessional environment" means?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were taking a test and the person next to you were cheating what would you do? If a person has a condition and declines a treatment that you know will help them, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were me, would you admit yourself to this medical school, and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The second interviewer asked me if I had any clinical experience. Other than that, we talked about his research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient of yours was dying, would you tell him, and how would you treat him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Rosalind Franklin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do for the research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"which candidate's healthcare plan is the better one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Both interviews were very conversational. So, the only "interview" type of question was the one above. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something important about you that I should present to the committee that you feel we did not cover?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books have you read lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your personal gifts and strengths and how can you direct that towards your profession as a physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you tell a patient that he has tumor but you can't operate on it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's a Grigard reaction?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about why you decided you wanted to become a doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many schools did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would you run your own research lab?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you know this is the profession for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know what the 4 basic principles of ethics are? (This was during a conversation about an ethical situation. The interviewer actually went over the principles with me...very laid back, not interrogating)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most difficult experience of your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why CMS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your research projects." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What hospital experience do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do u do for free time" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why MD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"goals in career" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you arrive at the decision to pursue medical school and becoming a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you chose Rosalind Franklin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Three questions specific to the research listed in my app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the business side of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an ethical situation that you might face as a physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethics question about euthanasia(ended up being a good conversation which really calmed me down while i talked to him)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you personally impact medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what book are you reading now? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See difficult question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have lunch with any person, living or dead, who would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is wrong with US healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you see yourself doing in medicine (specialty)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"lots of questions about my research and my work" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think is the greatest problem in healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of medicine interests you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you a unique applicant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of genomics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you plan managing your time between family and school? (i'm married with a kid)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you behave in a situation when someone criticized you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Differences between Canadian and American health care system (I'm from Canada)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you friends were sitting here now, what would they say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you apply public health to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your decision to pursue medicine. Tell me about yourself. Tell me about your research. Why CMS? Would you come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your clinical experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you overcome a difficulty in your life/How do you handle stressful situations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the biggest problems in healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of your application weaknesses is lack of clinical experience. Do you have any that are not represented on your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You say you're compassionate. Give me one example of where you show compassion outside the medical field." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How long/what kind of dancing have you done?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself, failures" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What famous person from the past would you like to meet if it were possible?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever volunteered?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how i would solve problem in healthcare" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"clinical/ethical scenarios. riddles. questions about the state of healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hand coordination/dexterity questions (is this important? what if i want to be a psychiatrist?)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the most significant problems that I see with our health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your service experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some problems in health care today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The second interviewer wanted to know about my current research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why doc?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of Chicago Public Schools? I've attended CPS in grammar and high school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else that I should know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for recreation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do about the 45 million uninsured?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you most proud of? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about genetic screening?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name two qualities you have which would make you a good physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical questions about a patient that could not afford health care and what I would do as his/her doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something about yourself that is not in your file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Any interest in arts/music?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience. What was the most significant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you look for in a school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Riddle -- sorry, I don't want to spoil it for you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you did not get into med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of doctor do you want to be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical questions (two different ones)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do you want to be a physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know what you want to be? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the role of genetics and genomics in the future of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite book?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"exp with music/ art" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Please see most interesting questions asked..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your current research activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"most difficult expreince you ever went through, wat learn from it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your personal characteristics. (Second interviewer obviously was trying to just jot down stuff on his interviewee sheet in as little time as possible.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was my favorite class science and nonscience " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about health care in PR. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brought you to want to study medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books are you reading (incidentally, no one else in the room had even heard of the most influential book of the last century--Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, which was dissapointing)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They really want to get to know you as a person. I was asked about what I do in my free time and what books I've read recently." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of medicine do you want to practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about what happened in Spain?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are you doing now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most interesting class in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Problems in the current health care system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"sprechen sie deutsch?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do you want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how do u expect to be a good doctor whe u do research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"extracurriculars- what have you done, how long" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are you doing in your time off?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I get the MCAT score I did." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you didn't go to medical school next year, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the employment of your father and mother and how they influenced your decision to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Finch? (It was particularly hard to answer this one convincingly since I thought the school was lame.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do I see myself 10 years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you compare the Canadian health care system to the US'? (I'm Canadian)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Chicago? Any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do when stressed? Latest book read..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions to my master's program." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which school were you accepted to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What careers have you considered other than medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do in the research lab?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you decide specifically to apply to Finch?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think makes you stand out from the other applicants, why should we choose you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your single biggest strength." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why have you decided to apply to American schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest decision you ever had to make?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does your fiancee do? Is he supportive of your chosen career path?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your interests? What do you do to relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your research in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you wanna be a doctor? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why type of medicine do you want to practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your past experience as... " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths/weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI format (signed confidentiality agreement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a good leader? What skills does a leader need? Any examples of you being a leader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why CMS/why medicine/what field would you like to go into and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a physician who has excellent metrics; her patients love her, she handles difficult cases, and her position earns the hospital big bucks. She's rude to her staff, (nurses, etc.) however. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's a weakness of yours?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else did you apply/interview?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A pharmacist refused to give birthcontrol to a patient with a valid prescription. What do you think about this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between HMO and PPO Insurance" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you a crammer or do you study a little each day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not go to your state school, where tuition is cheaper?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools did you apply to? Did you get in? (are they allowed to ask this?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you chose your major?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about one of your strengths and one of your weaknesses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most pressing problem in medicine today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was you most memorable physician shadowing experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you had any international experiences? Describe your path to medicine. Specifics about my activities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my activities on my primary." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you volunteer? What do you do for fun? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you knew a patient had depression and could be suicidal, would you tell them they had cancer or lie to them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the president's health care reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about activities on my file like community service, volunteering that involved interactions with doctors" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Assuming human cloning was legal, who would you not clone? If you thought a patient wasn't taking their meds, would you trick them into taking it? If a patient didn't want a life saving procedure, would you force them to get it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your greatest achievement? Do you have any questions?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of books do you read casually?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most memorable clinical volunteer experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the greatest challenges in medicine are currently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you approach a situation in which your hospital, where you are on the administrative/planning board, was incapable of handling a large-scale medical situation which a different hospital, 100 miles away, was capable of handling?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my AMCAS activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"asked about amcas stuff" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why CMS, etc etc..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an experiment with lab mice to determine the credibility of coffee causing a pre-disposition to lung cancer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there a person that is influential to your decision of going into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you helped someone, something not medically-related." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do I know about the situation in Myamar?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of Hillary's healthcare plan?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the state of medicine today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would you balance your life if you were a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where have you traveled?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you don't get into any medical school ever, what else would you do for a career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who do you admire and who do you not admire?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Clarify your experience at [place I interned at as undergrad]." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do when you're not in class or studying for class or applying to medical schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Outside of working, what else do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" What are some of the unique characteristics of this schoool? (no hospital affiliation, etc)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about the process and education of being a primary care physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Several questions in a conversion about universal healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of Americans suing companies like McDonald's for them getting overweight? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you interviewed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why RFU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What should I tell the admission committee? (This one actually threw me off a little but turned out ok.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you had to boil it down, what is ONE reason why you want to be a doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"questiobns about my work" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you want to be a surgeon, how do you plan to connect psychologically with your patients?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was it hard to study in college and play a sport?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who's your hero?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be a challenge for you in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the U.S.'s stance on universal healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a physician, how do you decide when to stop treating a patient? Get ready for some ethical questions from this school, this seemed to be the consensus from the interviewees today." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your strongest quality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a doctor, would you provide genetic testing for a disease that has no cure? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some of your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not Ph.D?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What method of treatment would you give a patient if you and your attending physician had different plans for treatment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me two reasons why you should be accepted over the other aplicants." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You gave me reasons why medicine is a noble profession. Tell me why YOU want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of things did you see when you were in the ED?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why this school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what i thought of pharmaceutical companies and their high profits" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what are your hobbies? what are your medical interests?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions on family (see above - once again, not sure about the importance of this)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your childhood like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something that's not anywhere in your file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you want to go to school out of your home state?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Both interviewers were interested in my desire to attend CMS/RFUHS..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where would you want to work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you take a year off?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your best friend describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for enjoyment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like your job? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A lot of questions from my secondary essay." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem facing medicine today." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What questions do you have for me...one interviewer only asked me what questions I had for her" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of medicine are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specialty do you think you will go into?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my work experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about HMO's and PPO's affect on a physician and practicing medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I want to see that you have sufficiently contemplated a career in medicine: describe the setting and type of medicine that you envision yourself in. Be specific as to why." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See my hardest question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical questions/riddles like the one stated above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Personal questions about my work, hobbies, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what makes you feel prepared to handle the stress and difficulties that a medical eduction presents" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about what Jack Kervorkian was doing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What changes do you foresee in the healthcare system of the United States and Puerto Rico?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He made up a clinical case and want to see how I respond." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A patient of yours has metastatic cancer and is tired of treatment. She asks you to help her die...what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most interesting leadership experience? Would you want to be involved in leadership activities during medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"wat are ur veiws on stem cell research, would u donate embryos that were no longer required to stem cell research? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Three famous people in history that I admire and why" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an HMO and how does it function." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What else do you like to do with your time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you even taken any science courses? -yeah, that was a funny one." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do your parents do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we pick you over another applicant? What else would you like me to know that isn't in your application?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of ethical dilemmas exist in medicine today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Read any good books lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"would you really leave your sunshine state to come here? (by this time I was thinking I hope I don't have to)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you have interests in other subjects, why did you decide to major in biology?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do when you are not studying or working." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how did you come upon finch?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"is there anything else you want to tell me that isn't on your application? (he said this 25 times)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do u want to go to finch?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss an problem facing medicine today" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you like about finch/why do you want to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were treating a patient, and after seeing the patient several times, his/her symptoms would not go away? (Don't be too proud to ask for help)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you interested in specializing in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever lived alone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do I think the MCAT score is good judge of success in med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you interested in working with the 'poorer' communities here in Waukegan?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything about yourself that you'd like to add that is not in your AMCAS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strenght/weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What areas of medicine are you interested in and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did your parents influence your decision to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you play any sports? What do you do outside of academics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do when not studying?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about _____ (one of the people who wrote me a letter of rec)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I asked 2 of your closest friends what your greatest strength and weakness was, what would they say? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who has influenced you & how?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which specialty and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me 3 famous people that you admire and why." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your backup plan if you don't get accepted into med school? Where else did you apply and where have you gotten in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you applied?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell about a time when you had to negotiate for something?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite movie of all times?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why the M.D. route? Why not research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what will you give back to medicine? (besides giving your greedy school tons of money?...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What d you consider your strengths? Weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your clinical experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI format (signed confidentiality agreement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI Questions - Will you report a domestic abuse case if the wife and spouse are both of your patients? What if the wife doesn't want you to report it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss patients who are conflicted to take evidence-based medication vs. medicine from their hometown (Puerto-Rico) which is recommended." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does beneficent mean" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a patient with Alzheimer's disease, and their family has been caring for them. The family comes to you exhausted and stressed by caring for this person, and asks what they should do. What do you tell them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was a difficulty a physician faced during your clinical experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particularly interesting :(" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books are you reading now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are on a student honors committee that handles academic dishonesty. A student was caught beyond reasonable doubt cheating on the anatomy final using an iPhone. Which of the following would you suggest to be a proper punishment and why: A) Allow student to retake the final B) Allow student to retake the course C) Allow student to repeat the year D) Expel the student" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion of the current economic climate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever heard of this riddle....________? (I was the only one that had, but then was called out for knowing the answer beforehand. Doesn't really matter if you have or haven't)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If there is a community physician and there is no MD within 100 miles, and a patient comes to them asking for birth control, what is their moral obligation to provide one, if they do not want to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are the muslims messing up iran (im from iran)? What is the president doing such shady stuff... (How was i suppose to answer???)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have any international experiences you have had shaped your world-view of medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you balance the desires of the families vs the patient's desires, if they differ in therapeutic paths to be taken? At the same time, how do you balance what's realistic and in the best interest of the patient with new technologies/methodologies whose efficacies are not scientifically fully proven yet, without giving them "false hopes"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"At what point do you (as a physician) stop devoting time and resources to a terminal patient? What if while you were spending more time with an elderly, terminal patient, you spend less time with a sick child, miss a diagnosis, and the child suffers/dies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel advancements in gene therapy will affect the future of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was it like working in an Alzheimer's ward?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you knew a patient had depression and could be suicidal, would you tell them they had cancer or lie to them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's a significant health care issue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are healthcare issues facing geriatric patients?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you solve the crisis in Israel? (i lived in Israel for a summer so the question wasn't totally random)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none, pretty standard interview" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He asked me a riddle." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Healthcare policies." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite History Channel documentary?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too interesting. They were both pretty conversational. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about the patient-physician relationship?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you think of a scientific study that reported that coffee caused a pre-disposition to lung cancer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who should never ever be cloned?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who's your favoriate piano composer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just some questions in reference to my personal statement" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A series of ethical questions about a family genetically predisposed to breast cancer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you plan on doing research while you're in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your best friend. Then why do you think I asked you that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a good science-related joke to tell to my physiology class." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A patient comes in with a mass on their abdomen. You want to perform an MRI or CT scan (which ever the appropriate test is). However, this patient has no insurance, cannot qualify for ACCESS, and certainly does not have enough to pay for a test like this. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why international medicine as an interest? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the three ways an interview can go? (This was interesting because the interview was looking for a specific answer. I answered the question and he said, ''Well, I guess you could look at it that way'' and then he told me what he was looking for...an answer that didn't even come close to answering the question.) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, what do you want me to know about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why have you volunteered at ''xx''?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel there is racism toward hispanics in the United States as far a medical care is concerned?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty easy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do u do (sth in my research)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It's been in the news recently that some parents with certain conditions (e.g. dwarfism, deafness), are going to fertility clinics for assistance in assuring that their children have the same condition. A physician in France refused to carry-out such parents' wishes, recently. How do you feel about that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me all about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked a math riddle. He prefaced the question by asking if you had heard it before so I won't bother repeating it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is my middle name." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a person with cancer, who will die in about 3 months without chemo but would live 6 with it, declined the treatment but the family very much wanted the patient to go through with it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can I convince you to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" How many years are the different residencies? (surgery, ob/gyn, pediatrics, internal med etc). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a man is terminally ill with cancer and has little hope for survival, would you try to convince him to go through costly chemotherapy and possibly leave his family ''penniless and fatherless''" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I will personally impact the medical profession." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn non-academically from the research you did in the Bahamas?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do u want to come over over uic? truth be told, i dont!! but i made up some bs" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Let me (the interviewer) tell you about medicine and the educational process - this was the nice faculty interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you realize our school was not right in Chicago?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteering experience outside the US." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none, I somehow missed all the ethical questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing too interesting. pretty general interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"''if there was one question i could ask you that would allow you to impress me the most, what would that question be?'' and then i had to answer that question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who's your role model?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see your impact in medicine being?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some positives of the U.S. healthcare system, in your opinion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a patient who was dying and wished not to have extreme measures taken to save his life, but his family wanted him to live, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had 13 months in the year, what would you do with the extra month? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about cloning?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The first interviewer asked questions regarding things from my application which was nice" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about religion and medicine? really weird question I thought. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you stay aware of what's happening in the world? We got into a great discussion about books, politics, etc. It was great!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some ethical issues in research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Over the course of the past 30 years, there has been a great increase in the knowledge and use of molecular biology. (Human genome has finished being mapped recently.) What are the implications of this knowledge on your daily work as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Young infant with a severe case of meningitis -- parents very emotional, want to save the baby -- the standard treatment protocol does not provide good results however a recent intervention has made good inroads in its treatment. The chief of staff is against the new treatment because it is not the hospital protocol. Time is running out. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of dancing do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"question on drugs and young people" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" What ethical dilemmas have I faced?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothin really.. all pretty standard... but i guess it would be same as most difficult question i was asked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a hypothetical question about an urgent care scenario (I won't give it away). also some riddles." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There were quite a few oddball questions, some bordering on inappropriate. I was asked if I was estranged from my father (my parents are divorced), whether I was a jock, whether I enjoyed working with my hands and had good dexterity." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most interesting life event you have had so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The riddle, although I already knew the answer, so I admitted I knew the answer...he was impressed with my honesty and said some students have just sat there and pretended to not know and then said the answer. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too original here" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the physician – Dr. relationship should be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was given a hypothetical about a four-year-old who was pretty developmentally disabled due to injuries at birth. Parents brought the child in with pneumonia and asked for me as a pediatrician to not treat the child aggressively. The question was, What do I do as the doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked to "talk about high school." I didn't expect to ever discuss anything that happened to me before college, but this was a plus for me since my high school record is fairly strong with regards to activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about politics now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical q's about euthanasia. personal q's, LOTS of Questions!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are your analytical skills? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which sbject in college was your favorite?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are on a rural town council and the council has just determined that your town does not have enough money to build a much needed public hospital and the closest hospital is 60 miles away, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are the surgeon general of your home state, and you have a fixed budget (it cannot increase or decrease). You need to increase spending to pediatric and pre-natal care, where do you cut to support that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if the avnian flu epidemic started in the USA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about patient confidentiality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a difficult situation that arose during one of your travels." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see the future of genetic testing in 25 years and how will that impact how medicine will be practiced?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about requiring newborn infants to be tested for genetic disorders that are untreatable? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An interesting riddle. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical question concerning tests that are run on newborn babies that can account for genetic disorders that would have no treatment or cure currently- are the ones not required by law good to run or not?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical Dilemmas re: genetic engineering" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical scenario involving four year old in vegatative state and parents asking to not treat illness agressively." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An interesting riddle!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Decribe a situation in which someone did not agree with you about something and how did you deal with it. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see next question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Various riddles that were used to test problem solving abilities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was given a riddle and asked to solve it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a mother has breast cancer and is found to have brca1 and brca2 genes and wants her 18 year old daughter tested for it, but daughter does not want to know, how do you advise. Then, during daughter's regular physical exam and blood workup, family friend working in lab decides to go ahead with gene test, finds positive, tells you as doctor, what do you do now." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So you know who Jack Kervorkian is, right?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion of the Spanish government pulling its military forces out of Iraq as a result of the bombing of its train stations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The standard questions, but it was conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what kind of instrument do you play?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I would deal with the following situation: a 4 y/o patient with severe cerebral palsy was brought in with pneumonia unresponsive to antibiotics and the parents asked me not to treat their child aggressively." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you had a Mexican migrant worker who devoloped cancer and only had one month to live, but his family didn't want you to tell him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was suprised that my second interviewer grilled me with these set of questions! I guess he was testing my knowledge (of my major (Physiology) and my problem solving ability. good thing i knew the answers!... so what's the kreb cycle for? how many carbons are at the start and end of glycolysis? even though fats, proteins, and carbohydrates are different, how are they related? what are essential amino acids and how many are there? so, what's the major physiologic cause of diabetes?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most questions were aimed at getting to know me, and it was nice to be asked diverse questions such as my literature background and the books that I have read recently." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"u have a kid with cerebral palsy, he cant see, talk or hear,,,, his has pneumonia and the parents dont want you to use any sort of invasive technique (i.e. respiratory support), what do you do? (he kept pushing the question, basically the kid is a brain stem, and without the respiratory support the kid would die which is what the parents want) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked if I was nervous about Spanish being the language used in lectures." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why does medicine mean to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Choose either a specific ethical, general ethical, or current events topic which I will provide and discuss. (Really not that intimidating because I love talking my head off about stuff like this. I chose current events and we ended up talking about gay marriage.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There was really not one question that stood out. They were mostly questions you would naturally prepare yourself for, for example: Why do want to study medicine,what do you do in your free time,etc..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your most interesting experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I thought of Bush and Kerry." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a man comes to you who's father has Huntingtons Disease, a dominant genetic disorder, how do you advise him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With one interviewer, we got into a very serious discussion about the impact of the human genome project on the future of medicine. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your experiences in athletics" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about same sex marriage?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you so interested in infectious diseases?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you went on a hike for 8 hours and were really hungry and ended up at a restaurant where the menu was in a foreign language and all the waiters spoke a foreign language, how would you order anything to eat?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you travel to a country and sit in a restrant, but you do not understand at all the langauge of the country, how do you order your food? (I have been in many countries.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"did you ever stay in a hostel converted from a castle?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you choose these people to write your LOR's?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why do u wnat md/phd" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots about extracurriculars" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a few ethical questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I knew about the Mother of all bombs (MOAB) tested in Florida. It was going to be used for the war in Iraq." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever been arrested?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of movies do you like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the origin of your name." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your past athletic experiences influence your desire to go into orthopedics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a colleague did [insert something unethical here]?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else you'd like to share with me regarding your sanity? your criminal record? I had a very sarcastic interviewer and he was questioning my sanity because I run marathons. and he was just kidding (no, i do not have a criminal record!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lets talk about the Israeli health care system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethical question about a CP patient with pneumonia." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the most important problems that healthcare faces today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will my band play for the public in the near future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No real interesting q's, just the usual..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was Burgos the ancient capital of Spain?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes me confident that I will succeed in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you make sushi?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were very creative" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could change one thing about health care, what would it be? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I asked two of your best friends what was your greatest strength and weakness, what would they say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could meet w/ 3 people, dead or alive, who would they be & why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked which three people I would want to invite to a dinner party. I was prepared for this as I had read all of the surveys on this site." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Different scenario questions, for example: What issues would I consider when deciding whether to go with a high benefit/high risk procedure vs mediocre benefit/low risk procedure. Also, I was asked to explain what I perceived to be going on in Iraq and my views as to how President Bush was handling it (this was the day before the war began)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite three people from three different time periods to your house for dinner, who would you ask? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you see any cultural differences between Chicago/US and Canada (where I'm from)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very standard questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time you were critiqued. Tell us about it and what happened." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you here today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I could have a dinner party and invite any 3 people, who would I invite and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you were in a foreign land and hadnt eaten in two days, didnt speak the language, and walked into a restraunt how would you order food." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite 3 people to a party from various periods in time, who would they be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All questions were pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My first interview was with a pathologist and he did not ask me any questions that were interesting at all. My student interviewer asked me some basic questions like "Why do you want to go into medicine?" " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I got accepted at a school in mainland USA would I still attend their school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No real interesting questions. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who would you give a liver transplant to a young boy or an alcholic criminal?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All were pretty basic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too out of the ordinary." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI format (signed confidentiality agreement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"MMI Questions - Relationship between art and medicine. Do students who study artistic endeavours before medical school, they are more successful. Why are they more successful?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You inject too much medicine into an IV line during a procedure. What will you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself professionally in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""if you don't like seeing people suffering because they don't have access to medicine, then who do you think should pay for their health care" (at this point she had me cornered so I just gave up and answered "the rich people"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When is it okay to lie to a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is Haiti sustainable? (I volunteered there)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Considering the current economic climate? Do you think Research and Development should be cut back for the sake of money?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethical question with only two options. I talked to MD's later about my answer and was told I chose the right answer, even though I got hammered for it. Make sure to stick to your guns if you truly believe in your own opinion." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Euthanasia question...be careful because some interviewers are very old school and unwilling to accept or at least debate non-traditional answers" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do physicians have the right to refuse treatment to a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The iran question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think should be inalienable rights? What does the Bill of Rights promise us as US citizens?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were treating a patient who had cancer and there was nothing else to do for him/her, what would you say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have any international experiences you have had shaped your world-view of medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some of your unique talents?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should society give incentives to those who take care of their body and/or take punitive actions against those who don't? Should the healthy and responsible pay for the willfully irresponsible?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should the government pay for all medical students' tuition and if they did how would this affect the practice of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you unique? There's also the "what's going to be challenging, working in a medical environment"? I think I nailed them, but the strengths/weaknesses questions, not a fan." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of them were really difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some issues patients have with physicians? -->busy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Dictate to me in third person what you want me to write on your review sheet." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you want to become a physician and not another medical profession?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see the future of rural medicine heading?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The question about Israel" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical situation in which you were involved." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do as a doctor if a terminal ill patient who requests his/her life to be terminated is opposed by the family ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you were critiqued about your work and what were your reactions. Did your thinking change after the event?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a patient with refractory malignancy that you have gotten to know for a while. Nothing seems to be working as treatment for his cancer. The patient wants to end his pain and suffering and his family has agreed with his plan of ending his life. The patient requests that you do the act of ending his life. Would you do it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A series of ethical questions regarding a family predisposed to a mutation in the brca gene" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Whats a gringard reaction?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about Hillary's healthcare plan?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the state of medicine? (I don't think my answer mattered much because he proceded to answer his own question after I told him)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between a good doctor and a good researcher?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not too difficult, but definitely be prepared for these types of questions: If you were boss, what would you do to fix the current healthcare system? What do you think about Oregon's policy on euthanasia? What is metaphysics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on socialized healthcare? What are the pros and cons?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ditto" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why would you attend CMS? (I was prepared to answer this one, but it was difficult to sound convincing)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about partial birth abortion? What do you think about the ethics of stem-cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty easy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why MD? (i.e. they saw a mostly research background, and wanted further clarification for wanting to be a physician as well.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me 2 things that will convince me that you are a good candidate for medical and should be considered for admission." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me all about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethical question regarding two controversial treatments on a newborn baby." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would make you choose RF over other Chicago area schools like UIC?--I had to think for a while because UIC obviously has a better rep." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other career options have you considered?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you propose to solve the problem of having so many uninsured people in the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" None really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would I solve the healthcare crisis in America in relation to underserved and improvised communities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a series of ethical questions that built on each other (this happened, what do you do? ok, then say this happened, then what? etc.) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you have good ethical judgement" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You just received the results of a neonatal genetic screening test and found an untreatable condition. How do you approach the situation and parents?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a colleague was cheating on medical claims, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think you applied so late in the cycle last year (I'm a reapplicant)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about a diffcult time you experienced and how it may have changed you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Rosalind Franklin - pretty tough considering the website is not very resourceful and the school does not have a stellar reputation.. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think of the healthcare problems in the US" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why RFUMS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think your application has any shortcomings? Would you like to explain them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the U.S.'s stance on universal healthcare compared to that of other industrialized countries? Does anywhere in the U.S. practice universal healthcare? (Apparently Massachusetts enacted universal healthcare to all residents earlier this year; whereas the rest of the U.S. does not practice universal healthcare)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of genetic testing of infants for diseases? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Rosalind Franklin? I really didn't know too much about the school before being there so I wasn't sure how to answer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your best friend describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as above...just a little wierd. I don't think I had a lot of trouble with it, just strange. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So tell me about the people who wrote your LORs? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Rosalind Franklin? Why Chicago?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see medicine in 20 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are two things you can tell me about yourself that will want me to give you this opportunity instead of somebody else?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As above. Also I got asked two riddles!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is the best healthcare system" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" What famous person from the past would I like to meet? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which is better--HMO or PPO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see question #3" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1. what's your top choice school - be honest! (oyy, way to put me on the spot!) 2. so, what's with healthcare today? (where do i evern start with that one...?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you estranged from your father?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A mother comes in with a three year old child and it turns out the child has meningitis. There is a typical protocol one follows to treat it, but it is suspected the current protocol doesn't work, for the child becomes mentally retarded as the disease progresses. At a meeting three months ago in the Carribean, you are introduced to a new, FDA approved drug, which is thought to work for meningitis. After asking the mother which drug she wants, she tells you its your decision. Which drug do you use and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Once again, nothing really" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked why I thought I'd make a good orthopedic surgeon. While this question wasn't really difficult, it was probably the most difficult out of everything I was asked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About the health care system.. i don't know much about it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me all you know about viruses." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever had any ethical dilemmas in your lifetime? I kind of relayed an indirect dilemma that I have encountered because I couldn't think of anything other than something that I was afraid to discuss, and apparently it worked out pretty well." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The very first question of the very first interview was, "So how do you reconcile your grades (3.1) and your MCAT scores (35)?" I had figured this would come up, but not as the very first question and quite so directly." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about genetic screening? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are a pediatrician that has treated a low income family with three kids under ten and they just had a new baby. They asked to have the child genetically screened and it has come back that the child has a disorder that is currently untreatable and that will render it mentally retarded by the age of six. Whether conscious or not this will lead to neglect bordering upon abuse of the child by the family because of the time and resouces needed to properly treat the child. Describe the conversation you would have when you told the parents about the results of the genetic screen." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you draw the line concerning genetic manipulation in humans?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too hard, dealing with genetic testing for newborns necessary if only 4 of the diseases have a successful outcome with proper intervention and what happens if they know but can't afford it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nohting difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about malpractice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The riddle." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing terrible." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same as the newborn baby question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you don't get accepted, what will you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what I need to know." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if u had a 3 yr old patient that was severly brain damaged, deaf, blind and acquired pneumonia and the parents really did not want you to be aggressive, would you give antibiotics? or if case needed would you go as far as getting a court order to put the pt on a ventilator." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethical question regarding the use of an untested drug that you believe will work when others pressure you to use a less effective medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Medical ethics questions... because there is not right answer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"parents bring in cerebral paulsy child, deaf, blind, incapable of communication suffering from pneumonia and not responding to current antibiotics. Parents ask you please not treat aggressively but child is suffering, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Anything else you'd like to tell about yourself? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you feel you are qualified to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you've taken full advantage of the time you've had off since you graduated college? (I had graduated in '03)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what kind of instrument do you play?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same as the most interesting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why medicine? (then I told him)...so then why not a nurse? (then I answered again)... so then why not a social worker? (answered again).. so then why not a teacher?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How can physicians put their patients first, to act in the best interest of their patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too difficult. They asked how I felt about the war. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor, because there are many other fields that you could enter in which you could help people as well?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing in particular. I think I asked my student interviewer harder questions than he asked me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The only challenging aspect of the interviews was overcoming my nerves, but once I overcame them I felt pretty comfortable." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about the European Union." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you know that your application medical school is not just a whim?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why in the world I was an Economics Major--I had to seriously defend myself, which was difficult to do because the interview was entirely in Spanish." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In the newspapers, there is a lot being said about the dwindling funds available for medicare. What do you think is the answer to that problem?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"To defend my position on physician assited suicide. He asked me about several different scenarios I might face as a doctor and what my reaction would be." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the ethical implications with stem-cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about this school?(I went in not knowing much so I was caught off-guard)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions, just the basic ones. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you keep a comatose patient on life support if he/she had little chance of resuscitation if the family wanted to keep the patient alive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why would you want to start your career over when you are already doing something you enjoy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what's up with your sorry verbal score?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how do u expect to be a good doctor if u do research all day" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why have you continued to pursue med/ why haven't you gotten in ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"some follow up questions to the ethical ones (made me defend my position). nothing too difficult though" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since I was engaged, how I would be able to live apart from my fiance." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the Public Health system in Puerto Rico?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What major ethical issues do you see in medicine today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you're such an athlete, then why is the one class you did terrible in is Swimming?. What makes you think that you can handle the stress of medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think the Human Genome Project will change the face of medicine 10 years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lets talk about the Israeli health care system." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of ethical questions will be asked? (The interviewer worded it weird, but essentially he was asking what kind of ethical dilemmas will the medical industry face in the future?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult q's; what sparked your interest in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, really." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you didn't get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If, when you are practicing medicine, a pharmaceutical representative offers you cash to give a speech about and endorse a new product of theirs, how would you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"SEE ABOVE" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Suppose you have an 18 year old pt. who's grandmother died of breast cancer and who's mother had been diagnosed with it and has been screened for the BRCA gene, which she has. Do you advise your pt. to get screened?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing was too difficult but the above one could be difficult if it was unexpected." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked to explain the health policy reforms that were going on in Puerto Rico and the USA, and explain what I thought could be done to improve them. I " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same as above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Some students who come with high grades struggle in med school. What makes you think this won't happen to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when you had to negitiate something." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How fast do you read? My faculty interviewer then went on how fast he reads and how important it is to read fast in med school. He suggested I take a speed reading course." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most tragic experience I have ever had." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the hardest thing will be about medical school? about being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think of Finch ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"is there anything you want to add to your file?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All questions were pretty standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing hard at all was asked of me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were difficult" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the biggest problem in the health care system and how would you fix it? other than that, nothing difficult. i got no ethical questions or hypotheticals. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not another career that provided the same types of things that attracted me to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Review common MMI Questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practice MMI questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"I researched MMI questions online" More from this Member | Report Response

"MMI prep" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my application, reviewed UW's bioethics site, looked up typical MMI ethics questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reading a lot of MMI scenarios" More from this Member | Report Response

"I reviewed RFUMS' mission and website, current hot topics in medical ethics including the arguments from both sides, ACA, and practiced with sample MMI questions found online." More from this Member | Report Response

"MMI preparation" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read mission statement" More from this Member | Report Response

"I read up a little on Rosalind Franklin herself, just in case I was asked about her work (I wasn't). Otherwise, I just checked over my application to made sure I remembered the details that they would have in front of them while interviewing me." More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over my AMCAS and personal statement and the secondary I submitted." More from this Member | Report Response

"mock interviews, read sdn feedback, talked to people who interviewed there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reading this, preparing answers to common questions, knowing my application well" More from this Member | Report Response

"read interview feedback on SDN, googled interview questions, read over the information packet they emailed us" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed application and materials they sent" More from this Member | Report Response

"prepared responses for SDN interview feedback questions, browsed Chicago Medical School website, read the packet they emailed, reread primary and secondary applications" More from this Member | Report Response

"Thoroughly study all materials given prior to review, the website, and my own application materials including primary and secondary essays." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, general interview advice, having friends quiz me" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"Studentdoctor.net, questions online, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, asking current students at school" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, RFU website, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedback, went over AMCAS and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"Visited the school's website, research health care topics on the internet, and prepared answers to several possible categories of interview questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN forum, read over my primary/secondary, MSAR, health reform & technologies" More from this Member | Report Response

"I looked at their website, consulted the MSAR, and reviewed posts on SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews, read this sight, read up on the school, and talked to a friend at Rosalind. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, healthcare reform book, reading over my AMCAS, reading over my RFU essays. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, books on medical ethics, Scientific American, news, Wikipedia. Have a response ready for 'tell me about yourself'. " More from this Member | Report Response

"practiced questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about health care reform, this site" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interview, read WSJ" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the news, mock interviews with friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"School's website, medical school students, and SDN forums." More from this Member | Report Response

"Caught up on current events, researched about various health issues that are highly pressing today, looked over primary and secondary, SDN, and looked at school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"read thru SDN, read through my ps and secondaries and also everytings else. also been keepin up on all the stuff in the news" More from this Member | Report Response

"This site, read the school webpage" More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read applications, school website, policy and medical ethics reading" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read AMCAS, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews, primary & secondary app, on-line interview tips and Q&A, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my secondary application and some ethical issues web page." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read AMCAS app, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, reviewed interview questions compiled from several websites. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS app, secondary, mock interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN feedbacks, read AMCAS and secondary application" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, practice with friends, outline what I need to say" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback, lots of mock interviews, read on medical ethics issues, read healthcare-related issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over AMCAS application and secondary essay, SDN, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed SDN, Some research I did in Undergrad" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school's web site, my secondary essay, SDN." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, their website, nytimes for recent events" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed my application and secondary, mock interview and friends'feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"Slept well, read the SDN forums. Seems they like to ask ethics questions, healthcare questions and reflection questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Visited the school before. Read up on the school prior to going." More from this Member | Report Response

"Good night of sleep, strong coffee" More from this Member | Report Response

" studentdoctor, read CMS website" More from this Member | Report Response

"This site, AMCAS, Secondary app." More from this Member | Report Response

"Drinking" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews and read books at Barnes" More from this Member | Report Response

"reading SDN, interview books" More from this Member | Report Response

"Amcas, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, my amcas file, and the like." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread my applications, looked up publications of research/researchers I was interested in, SDN, mock interviews at my home university, sleep :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"didn't really prepare since I've been to many" More from this Member | Report Response

"outlined potential questions and answers, read my essays, looked at feedback on SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed app + SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, I had already been to some." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, review application, practiced mock interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN interview feedback, school's website, and talked to other people who have interviewed at Rosalind Franklin." More from this Member | Report Response

" SDN, reviewed AMCAS, personal statement, secondary esssay, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Practicing answering questions, researching about Rosalind Franklin, and SDN!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Glanced through AMCAS, secondary, publications and research, and kept up with news." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, read application, looked at school online" More from this Member | Report Response

"read sdn, website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, primary, secondary, ethical issues, and about RFU." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview feedback, RFU Website, mock interviews " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reread my AMCAS and secondary, MSAR, UW ethics site (it's a really good overview)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school site" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over my primary and secondary app, SDN, school website, good night sleep!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over AMCAS, secondary, school website, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"read website, MSAR, app, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reread primary and secondary applications. Ready school's catalogue. Practiced with general interview questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school's website, my application materials, practiced interview questions with my school's pre-med counselor" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, my appl." More from this Member | Report Response

"Went over my application, questions from previous interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"Student doctor, practice questions, looked at website, and looked at MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"read the school website, re-read my own essay and application" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, primary, website" More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed website, AMCAS, and secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview feedback, read about school, and emailed students who were at university through their networking sheet. " More from this Member | Report Response

"read some stuff" More from this Member | Report Response

"I read through all the feedback on SDN. They asked alot of the same questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, CMS website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, emailed students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Contacted current students on the "student resource list" (provided in the interview package), researched the school, explored the website, read the "year in reviews" etc, SDN!" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, review my app, contacted one student with specific questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, primary, secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

" The school's website, sdn, and information given when i signed in." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over RFU's website, read some books about healthcare, read SDN's feedback." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read stuff online, read the booklet they handed out at interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"at this point, i've learned just to relax and that's probably good enough. you learn enough about the school when you get there. don't go crazy." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about current medical events and as much info on RFU from their website as possible." More from this Member | Report Response

"school website, SDN, secondary review" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read over their website, read my secondary essay, looked over my AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"read appliation, SDN, previous interview experiences" More from this Member | Report Response

"reviewed feedback and school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my apps, read over SDN, checked out the school's website (which really doesn't tell you much about the curriculum, btw)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Browsed the feedback for CMS on SDN, read the website, checked out descriptions of the school in the standard med school guides." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, amcas and secondaries, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"... sdn, website, etc." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, school web site, looked over AMCAS application" More from this Member | Report Response

"Previous interview, prepared answers for common questions, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, School's website, review my primary and secondary apps. " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, knew my file " More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed my secondary, SDN, spoke to interviewers I know @ other schools for advice" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read the school's mission statement" More from this Member | Report Response

"I read the interview feedback section, looked over RFUMS website with fine-tooth comb, asked current students questions that I had, made sure I knew my AMCAS and my RFUMS essay (hey, it's been a while since I filled those out), I skimmed through articles about current hot-topics and medical ethics books, in addition to books on the medical school application process in general. I also spoke with as many MD's as I could to ask for advice, in addition to current MD students I know." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over the schools website and SDN interview feedback" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over PS, go over published papers, look up relevant insurance, malpractice, ethics." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school's website, reviewed ,my research" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, practiced answering questions posted on SDN, googled the dean, read through info. on website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looked over my research, this website, practice incorporating my experiences to common questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"this site, school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read an ethics book, reviewed my AMCAS, practiced questions with friends and family, read up about the school on the school site" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"read over amcas, sdn, materials provided" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read my application, researched the school(unique events, who is the Dean, etc.), pondered ethical situations" More from this Member | Report Response

"website, sdn, mock interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, AMCAS app, research paper, healthcare issues" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over AMCAS application, SDN, school website" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school webpage, current events, reviewed my AMCAS and secondary. I overprepared." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN,Watch tv,slept early for once" More from this Member | Report Response

"Did not prepare." More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interview, SDN, read their catalog, looked over AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"web site, AMCAS app, MSAR" More from this Member | Report Response

"read the local paper, watched the local news, and spoke with 3 first-year students the night before" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about the school on their website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Go over the primary and secondary applications, do on-line research about the campus, do mock interview with a career counselor and read SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read information posted here and talked to a friend who is at CMS." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school's website, school brochures." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed my answers to potential interview questions, knew my app very well, been reading a book on medical cases and ethics " More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN website, Finch website (know about name change), AMCAS application, mock interview with friends, current events" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, amcas application, " More from this Member | Report Response

"I read about the health reform in Puerto Rico that began under Rosello's term in office. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Didn't need to really prepare, I was just honest about everything they asked. (And being on the debate team didn't hurt.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Talked to friends who are students at Finch (oops, Rosalind Franklin), just reviewed some of the material I had used to prepare for previous interviews, not much at all." More from this Member | Report Response

"This website,school's website,newspaper" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, school website, info online about the island." More from this Member | Report Response

"books on interviewing, Princeton Guide, internet articles, studentdoctor.com, talking to physicians, and practice questions. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read up about Puerto Rico's healthcare system. I had been reading on the internet, gathering any info I could find. Unfortunately, Puerto Rico is a little behind technology wise, and you can't really find much info on the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"website, amcas ap review, question prep, newspaper reading" More from this Member | Report Response

"This website, school's website, mock interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN, kept up on current events, especially in health care, mock interviews with friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"Checked online for problems in PR healthcare but couldn't find any much different from those in the US. Important--I checked percentages of non-insured Hispanics in the US so I ;could tie it into my interview... definetly a plus" More from this Member | Report Response

"talked to my student host and slept " More from this Member | Report Response

"Read school website and talked to students." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Finch/CMS website" More from this Member | Report Response

"previous interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"read sdn intvw feedback and their website." More from this Member | Report Response

"look up faculty background" More from this Member | Report Response

"Website, stayed with student, SDN, read questions form other sites" More from this Member | Report Response

"read up on school, this website" More from this Member | Report Response

"I researched websites, but since I could not find much info about the school online, I just did my best." More from this Member | Report Response

"read my AMCAS application and the school's website." More from this Member | Report Response

"newspaper, web-site" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, researched school online, reviewed AMCAS" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewed AMCAS." More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, chicago med website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Took books out of the library on the health care system in the US (indepth essays/articles/critiques/history of), read school's web site, SDN forums." More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the website, read SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, mock interviews, previous interviews (learning from mistakes), going over commonly asked questions " More from this Member | Report Response

"This site, went over application, mock interview with friends (most rewarding)" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Interview Feedback, Finch website and materials in mail" More from this Member | Report Response

"read this site, practiced talking with friends about typical questions - it helps more than just talking to yourself" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read school's website" More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing. Just relaxed and tried to get some sleep. talked to my student host - who was absolutely wonderful!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Browsed interview feedback on this site, read the Finch catalog on their website, and thumbed through a book on interviewing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read experiences here and checked out the school's website." More from this Member | Report Response

"I read over my application and looked at this website." More from this Member | Report Response

"Review my application, peruse the school's website, talk to student hosts." More from this Member | Report Response

"I read all the surveys at least three times over. I had the whole day set up in my mind and so everything was as expected. I practiced every day going through various practice questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"Brushed up on my spanish a little (reading Men's Fitness en espanol, watching hispanic TV networks), went over my AMCAS application. That was pretty much it - just tried to be relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"reread amcas, reviewed common asked questions, looked at website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read their catalog, my application, current news." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read interview feedback and website" More from this Member | Report Response

"interview books, frequently asked questions, this site. (This was a PA interview)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read previous interview questions on this website, AMCAS application, some secondaries I had written for other schools, current events and health news on cnn.com" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read website and amcas." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read interview feedback, AMCAS application, school catalog, and a few articles from an opposing viewpoints book on medical ethics (this was my first interview!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"none" More from this Member | Report Response

"I did nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read over my AMCAS application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read interviewfeedback.com and SDN forums and SDN interview feedback." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was my eigth interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"I read the school information packet, the website, and feedback from other interviewees." More from this Member | Report Response

"Spent the entire week before the interview on the beach." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewfeedback.com, read up on the school, and read up on current health care issues." More from this Member | Report Response

"Read the info that was sent, the schools website." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Resources, candor of faculty" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interprofessionalism that the school is able to offer" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facility was very impressive along with the different rotation sites." More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness and openness of the atmosphere from everybody - students, faculty & staff. The campus was really nice and has a lot of perks." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities, great people!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Generally solid program." More from this Member | Report Response

"Modern, clean facilities, friendly faculty and students, laid back vibe, flexibility of curriculum, match list" More from this Member | Report Response

"I was greatly impressed by the collaborative atmosphere between the students I encountered. They were all very friendly and emphasized the fact that everyone strives to help everyone else via study groups, sharing of tips and study materials, passing down of materials from one class to the next etc. I think this was enhanced by the house system that they have in place, as well as the fact that they really promote interprofessional collaboration. I was very pleased with the atmosphere over all! Also love the P/F!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Students were friendly and laid back attitude." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students all seem very tight-knit and the school is small enough that there's plenty of one-on-one time with lecturers." More from this Member | Report Response

"the new recreation facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"pretty collaborative feel among students, integrated curriculum, awesome anatomy lab. Good research opportunities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of the admissions staff" More from this Member | Report Response

"students were friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities; the anatomy lab was very well ventilated" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were incredibly friendly and easy to talk to - felt like a chat rather than an interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"The schools suburban location. Each interviewer comes to the waiting room and escorts you to the interview room, which is basically around the corner. Also, Keurig and water in the waiting area." More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendly staff, clean newer facilities, inter-professional focus. Nice cadaver lab." More from this Member | Report Response

"How new all the facilities are, how happy the students seem to be, how well students do on step exams and how well they seem to match." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interest of interviewers to get to you know" More from this Member | Report Response

"few schools in one. nice gym" More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendly, happy students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very polite staff and interviewers, more easy going than expected" More from this Member | Report Response

"- The admissions staff was very friendly" More from this Member | Report Response

"Strong emphasis on teaching and learning, students seemed nice, seems like there is a good amount of time for electives" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are great, the people seemed genuinely pleased to be there, I do like the second year electives program. It is a solid school. The student housing availability is a plus." More from this Member | Report Response

"anatomy lab was nice, facilities in general were good." More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of student and staff as well as the beauty of the campus." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were amazing. The students and faculty were all so vibrant, energetic, and happy!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The great board scores. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I like the internal track to do MD/PhD after your first year. I also like the research opportunities." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice and new facilities, sense of community." More from this Member | Report Response

"building were beautiful" More from this Member | Report Response

"sweet anatomy lab, school looked nice, I liked the location" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour guides were knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their school. I like the environment and the semi-secluded feeling of the school. Their faculty and curriculum strives to make sure their students really understand the material presented. The faculty cares if their students learn." More from this Member | Report Response

"Faculty really cares about the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendliness of Admissions staff!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great sense of community and the friendliness of the faculty" More from this Member | Report Response

"nice people, nice anatomy lab" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people are very friendly, there are a lot of services to aid the students. The anatomy lab is very good." More from this Member | Report Response

"The anatomy lab had some awesome doors." More from this Member | Report Response

"students were friendly, you can enter MD/PhD program after starting MD, good basic science research on campus, a definite sense of community, good USMLE review courses offered" More from this Member | Report Response

"There is a great sense of community, the students are happy and very honest about the pros/cons of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Beautiful campus, great faculty and staff, nice facilities, energetic & hard-working students. " More from this Member | Report Response

"student's attitudes" More from this Member | Report Response

"The curriculum fits my background well. The anatomy lab was state of the art-each station has a computer over the cadaver which the student can look up how to perform any dissection he/she needs. Also, the 3 students to 1 cadaver ratio is the best I've seen in places I've interviewed. A small school feel was nice. On campus housing and adjacent apt (called Woodlands) make living close to/on campus easy. Great match list. Great step 1 preparation according to a friend of mine who is a graduate of RFU. Current students appear to love the school. Friendly professors. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty much everything. I went to the school not expecting much and I came back with a completely different perspective. The facilities were great, it is closer to Chicago than I thought, the students and faculty seemed like they really enjoyed being there, and the day was structured well. I just got an overall positive vibe from the whole experience. The school is right next to Lake Forest, which is awesome and has a small beach." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities were very up-to-date" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were very enthusiastic about the school. There was a very welcoming atmosphere" More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm of the students and the facilities were impressive and updated. The professors are highly qualified and dedicated. Impressive board scores and match lists. A good place for medical education. I will love to go to school here. Its also very diverse." More from this Member | Report Response

"People are really friendly and the interviews were very conversational. Not much grilling going on. As for the tours, the EEC rooms are incredible." More from this Member | Report Response

"How nice everyone were. The admissions office staff, my interviewers, fellow interviewees, and tour guide were all so friendly. This definitely helped lower my stress level for that day. The anatomy labs were fabulous. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the students seemed to really like it there; the anatomy lab was nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"The schools Matches well and scores above national average on Step 1" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were nice, the inter-professional classes, and the opportunities to do your fourth year rotations at other locations/states if you like." More from this Member | Report Response

"gross anatomy lab, like everyone else says, is excellent, staff is very nice (although admissions is a little disorganized)" More from this Member | Report Response

"the attitude of everyone I met, they were all really nice and the buildings are pretty new as well. the dean even came to talk to us in the waiting room to talk to us along with a few M2 students." More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly and laid back everyone was. It seems like a very supportive and productive environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"My first interviewer. He happened to be chair of the curriculum committee and also developed the computer system in the gross anatomy lab. Also the gross anatomy lab was superb. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Facility much nicer than I thought from this forum. New lounges, lab, classrooms" More from this Member | Report Response

"The anatomy lab is nice. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything...Chicago..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were very friendly and charismatic" More from this Member | Report Response

"the attitude of students and faculty, growth of the school, response to our questions and requests, snow, chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"the faculty and student relationship, facilities, board results and matching results, chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"The student-faculty relationships, and the students enthusiasm" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice environment, friendly students, nice and fairly new research facilities, professors/researchers were fairly easy to approach and talk to. MD/PhD students were knowledgeable, friendly, and seemed to care. University seemed to care about research and were putting significant resources into research." More from this Member | Report Response

"students and faculty truly interested in students, closely knitted school, growing school (60 million added in the next 5 years), state of art instruments, the hotel was very nice!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were both very friendly and laid back and tried to ''sell'' the school to me. The anatomy labs were impressive as well as the virtual microscope that is used for histology." More from this Member | Report Response

"I liked the dean a lot and I thought the facilities were pretty good. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty seemed very encouraging and unintimidating. The students were incredibly enthusiastic and easy to speak with. Facilities are outstanding." More from this Member | Report Response

"Basically brand new dorms and newer buildings. Get to do rotations at all the big chicago hospitals." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were new. Their frequent use of technology/computers to aid the curriculum was nice. The students seemed pretty laid back. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities have been updated and Dr. Ross comes by to talk to you before your interviews. Also, they try to make it as relaxing as an interview can be. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Quite honestly, I was not impressed by much in the school. I suppose the anatomy labs are nicer than the other schools I interviewed at." More from this Member | Report Response

" Nice facilities, students were super-nice, even the other interviewees were super chill. The faculty are really nice, they sincerely care about their students. The interviews were more of a conversation than interviews. Anatomy lab is amazing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"How well I answered some of the questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Countless....the campus is beautiful and secluded to make studying during the first two years easier. The staff, administrators, and doctors all genuinely care about the education and happiness of medical students. The interview process was streamlined and provided the opportunity to meet with future classmates. The dean of the school came around and talked with each interviewee for several minutes just because he wanted to be personable. Technology is artfully incorporated into the med school, from interactive computerized histology slides to LCD panels in the anatomy lab. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the students truly advocate for the school. they seemed to feel that it was a good thing to go to the area hospitals for their rotations instead of an on-site teaching hospital. " More from this Member | Report Response

"good facilities. students try to sell school but you can tell the schools feels inadequate without its own hospital system. good facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities and enthusiasm of students. One of my faculty interviewers was one of the nicest guys I've met and really impressed me." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are beautiful! The students were very enthusiastic and kind." More from this Member | Report Response

"Even though we were in the midst of the first huge snow storm of the year interviewers still show up to interview us." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students were VERY enthusiastic. All faculty was down to earth and so were the students. other students, not part of the guide stopped by and said high, some joined us for lunch and talked to us about the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were actually pretty awesome - everything was very new." More from this Member | Report Response

"the students were very down-to-earth. they don't let medical school consume their lives, they still go out, have fun, relax" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students all seemed really happy. The Match list is AMAZING. Didn't go in with too many expectations but was pleasantly surprised!!! " More from this Member | Report Response

"The location is in North Chicago, which is nicely tucked away 30 minutes from downtown. But at the same time, downtown is so close and a great getaway for students." More from this Member | Report Response

"the facilities, the ability to collaborate with all the other health professional schools" More from this Member | Report Response

"Dr. Hawkins, a wonderful interviewer. The beautiful towns just south of CMS (Lake Bluff, especially)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are newer and everything looked nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice facilities, modern technology, students and faculty with positive attitude" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities at the school were amazing, the anatomy lab was really cool and everything looked new and nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students, anatomy lab, USMLE step 1 scores, and faculty " More from this Member | Report Response

"positive attitude of the students, modern facilities - especially gross disection room" More from this Member | Report Response

" Chicago Medical School has a teaching hospital right next to the school-the VA Hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"facilities are nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities and technology that is incorporated into it. Also their average step 1 scores...15 points above the national average!!! Very impressive. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the computer histology lab and the anatomy lab, lots of technology, really friendly students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice school, a little more rural in feel." More from this Member | Report Response

"friendly interaction with admissions staff, interviewers, tour guide. They were also very accomodating of my travel schedule." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were a lot nicer than I expected. The students were very positive about the school as well." More from this Member | Report Response

"The energy of the staff and the students. Everyone seemed friendly and lively. They portrayed med school as a fun experience. The food was good too! Plus, the campus is far from downtown Chicago which is a good thing because there are not too many distractions in M1, M2 years. Matching rates are pretty high too." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school has been going through a lot of positive changes over the past couple of years, and you can sense it. The faculty/staff are really enthusiastic about their new beginnings and seem to be quite unified in their vision of being a solid and reputable medical school in the near future. On a different note, use of technology is pretty big there, wireless all over, computerized histology/anatomy..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are really new. Students very driven and love the school. Board scores are high." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone there is sooo nice! I really liked my interviewer. The students were great too! " More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly everyone at the school was and the fact that they had dormitories." More from this Member | Report Response

"Free parking, the fact that students move into the city during their 3rd and 4th years, the video screens walking you through anatomy lab, and the amazingly high board scores positively impressed me." More from this Member | Report Response

"brand new facilities, friendly environment, their match list" More from this Member | Report Response

"facilities, student residency placement, friendliness of admissions staff, enthusiasm from the students i spoke with, other interviewees (prob the coolest bunch i've met yet)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were easily approachable for questions/concerns." More from this Member | Report Response

" There is a misconception concerning Rosalind Franklin University's affiliated hospitals.Right next to the University,in North Chicago,is the VA hospital.The VA hospital and the Great Lakes Naval Hospital have merged.The combined facility is a major teaching hospital for RFUMS." More from this Member | Report Response

"student and interviewer enthusiasm and friendliness" More from this Member | Report Response

"The plasma tvs in the anatomy lab for each tank, showing the days disection, step by step. The 24 hour, on campus gym." More from this Member | Report Response

"Friendlyness of students and staff, diversity of student body" More from this Member | Report Response

"nice students and faculty" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was very nice, and the anatomy lab has computer setups for each group where you can watch guided/instructional videos! Also, histology is all on computer." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviews - they were totally relaxed and conversational. I wasn't asked any difficult questions (I like easy interviews, obviously). I'm not sure whether this was good or bad, though - why didn't they want to know what I thought about challenging ideas?" More from this Member | Report Response

"the small environment, the friendly students" More from this Member | Report Response

"not a whole lot." More from this Member | Report Response

"They are building new apartments for the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers, although very intelligent and accomplished, were easy to speak with and made the interviews comfortable." More from this Member | Report Response

"The cirriculum- early hands on patient experiences, the facilities and the friendliness of students. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities looked nicer than I expected." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone is incredibly friendly. The tour guide seemed to have a bad attitude at first, but he really was just putting on a show and turned out to be a great guy." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were SO enthusiastic, they obviously loved their school, they had the energy to make jokes and really sell the place." More from this Member | Report Response

"The overall friendliness of the staff and students was amazing. Current students are very helpful and want to answer all questions you have about the school that they genuinely seem delighted to be attending." More from this Member | Report Response

"The schools facilities were nice, the large amount of interaction between the various programs at RF, and the students seem relatively happy for being isolated in the middle of nowhere." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are very modern and the anatomy lab is the nicest I have seen with each cadaver having a computer to help with the disections" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very supportive staff" More from this Member | Report Response

"The students were very enthusiastic and friendly as was the admissions staff and interviewers. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm of the student tour guides, the friendliness of the faculty and dean, the nice facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities. Very nice people (administration, students, etc.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"they are making a lot of positive changes in response to the accreditations issue" More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty is extremely nice, the interviews were extremely laid back, and the facilities great, they have really made improvements in the past 2 years" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are heads above the rest; community environment--students helping students; away from city of Chicago--few distractions the first tough two years; student dorms that are very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"nice people, some pretty newish facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"The Dean of the medical school held a Q & A session with all of the applicants: shook everyone's hand, engaged each applicant in sincere conversation." More from this Member | Report Response

"the nice facilities and the on-campus apartments were HUGE and cheap. and the students that i met there were pretty cool, mostly from LA (where I'm from)." More from this Member | Report Response

"how kind everyone was in the admissions office, student tours and other students were very excited to be there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The enthusiasm of the students that were at the school and the passing rate of the USMLE's. Also, the dean of the medical school took the time to meet with and talk to each and every one of the interviewees, very approachable person." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students, the facilities and the FOOD!" More from this Member | Report Response

"There is an overall welcoming and friendly attitude at the school as well as new enhancements and technology being implemented. Students seem non-competetive with each other, rather friendly. New online histology lab seems interesting. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviews were fairly low stress, and the facilities are new." More from this Member | Report Response

"It is a very nice school with high tech facilities. Also everyone is really really friendly. They are very warm and make you feel really comfortable. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the school is really nice and they've spent alot of money updating everything and trying to impress the LCME." More from this Member | Report Response

"the small class size and strong sense of community among the students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great facilities, happy students, great faculty." More from this Member | Report Response

"quiet neighbourhood" More from this Member | Report Response

"The new lecture hall, the updated anatomy lab, the standardized patient center. I liked that the interviewers gave me their cards." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are very nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"finch ( oh excuse me Rosalind Franklin University) is pretty big despite its only 2 buildings. The use of space is awesome. Housing and educational facilities are very modern and clean and very professional looking. Housing off campus is reasonably priced, and it's really quick to get to the school because of the main roads. Student body is really diverse. Impressive Match list." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was very much impressed with Finch's residency match list, their passing rate on the boards, and how the school is making efforts for improvement. Also, staying with a student host was very beneficial in that I gained a student's perspective of the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the school , awesome new facilites, new library, new dorms,, very nice and quiet area, students there seemed really nice, diverse student body" More from this Member | Report Response

"The people of Puerto Rico are generous, helpful, and kind people. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The new building and the improved technology. I also did like the fact they had such a strong neuroscience program." More from this Member | Report Response

"Supportive staff and administration, friendly professors, nice new facilities, good environment for the first two years (on old golf course, far away from distractions.)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The student's and faculty seemed friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"How friendly the staff was. And how happy everyone seemed at the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"new high-tech facilities, promise of tuition freeze and possible future decrease, friendly helpful staff." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students who showed us the ropes were awesome. Seriousely some of the nicest people my wife and I have ever met." More from this Member | Report Response

"That you get to live in Chicago proper the second two years of med school" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is really working hard to improve their reputation and make life better for the students. Students do very well on their boards and match well." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school has been newly rennovated. Also, CMS has high board passage rates, and impressive residency matches." More from this Member | Report Response

"The overall attitude of the faculty, staff, and students. There is no hierarchy as in other schools where the administration looks down on everyone like they are Gods. Everyone is an equal at this school. The weather is also AWESOME and you do get to work with a Hispanic population which is critical for the future of medicine. Rent is also very very CHEAP (I'm from NY)" More from this Member | Report Response

"you can move to the city after second year" More from this Member | Report Response

"The friendliness of the students." More from this Member | Report Response

"The amazing match list of last year; the very friendly staff and faculties; new student housing building. " More from this Member | Report Response

"nice anatomy lab. pleasantly surprised by match list." More from this Member | Report Response

"friendliness of the faculty" More from this Member | Report Response

"these people ARE SO NICE!!!!!! they care for their students a lot" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school has amazing facilities new labs and mock patient training centers" More from this Member | Report Response

"really nice and convenient student housing, students seemed laid back. the new facilities are really great, they have a high-tech anatomy lab so you don't really use an atlas anymore, it's all online. the interviewers were so friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not too much" More from this Member | Report Response

"The staff was very nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"new facilities, friendliness of people/admissions staff, laid back interviews, new student housing" More from this Member | Report Response

"The cleanliness and how the school continues to rise in its development. The faculty was fantastic and seemed genuinely concerned about students becoming successful. I found there was a lot of freedom in how students wish to pursue their training. I was impressed by the wealthy neighborhood just nearby." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not very much." More from this Member | Report Response

"The staff and the interviewers were extremely nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty is VERY involved with the students, students seem happy, great facilities: library, computer lab, anatomy labs. FUHS/CMS seems to be a tight knit community and everyone knows everyone else. My student host was VERY nice and her and her friends seemed happy with the school. I actually LIKE the location, because its in a nice quite suburb of Chicago, it feels safer than downtown Chicago." More from this Member | Report Response

"The newly renovated teaching wing." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions people and the representative from the office of multicultural affairs were very nice. The students that I encountered were great and answered all of my questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"the schools facility is fairly new and very nice. finch has great hospitals affiliated with them. the faculty and staff tried to make everything as comfortable as possible. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are recently built; everything is new and clean. New computers, supportive staff, friendly people." More from this Member | Report Response

"Really nice, new facilities, great diversity, access to many Chicago hospitals during M3 and M4 years." More from this Member | Report Response

"new facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Facilities are brand-new. Dorm housing is close and new." More from this Member | Report Response

"nice clean new facilities. the peace and quiet in the surrounding area" More from this Member | Report Response

"The fact that half of their buildings are less than 1 year old. They have a model of a a doctors office for practicing clinical skills with tapings of your conduct for self-review. Campus housing is less than a two minute walk from class." More from this Member | Report Response

"Cook County Hospital Clerkships, the fourth year grads received pretty good residencies." More from this Member | Report Response

"The building and facilities are very nice and new. Finch is a little far from the city of Chicago, but the surrounding suburbs are beautiful- nice houses, little shops, etc. Also, despite what I've heard, the 2 students I met seemed very happy with the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are realtively new and quite nice. We were taken to the faculty lounge for breakfast and to wait for our interviews, which was also nice and comfortable." More from this Member | Report Response

"The students seemed geniunely happy with the choice. They were especially proud of their board scores and passing rate which were much above average. The new building is very nice and bright and yet not too large to be intimidating." More from this Member | Report Response

"The amicableness of the administration, faculty, and students. There seemed to be a very relaxed family environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"they just added on a new building which was very nice. They are also adding new apartments next to the school. The affiliate hospitals in Chicago are great hospitals." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was really friendly, and a nice breakfast was provided. They also get to do rotations at a great hospital (Cook County). " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Students had high regards for the faculty. One faculty member allowed me to shadow her several months before." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was really concerned that we should not feel stressed and kept reassuring us that the interview process is very relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyone was really friendly and our student tour guide seemed to be very happy. I also liked the location since I am from a small town. They also had great board scores last year and a decent match list." More from this Member | Report Response

"students can finish first two years at their own pace, students seem happy, affiliations with hospitals in downtown Chicago, new dorms being built" More from this Member | Report Response

"hmm. that at least you get an MD for spending two god forsaken years in the middle of NOWHERE. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were pretty nice. The location, albeit not wonderful is just a 30 minute drive from my house." More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty was extremely friendly. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The women" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not alot. The school facilities are pretty good but its in a very rural location. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Location, the happiness of the students, and the weather." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is in a safe and good location. The people there are very friendly. The lecture hall was really big, the lounge was GREAT, and the anatomy labs were nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. The visit really just confirmed my feeling about the place." More from this Member | Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response

"Seems like an average school, wasn't anything really special that they offered" More from this Member | Report Response

"I was not impressed with the surrounding area in North Chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"The price tag." More from this Member | Report Response

"No real "wow" factor." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing at all on interview day." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are quite outdated in areas (but this would not affect my decision to attend if accepted, and there were other areas that were brand new). I got the sense that some students are unhappy with having so many different rotation sites instead of one large home affiliated hospital (although there can be advantages to this to). They seemed to express that they missed being around their classmates everyday and that 3rd and 4th year are a lot more independent." More from this Member | Report Response

"Chicago Medical School at RFUMS has been on a probation sanctioned by LCME, and they just recently were told that they are no longer under probation but are still being closely monitored. Also, the school is an hour away from the city of Chicago, and the North Chicago/Gurnee/Waukegan area is nothing to get excited about. Not to mention, we went to a nearby restaurant and discovered that sales tax is 15 percent! There's a fairly high cost of living that I think is just not worth it." More from this Member | Report Response

"pretty much everything else. The interviewers were inappropriate, the school is on probation, their student services are lacking, and the day was disorganized." More from this Member | Report Response

"While there were ample global health opportunities, it seemed harder to get into MPH / underserved / advocacy here." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are pretty isolated from any healthcare setting. The students did not seem all that enthusiastic about the school. The other interviewees were not a particularly friendly group." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is kind of in the middle of nowhere, and there is no large hospital/medical facility attached to it." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school doesn't appear to be very updated, the tour guides were a little strange (hopefully not representative of the school's population)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not being informed about the optional tour of the VA/Naval hospital. The financial aid presentation could have been more informative. (eg you need to ask about tuition and fees, since those figures are not provided on paper)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The surrounding area seems somewhat boring with little opportunity for community involvement or clinic based practicing." More from this Member | Report Response

"The lack of a big actual gym or a teaching hospital actually adjacent to the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"No formal presentation about the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"cold weather" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is quite isolated, and is difficult to reach from Chicago on public transportation. Its reputation for being the only choice of its students is discouraging, even if it is not deserved." More from this Member | Report Response

"Long wait time" More from this Member | Report Response

"- Tour guides: I feel the admissions staff should really work on trying to recruit more enthusiastic/passionate tour guides. - The idea that the 4th year students were much happier than the 2nd/1st year students didn't seem right - There was a fellow interviewee who was insecure, but acting arrogantly that was not helping" More from this Member | Report Response

"Location wasn't the greatest, rotations are 40 minutes away" More from this Member | Report Response

"The location isn't the greatest, but it is relatively close to the city. It certainly isn't a deal-breaker by any means. The rotation hospitals are spread out, which makes an automobile mandatory--again, not a deal-breaker though." More from this Member | Report Response

""This is the only place where I got in" attitude of students" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. I knew the area wasn't that great, but hey, you're going to be studying your butt off, and then you can do rotations at a bunch of other places." More from this Member | Report Response

"The disorganization of the day. My second interview was the last in the group and the interview said he did not have enough time to review my file. The interview was only 15 minutes because he needed to have me back by lunch. I told him I didn't mind missing lunch, but he said he had to get me back. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Kinda far from downtown Chicago, but I guess that allows you to be less distracted during first two years. Research is not a focus of this university. " More from this Member | Report Response

"super expensive" More from this Member | Report Response

"Although it is close to Chicago, the campus itself is surrounded by vast amounts of nothingness" More from this Member | Report Response

"food wasnt too great..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location is 30 miles from Chicago (kind of in the middle of nowhere)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The gym is tiny. Itty bitty. The students seemed like they only went to the school because they didn't get any other acceptances. " More from this Member | Report Response

"buildings were old, no affiliated hospital close by, anatomy lab looked like something out of the Saw movies, students weren't enthusiastic--I heard more than one respond with "this is the only place I got in" when asked why the chose here" More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"No cool places near by the school for a quick meal. Not a much to do near the campus. I didn't mind it since during the first two years you'll study a lot anyway. During the clinical years, students move down to downtown area. So, it really is ideal." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really, other than the food at the cafeteria being less than impressive. I think cafeteria food is universally bad though." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location is about an hour north of Chicago (which could be a positive, because it takes away from distractions)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location of the school is kind of in the middle of nowhere but that is not such a bad disadvantage. It doesn't have its own teaching hospital but that gives students a wide array of choices for rotations." More from this Member | Report Response

"Can't think of any." More from this Member | Report Response

"We didn't get to go in the EEC." More from this Member | Report Response

"located in the middle of nowhere" More from this Member | Report Response

"Location" More from this Member | Report Response

"The remote location." More from this Member | Report Response

"the school is essentially two buildings where you have all your classes/labs, and it is kind of in the middle of nowhere" More from this Member | Report Response

"waiting 4 hours in the waiting room and then only get a 30 min tour" More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were new and good, but the school itself is very small. And, this school is not affiliated with any one hospital. Most M3s move 1-hr south to Downtown Chicago for their wards, so M1/M2s hardly ever see M3/M4s." More from this Member | Report Response

"All the students I talked with I asked them why they attended CMS and not another medical school. They all told me they got waitlisted else, but got in here. For someone who has gotten in already elsewhere, this was not an answer that helped my decision on attending CMS." More from this Member | Report Response

"30 minutes solid to Chicago for the first two years" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything else about the school basically...locations, interviewers, lack of excitement from students, facilities" More from this Member | Report Response

"Location, Student tour guides seemed less than enthusiastic. One was wearing a torn t-shirt and jeans and said he was there because it was the only school he got into: ''Beggars cannot be choosers'', he said." More from this Member | Report Response

"Hotel is expensive" More from this Member | Report Response

"No tour was given" More from this Member | Report Response

"not enough info about med school" More from this Member | Report Response

"nth" More from this Member | Report Response

"Seemed very research oriented, did not talk too much about the medical school. (Probably because this was interview weekend for MD/PhD and PhD applicants). Not the largest research institution. Lack of talk about financial support (got three different answers from three different students)." More from this Member | Report Response

"the day was not well organized" More from this Member | Report Response

"It seemed a little disorganized. My first interviewer got me from the waiting room before the dean came by to introduce himself so I didn't get to hear him speak or meet him. After my 2nd interview, I sat in the waiting room for another hour before they found a student to give us a tour (apparently, most of the regular tour guides were unavailable b/c we were interviewing on the day of a biochem exam)" More from this Member | Report Response

"It might not have been their fault, but we waited a long time to have lunch and the tour kinda dragged on even though it was obvious we all wanted to eat." More from this Member | Report Response

"N. Chicago is COOOLD!! It snowed about an inch during the morning and the roads were a mess." More from this Member | Report Response

"Tour guide kept mentioning that ''despite the fact that this school doesn't have a great reputation'' it's a good school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"A lot of the students I spoke with said that this was the only place they had gotten accepted to-But once they were there, they loved it." More from this Member | Report Response

"It seemed like everything was put together haphazardly. There was no structure to the tour and you didn't receive a presentaion about important details.....financial aid... housing... grading policies..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The feeling I got from the students is that nobody from IL wanted to come here over the other IL schools. I thought the students were nice, but really felt the need to prop up the school because of its shortcomings - no onsite hospital, the quarter system, and very little opportunities for research. I'm not a fan of the grading system either. I've interviewed at 4 other Chicago medical schools and this was my 5th and my least favorite." More from this Member | Report Response

" School cost. They didn't get into the different types of financial aid that are available (so all loans, I guess)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The price (~58k) per year." More from this Member | Report Response

"interviewees just kind of had to sit around waiting to be interviewed, then waited longer for the tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"school seems like a glorified board prep course. one of the students said if we get into any other med school, go there rather than rfu. makes sense to me." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location in North Chicago, there's not a whole lot going on." More from this Member | Report Response

"the 6:1 ratio for anatomy makes me a bit nervous, non-24 hour library (24 computer lab), printing cost money, facilities were mediocre" More from this Member | Report Response

"my fellow interviewees were a little stand-offish. " More from this Member | Report Response

"not affiliated with a hospital, location is very suburban- you really would have to have a car" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school was kind of disappointing. Nothing spectacular, nothing horrible but seemed really disorganized. The students didn't seem too enthusiastic either. The school lost their accredidation a while back, but have since gotten it back...a reason for concern?" More from this Member | Report Response

"the location, the lack of hospital affiliation" More from this Member | Report Response

"The medical school building is slightly drab." More from this Member | Report Response

"Lack of structure to interview day, no presentation of curriculum or financial aid. student body didn't seem as friendly or cohesive compared to other schools i have interviewed at " More from this Member | Report Response

"My first interviewer was crazy. Complete racist and never even gave me a chance to speak during the interview. Plus I found that sitting in a room with other candidates was annoying because some people were really full of themselves." More from this Member | Report Response

"size of school " More from this Member | Report Response

"no hospital affiliation - although they put a positive spin on this by saying they are affiliated with ALL Chicago hospitals, making them unique, I still consider it a negative. They constantly needed to reassure themselves by stating that any area physician would chose an RFU grad over any other area Chicago med school grad, which stuck me as odd." More from this Member | Report Response

"the town, and that theres no on site associated hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"A lot of waiting around...just wish we would have had more a presentation by the admissions office, but this is a minor complaint considering they were very friendly and enthusiastic." More from this Member | Report Response

"my first interviewer was a little rude, location is tough, but not awful" More from this Member | Report Response

"The M4's that were supposed to interview us never showed up, so we were rushed through the second interview by faculty." More from this Member | Report Response

"Average Step 2 scores are lower than the national average because there is no primary teaching hospital." More from this Member | Report Response

"The gym. Simply awful. The lecture halls are pretty big, and the seats don't have desks. They give you this weird piece of plywood to put on your lap for a writing surface." More from this Member | Report Response

"Storied past. Does not have its own teaching hospital. Smaller university/facility and one that caters only to the health sciences professions. " More from this Member | Report Response

"School is 30 miles north of Chicago proper. Its really isolated (which is a double edged sword)." More from this Member | Report Response

"the gym" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tuition." More from this Member | Report Response

"Upon arrival, I was *very* turned off by the location, since I drove north from the school to explore that neighborhood. However, the tour guide told us about Lake Forest, a small town just south of the school, and it was beautiful--definitely a place where I could see myself going to study/shop/eat. It would have been really nice if they had a few snacks for us before the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"location... i prefer a more urban environment" More from this Member | Report Response

"didn't get to see housing, north chicago is really isolated, environment seemed more competitive than other schools, school seemed really crowded" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers' inability to question me on the important events in my application and my motivations behind choosing medicine. One interviewer flat out stated that he didn't even read my application before asking me questions. He may have done a better job if he did." More from this Member | Report Response

"distance from Chicago, lack of hospital on campus" More from this Member | Report Response

"North Chicago. The student that came in in the morning in between our interviews and preached about the competitive and almost cut-throat atmosphere" More from this Member | Report Response

"Low technology compared to other schools I have visited. Facilities are not that great." More from this Member | Report Response

"having to move into Chicago after 2 years" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The tuition is really, really high. But I guess that's to be expected from a private institution that can't draw much revenue from patients (there aren't any, really)." More from this Member | Report Response

"lack of a hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"the location, un-warranted uppity-uppity attitude of the faculty, lack of hospital affiliation. this place SUCKS! Guess its better than the Caribs, though..." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is in the middle of nowhere and some of the medical students didn't seem too happy to be there" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers seemed to feel that the University will never have as good a reputation as more "well known" med schools in Illinois." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location." More from this Member | Report Response

"There seemed to be a lot of disparity among the interviewers - some went consistantly for almost an hour, others went consistantly for under 25 minutes." More from this Member | Report Response

"School is in the middle of NOWHERE." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location is a bit, well, let us say "rural". One student I encountered had a bad attitude toward some of the faculty, but there are people like that everywhere as every one is different...I was more upset that she was being a drag on what was otherwise a perfect day! To each his own I suppose, but don’t rain on my parade!" More from this Member | Report Response

"How far the school is away from Chicago (about an hour and a half drive without traffic) it is actually closer to south Milwaukee, the huge presence of military bases surrounding the school, and how much traffic there was in and around Chicago." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The location, the ABC grading system, several affiliated hospitals rather than one teaching hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not much. Maybe the terrible traffic in Chicago." More from this Member | Report Response

"it's far from Chicago and the train is not walking distance; also nothing to do around the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"just the length of time you sit during the morning, really nerve wracking waiting to be called for your interview.That you dont get out of there when you expect to, book your flights out of chicago late, I missed mine!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Sitting in the reception are of the admissions office for 1-1.5 hours with nine or ten other candidates; a conference room where we could all wait would have been nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"lack of meat. I saw the facilities, but I didn't really get a feel for what they are all about during the process." More from this Member | Report Response

"The lay out of the school looks like an industrial park. The appearance is not as aesthetically pleasing as other campuses." More from this Member | Report Response

"there weren't that many restaurants around the campus and the Starbucks nearest the campus supposedly closed at 8:30pm or something." More from this Member | Report Response

"i guess the distance from the heart of chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"The distance from the heart of Chicago. Actually in a suburb outside of Chicago, not close to the city." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the school is not attached to a hospital" More from this Member | Report Response

"not in the actual city, however the last two years are mainly in chicago. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The school has no closely affiliated hospital, average student debt is $170,000 (national average is $130,000), the school is in a very rural area (40 miles from chicago), having to sit for over an hour waiting for my interviews, the school's probationary status" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not too much research going on at RF." More from this Member | Report Response

"was a little concerned about interviewing in Spanish" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response

"transportation" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything that didn't positively impress me. The atmosphere was more like high school than anything, both because of the students and because there isn't a hospital. There are many activities that go on in most medical schools that are closely linked to the hospital. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The fact that the school is free standing" More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus is about 30-40 min away from the city. North Chicago is really spread out with long "country-looking" roads. Wished that we could somehow toured affliated hospitals. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview day ran much longer than we expected due to a cancellation of interviewers. We all had to wait a long time, but the admissions staff was apologetic and they did their best to accommodate people with earlier flights." More from this Member | Report Response

"the second guy who interviewed me, he was so persistenet with the ethical questions and basically told me to reapply" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school seemed a bit small, but so is the class size, so it probably doesn't matter too much. I also was not given a tour; however, I was interviewed late in the year." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was about an hour outside of Chicago, but that isn't that big of a deal. Their match results were impress; however, they only had two neurosurgery match, which does concern me." More from this Member | Report Response

"A/B/C/D/F grading system. Curriculum is en-route to integration, but is still rather disjointed and dry. Testing and studying tends to be very stressful. Interviewing session lasted from 8:30 until 3:30, mostly just waiting around in the alumni lounge. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I didn't receive a tour around the medical school" More from this Member | Report Response

"A couple of people told us that some of the teachers were lame. The med school is small and someone made the comment that the facilities remind them of high school. I thought it was nice enough, though. (then again, I didn't interview anywhere else)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities seemed very mediocre." More from this Member | Report Response

"Our interview day went exceptionally long because they had several inteviewers cancel. I was there until 3:45 and almost missed my plane. However, I don't think interviews usually run that late but make sure you have a late flight." More from this Member | Report Response

"CMS is one of few schools that still use an ABC letter grading systems in the nation. Also, there is no lunch or financial aid presentation." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities are not that great at all. However, do we really need the plushy couches and marble floors when we are learning?" More from this Member | Report Response

"that the school is so isolated, that the campus is made up of a few buildings, the suburban location" More from this Member | Report Response

"There is nothing to do or nowhere to go unless you drive about 30 minutes into downtown Chicago. " More from this Member | Report Response

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

"i got there early & decided to wait at a coffee shop--unfortunately i couldn't find one. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the -3 degrees temperature and i didn't get a chance to see the student housing or student apts" More from this Member | Report Response

"location sucks too much neuro research not enouch CANCER stuff" More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"students didn't seem very enthusiastic about the school. and if i hadn't known someone who goes there, i would have only met 2 students (including my student interviewer). my tour guide was so boring, she didn't give a very good impression of the school or students. the students kind of seem like they all go there because they didn't get in anywhere else, and weren't very friendly during the tour (maybe they just didn't like our tour guide, she was so dull)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location of the school, the fact that most of the administrative staff does not speak english." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location" More from this Member | Report Response

"area (in the middle of nowhere), have to move after 2nd year, cold weather!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's not city life up there." More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus is in the middle of nowhere and looks like some weird corporate headquarters; the students are unmotivated and more than one said that the only reason they were attending Finch was either because they didn't get in anywhere else because they sent in their applications late; cost of living is VERY expensive in spite of the fact that the school is in nowhere-ville" More from this Member | Report Response

"The shuttle to take you from lake bluff station doesn't run early in the morning or early in the afternoon. So, after taking the train from downtown chicago to lake bluff (about 1 hour), I had to call for a cab to take me the remaining 4-5 miles (no, you can't walk it unless you plan on being late). " More from this Member | Report Response

"There is no swimming pool and it would be nice if they had 'traditional' dorms to house students. One also realistically needs a car to get around the city, public transport is not all that convinient." More from this Member | Report Response

"The attitude of the student body. Most students seemed unhappy and some expressed their discontent to matriculate there after receiving only one acceptance. " More from this Member | Report Response

"They did not serve lunch. My day went long so I was starving the whole time. It would have been nice to eat in one of the two cafeterias that we toured with a few students." More from this Member | Report Response

"it is quite a drive to chicago but definitely not a big enough deterrant for me to not want to go there." More from this Member | Report Response

"The gym is old and small..." More from this Member | Report Response

"Student rec facilities, minimal patient exposure first two years" More from this Member | Report Response

"the new simulated clinic - complete waste of resources just to mimic a medical visit. students should instead be working with real people in a real medical setting. All of the beds, furniture, and resources could have been put to use in a clinic or hospital, where more people can benefit from them." More from this Member | Report Response

"The waiting time before the interviews. Almost an hour." More from this Member | Report Response

"too peaceful and too quiet. also the students who were in the library gawked at us during the tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"The campus is very barren, feeling a lot like a corporate campus. The amount of time we waiting in the faculty lounge before and between interviews (about 2 hours of nothing to do)" More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing--although the tuition is a little steep" More from this Member | Report Response

"Not very much student interaction on interview day and no hospital directly affiliated with the school. Also, too many people were interviewing on the same day (I think I counted 30!). I waited almost 2 hours before my 1st interview and then another 45 minutes in between interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school doesn't have a primary academic teaching hospital and many of the clinical faculty are appointed "volunteers"." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing really. I so desperately want to go to this school. It has everything I need to do well!" More from this Member | Report Response

"If anything, I guess I would say the small size of the school. It almost seemed like a highschool in terms of size and building appearance." More from this Member | Report Response

"Kind of had a community college feel to it... It is in the middle of nowhere, the gym facility was terrible and wasn't too impressed with the labs either. They have no teaching hospital and the tuition is high." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school's isolated location. High tuition costs. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It's out in the middle of nowhere and there Doesn't seem to be much clinical exposure during your first two years" More from this Member | Report Response

"Felt like cattle being herded. Approx. 40 other applicants there that day. Took a critical tkg exam (1 hr)followed by a 30 min essay writing followed by interview and then tour. The agenda did not allow for a break or an opportunity to compose after the exam and the writing assmt.Interviewed by faculty member and first year student. Both were dead serious and seemed really unhappy and probably as harried as I felt. " More from this Member | Report Response

"They have a grading system rather than pass/no pass" More from this Member | Report Response

"Lack of hospitals near by..." More from this Member | Report Response

"high tuition, and the school is in the middle of nowhere" More from this Member | Report Response

"the cost. the administration and faculty being incredibly cold and uncaring toward students. students seem unhappy, competitive, jaded. the fact that the 'facility' has no hospital, is really a box in a field, and yet the students pay an exhorbitant amount of money to go there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Their average MCAT and GPA statistics." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is located in North Chicago - but the name is quite deceiving. North Chicago is a suburb of Chicago an hour away from downtown. Not really much to do around the area. The school itself is a set of two buildings - one which was only recently built. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Almost everything, from the location to the faculty. Students do not seem happy at all, but med school is med school I guess." More from this Member | Report Response

"Too small" More from this Member | Report Response

"The faculty (from what I gathered first hand and from past students) did not seem too intersted in the students. The atmosphere seemed very cold and competitive. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The architecture of the different buildings" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is in the middle of NOWHERE! The facility did not seem particularly exciting." More from this Member | Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response

"More about the MMI, but the confidentiality agreement kind of prevents that. (Sorry I can't share more about the MMI)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Distance of school from Chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"How far outside of Chicago the school is and that they had been on probation." More from this Member | Report Response

"That sometimes its better to say what you know the interviewer wants to hear." More from this Member | Report Response

"shuttle to metra doesn't leave till three. If you're going via metra, bring a book to read or something." More from this Member | Report Response

"The location of the school is little off-putting, but the nearby town's are quaint and adorable." More from this Member | Report Response

"That there was going to be a hospital tour. If you are traveling there via Route 176, budget extra time. There is a surprising amount of elementary school traffic." More from this Member | Report Response

"Long wait time prior to lunch. Eat a good breakfast." More from this Member | Report Response

"Traffic on the 90/94 is TERRIBLE, ALWAYS. If you are driving, make sure to TRIPLE the estimate on Google Maps. Getting there early is not really a problem. Getting there 5 minutes late will give you unnecessary anxiety right before you go into interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I should have arrived earlier (the man at the information desk gave me incorrect directions)." More from this Member | Report Response

"That both interviews were partial-blind. This would have allowed me to prepare a little differently." More from this Member | Report Response

"It's really "semi-open," they don't know your GPA or MCAT numbers. Also, ok, it's not IN Chicago, but it's really not terribly far." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is about 30 miles or so from O'Hare. I took a shuttle from the airport and it costs about 40 bucks each way. " More from this Member | Report Response

"that I'd be waiting in a room for 3 hours while everyone else was being interviewed too. Perhaps that was me being naive since this was my first interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing. everything was pretty straightforward." More from this Member | Report Response

"That it was in the middle of nowhere" More from this Member | Report Response

"CMS is not in chicago or anywhere near chicago, it is close to Wisconsin. If you have to travel from chicago to school, leave yourself plenty of time to catch all the trains you'll hop northbound. The "interprofessional environment" they tout is BS. it's just a med school and podiatry school sharing the same campus--no classes together or clinical stuff together with any health professions students" More from this Member | Report Response

"It takes over an hour to drive to CMS from downtown Chicago." More from this Member | Report Response

"There could be traffic jam around the area." More from this Member | Report Response

"I stayed at a motel about 5 min from the school that was in the middle of nowhere. This sorta skewed my perspective on the whole area before I got an actual tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was apprehensive about the possibility of living in such a boring location for 4 years, but students only spend the first 2 years in North Chicago and move to Chicago the last 2 years for rotation (since the school does not have an associated teaching hospital)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is very expensive !!! And be prepared to drive about forty minutes from downtown chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had prepared more for the ethical questions that were possibly going to be asked. " More from this Member | Report Response

"No where to grab breakfast before hand" More from this Member | Report Response

"thank goodness for sdn, which told me that the school was going to be in the middle of nowhere, so nothing.." More from this Member | Report Response

"Its soooooo cold( even in april)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Resist the temptation to eat at the White Castle the midnight before your interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"That I should have brought a book. Hanging out in the waiting room the whole day certainly had a negative impact on me. The interviewers would come and go, but all the interviewees had to stay in this room for the whole day except during the tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"As I said, I was overall much more pleased with this school than I thought I would be. Happy students, close to the best city :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I would have known the locations was so terrible. " More from this Member | Report Response

"North Chicago is the name of a city located about 50 miles north of the City of Chicago and is in no way a part of the City of Chicago. In fact, the only thing near the university is a VA hospital and a Naval training center." More from this Member | Report Response

"Most interviewees bring nice leather notebooks to take notes... not just cheap, regular notebooks" More from this Member | Report Response

"snow" More from this Member | Report Response

"it's kinda cold" More from this Member | Report Response

"That is was a combined interview session (i.e. both MD/PhD and PhD interviews) " More from this Member | Report Response

"chicago is cold" More from this Member | Report Response

"There is no hospital attached to the med school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Lunch can cost you more than the voucher they give you. " More from this Member | Report Response

" North Chicago is not that bad!" More from this Member | Report Response

"We needed a pen for some trivial writing" More from this Member | Report Response

"Done more research on universal health care." More from this Member | Report Response

"A current student told me that the waiting in the admissions office was not indicative of how the school was run, just the opinion of one admissions officer on how the day should be. " More from this Member | Report Response

"the school feels like high school. one building. in the middle of nowhere. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That the buildings were larger inside than they look--it looks like a tiny school but it is sprawling. The anatomy labs and histology labs have a lot of technology. The library was very nice too. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How bad the traffic really is from downtown chicago! It took me about 1.5 hours! " More from this Member | Report Response

"read up on the VA, also you do a lot of waiting around" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview process was disorganized to say the least. The interview group was big with maybe 30-40 students, and they called people in in alphabetical order. I was first, went in for a 30 minute interview, came back into the same conference room, and then had to wait 2 hours for them to go through the whole group and then they called me a gain for my second interview. There were many interviewers, so I didn't understand why things weren't more efficient." More from this Member | Report Response

"how far away the school is from downtown" More from this Member | Report Response

"I am absolutely ignorant about current health issues and the U.S. health system :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Anatomy lab is shared with podiatrist and PA students. no university hospital so you get sent out to different schools in chicago for 3rd and 4th year" More from this Member | Report Response

"It's not actually in Chicago...quite a ways out of the city actually. Kind of in the middle of nowhere." More from this Member | Report Response

"very suburban location" More from this Member | Report Response

"wish i had read their web page more" More from this Member | Report Response

"The limo service from Ohare to the school is cheaper than American Taxi." More from this Member | Report Response

"As a private school, I knew the tuition would be on the higher end, but they have a four year tuition freeze until 2010 and they have some money available for scholarships etc. " More from this Member | Report Response

"IT'S COLD." More from this Member | Report Response

" "Lunch is on us" just means a $5 voucher for the cafeteria. It won't completely cover the cost of a lunch." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I would have known not to drive north from the school, but instead to explore the area south of the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"to relax, the interviewers are extremely friendly " More from this Member | Report Response

"i wish i had booked a hotel in lake bluff rather than waukegan" More from this Member | Report Response

"There is lots of down time during the interviews with no presentation from the admissions staff. You will wait until all the applicants go through their two interviews and then head to a lunch/tour with students. Then it's over. Bring a book." More from this Member | Report Response

"They don't give you breakfast...not even coffee." More from this Member | Report Response

"Imagine a school surrounded by a naval base, and thats Rosalind Franklin." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing, pretty well-prepared for all that RFUMS is." More from this Member | Report Response

"I think I prepared for the interview thoroughly enough that nothing really surprised me. I knew how far it was from the city, and I expected the day to be "unstructured," as they put it." More from this Member | Report Response

"it's sooo cold" More from this Member | Report Response

"NORTH CHICAGO IS YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE" More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is very small and there aren't any hospitals around there. Also, M3s and M4s have to go back to the city for their rotations." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing. It was all good." More from this Member | Report Response

"n/a" More from this Member | Report Response

"Wish they would've given a map of the campus. It's easy to find, but when you're stressed and not thinking straight, the building right in front of you can't possibly be the one you want (even though it is)." More from this Member | Report Response

"No shocks or surprises, really, as I had seen the school before interviewing and I knew that it was not in Chicago. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How far removed it was and how little there actually is within close proximity to the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Bring some snacks, the wait is really long. " More from this Member | Report Response

"There's a separate cab agency that deals with travels to the suburbs." More from this Member | Report Response

"there is a shuttle from the shuttle to the Metra train" More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing, everything was as expected" More from this Member | Report Response

"Day runs longer than the 1:30 pm time they promised; get the impression that happens quite a bit b/c not enough interviewers." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was not prepared for the riddle, that's it." More from this Member | Report Response

"that the interview was so kick back." More from this Member | Report Response

"They provided lunch." More from this Member | Report Response

"There are SOOOO many people from California! Not a bad thing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"That so many of their students come from Calif. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Although the school is called the "Chicago" Medical School, it was really far from the city." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known the format of the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"If you're taking a cab from the airport, make sure you contact the company that the school contracts with or else you'll get ripped off badly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Committee come together once a month (last Friday)" More from this Member | Report Response

"How far away North Chicago is from Chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was 40-50 degrees with wind. North Chicago has really spread out roads and 1) it took us forever to find a place to eat.. 2) because interview day DOES NOT include lunch. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Renting a car and having a later flight is best, just in case the interview runs long. Be prepared!" More from this Member | Report Response

"nothin really,, just how awesome the school really is" More from this Member | Report Response

"How long it would take between the first and second interviewers (over 4 hrs!)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Everyting was how I had expected it to be." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing, I visited the campus previously, the catalog provided the relevant information." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known that the school really wants science majors. That way, I would have been able to defend myself better when I had to get defensive about being an econ. major." More from this Member | Report Response

"That it was a group interview, and took all day...there was a lot of waiting, bring food." More from this Member | Report Response

"Definetly rent a car. It will make your trip much easier." More from this Member | Report Response

"It would be difficult to get around without a car up there. Also, tuition is really expensive. Cost of living isn't all that cheap either." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a group interview held in Spanish. However, the other kids I interviewed with were from the US. Also, I wasn't too crazy about the group idea, however I think it helped make things stress-free" More from this Member | Report Response

"that the school would be so isolated from life and that they use an ABC grading system" More from this Member | Report Response

"You really need a car to get anywhere in the area. Also the school. Also, if you want to order a pizza for delivery, expect to wait about an hour for a pizza place to get it to you." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was cold than I expected, I did not bring enough warm clothes." More from this Member | Report Response

"md program shares facilities with podiatry program. $0.50 toll each way if driving on I-94 from chicago." More from this Member | Report Response

"it's cold in chicago" More from this Member | Report Response

"finch is a new campus its a VERY GOOD school and its supposedly easy to get into" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the school has good facilities, great clinical training , and an impressive match" More from this Member | Report Response

"it's really laid back." More from this Member | Report Response

"That the school is not regarded as being a good school." More from this Member | Report Response

"That without a car you can't get anywhere." More from this Member | Report Response

"the area (far from Chicago), housing is very nice" More from this Member | Report Response

"I come from a city and it seems no fun to be in the suburbs. I heard some people live more south to get more city life, but the commute looks like it sucks." More from this Member | Report Response

"Transit to the school from O'Hare is difficult. I was lucky I had a friend to give me a lift." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known that I needed a cab to get to the school even after taking the train all the way out there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That third and fourth years actually live in Chicago. " More from this Member | Report Response

"That Finch is a one hour train ride from downtown Chicago. There are no scholarships offered at the school, only loans." More from this Member | Report Response

"nothing, it was a very good experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"Grading system" More from this Member | Report Response

"it's not in chicago! it's in a suburb, so take the train - it's cheaper." More from this Member | Report Response

"The high tuition" More from this Member | Report Response

"How much this school totally rocks! Everyone is very friendly, and the admissions staff has really got their act together. It was the most informative and relaxing interview day that I've had all year." More from this Member | Report Response

"I wish I had known about all the waiting around." More from this Member | Report Response

"That parking is readily available and free. Also, more (and better) travel info, such as how to get to the school using public transportation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response

"that it's almost in Wisconsin" More from this Member | Report Response

"That the current students had bad attitudes and were uppity and that I was interviewing with 40 other people that day. " More from this Member | Report Response

"How far the school was from the city" More from this Member | Report Response

"that NORTH CHICAGO really means 'almost wisconsin' and is NO WHERE REMOTELY NEAR DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. we're talking $36 cab fare from O'hare. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The high cst of going there." More from this Member | Report Response

"How miserable and boring my stay in Waukegan was going to be." More from this Member | Report Response

"How hard it was to get there and the location." More from this Member | Report Response

"The school is in the middle of NOWHERE!" More from this Member | Report Response

What are your general comments?

"NA" More from this Member | Report Response

"Pretty standard MMI format interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"I added a lot of personal examples to my answers which made me more memorable. Also, I tried not to think about what they would like to hear but rather genuine answers. I think that really helped." More from this Member | Report Response

"Loved it overall." More from this Member | Report Response

"Walked away from the interview smiling and in a good mood. Would attend, though not sure if it's my first choice because it's unranked." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not my first choice, but I would definitely attend and I think I would definitely be happy here if I didn't have any offers higher on my list." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great experience. Will matriculate" More from this Member | Report Response

"I'd still go here if it was the only school I got into, but my interview day moved this school from high up on my list to all the way at the bottom." More from this Member | Report Response

"I like that there isn't much going on in the area, and that housing is cheap. Plenty of research and global health opportunities, but as I mentioned, less of a focus on service / advocacy area." More from this Member | Report Response

"Rosalind Franklin has some definite positives, but seeing the facilities and meeting students/faculty did not make me want to attend." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very conversational interview, and the interviewers were both very friendly. I only got asked one or two ethical questions, and they were pretty easy to answer." More from this Member | Report Response

"Chicago Medical School uses the letter grading system. For first years, exams are given about every two weeks. Anatomy classes have students from the medical and podiatry schools. I had a higher opinion of CMS after the day was finished." More from this Member | Report Response

"I believe you would get a good medical education here and have every opportunity to become a successful physician." More from this Member | Report Response

"The admissions staff are all extremely welcoming, the school seems really nice. I was pleasantly surprised. Don't count CMS out until you've at least visited - they are certainly looking good these days." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing particularly impressed or offended me about this school. It does seem like a school that is very much in transition." More from this Member | Report Response

"GREAT EXPERIENCE!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"School was decent, I wouldn't mind going here" More from this Member | Report Response

"This school seems great and doesn't deserve any negative bad press or hearsay." More from this Member | Report Response

"A beautiful campus with state-of-the-art labs and equipment. A friendly atmosphere and environment make this school very attractive." More from this Member | Report Response

"Loved the school, the campus, the curriculum, the facilities, the resources, the fact that you can do rotations at other schools, hospitals, or even abroad. If you interview here, GET EXCITED!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Most people seem to really do well here academically but its not a place where I could enjoy myself socially. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My personal interview was pretty laid back. I had very nice, conversational interviews. I really think this is, in part, luck and in part what an individual makes of his/her experience. This seems to be the case at any school. My interview group consisted of 15. They took about half of us first, and then half of us later so there was some waiting around. Bring something to read or get to know your fellow interviewees. There is one thing. Apparently if there is a huge disparity between your evaluation from one interviewer to the second interviewer, you may be pulled after lunch for a third interview. This is so that they can get as fair of a picture of you as they possibly can. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Just be relaxed and be yourself. The faculty are most welcoming, and will not try to rip you apart." More from this Member | Report Response

"A lot of people complain about the "rural" location of the school, it being 30 minutes from Chicago, but if you're going there for school and studying, you can actually travel the 30 minutes to Chicago when the time comes to party!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Don't sweat it. The faculty will do their best to make you feel at ease -- that's what they're looking for :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"i liked it over all, i liked it better than UIC" More from this Member | Report Response

"I liked the school. The fact that rotations are done in affiliates throughout Chicago is great. " More from this Member | Report Response

"My expectations of this school were not high and the visit confirmed my expectations. The school is in the middle of nowhere, but all of the students move to the city for clinical stuff so maybe it is a good undistracted environment to learn in" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviews are low-stress. The interviewers are super friendly and seem happy to be at the school. CMS is quite small, however (we only visited 2 buildings during the tour), but there is a great sense of community." More from this Member | Report Response

"Nice school with active students and superb faculty & staff. " More from this Member | Report Response

"pretty low-stress" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was laid back. The staff was friendly. The weather was great (in the low 70's and sunny). The tour guides were very friendly and even showed us their on campus apt. It was the most enjoyable interview day of the 6 I've had." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my favorite interview day of all the schools I've been to. They put you in a room with all the other interviewees and you wait until you are called individually by your interviewer. There is a lot of down time between interviews where everyone sorta just hangs out. Everything about the school is really great, except the tuition. Overall it was a good experience, not stressful at all." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall I was slightly impressed with this school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was much better than I expected and it made me like the school even more." More from this Member | Report Response

"I got to the school just ontime at 8am in the health sciences building. We sat around for about an hour and the interviews started on time at 9am. I had my first around 9:20am and my second interview at approximately 11am. The Dean came in to greet us a few minutes before lunch and he was amazingly down to earth. I felt really at home. Lunch (which was fantastic) is served at noon or a few minutes after depending on interview session. Finally, we are given a tour of the school afterwards, which takes about 45mins because it is pretty small but nice. It was a pleasant experience and relatively stress-free. I will love there" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviews were pretty relaxed and conversational. Although quite some time was spent waiting, it passed by fairly quickly." More from this Member | Report Response

"I really stressed out about this interview from the time I was invited for the interview to the day before my interview. I was happy that the interviewers were very friendly and nice, so that helped alot. Plus, the tour guide was very informative and easy to talk to. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a long day. Took 2 hours to drive in from the southwest suburbs of chicago because traffic was crazy. There was a brief introduction and interviews started around 9:00am. There was a lot of just sitting around and waiting. I didn't get to my second interview until 2:00pm. At around 12:00 we had lunch and then a brief tour. It was a laid back day pretty much." More from this Member | Report Response

"School is simple and straight forward, the interview was very laid back and fun. Got along very well with everyone else in the waiting room." More from this Member | Report Response

"The facilities were very nice, and the interview experience was laid back. You do spend most of the day in a waiting room, but they did tell us that we could leave the room to use the computer room or watch tv if we liked (no one left the room). The interviews were mostly conversational, but only by two faculty members (one was supposed to be a student). Also, we were told that students would drop by to talk with us in our waiting room, but none did. I was disappointed that the only student we ever met was our tour guide - supposedly their student body is a real strength. We did get in to the anatomy lab (although directly after lunch), and the rest of the facilities were nice. Most students live nearby for the first two years, but move downtown to Chicago for their third and fourth years, to do rotations at Chicago area hospitals, which is really nice. Overall, the school seemed like a nice place, albeit definitely remote from a major city or the resources/diversions of a major city." More from this Member | Report Response

"not as disorganized as you may read in some people's reviews, lunch was provided, interviewers were very relaxed and conversational, med students were in and out all day, and very helpful" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall I was pleasantly impressed and would definitely go to CMS if accepted because I think it is the kind of environment I am looking for( not the location, but the faculty and students). " More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview starts at 9am in the waiting room of the admissions office. You sit there with all the other interviewees, waiting for a faculty member to come in to call your name and take you away. Meanwhile, you can talk amongst yourselves or to the M1/M2s that drop by to answer any questions (if you get bored easily, you may want to bring a book). Lunch is at noon, and after lunch is the tour of their facilities. Their facility is small, so the tour lasts about 30 minutes. Everyone (from the Dean all the way down to the secretary) seems to be very laid back, kind and pleasant. Overall, I was impressed with the medical school. Everyone was happy to be there, and I think I would be, too." More from this Member | Report Response

"I did not like waiting for 5 hours total in the same room. The girl giving the tour of the school was short with us (the interviewees) and really did not seem welcoming. I did like how laid back the interview was and the facility was quite nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"I hesitated to attend the interview but was much more impressed than I expected. I would definitely attend this school!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The day started off with all of us sitting in a waiting room....where we stayed for hours. Random students stopped in to answer questions and so did the dean. My first interviewer was less than pleasant, but I thought the interview went fine. The second interviewer was nice, but one of the first things he said to me was, ''I am glad students like you weren't applying when I was applying for medical school because I never would have gotten in.'' That was sort of an odd statement and it was also discouraging. He then spent the entire interview trying to convince me to attend CMS because he kept saying ''I know you will get in to multiple schools but...'' The whole thing was a little odd. I left the interview wondering if he had any faith in the school. After the interview, we went on a tour. The tour guides both said the only reason they went to CMS was because that is the only place they had gotten in. They were saying ''We know the reputation of the school isn't so good, but...'' Before we left we were told they would inform us of their admission decision in 2 weeks...and now it is MARCH!!! The interview was in NOVEMBER!! Something is seriously wrong with that. I have gotten in to 5 schools since then and have alread chosen to go to another one. The only reason I have not withdrawn my application from CMS is because i want to see exactly how long it will take them to get back to me. I have called them multiple times only to hear, ''We are still processing applications from the fall''. What? Unless you really NEED to apply to this school, I wouldn't waste your time. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Good facilities with excellent opportunities for bench-based research (not clinical research). Good inter-disciplinary opportunities. Poor location. Poor social life around the school. Poorer community outreach." More from this Member | Report Response

"Fun and exciting" More from this Member | Report Response

"IT's a great school! I love it after going there...the rating is seriously unfair, better than a lot of other schools where ppl are too snobby or laid-back or just stupid" More from this Member | Report Response

"it was awesome" More from this Member | Report Response

"Awesome!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a good experience, liked the atmosphere, some of the research going on there was very interesting." More from this Member | Report Response

"it's worth going" More from this Member | Report Response

"It went well. Both interviews were laid back and unstressful." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was quite positive overall. The inteviews were very laid back." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was great. Very low stress. Students were great to talk to, and so were faculty. I left wanting to come back." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very calm, interviewees were very nice to talk to." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was primarily a positive experience. Before the interview I was neutral about attending this school. But when I was leaving I was eagerly hoping to get in. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviews were pretty easy and relaxed. I was annoyed that one of my interviewers tried to get me to say I would come to Rosalind Franklin if accepted (he asked what schools I had gotten into so far). When I asked one of my interviewers what he would change about this school, he mentioned reputation. Having interviewed at other Chicago schools, I'm sure the education is good, but I'd rather go to the other Chicago schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"I felt i did well..i wish they'd let see the bodies in the anatomy lab, but they had pretty good facilities considered the med school is located mainly in one building" More from this Member | Report Response

"The whole day (9-2) was a great experience and the two medical students who gave the tour were more energetic and enthused about medicine than I could have imagined. A great school." More from this Member | Report Response

"over all it was a positive, relaxed experience. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the day." More from this Member | Report Response

"interview wasn't bad but i just was not impressed with the school at all. the other IL schools are much much higher on my list. i esp liked uic and rush when i interviewed there...havent heard from the other IL schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"Was positively impressed by my interview day with RFU. The students were enthusiastic and eager to answer questions. The faculty I interacted with were great - my interviewer is a great person and the dean of admissions stopped by the room of interviewees to talk to each of us while waiting for interviews." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great!" More from this Member | Report Response

"I'm in the BMS program so I knew the school pretty well before hand. The day was really laid back and I enjoyed both interviews. The interviewers are really laid back and friendly. I was finished with both of my interviews by noon, and the time spent waiting in between the interviews was spent just hanging out with the other applicants and 1st and 2nd years who stopped by." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall everything was great, no hard questions, interviewers were really nice. Pretty much what I expected from CMS, but the students really impressed me. Overall the vibe there was very welcoming and everyone seemed to enjoy being there." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall my experience was positive. My first interviewer was a little dry and difficult to impress, but my second interviewer was really chill and easy to talk to. They each score you and if the difference is greater than 6 points, they will ask you for a third interview which i thought was pretty fair. The dean is really fun to talk to and all the students were really nice and happy to be there. One of my tourguides actually chose to go there over AECOM and hasn't looked back since! The opportunity to do rotations in downtown chicago is actually extremely appealing and removes the school from the semi-rural disadvantages." More from this Member | Report Response

"overall, positive. my first interviewer was a stoic old surgeon and not a good conversationalist. the second was really cool- we talked about sweater-vests. everyone is really enthusaistic about the school, but the setting is far from urban" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was really laid back and I thought it went very well. The tour was great and the cafteria has good food. They give you a $7.00 voucher to spend on food which is really nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was fine. The interview themselves went fine, but the school didn't impress me. There are no rolling admissions here, so admissions committe meets in December and sends out accptances and rejections in January. I've kind of taken them off my radar after I got a few acceptances. I would not go here if I got in." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day started at 9. I had two 25 min interviews between 9 and 12. We went on a tour and had lunch. I was done by 1:30" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was fun. All the admissions staff, interviewers, and students were quite helpful and friendly." More from this Member | Report Response

"My biggest complaint is a serious lack of structure for the interview day. When everybody got to the waiting room one student got called back by their interviewer before anyone from the school even welcomed us and told us what was going on. It was nice to have both interviews in the morning and get them over with. While we were waiting the dean came in and visited with everybody which was cool. After the interviews we went on a student led tour and had lunch. That was it. No presentation by someone from the school about the curriculum, grading, financial aid, clinical experience etc...nothing. They just handed us a packet of information on the school when we arrived when we arrived in the morning and that all, not even a schedule for the day. Quite underwhelming to say the least. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall good experience" More from this Member | Report Response

"My second interview went great, but the first was really wierd. I'm not sure if maybe it was a test or something to see how I would react. Anyways, it's a long day with a lot of waiting around, but the school is really nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"We all sat in a room and waited to be interviewed by various members of the faculty. While we were waiting, the dean of admissions( Dr. Ross) came in to socialize with us. While he was talking, we were called to our first interview followed by another after 5-10 minutes. Then we went on a tour of the school with M1 students followed by lunch. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, not a remarkable experience. Seemed disorganized - you start off in the waiting room, then the dean comes in for personal greetings and forced small talk. During this, your interviewers come take you away. After two interviews, you sit and wait in the room...random 1st years come in to openly talk with the group. Following this, you get a tour of the facilities and then lunch...then you leave. There was no formal presentation of the curriculum, Q&A session, financial session, or anything normally found at other interviews. There was not even a timeline of the day presented at the beginning; it just sort of started." More from this Member | Report Response

"Seems like a good school with enthusiastic students and faculty, but location and lack of hospital hurts" More from this Member | Report Response

"I waited 2 hours before receiving my first interview. CMS should have provided a more structured day." More from this Member | Report Response

"It went well. It lasted a lot longer then I thought. We did not get our second interviews until the afternoon and my second interviewer who I think was supposed to be replaced by another interviewer was kind of tired I think but overall it was very layed back and fun. Conversational. It was pretty fun. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The day went well. There is a lot of down time, but you get to talk to the others. I learned a lot about the school in general." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a great experience! The students really liked the school, the interviews were good. The only bad thing was that we sat in a room all day until we got called out to interview. We spent a lot of time waiting and not doing much." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was the first interview day of the year. The interview day was longer than they had said it would be." More from this Member | Report Response

"A lot better than I expected. I've read a lot of negetive stuff about RFU, but when you actually go there you realize a lot of it is bunk." More from this Member | Report Response

"My first interview went really well. I not only answered my interviewer's questions to the best of my abilities, but I could also joke with that person. The second interview, in my opinion, didn't go so well. The interviewer seemed cold and didn't really care about who I am." More from this Member | Report Response

"On the whole -- I would say a positive experience. As said before, the school is coming together and pushing a newly redesigned product. Faculty seem supportive, students are hardworking and there is an overall community feel with the other professional programs. Match lists indicate that hard work and good boards will land you a residency of choice. The location is a tough one being deep in the suburbs, but the clerkships are done at major city hospitals. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Make sure you have breakfast before you get there, and bring something to read, just in case. Once you check in, its really a waiting game for your interviewers. They will come out and take you to either their office or a room in the admissions suite. From there, depending on your interviewer, you'll either have a short or long interview. One of mine was 60+ minutes, because we had a lot to talk about, and the other was just about 35 mins (the std, they say). Afterwards, they took us for a tour around the school, which is housed in building that are linked so you don't have to venture outside during the winter, and then gave us a voucher for lunch. The cafeteria is nice, but bring some cash, b/c the voucher is only $5. I really liked the school because its students are cohesive and driven, and since its a graduate-only institution, there aren't the distractions that may be there elsewhere." More from this Member | Report Response

"got there in the morning, sat in the admissions office with 9 other students. no food in the morning. we just sat there and waited til an interviewer came and called our name. while waiting, the dean came to talk to us (very nice person). the interviewer will take you to their office, or the interview will be in a room at the admissions office. after, we ate lunch at the cafeteria (get the philly cheese steak and a drink), and got a tour of the school. this school really left a good impression. " More from this Member | Report Response

"It was very laid back. The interviewers had some questions prepared but it was more conversational than question and answer." More from this Member | Report Response

"After the interview & tour, I could definitely see myself going to RFU. The students that I met were very excited about how high their grades were, due to lack of distractions & presence of helpful faculty." More from this Member | Report Response

"very cool co-interviewees, very cool faculty and students, and the dean of the med school personally introduced himself to each person. I like the school alot more after the interview, and I can really see myself as a student there. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I was pleasantly surprised by my visit to Rosalind Franklin. The school seems like a nice place, and students appear happy and do very well with their boards and residency matches. I felt that my interviewers both read my file over very carefully - they knew a LOT about me right off the bat. The interviews both seemed conversational, but at the same time, I felt they got to know more about me than any of my other interviewers at other schools. There wasn't much in terms of an information session about the school (I'm still in the dark about how the curriculum is set up) and there was a lot of downtime. However, I feel like I learned enough about the school to know that it's a place I'd be happy to attend. One thing about admissions - they really do make use of the third interview (in the case that the first two interviewers' scores are dissimilar). I think 3 people on my day actually were called for a 3rd interview. All in all, CMS seems like a great place to go to medical school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers didn't do the school any favors in my case (see the above for more detail). I left the interviews feeling that they had no organization on how to evaluate my person or application with respect to medicine. The interviews were more weird and sometimes inappropriate than stressful. Also, I came into contact with no one who could tell me about the clinical years. All the students were 1st/2nd years, who didn't know much about their next 2 years, and the interviewers had no further information about it either. I felt that this information would be extremely important because this school doesn't have its own hospital like every other school." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was a pleasant experience. The interviews felt more like conversations than interrogations. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Short day; we were done at 1:15 which was nice b/c it was before the afternoon rush-hour began. The morning was very unstructured. We were interviewed at random and a couple interviewees were done with both of their interviews when I had just gotten back from my first. Other than that, the day went well." More from this Member | Report Response

"OK, nothing too original or outstanding" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, very nice. The interviews were WAY low stress, and the interviewers did a good job of getting to know me as an applicant through conversation instead of interrogation." More from this Member | Report Response

"Being my first interview, it was great. I normally am really nervous at interviews, but the interviewers did a great job of getting to know me more through conversating with me than by grilling me. The day went relatively quickly. I was lucky enough to meet the dean, who is an amazingly nice guy. Lunch was good, and we had a great tour guide who was incredibly informative." More from this Member | Report Response

"pretty smooth. walked in and met the others, went to interviews and then tour." More from this Member | Report Response

"I have interviewed at a few schools that are in NCMS' tier (ie 'safety') and can honestly say that it pales in comparison to them all ( NYMC, Drexel, Temple, etc)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview went well but I wasn't too impressed with the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"I arrived at the site about 20 minutes early and was the second interviewee there. Getting to know the other interviewees was awesome, but always remember to NOT discuss your interviewers until you have left the venue. We were told that our interviews would be worth 20 points a piece, but we were not told how much these points weighed relative to the rest of our applications. I was the first one interviewed, which was pretty cool because I didn't have time to psych myself out beforehand, so I was pretty calm. I think it all boils down to being yourself, which sounds cliche, but it's a must. You don't need to use big words or act like you're perfect, otherwise they will see through it. Also, don't make the mistake I did if lunch is included in the interview day: I ordered a buffalo chicken sandwich, which was drippy, too spicy, and all-around nasty, so I ended up throwing it out and feared that I would offend the student tour guides. Ask the interviewers some tough questions- make THEM think, too. Although I worried about every little thing that I did that wasn't perfect, my fears were soon forgotten when I received my letter of acceptance the following week." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview is pretty relaxed and laid back. All people are real nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very positive overall. Both interviewers were extremely friendly and put me at ease--not stressful at all. SDN feedback indicated that many ethical and current event questions were asked, but for me that was not the case--but it depends on who your interviewers are. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Not quite as laid back as many tell you, I actually wound up with almost a good cop/bad cop atmosphere between the two interviewers. It never really reached a point of being "high stress," it just wasn't stress free." More from this Member | Report Response

"One was nasty, the other was nice. My first interviewer disgreed with EVERYTHING I said. I suggested a solution to the numbers of uninsured and I suggested several ways to contain the avian flu epidemic. He disagreed with everything out right and continued to shoot me down for the whole hour. I stood my ground and finally asked him what HE would do. His answer did not make sense (stockpile vaccine?!). The second interview was just questions about my AMCAS application " More from this Member | Report Response

"Both of my interviews were comfortable not extremely stressful. I did not feel like I was in the "hot seat" so that was good. They really just want to get to know who you are, why you are there (why MD and why RFUMS) and whether or not you would fit in with their students. The school is close with the other health sciences that are studying there, so you share anatomy lab with the PA and podiatry students, which I found appealing. It also has a smallish, close-knit atmosphere, which has always appealed to me since I went to a smaller private undergrad. I really liked it there. In addition, they do have some impressive research opportunities if so desired. The location of the school is way out in the boonies, but I am not looking to go out partying in Chicago's nightlife, so that does not bother me on that level. I want to go to med school and learn, so the location is fine with me - BUT, try and find a restaurant, or a grocery store...maybe I was not looking in the right areas but there really isn't much in the immediate vicinity of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"You start out in the office of admissions with around seven other students and wait there until one of four interviewers for the day come and call you out to join them in a sixteen square foot room that is slightly intimidating by itself. There is a lot of down time so you can go play pool or foosball next door to the admissions office in the student lounge, or just sit an wait. Then you are lead around the school for a tour. Though the students seemed nice, their info seem slightly contrived and like they were reading off a tour info sheet, which they were. But overall, it was a smooth day and the campus seems nice." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great time at the school and was very impressed with the school and how much the students liked being there." More from this Member | Report Response

"I had a great time interviewing and touring this school. I did not know what to expect but I loved it and the students there seemed to really like it as well. The interviews were very easy going." More from this Member | Report Response

"We arrived at 9, and there were about 12 of us being interviewed- we had lots of time to talk while we waited for our interviews. The interviews were friendly, overall. We finished interviewing around 12:30 and then got lunch in the cafeteria with our meal vouchers. Finally, we got a tour of the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was very stress-free. All the interviews were held at the administration office and they weren't very long at all. My interviewers were very nice and funny and they are just trying to get to know you." More from this Member | Report Response

"everything went smoothly. I was out by 1:30pm, but most people still hadn't had their second interview. Be careful if you are making plane reservations leacing the same day!" More from this Member | Report Response

"It was great we got there in the morning, they provided us with breakfast to pass the time, sat in a group with the rest of the people being interviewed for the better half of the morning waiting to be interviewed. The waiting was nerve-wracking but gave us all a chance to meet with the rest of the group and get to know them. I had 2 interviews, one with a student and one with a faculty. They were both really laid back and asked no tricky questions. After our interviews you go on a tour of the school with a tour guide who is a student, that gives you a great idea of what the students think about the school. They provide you with meal tickets, so lunch is on them. After that you are free to go." More from this Member | Report Response

"Excellent; I cannot say enough about the facilities. The histology slides are all computerized (no more microscopes); library is spacious with plenty of quiet space. Students seemed to be pleased with their decision to attend CMS. Very pleasant faculty representatives, who appeared to have a genuine interest in the candidates. The dean made a point to come and introduce himself individually to each of the candidates. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Finch is a good school" More from this Member | Report Response

"Showed up along with 7 others. We sat in the office and waited as four interviews pulled people out. Then tour and lunch. By the time we got to the caf they were getting ready to close, so I couldn't get a wrap. Left around 2." More from this Member | Report Response

"All 15 applicants sat in a waiting room while the interviewers would come and get us individually for the interview. Both my interviewers were very nice, but also quite challenging. They asked me the big 3 questions, but also had some very specific questions about my profile as well as some unique questions, indicated below. The interviewers, the Dean of the school, and the students were all very honest about the negative aspects of Chicago Medical School. One being that they do not have a affiliated teaching hospital, exclusive to CMS. The medical students actually do rotations in many of the hospitals in Chicago but there is not a hospital exclusive to CMS. After the interviews, the Dean had a conversation with all of us regarding the accreditation status of the school; again, he anwered questions straight forward. Two first year students gave us the tour, and ate lunch with us. They seemed to be quite content with the school, especially with Chicago accessible(the school is about 40 minutes north of the city center). CMS actually went up a few spots in rank on my list of schools after the interview visit." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was very impressed with visiting RFUMS. The admissions staff was very kind and helpful from the moment I walked in. The other interviewers were also very nice. This was really impt b/c i felt that it helped us interviewees relax. In fact I was really comforted that we all wanted everyone else to do really well. We wished each other good luck. I had many interesting convos w/ the other interviewees. I wish them all luck. I also had a great interview w/ Dr. Suskind (who happened to be the former dean of the med school) & Dr. Oltmans and would like to thank them. I enjoyed our conversations" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall a very enlightening experience. I did not expect much from the school especially with the stigma of the probationary status, but students and administration made that fear go away. One of the most relaxed interviews I have had." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was a very positive experience. The admission office and dean were very helpful and very willing to sit down and talk with you. Very laid back interviw, very informal, students are in jeans and faculty members are easy to talk to. My overall impression of the school is very good, if you don't mind living outside of the city for a while." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall very friendly interviews with ample time to ask my own questions. Ask questions so to seem interested in the school. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewed with a researcher and a 4th year medical student. Not too bad, but be prepared for ethical questions, especially when interviewing with the med students." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was a very laid back interview. More like a conversation then an actual interview. It felt like I was interviewing them more than the other way around. Gave a lot of time to ask questions. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviews were really well done because they didn't have time restrictions. You went into a room with the interviewer, and the interview went on as long as either of you cared to continue chatting. It was nice to be able to fully explain things, but I wish I had known that's what it would be like so I could have prepared to talk about certain things in my app. Intererstingly, although the interview is open-file, neither interviewer ever opened the folder during the whole time we were talking. One was a faculty interview, another by a fourth year med student." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was conducted by a staff member and one of the Gross Anatomy professors. The interview was straight-forward except for a few instances where they would try to rattle you a bit, (e.g., the interview was conducted in Spanish, and at what point a question would be asked in English, but if you responded in English you would be corrected)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great experience, very laid back." More from this Member | Report Response

"My day started at 10:30 am with small breakfast and student-guided campus tour. The interview began at noon. Most students got two interviews and very few got three. Follow up to check the completion of the secondary" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview started with us sitting in a waiting area in the middle of the office. I expected that we would be moved to a different location, but we were kept there in the middle of everything. The interviewers came and picked up people. Both of my interviewers were very nice and conversational. In the meantime, everybody else just sat there and waited..." More from this Member | Report Response

"As soon as we got there, we started our interviews. We had a brief continental breakfast and then the interviewers started pulling us out. My first interview was with a doctor. The interview was extremely laid back. My second interview was with a M4. He told me all about what he liked about the school and answered questions that I had. The day was really really low stress. After the conclusion of our interviews, there was a brief tour and we were free to go." More from this Member | Report Response

"CMS is a great school. I would love to go there. Interview day started promptly at 9:30am with cont breakfast and a quick intro by the admissions staff. There were about 12 of us, and we sat in the admissions office waiting for our 2 interviews. it's a doubleheader! My first interview by the admissions director was a "tell me about yourself" type interview -- which I believe was my most "complete" interview thus far. My second interview was with an Int Med prof and surprisingly he asked me technical questions (please read below). No hard feelings though. :) Most of us were done with interviews by 11:30am-12pm. Tour was given by a goofy 2nd year -- kept the tour very interesting. School is pretty big once you start walking around. Medical students are really busy studying but overall like the school. the first 2 years in North Chicago are really geared for traditional learning and high board scores. Excited about doing clinical rotations in the city. I suggest that if you do interview... take a day and explore the city -- Chicago is awesome. BUT always dress warm." More from this Member | Report Response

"After interviewing and learning all about the school, I can definitely see myself as a student at Finch. The students were very nice and encouraging, as were the admissions staff and interviewers. I was very nervous in my first interview (with a professor), but I loosened up with my second interview (with a 4th year MD/PhD student). Also, I can deal with the ABCDF grading system and living in the middle of nowhere for 2 years before moving to downtown Chicago. I had a very positive experience, and I am very excited at the possibility of attending Finch. " More from this Member | Report Response

"overall good experience, nice new facilities, very nice staff, told us to relax, my first interviewer really made me feel at ease" More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall, it was good. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was real laid back, but also stressful because there were 50 other kids there with me interview at the same time for the BS/MD program so it was quite competitive." More from this Member | Report Response

"Not a bad school with good match results (especially for CA residents.) Good hospitals to rotate through. Chicago is a great city to live in the last two years. North Chicago is not great, but it's manageable and has a good feel that caters to studying. The facilities are new and nice, the people in general are great. Just a little to stressed out from the A/B/C/D/F grading system and all the tests and non-integrated classes. They do hand out notes to all the classes so you don't really need to buy the books or go to lectures." More from this Member | Report Response

"It was an overall good experience. My only advice is to feel confident and sure of yourself even if you are nervous, it really helps and it leaves a good impression." More from this Member | Report Response

"Two interviews- one spanish and one english. Many topics were covered, books read, politics, health care in PR, " More from this Member | Report Response

"A group of 12 candidates met in the Admissions office. They started on time ( 9:30). There was good strong coffee, juice, and muffins in the office ( these were welcomed as there was no lunch served). There was a brief orientation by an Admissions Specialist. A packet was handed to each of us which had a brochure, an interviewer evaluation form, and two candidate review sheets for our interviewers ; we were told to put our name and date on these before giving them to the interviewers. At the top of the sheet are instructions telling the reviewer to keep the candidate's recommendations, activities, and experience in mind when ranking ( these sheets will give you an idea of how we would be evaluated so be sure to look at them- three categories are rated: poise, problem solving ability, and other; all three are ranked 1 - 5). These three categories will be added up and totaled at the bottom of the sheet. The first interviewer was an M4 who used my supplemental application and accompanying essay. She was very nice and pretty laid back. The interviewer was very engaging and informal the whole time; she was also helpful with my list of questions. Between interviews, the Admissions Specialist held many question and answer sessions for the candidates that were waiting in the office. The second interviewer was an MD that taught at CMS. He was kind and thorough. This interviewer covered most of my AMCAS thoughtfully; he clearly had read the document. He also posed additional questions about my personal life, motives, and future plans. A brief tour came next which included the new Rosalind Franklin Biochemical dept, anatomy lab, realistic practice clinical rooms, workout room, cafeteria/ student union, and the twin-pod/ auditorium area. Half of the facilities are only 2 years old. There are also brand new dormitories near the school which we did not tour. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Good, low stress interview. Some of the questions seemed canned (like--"if you like to work with people, why not be a social worker?). Overall it was a good experience. I was a little scared when I first showed up (as were the other interviewees), but as the day went on, the place started to grow on me (and I think the others as well)." More from this Member | Report Response

"One interviewer was friendly and personable while the other was non-expressive...she just stared at me and fired questions at me. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I learned a lot about Finch on my interview day and I left the day much more excited about the possibility of attending that school. Also, check out their website to learn about their recent name change!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very relaxing experience. Both the student and the faculty members were nice, but they didn't let you know when your interviews were scheduled. Some students had to wait in the office over 2 1/2 hours until both interviews were done" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview was very stress free. I liked the school more and more as the day went by. They have a low passing rate for the USMLE's, however my tour guide explained that it was due mostly to the local kids who attended. Only about one kid from the states per year didn't pass. " More from this Member | Report Response

"I liked the school, but not the location" More from this Member | Report Response

"Very casual and relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"Ten of us were interviewed that morning. I was interviewed by one professor and one four-year student. Both were very nice. They did not give me any hard questions. The professor asked many questions that were related to my experiences. The student only asked about three to four questions. The interview ended before noon." More from this Member | Report Response

"school was really in nowheresville, IL. one of the interviewers was clearly uninitiated to the world of modern medicine--was confused when i talked about basic transcriptional regulation experiments. he wasn't a prof, though." More from this Member | Report Response

"all in all it was chill. student interviewer was super chill and faculty interviewer did not try to initimidate me but simply asked easy questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"the people here are very nice and fully fund md/phd students. its an average 6 year program expidited...i love the staff here and interviews were greatq " More from this Member | Report Response

"I left impressed and seriously considering the school" More from this Member | Report Response

"i can't say enough about how friendly and welcoming the interviewers were. the whole day is really laid back, although a little boring. the area is also pretty suburban, it's in north chicago, not chicago." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interview was broken up into two parts. The first half was with the director of the library and it was in spanish only. The second half was with the first semester physiology professor and it was in english. I felt lost between interviewers because I was not told where to go next, so I just went back to the administration building for directions. Overall, I did not feel like the school would give me the best opportunity to fulfill my dreams of being a complete doctor." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview experience overall was very pleasant. The stay-over program helped a lot with costs and seeing the lives of students, the interviewers were very friendly and laid back, the tour was informative." More from this Member | Report Response

"Had lotsa fun even though I was stressed and interviewers seemed to keep their eyes out on us all the time. They gave feedback on how they view my application and interview (mostly positive). The Director of Admissions and Dean of Student Affairs were all very cool. Visiting Chicago for the first time was awesome. " More from this Member | Report Response

"This is the first time I've thought to myself after an interview: "Even if this is the ONLY place I got accepted, I would NOT go to school here." Honestly." More from this Member | Report Response

"Like I said, the staff and the interviewers were extremely nice and enthusiastic about the school. The school itself is almost completely new or renovated. Great facilities - a dozen or so simulation rooms have just been added. The campus, however, is rather isolated and there isn't much near there. You need a car. The student tour didn't impress me much. The student didn't seem particularly happy to be there, although she told me that was the case no matter what med school you went to. I didn't get that impression from students at other med schools. She also pointed out that most people hadn't chose to come to chicago med but rather this was the only school they had gotten into. On the up side, you can move into the city your 3rd and 4th year for your rotations. Overall, the school/facilities/professors are fine - just wish it was closer to the city. " More from this Member | Report Response

"The experience was great! the faculty and students seem very nice and the school has some great facilities! I definetly want to go to FUHS/CMS after this experience and hope to complete my MD there :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview began very late and required us to spend some time waiting in the admissions office. One of my interviewers kept trying to suggest I apply to the Caribbean as a back-up plan, which I didn't appreciate. The other interviewer talked about 95% of the time. The student tour guide was an unfriendly, boring, prude and didn't really enjoy being at the school. Finch has a ways to go in the marketing of their school if they want to improve their situation. " More from this Member | Report Response

"*I stayed with a great student host who gave me a great tour of the brand spanking new student housing units. The rent was a bit high, but the places were spacious and they were right across the parking lot from the school. *I didn't feel very positive about the interviews, but the day itself went well. *About the interviews: Two were conducted in a manner that made me feel quite comfortable. The 3rd interviewer basically spent the whole time critiquing my academic record in a way that made me feel defensive and made me wonder why they even invited me for an interview. I expect to be asked about my grades and MCAT, but not in a such a harsh manner... *I got the impression that most students attend the school b/c it's the only choice that they have. *Finch has great opportunities to volunteer, job shadow, and do clinicals in diverse environments." More from this Member | Report Response

"there were only 7 interviewees present. the morning was spent doing interviews. there were only a few interviewers so we all had to wait our turn (I was not use to this) but it went by fast. the interviews were relaxing, and more conversational than all other interviews I had had. they really want to make you feel confortable and really want to get to know you. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall very positive; the interview was relaxed and more like a discussion. Make sure to rent a car if you fly in; its a lot cheaper as well as convenient, and take some time to visit downtown Chicago - it's beautiful!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Depending on your affinity for location and environment, Finch may be a plus or minus. The surrounding area is quiet and calm." More from this Member | Report Response

"both my interviewers were tough - they seemed disinterested and sarcastic, but don't get frustrated or intimidated. just keep smiling and be yourself." More from this Member | Report Response

"Finch/CMS seems like a great place-- students appear happy, facilities are brand new, and not too far from the city. The actual interview: on my day, there were 8 of us (interviewees). We sat around until 10-10:30AM or so before interviews actually began. Day was over by 12:30-1:15PM, depending on when your interviews started. Very casual, low stress. " More from this Member | Report Response

"overall positive experience - the waiting time before the interview was a bit long." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interviewers were very amiable and facilities are very modern." More from this Member | Report Response

"The first interview was with the director of admissions, and besides making you feel relaxed, she's got a good sense of humor. The second interview was only 15-20 min. long with a professor, and that was pretty relaxing as well." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall a positive experience and I left with a better opinion of the school than I arrived with. The facilities are very nice and new, but too bad they don't have a hospital attached to the school. On the other hand, the last 2 years you move into the city of Chicago and the clinical experience is great. Despite the reputation I had heard about students not being very happy, the 2 I met seemed really to like the school and boasted about the school's high board scores. A good tip is to rent a car because it ends up being cheaper than the cab rides from the airport." More from this Member | Report Response

"Overall a good one. I wish that there had been a more formal presentation regarding the curriculum and student organizations/activities." More from this Member | Report Response

"I love Finch and think its a wonderful school, definitely on the rise. The clinical experiences are unparalleled and there is no hidden agenda for primary care quotas. They want their students to do well and gain competitive residencies. Many of the professors help USMLE review books and this shows in their teaching. It is a primarily for teaching, not research." More from this Member | Report Response

"I was favorably impressed overall. Again, I got a good feeling about the people, the school, and the city. I would recommend just being relaxed and try to turn the interview into more of a conversation - this will make you less tense. Make sure you ask them questions, as well. Contact me at [email protected] if you want to ask me anything or just talk about the school." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers were very friendly and it was more of a conversation than a question-answer environment." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interviewers really tried to make the experience very relaxing and comfortable. My tour guide seemed genuinely happy about being there. CMS isn't as bad as some people have made it out to be. Although the location isn't ideal, students get to move into the city during 3rd year for clerkship. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Wasn't too impressed" More from this Member | Report Response

"Good preparation for future interviews. Couldn't have been much worse. Though I was very prepared the environment was not conducive to a good interview. Too many people...too little time. Should have screened the applications better and narrowed it down a lot more for the benefit of all involved." More from this Member | Report Response

"This was my first interview, so I didn't know what to expect. Fortunately, everyone was really nice, especially my student interviewer." More from this Member | Report Response

"Everything was very laid back and they did their best to keep me relaxed." More from this Member | Report Response

"easier than filling out any AMCAS form thats for sure " More from this Member | Report Response

"I had an interesting occurance. My first interviewer turned out to know a good friend of my family, and we found out that we attended the same wedding 2 years ago! My other interviewer engaged me in a conversation about Israeli politics. I liked that I was able to get out of there by noon, the down time was minimal. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Im current a student at Finch University in the one-year Applied Physiology Masters Program. During this year Ive been taking med school courses and at the end of the year the students are evaluated based primarily on their grades at Finch. We had interviews, which were more of a formality. Overall - I suggest this program - for students who are struggling with med school admissions. Its NOT cheap, but its definitely do-able. " More from this Member | Report Response

"Very easy interview overall. As you can see, my interview was the last day of May, and the class was already full. Why did they even invite me? The interview was very ladi back though and was not stressful at all, just know your AMCAS well and be prepared to expand on whats on it. No difficult questions were asked me." More from this Member | Report Response

"I thought the actual interviews were very standard with one exception that of which was very open-ended. The place seemed very factory-like in the sense that they just churned out doctors with very little concern for them. One thing that the school did seem to be concerned about is finances (high tuition, partnership with Dr. Scholls podiatry school)." More from this Member | Report Response

"The interview at Finch is EXTREMELY laid back. the interviewers all seemed really friendly and just wanted to get to know you as a person. The school is really nice!" More from this Member | Report Response

"A pretty standard experience. One student, one faculty interview, a continental breakfast while waiting for the interviewers, and a tour." More from this Member | Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Response # Responders
Student 198
Faculty member 1
Admissions staff 4
Other 0

How did the tourguide seem?

Response # Responders
Enthusiastic 114
Neutral 17
Discouraging 4

How do you rank the facilities?

Response Avg # Responders
7.62 139

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your in-state status?

Response # Responders
In state 52
Out of state 85

What was your total time spent traveling?

Response # Responders
0-1 hour 36
2-3 hours 27
4-6 hours 48
7+ hours 22

What was your primary mode of travel?

Response # Responders
Airplane 68
Automobile 59
Train or subway 9
Other 1

What airport did you use?

O'Hara

Midway

ohare

O'Hare International

O'hare

ORD, plus budget rent-a-car

OHR

ord

MDW

MID

?

Where did you stay?

Response # Responders
At school facility 0
With students at the school 4
Friends or family 24
Hotel 67
Home 9
Other 1

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

Response # Responders
< $100 34
$101-$200 17
$201-$300 14
$301-$400 20
$401-$500 15
$501+ 12

General Info

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

Response Avg # Responders
6.37 142

0 = low, 10 = high

What is your ranking of this school's location?

Response Avg # Responders
5.97 146

0 = low, 10 = high

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

Response Avg # Responders
5.59 139

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
7.54 56

0 = low, 10 = high

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

Response Avg # Responders
8.68 57

0 = low, 10 = high

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

Response Avg # Responders
6.63 48

0 = low, 10 = high

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Better/more communication with interviewees pre- and post-interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"To give us an applicant portal so we can check our status" More from this Member | Report Response

"They're doing a great job, especially considering the huge volume of apps they have to go through. Everyone was great - from responding to emails pre-interview, to how smoothly interview day went, to just being welcoming and frank about everything throughout." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep building up the reputation of Rosalind Franklin! Doing a great job." More from this Member | Report Response

"Make the season end earlier and finish IIs earlier. While I'm honored to have been extended an interview and enjoyed that day thoroughly, I'm now sort of stuck, unsure whether I will need to apply again while the AMCAS/AACOMAS are already underway, and am unsure whether to start working on my backup plans should reapplying not work out. It's frustrating to have the next year+ of my life hanging in the balance much later than other schools." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day was unorganized, we spent so much time trying to get everyone interviewed and there was no food. Every other morning interview I have gone to has offered some snacks. And after three hours of waiting to finally be done with my interviews, I was shaking for food. Because it took so long to be done with the interviews, we got a shortened version of the tour and I had to stop eating before I was done. My second interviewer was plain nasty. She had be at the point of tears for no good reason except to berate me. I know for a fact I am not the only one she has done that too. I felt overall that the interviewers made their opinions too well known, which I think is inappropriate in an interview when concerning topics so polarizing. Other schools have provided avenues for dealing with inappropriate interviewers, but CMS made no mention of what to do in that case, so I kept quiet. I really liked the prospect of going to school close to home and close to Chicago, but frankly, the interview day completely changed my mind." More from this Member | Report Response

"None, really. It was an organized, and well-planned day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Super warm, nice people!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Better representation of surrounding community" More from this Member | Report Response

"I think the staff did an excellent job at trying to put the interviewees at ease and displayed a tremendous amount of friendliness." More from this Member | Report Response

"There was coffee provided in the morning, but, as admitted by some of the admin staff, it wasn't very good. Since the interviews are first thing on the schedule (practically), perhaps some better joe is in order. :)" More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep up the good work!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Provide us with a list of all the possible interviewers' names and titles up front, so we don't have to write them down, it would have been much easier." More from this Member | Report Response

"The day I went to interview, the individual who was supposed to talk about the University was sick." More from this Member | Report Response

"online application please" More from this Member | Report Response

"They are great." More from this Member | Report Response

"Try and implement an electronic application system. It is difficult to keep up with everything via e" More from this Member | Report Response

"Have a proper discussion about financial aid." More from this Member | Report Response

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

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