How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | 279 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 198 |
| Negatively | 32 |
| No change | 55 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.78 | 280 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.56 | 202 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.11 | 183 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 2 |
| 20 minutes | 6 |
| 25 minutes | 12 |
| 30 minutes | 54 |
| 35 minutes | 24 |
| 40 minutes | 25 |
| 45 minutes | 81 |
| 50 minutes | 26 |
| 55 minutes | 6 |
| 60+ minutes | 47 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 243 |
| At a regional location | 25 |
| At another location | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 277 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 272 |
| Closed file | 2 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | 279 |
"Why did you take a gap year?"
"why medicine, why SLU"
"How was transitioning from undergrad your Masters program?"
"Tell me about a time when you had to overcome a challenge?"
"They asked some weird questions about school history and Jesuit tradition. Didn't really see that coming"
"Tell me about a case you remember from scribing in the ED."
"Almost totally straightforward questions about my app and experiences."
"They just asked things from my application and then it became very conversational after that."
"Just asked about ECs"
"Tell me about a teamwork experience."
"What does your family do for work?"
"What are important characteristics of a good doctor? Do you feel you have these?"
"What questions do you have for me?"
"She basically went through my application and asked me to talk about each activity."
"What speciality are you interested in?"
"Greatest challenge/ obstacle?"
"How did you choose medicine?"
"Tell me about x experience (repeated about 6 times, going down a selected list of my activities/experiences my interviewer had previously read)"
"About my decision to enter the medical profession."
"What do you think are your strengths?"
"What was your most interesting clinical experience?"
"Tell me about where you grew up."
"How did your parents being doctors affect your path to medical school?"
"Do you have any siblings?"
"Motivations"
"What philanthropy did you raise money for? (reference to one of my activities)"
"Why did you apply to SLU?"
"What about St. Louis appeals to you?"
"Explain ______ involvement. (Literally 80% of the questions I received were of this form)"
"What type of leadership skills do you possess?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"So you're from ____. Have you lived there your whole life?"
"Name your strengths and weaknesses"
"What made you apply to SLU?"
"Why St. Louis? (be prepared for this if you are not a Missouri resident and have no connection to the state/city)"
"Specific questions about a journal paper I wrote a few years ago."
"Tell me in detail about... (he listed just about everything on my AMCAS and proceeded to type notes on his laptop the whole time)."
"What's the offside rule in soccer"
"What will I do if I dont get into medical school?"
"Tell me more about your research"
"it was a mostly conversational interview."
"How would your friends describe you"
"How has your experience as an EMT affected your decision to go into medicine?"
"Mostly conversational"
"What areas of medicine are you considering?"
"So, why St. Louis?"
"I see you have done a lot of cancer work..."
"What did you do over the summer?"
"About my research, volunteering, etc. How do you treat X condition (I think he wanted me to admit I didn't know, which I had no problem doing)?"
"Tell me about X grade and Y grade (2 poor grades from my transcript)"
"Tell me about a situation in which you disappointed yourself or someone else?"
"Tell me about (x) EC (from AMCAS)?"
"Most interesting experience shadowing?"
"Was there anything special about your childhood?"
"Why medicine"
"Specific question to my personal statement (What happened here?)"
"What did you not like about the faculty at your undergrad institution?"
"Tell me about what you are doing now."
"About my childhood/general life"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why SLU? (Be ready.)"
"What is your biggest disappointment in life?"
"What do you want me to present to the Admissions Committee?"
"Why did you choose xxx University for undergrad? Any regrets?"
"Name three things you would change about yourself. "
"Tell me about where you're from"
"what has been your greatest accomplishment?"
"Tell me about your research?"
"What are your weaknesses, strengths?"
"What is one of the biggest challenges you've faced?"
"What kind of city is your hometown? "
"Please tell me about yourself. What should i know about you as a person?"
"SO why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Have you been accepted to any other schools yet?"
"Tell me about yourself/family"
"What's your most challenging experience?"
"Why did you apply to Saint Louis?"
"asked about my volunteer experience"
"How do you handle stress."
"What is most important to you in life?"
"(very conversational) What do your parents do for a living?"
"What is the name of the metal cage used in LTP studies? (related to my research)"
"Why are you a psychology major?"
"why did I take time off before med school?"
"The France one above."
"What do think about the healthcare crisis?"
"Why do you want to become a physician?"
"Questions based on AMCAS application."
"Tell me about...(your name)"
"What makes medicine different from any other profession?"
"my interview was very conversational and afterwards my interviewer told me that he sees no reason why i shouldn't be accepted here. this isn't an interview to stress about at all"
"only specific questions about my applications, nothing difficult. also, my interviewer had the coolest beard/mustache ever."
"Tell me about _______ (insert research)"
"Tell me about experience X."
"Have you ever seen any questionable actions by Dr. X while working with/shadowing him? "
"Tell me about your parents."
"What would you like me to tell the Admissions Committee about you?"
"why the big difference in your 2 mcat scores?"
"Why Medicine? Why do people go to the doctor?"
"What do you do when you are not studying?"
"What do you do to relax?"
"Tell me about your shadowing experience"
"Why did I pick my undergraduate university?"
"Why medicine?"
"Tell me about your medical experience."
"What do your parents do?"
"Where are you in the interviewing process?"
"No real questions but, my interviewer said that I interviewed fine but my MCAT was a little low for them (I had a 30), and looking at their past statistics I didn't really follow this comment. My interviewer was very interesting and cordial and had a lot of experience in medicine but was still up to date. "
"Tell me what you like to do in your free time."
"Have you ever seen a doctor being unethical?"
"just know the things you left out of your AMCAS, for example, if you haven't mentioned any challenges or obstacles, then brush up on those. "
"How old are your siblings?"
"Tell me about yourself..."
"What will you do if you don't get into medical school? "
"Where else have you interviewed/gotten accepted? "
"Where is this city you live in?"
"what do you do in your spare time?"
"How do you handle stress?"
"Tell me about your family, childhood, and interest in medicine."
"Just talked about my experiences and involvement."
"tell me about your childhood"
"How did you come to know you want to be a doctor?"
"Why St. Louis University?"
"Why medicine? Have you considered any other careers?"
"Tell me about your family-- what they do etc"
"Tell me about your volunteering/shadowing experiences"
"What was the best part about traveling abroad?"
"Tell me about experience X?"
"Do you think we need more troops in Iraq?"
"The questions were mostly standard, except for those mentioned above."
"Why St. Louis? Why medicine?"
"What is the role of the physician in society?"
"What classes have you taken recently (I've been out of school for 2 years and wanted to make sure I could handle the coursework which I found funny!)"
"KNOW YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT! Tons of my questions drew explicitly from this! "
"Why did you get a ___ in this class."
"Where did you grow up? "
"Asked about my personal statement."
"All of the questions related almost solely to my personal statement."
"Why SLU? Why doctor? If you don't get in this year what will you do next year? "
"see above"
"What does your dad do? What does your mom do? How many brothers and sisters do you have?"
"Why do you want to go to vet school instead of med school now?"
"What have you done in the last 2 years that will help you do well in classes even with so much time off?"
"Tell me about....some experience or other on my application."
"Why did you choose your undergrad school?"
"What makes a Doctor special?"
"what do you do for fun?"
"What kind of field would you like to go into?"
"What does your mother do?"
"Tell me about yourself and family"
"What do you know about us (SLU)?"
"Describe my school's alcoholic policy and if I've ever had a roommate conflict? (i'm an RA)"
"So, your grandfather was a doctor and your mother is a nurse, did they help you make the decision to pursue medicine?"
"I'd like to ask about this C in Transport and Rate Processes...etc."
"Why SLU? Why do you want to be a doctor? "
"Do you have siblings?"
"In general he asked me in depth questions about my activities, work and etc. So for instance, he saw I'd gone to the Philippines on a mission trip. So he asked me what I thought was the general state of the country, and what I viewed as the main cause of the deterioration. So we got into a big discussion on history, which ended with us both saying we didn't really know the recent history of the Philippines very well. Stuff like that. "
"Do you know any alcoholics? What have you done for them?"
"Just a nice conversation, to be honest I dont remember many questions except the one stated above. He asked me about my application and my motivation for entering medicine."
"Why St. Louis?"
"Describe yourself."
"Your research seems interesting, tell me a little about it."
"Why medicine? Why SLU?"
"why st. louis? why do you want to become a doctor?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Tell me more about such and such experience, that was on your AMCAS application"
"Tell me about your research and extracurricular experiences"
"What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses?"
"Write your own Letter of Rec (describe qualities about yourself)"
"What are your hobbies?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me what you're doing this year."
"Tell me about yourself and your family. Why SLU? Why medicine?"
"Why do you have certain grades?"
"Why SLU?"
"strengths, weaknesses, what you would change about yourself"
"how do you destress?"
"Tell me about your family."
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"What has been the most difficult experience you have had to deal with? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What would you like to change about yourself?"
"Why St. Louis U?"
"Why SLU Med?"
"Why MD, how do you know, what have you done"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Why SLU? Most rewarding experience? Who influenced your decision to pursue medicine the most?"
"What does your mom do? What does your dad do? Do those jobs require degrees?"
"What kind of volunteer work have you done?"
"Why SLU? Strengths/Weaknesses Clarifications on my AMCAS."
"Several questions about my family, it got close to being over the top I thought."
"Tell me about your family. How do they feel about you going into medicine? Is anyone forcing you?"
"Tell me about your volunteer experiences. Tell me about your family. Tell me about your undergrad school."
"Tell me about your family? "
"Why SLU? How do you think you will make the transition from college to medical school?"
"Why do patients visit the doctor?"
"Tell me about your research."
"why don't you just go to school in wisconsin...the tuition is a lot cheaper"
"If you could change one thing about yourself right now, what would you change? If you're comfortable doing so, tell me about your family. (this had to do with my PS) What is your strongest characteristic? What are you doing now? (i.e. if not going to school) Describe your research. What languages do you speak? What do you think are important qualities (or the most important, i can't remember which) a physician should possess?"
"Tell me about your medical experiences."
"They asked about my research.( I am a graduate student)"
"Tell me about your family/about yourself."
"What is something you hope to improve on by the time you matriculate?"
"why i chose my current gap year job"
"Are there any family member who are in the medical field?"
"What was it like moving out-of-state and living on your own for the first time?"
"Asked how I felt about St louis weather (interview was first week jan)"
"What are your hobbies?"
"What would your friends say about you?"
"What was your general progression into wanting to pursue medicine?"
"What is a challenge you faced?"
"Why did you decide to pursue medicine?"
"Tell me more about __________ activity?"
"When did you first hear about SLU?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"About my family's influence in my life choices."
"Tell me about this activity. (basically went through my application in front of me and just asked questions about each activity)"
"Why do you want to come to SLU?"
"Draw a diagram of the roux-en-y procedure (had to do with my research)"
"normal questions, know your application"
"about MCAT/GPAs"
"Why St. Louis/SLU?"
"If you had to pick today, what specialty would you choose?"
"Explain the results of your research"
"How did your childhood affect your career choices?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Specific to the research I was involved in--basically did our results show an effect and prove our hypothesis?"
"Why Saint Louis/SLU"
"How do you like your undergrad?"
"Challenging Experience"
"Most AMCAS applications are about accomplishments. Describe a failure that you have had."
"Specific questions about an ER experience I had a few years ago."
"Tell me about your research in detail and its physiological implications."
"more AMCAS questions"
"Have you ever observed an abortion"
"What do I want in a medical school when deciding what school to attend?"
"tell me something about your shadowing experience"
"Two strengths"
"What do you know about Jesuit education?"
"Where is your hometown?"
"What specialty would you choose if you had to pick today?"
"How do you like our facilities?"
"Why a Jesuit school?"
"How did you pick your undergrad?"
"What made you decide to apply to SLU"
"What clinical experience have you had? Tell me about some patient experiences"
"What are some of the biggest challenges you've faced in your life? "
"Did you have any unique experiences in high school?"
"Tell me about X extracurricular activity"
"What would you have done differently at your undergrad institution, if you could do it over?"
"If you could change three things about yourself, what would they be?"
"Tell me about your activities."
"Why did you take the MCAT twice?"
"What does it mean to be a doctor?"
"After living in California all your life, why would you want to come to St. Louis? "
"What relatives did for a living"
"What are you doing in your year off?"
"So you shadowed Dr. xxx, how was it? Tell me about your volunteer experience? Any memories that stick out?"
"Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses"
"Have you had any clinical experience in college?"
"where do you see yourself in 10-15 years?"
"What have you been doing during your year away from school?"
"In middle of my discussion about healthcare, I was suddenly asked about what kinds of books I like to read."
"Do you have any volunteer experience? Can you describe this experience? "
"What do you like to do to relax? Who are your favorite authors or books you have read recently and why?"
"Tell me more about your study abroad experience."
"Your biggest challenge?"
"What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome to get to where you are today?"
"What quality is unique to being a doctor that you don't find in any other profession? (there was a very specific answer for this one)"
"What are the issues concerning healthcare and physicians?"
"How do you relax?"
"What kind of support system do you have?"
"do i have a support group to help me handle the stress of med school"
"What made you decide to pursue medicine."
"tell me about your volunteering activities."
"Have you had any difficult choiced or challenges in life?"
"What kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"How patient's families reacted to the death of their loved one when they were not at the bedside."
"How long have you known you wanted to be a doctor?"
"tell me about this activity.."
"How do you respond to stress?"
"What will you do next year if you are not accepted?"
"What kind of unique experiences have you had"
"What are some characteristics of a good physician?"
"What took you to Vanderbilt? Anything you would change about your undergrad experience?"
"So what made you choose Brandeis (my undergrad)?"
"Tell me about your research/yourself."
"Why medicine?"
"What sets being a physician apart from any other career in the world. "
"So... you're from California (insert your hometown). Tell me about it."
"What are my hobbies/what I do to relax"
"Why SLU?"
"Tell me about experience X?"
"When did you face a challenge in your life?"
"How did you hear about SLU?"
"What will you do if you do not get in?"
"Describe your family. "
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What did you do to improve on your MCATs the second time?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? "
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"why st. louis?"
"Why do people go to the doctor?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"What other schools do you have/or had interviews at?"
"What was a difficult situation you experienced?"
"explain this "problem" on your transcript. (i had gotten 2 b- grades junior year and didn't really think there was anything wrong with that, so i was surprised he asked me about it, and i really didn't know what to say)."
"Why medicine? Have you considered other careers?"
"tell me about your job"
"What was a stressful situation you were in?"
"What do you do outside of academia,or what do you do for fun?"
"what do you like to do for fun"
"What do your parents do?"
"Describe X experience."
"What other schools have you applied to and do you have any other upcoming interviews?"
"What is a major problem facing health care and how would you fix it?"
"Why SLU"
"Tell me about your family. What are your strengths and weaknesses? What do you do to de-stress? AMCAS, Volunteer experiences--DETAILED questions about how I felt, what I learned, etc during those experiences."
"How did you improve your MCAT scores?"
"Why MD?"
"How do you think that your business minor will help you out in medical school?"
"What will you do if you don't get in?"
"Did you have any roommates in college/any conflicts you had to resolve?"
"Be prepared to answer questions about your application."
"What did you do to get your MCAT score? Why'd you take a couple years off? "
"What events in your life led up to a career in medicine?"
"What are you doing and why did you take a year off after undergraduate school? "
"Tell me about X experience"
"What area of medicine are you interested in?"
"Why did you apply to SLU?"
"What are you currently reading? What is that???"
"tell me about your volunteering experience"
"What do you think will be the hardest part in adjusting to medical school?"
"Why did you choose medicine?"
"What is the biggest challenge you have overcome?"
"What do my parents do for a living. "
"Why do you want to come here?"
"Do you have any brothers or sisters? Are they in healthcare?"
"What will you do if not accepted to medical school?"
"What was the biggest accomplishment in your life? "
"What type of medicine do you want to go into?"
"The interview was very in depth, the general tone of it was serious, but it was also calm and friendly."
"Have you ever been injured in the sports you play?"
"What do your parents do for a living?"
"What did you do in college outside of academics?"
"Tell me about a challenge you have faced in your life and how you overcame it."
"The biggest challenge you've encountered in life"
"questions about volunteer, extracurricular, childhood."
"questions about volunteer, extracurricular, chilhood."
"What do you enjoy to do in your free time?"
"What changes should we make to improve health care?"
"Does your family support your decision to pursue medicine?"
"Why St Louis?"
"In college, how did you handle roommate issues?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"How did you study for the MCAT"
"What questions do you have for me?"
"Do you have research experience? "
"What sort of career in medicine to you want?"
"If you don't get into medical school, what will you do?"
"What do you do to destress?"
"tell me more about this volunteer experience..."
"Tell me about your research experience."
"What would you change about yourself?"
"Tell me about your volunteer experiences/volunteer experiences."
"What are you most proud of in your life? What has been the most rewarding experince in your life?"
"What qualities should a physician posses?"
"Why do you want to go to med school?"
"If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Why?"
"what have you learned about yourself by doing......."
"How did you become interested in medicine? "
"Where do you see yourself in 10 yrs?"
"Clearly you don't come from a background with medicine, so why medicine?"
"Tell me about your family."
"What experiences, clinical, research, etc., directed you towards the field of medicine?"
"Why not research?"
"Difficult situation you have faced, what do you do for fun."
"Why do you want to be an MD? Why SLU? What do you do to relax? How did you solve a roommate problem?"
"Tell me your strengths and weaknesses."
"Difficult situation you've experienced?"
"What have you learned about yourself from your volunteer experiences? "
"What is something you want to change about yourself?"
"So tell me what you do to resolve roommate problems?"
"what do your parents do"
"Which volunteer experience has been the most memorable? What have you learned about yourself from your volunteer experiences? Describe a difficult situation you've faced, how you overcame it, and include characteristics about yourself that are demonstrated through this experience. What do you do for fun? outside interests?"
"Why I would want to go to St. Louis?"
"Why do you want to come to St. Louis U.? "
"Tell me about your research in _____."
"Describe one most meaningful clinical activity"
"Tell me more about [insert various experiences from my application]. I think this was asked for at least three experiences."
"asked me to elaborate on a specific award i got"
"What volunteering experiences do you have?"
"What is a challenge you've had to overcome?"
"Why St. Louis University?"
"Please explain how X activity influenced your desire to become a doctor."
"Describe a meaningful shadowing experience."
"Why Saint Louis and SLU?"
"Tell me about experience X"
"Why SLUSOM?"
"Why are you interested in SLU?"
"Why did I choose medicine?"
"Do you have any OR/ER experience?"
"How is it in (city you come from)?"
"Tell me about your design project (eng. student)"
"What is your greatest achievement so far?"
"What else can I do for you? I think this was his "give me another topic to ask you about"."
"timeline and explanations of my activities"
"When did you realize you wanted to pursue medicine? (I am a nontraditional applicant)"
"How will you adjust living in the US?"
"How was shadowing with Dr. ___?"
"What did you like about your research experience and what didn't you like"
"What got you involved in your research, organizations, trips abroad, dance team, etc."
"Unique Experience"
"Describe a patient experience that has stood out to you at your job."
"Specific questions about my hobbies (web design."
"Tell me about this activity on your AMCAS and how that will make you a better physician."
"What is Reiki"
"What was something interesting I noticed during my abroad and clinical experiences?"
"Two weaknesses"
"Name one thing you would change about your past."
"Some specific questions about my family, based on info from my application package."
"Do you have any friends or relatives in St. Louis?"
"What will you do if you aren't accepted anywhere?"
"Questions about my dead grandma (fair, it was a huge part of my PS)"
"What made you decide to pursue medicine?"
"Tell me about this specific time in the application process"
"Anything you saw during shadowing turn you off to medicine?"
"What are some of your strengths?"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"Describe a situation in which you showed good interpersonal skills."
"Tell me about your childhood."
"About experiences"
"Tell me about your activities during school."
"Why St. Louis?"
"Have you seen anything (regarding medical education) at other schools that you thought was out of the ordinary?"
"Why did you apply to SLU?"
"Describe an experience with a patient. (I have none to be honest because the bulk of my clinical experience was with a radiology service). "
"Q's about research"
"How did you decide to do medicine?"
"Tell me about your research with Dr. xxx. Do you have any other clinical experience? What are your thoughts on the emotional aspect of pediatric oncology (I am doing research in the department)?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What are your hobbies"
"what are you hobbies? what do u do for fun?"
"Talk a little about your research. Do you want to continue doing research?"
"Tell me about previous job experiences."
"Tell me about experience X?"
"Tell me more about your research. Did you have a lot of patient interaction? "
"When you went into college did you know you were going to be a doctor and if so is there a specific event or reason you started on this path?"
"Tell me more about your work as a CNA."
"What do you do to relax"
"Is there anything you would like to say to the admissions committee or is there anything you would like for them to be aware of?"
"Why SLU? Why medicine?"
"How do you relax? What kind of music do you like?"
"Who's your role model?"
"What did you do in the time you took off after undergrad."
"tell me about your hobbies."
"What type of medicine are you interested in practicing?"
"What are some of your hobbies?"
"Why St. Louis? You don't like New York?"
"any areas of interest?"
"Tell me about yourself? your family? your physician shadowing? your research? etc."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What led you to decide to become a physician?"
"Tell me about your research X (he picked the most inconsequential of all my activities)"
"Why do you want to come back to St. Louis? Where else are you interviewing and how likely is it that you would come here?"
"If you get into SLU and Mizzou, how will you decide?"
"Why SLU?"
"What is the role of a physician with a terminally ill patient."
"What made you choose to become a doctor?"
"What new music artist would you recommend?"
"Again... it was mostly conversational about different aspects of my AMCAS application."
"How do you resolve roommate problems?"
"Questions regarding my activities"
"Tell me about yourself."
"What are my strengths and weaknesses?"
"What are you doing currently?"
"They asked about my transcript (grades/W's etc)"
"What type of physician would you like to be?"
"Tell me about X experience. X=just about all my major activities listed in the AMCAS."
"What other schools have you interviewed at/been accepted? (I thought that this question was kind of unfair, but be prepared to answer it because they seem to ask it a lot)"
"How do folic acid deficincies affect pregnant women in third world countires?"
"Not the third quesiton..but he asked about a W on my transcript."
"Tell me about and problem you've had with your roommate and how you solved it."
"What is one difficulty you have faced and how did you overcome it?"
"Tell me about your volunteer and shadowing experiences. "
"Why did you get a C in this class and an Incomplete in another? "
"why medicine."
"Which other medical schools have you interviewed at?"
"Tell me about a problem you overcame."
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"Describe your community service experience."
"tell me about the 'w' on your record"
"What was a problem you had and how did you handle it?"
"What do you think of the NHL starting again this season?"
"Describe your research experiences?"
"tell me about your research, study abroad, etc"
"What do your parents do? What about your brother? What do you like to do for fun?"
"What are you doing now (that you're out of college)?"
"Why medical school? Why SLU?"
"Why did you choose your undergraduate institution and how do you handle being in large lectures?"
"Some sports talk regarding the Cardinals (this was during the world series)."
"Standard sort of stuff, but the interview was more of a conversation than a Q&A session"
"What do you think makes a good doctor? Do you possess those qualities?"
"Why medicine? Why not nursing?"
"What was the most difficult situation you've had to face?"
"Why do you think that St. Louis is somewhere that you want to go to school?"
"Stuff just about my app."
"What's been your most unique experience?"
"What medical field are you planning on pursuing?"
"When did you decide you wanted to be a doctor?"
"Why medicine?"
"What is a problem you came about, how did you fix it, and what was the outcome?"
"Any questions?"
"What was the most difficult thing that you have had to overcome?"
"tell me about your family"
"Where else have you applied?"
"Tell me about your research experience."
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"Why did I pick SLU."
"Where do you ski?"
"I know this is a bit contrived, but we have one question will like to ask: Is there anyting in your life that you can think of that was a really hard experience for you? How did you get through it?"
"What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? "
"Name a struggle that you have overcome"
"What other schools have you applied to?"
"Why did you apply to St. Louis?"
"Do you have any idea what type of medicine you want to practice or are you wide open? For most of the interview I felt that he was trying to sell the school but we had a very nice conversation."
"If not medicine, then what? I had to think about this one for a little while. "
"what do you like to have for fun? what was your most difficult class you have had? how did you study for mcat 2nd time?"
"How have your teaching experiences helped you on your career path to becoming a doctor?"
"Tell me about your family."
"Tell me about your *** (grade, experience, activity etc)"
"Why did I choose my major? (I did not have a traditional pre-med major)"
"What do you expect to be the most rewarding and unrewarding aspects of the medical profession?"
"Tell me about your volunteer experience"
"also see above..."
"What did you do for housing in college? Did you get along w/ your roomates?"
"What has been the most challenging thing you've had to overcome and how did you overcome it?"
"Describe your family background."
"What do your parents do?"
"what do you like about St. Louis considering where you are from and where you went to school?"
"Tell me about your clinical experience."
"How do you relax?"
"What do you like to do in your free time?"
"Why do you want to come to St. Louis University?"
"What is a weakness you have?"
"What was the worst thing you saw during your volunteer experience? (I volunteered in a hospital ICU)"
"what are you going to do if you don't get in"
"What qualities should a physician possess?"
"3 things that you would change about yourself? What are your hobbies?"
"How do you destress?"
"Why do you want to come to this school?"
"What do you do for fun/to relax? Tell me about your family and yourself. "
"Questions about current courses (nothing that interesting)."
"What will you do next year if you do not get in"
"What things would you change about yourself? What do you think about the political situation in countries I'd visited?"
"Tell me about such-and-such activities..."
"How many schools did you apply to?"
"Lots of questions regarding application - be prepared to talk about or elaborate upon anything."
"What quality do you think physicians should possess? What do you do besides study?"
"What was the most challenging thing you have faced?"
"Extracurricular questions"
"what do you do for fun"
"of course, Why SLU? and, do you have any ?s for me?"
"What are some things you like to do outside of school?"
"How did I resolve a problem with a room mate?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor, etc..."
"What was a patient interaction from your shadowing that stuck with you?"
"describe your undergrad major through 5 drawings"
"Asking me why medicine in the US (as international)"
"Somehow we got on the subject of my work within the interviewer's profession and we had an in-depth conversation about patient health education and some website content I'd helped create in that area. She even wanted me to show her the website, which I did."
"she asked really in-depth questions about my research since she was actually doing similar research haha"
"None. She just had me explain every activity (research, extracurricular, etc.) on my primary application."
"From my medical career prior to application and because my interviewer was a psychiatrist: describe an interaction with a mental health patient."
"Is this your first interview?"
"What do you want to know about the school?"
"A question about how I feel about Obamacare"
"Who was Chester Arthur?"
"What is the hardest part about being a leader? (in response to my leadership activities)"
"Asked to tell about each activity on AMCAS."
"How can you protect from lethal doses of radiation? (Related to my research)"
"We discussed my work at the free clinic."
"They were all very straightforward"
"I didn't think there were any strange or unusual questions."
"Name a famous person from [city I came from]."
"Tell me about your clinical apprenticeship."
"All standard interview questions"
"What do you think makes you a strong candidate?"
"Asked to elaborate on different experiences listed on application."
"What makes a good physician?"
"What do you know about peds?"
"What is the book about? (I mentioned a book I recently read.)"
"Nothing too memorable"
"one behavioral question: describe a situation where you had to use interpersonal skills to resolve a dilemma or problem"
"In a surgery room, there's the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurses, technicians, etc. Who is the most important person in that room?"
"My interviewers (Dean of Admissions) seemed to be interested in my interests in medical devices, which I enjoyed talking about."
"They were all really generic, nothing too interesting."
"What would your friends say are your weaknesses?"
"If you had a magic wand and could change one thing about health care what would it be?"
"There was not a single interesting question"
"Name one thing I would change about my past."
"The question about Jesuit education; it led to an interesting conversation about the overall feel of the institution and campus and the impact of a religious affiliation."
"Where is your hometown?"
"What was your favorite race (running)?"
"Tell me about (a specific humanities class I had taken)."
"What qualities are important for a doctor"
"Tell me about a situation in which you disappointed yourself or someone else?"
"How do you find balance in your life? "
"Now, ask me your questions about SLU!"
"none, basically you can recite your primary application to the interviewer"
"How would your friends describe you?"
"Nothing interesting...all "fluffy" questions."
"Deep questions about my childhood!"
"Different aspects about my experiences during college."
"Tell me a unique experience you have had."
"What's the most challenging obstacle in your life?"
"What is something that was different or surprised you in the clinical setting?"
"Nothing special, it was more conversational."
"What is it that doctors don't understand about economics? (I'm working on two degrees in molecular biology and economics.)"
"What do you get frustrated with?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"What is the thing you are most proud of?"
"what are 3 things about yourself you would change?"
"How are you going to manage your new marriage and medical school?"
"Explain to me how to hang drywall."
"The whole interview was very conversational. The most interesting question was probably when I was asked to describe the crazy people I would come in contact with while working one of my many entry level positions."
"Basic interview questions. A few about how I handle stress and my motivations for becoming a doctor."
"Based on your experience, what is the meaning of ''Physician''?"
"If I were to visit California, where would you recommend going?"
"What I thought a ''billiken'' was."
"What subjects interested you the most in high school? "
"What was the most important personal challenge you feel you have faced in your life?"
"Nothing"
"Not really an intersting questions"
"Describe a situation when you used good interpersonal skills"
"Define the role of the physician in society today"
"What kind of music do you like?"
"Who's your role model?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"While discussing a trip I had taken to India, I was asked what I thought of the restrooms there."
"all of the questions were very standard, nothing difficult or tricky."
"None of the questions were too different than most I've experienced before."
"Did you ever have to take on a managerial-type role in your family?"
"A VERY specific and insightful question about my essay. "
"na"
"How does the French system of Medicine differ from that of America? (I had broken my ankle while in France)"
"What is the biggest challenge you have overcome?"
"What do you think is most needed by the homeless population."
"Nothing really interesting, just standard questions slightly twisted"
"What makes medicine different from any other profession?"
"specific questions about my application"
"What is the biggest challenge you have faced?"
"Most of the questions were elaborations based on my application. He seemed pretty interested in my insight into medicine through shadowing and as a medical assistant."
"Have you experienced any hardships in your life?"
"If you had to invite three people(alive/dead) to dinner, who would they be? "
"Two parts - If there was one thing you could change about the world, what would it be? (excluding world peace - because that's unachievable) If there was one thing you could change about yourself, what would that be?"
"What is the role of the physician in a terminaly ill patient."
"what field of medicine are you planning to pursue and why"
"Why would you want to come to SLU; you're from Vanderbilt country?"
"The interviewer was very personal with me, calling me by name and had reviewed my file to enable him to be familiar with my family life, my history, etc. The most interesting questions came from my background. I was very impressed with this."
"Why did you pick your major? (Animal Sciences)"
"Describe the most rewarding experience you have had."
"How do you relax?"
"standard questions"
"what are my favorite restaurants in st. louis and chicago."
"What brings you to St. Louis?"
"Questions pertaining to my research"
"What did you learn from experience X and how will this help you in medical school/career as a doctor?"
"What was a difficult experienve that you have overcome?"
"Why do you believe African Americans are are reluctant to seek medical treatment?"
"Are there any questions that you have for me about SLU?"
"What will you do if you do not get in to any medical schools this year?"
"If you could go back and change the decisions you have made in your life to get to this point what would they be?"
"Is it still as Jesuit school if there are no Jesuits?"
"How does fishing (one of my hobbies) relate to a career in medicine?"
"How do you feel about pharmaceutical companies and their influence on medicine?"
"What is one difficulty you have faced and how did you overcome it?"
"Did you experience any difficulties or issues in your childhood?"
"Tell me about a time you faced a problem and showed determination in overcoming it "
"supposing you didn't get in, what would you do to improve your chances next year."
"what do you me to say about you in front of the admissions committee?"
"none really"
"Why St. Louis?"
"Why do people go to doctors?"
"What other schools have you interviewed/scheduled interviews at?"
"what do you think will be the biggest challenge you will face during medical school? during practice?"
"How do you mentally resolve some of the major medico-ethical issues, such as abortion and euthanasia? That is, what is your thought process?"
"none"
"What do you think med school will be like while having a family? (I'm married with children.)"
"Given the two scores here, MCAT and GPA, what do you think best refects how you will do in medical school?"
"Whats a life challenge I've had to deal with"
"What do you like to do"
"Describe, in 25 words or less, how to fix our healthcare system."
"How do you deal with people that are willing to provide care to animals at the expense of people?"
"Describe a problem you had with a roommate or coworker and how you resolved it."
"What do you think needs to be done to improve conditions in youth leagues?"
"Something about why licorice should not be given to heart patients. There was no context for the question either. He just hit me with it while we were talking about my hobbies. I think he was trying to see how I would handle it. I had no idea, and he just told me the answer (some organic compound) and moved on."
"What is the one thing a doctor does that no other profession practices?"
"What was the last movie you saw?"
"What have you learned about yourself during the entire application process? "
"What would you change about yourself?"
"What is something that you wish that you could change about yourself?"
"Nothing really"
"Most unique experience?"
"How much does your state school cost?"
"Nothing really. The interviewer was very relaxed and had read my file earlier and just asked me questions about my personal statement and various experiences."
"Why SLU?"
"What was the hardest thing you ever had to do?`"
"How does your morality fit in with our Jesuit teaching style?"
"Tell me what you know about Jesuit Schools"
"Describe yourself in one that I can repeat to the admissions committee."
"Nothing particularly."
"Why did you decide to go to medical school instead of veterinary school?"
"How would you like to be presented to the admissions committe in one sentence?"
"All of the questions were pretty standard, and most related to my application. I didn't have any ethical or hypothetical questions."
"How have you used interpersonal skills to work through a problem with a roommate or co-worker?"
"What are you currently reading?"
"Why here when you could go to a state school for cheaper?"
"Generic questions - don't stress out!"
"What separates the medical profession from all other professions? (my interviewer said the correct answer was that doctors are allowed to physically touch the patient)"
"What's going on with the financial problems at Georgetown?"
"Describe a moment in your life that really defines you as a person. I had trouble with this one."
"none. they were all pretty basic, nothing out of the ordinary at all."
"What would be the one thing you would change about yourself and then the world? - couldn't be world peace"
"What was the biggest challenge you have overcome?"
"Do you know why is it illegal to make salt from seawater in India?"
"I was spoken to in Russian and it was very cool, but it startled me."
"We had a fascinating discussion about race and identity in the US and in the Northwest...we had both gone to college in the Northwest and lived in Africa at some point during our college years, but about 20 years apart. It was nice that they went to the effort to match me to someone with similar interests."
"What three things would you change about yourself? What are your THREE weaknesses? "
"I was asked about various difficult times that I had in my life and how I made it through them"
"Do you really feel as though it's possible to determine the molecular basis of depression, when depression is so 3-dimensional? (This was the goal at the lab I work at.)"
"Please demonstrate a basket toss (I am a cheerleader)"
"What is a challenge you have faced and how did you overcome it?"
"What are the major medical concerns in your home state?"
"What is the one thing you will change about yourself and the world(and you can't say world peace)?"
"He asked about my marathon training and my writting. It was nice to see that he noticed things in my file that were outside of academics and medicine."
"If not medicine, then what?"
"nothing too interesting. just the usual questions about my family, me... but my interviewer did spend a lot of time talking about one of my letters of rec. so remember who your writers were."
"None of the questions were very interesting - it was pretty much the normal stuff."
"If you do not get in this year, what will you do? Nothing to interesting tell you the truth."
" What do you think is going to happen to healthcare in the future"
"Describe a situation where your interpersonal skills were challenged, and what did you learn from that?"
"There was nothing really out of the ordinary.. all standard interview questions."
"Give an example of perseverance in your life."
"What is the role of the physician in today's society?"
"Write your own LOR"
"What was the greatest challenge that you've had to overcome and how did you overcome it?"
"What is unique about you?"
"What is your mission? What do you hope to accomplish in your lifetime?"
"Describe your experiences living in undergrad dorms."
"Nothing really interesting. Just general questions."
"Why do you want to go to Saint Louis University?"
"N/A"
"Where have you traveled and why?"
"Did you injure yourself while playing college football?"
"Nothing really, all standard questions, why do you want to be a doctor, weakness, strengths, hardest challenge I ever faced"
"What has been your biggest life's challenge?"
"If you didn't get into medical school this year and had to reapply what would you do with your year off?"
"What do you like to do in your free time? (answered like to read) - what books do you like to read?"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"What would I change about myself?"
"What do you look for when analyzing films? (I'm a film history/criticism minor)"
"None. All were generic."
"how do you see yourself as a physician in the future"
"What would your wife change about you?"
"What is the most important thing about you that you fell I should know?"
"Tell me about your experiences on your AMCAS."
"What are your hobbies. What is the last book you've read. "
"There are generally two sets of numbers that describe each applicant: their GPA and MCAT score. What do you think about the numbers that describe you?"
"Tell me about ultimate frisbee. (I played some intramurals)"
"what is the role of a physician?"
"What books would you recommend?"
"What do you do to relax? "
"Tell me about your family."
"The interview was very conversational about me and about my interviewer. We talked a lot about the city and the atmosphere at the school."
"Why medicine? (or experiences leading up to it) "
"My interviewer talked to me about my family quite a bit, which was nice. He was interested in the events that lead up to my decision to pursue medicine, since I entered college as an EE."
"Provide a picture of your parents and any siblings."
"Nothing really, all of the questions came from my application, and we just had a pleasant conversation."
"What makes the medical profession different from all others? (Hint: it's not just about healing or curing) "
"So tell me what you do to resolve roommate problems?"
"Being Asian Indian, I could pass for a middle eastern person very easily in an airport. He asked me whether I get offended at having to be pulled aside to be checked most of the time."
"What have you learned about yourself from your volunteer experiences? "
"Asked about my research."
"What does your mom think of you becoming a doctor?"
"Tell me about your family? This question had to do with my personal statement."
"Tell me 5 adjectives you would use to describe yourself."
"Specific questions/ memorable cases from my shadowing experiences. even virtual shadowing experiences"
"Asking me about research (it was weird. I was well prepared for it but I didn't really get what he was asking for)"
"Tell me about a time when you had to overcome a challenge?"
"Ethical dilemma (MMI style) about nonmaleficence"
"How many shadowing hours do you have?"
"How can we fix healthcare delivery from a business AND clinical standpoint (business background)?"
"Just kind of being drilled about certain activities I've done and having to explain them."
"What is one of the hardest or most difficult situations you have been in?"
"Describe a meaningful shadowing experience."
"Obamacare"
"Tell me about a time you used interpersonal communication skills."
"Nothing was particularly difficult."
"There were no hard questions! All basic stuff you should be prepared to answer in any interview."
"Nothing difficult."
"Nothing."
"None were difficult. The interviewer just confirmed the details of my application.. I did not feel like I was being evaluated."
"What do your parents think of you going to medical school?"
"What's your opinion on Obamacare?"
"Give an example of a difficult situation and how did you handle it?"
"Something about how my degree related to public health, or what someone could do with my degree...I didn't really understand the question, but I'm not sure the interviewer really did, either."
"I see you had some academic difficulties. Tell me about them and what you did to overcome them."
"Where are you at in the interview process?"
"None, everything was regarding my application"
"Why medicine (interviewer challenged my answer)"
"Are any of your parents physicians? Name one pro and one con of their medical profession."
"It was hard to remember some of the details of my past experiences/ECs."
"Your family is fairly well off, have you ever faced any hardships?"
"What would your friends say are your strengths?"
"You don't know what the offside rule is and you play soccer?"
"Why there was a disconnect in my application (I was premed then changed my mind then changed again)"
"All were pretty standard"
"What do you think makes a good doctor?"
"I was really taken aback by some of the personal/family questions (which usually don't faze me)."
"None! We really just chatted, very laid back. "
"What is the most difficult thing you have dealt with in your life?"
"None at all. It was very low-stress."
"Tell me what qualities you don't like to see in a person."
"Tell me about a situation in which you disappointed yourself or someone else?"
"What are some of the biggest challenges you've faced in your life?"
"Some of the questions weren't phrased as questions...sort of odd."
"all pretty superficial, watch out for the childhood question as it's hard to come up with a decent answer on the spot"
"Describe your medically related activities"
"None. The interview felt very rushed"
"No difficult ones. "
"Nothing really."
"How would you describe yourself?"
"Name three strengths and three weaknesses you have."
"Ummm, nothing tough at all."
"Again nothing really difficult"
"Imagine you are an internist. What is the first thing you do? (he basically asked me to trace out how I would deal with a patient)"
"How my research would translate into a clinical setting."
"If you were a doctor, and you wanted to work on a social issue, who would you partner with?"
"The questions were not difficult and the interview was mostly conversation. I was asked about my undergrad experience, volunteer and research experience, and why I didn't get into medical school last year. Nothing out of the ordinary."
"Why SLU?"
"Name three things you would change about yourself."
"nothing really....pretty conversational. "
"None. All were specific to my application. Just a conversation."
"what are 3 things about yourself you would change?"
"Why did you choose your major? "
"I was asked to explain a poor grade in a Physics class. The interviewer made a strong effort to make sure he wasn't ''grilling me'', and that he just needed something to go back to the committee with. "
"None were really that hard. Very low stress."
"Based on your experience, what is the meaning of ''Physician''?"
"What would you say is your biggest weakness?"
"Nothing was too difficult. Why do you want to be a doctor... How do I handle stress..."
"Have you experienced hardship in your life? Or, have you lived a relatively good life? "
"same"
"Nothing"
"Biggest challenge, "
"Describe a situation when you used good interpersonal skills"
"Please explain how you would handle a patient requesting services that the hospital does not provide (due to the Catholic school/hospital)"
"How would you propose to fix the healthcare situation?"
"Who's your role model?"
"Please explain why you took the MCAT a second time."
"Nothing was really difficult. A lot about how I handle stress and my motivations for going into this field."
"What is most important to you in life?"
"nothing too difficult"
"Besides the above... He pimped me on my research even after I told him that the project fell apart. I think he just wanted me to admit I didn't know."
"na"
"Why St Louis? How do you handle stress?"
"None, really...maybe the one above."
"I was asked about my least impressive activities on my AMCAS"
"What is the biggest challenge you have overcome?"
"There were no difficult questions, mostly questions about you, your academics and extracurricular activ."
"None seemed that difficult- The difficulty was that the interviewer seemed to have set answers that he was looking for. He would eventually try to lead me to the answer that he wanted."
"nada"
"standard interview question, but i hate it: Give an example of a time you used interpersonal skills to solve a conflict."
"Tell me of a time when you needed to use your interpersonal skills in a difficult situation."
"Nothing too bad, my interview was a get to know you type of session."
"If you had to invite three people(alive/dead) to dinner, who would they be? "
"N/A "
"None."
"What sets being a physician apart from any other career in the world"
"tell me about the most difficult experience for you. why is research important"
"Difficult questions most likely come from some experience you listed on AMCAS. If you don't know the answer, just say so. Know that if the interviewer has a laptop he/she can google the correct answer."
"There wasn't necessarily one most difficult question, but we got into a discussion about the difficulty of opening up one's own practice (this was brough up as we talked about my shadowing experiences). I enjoyed the conversational atmosphere, which both put me at ease, and enabled me to express my opinions and reasons for them."
"What did you learn about medicine from experience X? "
"Explain some part of my application."
"how do you resolve roommate problems. "
"what other schools did you apply? Where will be interviewing?"
"What was your biggest challenge?"
"nothing difficult"
"The questions were pretty standard, just about my experiences, my interviewer was just a sincere guy who really wanted to get to know me. He didnt care to drill me or test me on random knowledge"
"What kind of people bother you?"
"Why did you apply/want to go to St. Louis University?"
"Should people who put themselves at higher risk for injury pay higher health insurance rates?"
"I see that you took the MCAT twice...How did you prepare differently the second time? "
"All the questions were easy."
"What is the biggest challenge you have ever faced?"
"How do folic acid deficincies affect pregnant women in third world countires?"
"none really."
"What's special about you? "
"Why St. Louis? "
"nothing really"
"provide an example that demonstrates your perseverance"
"Why being a doctor different from all other professions?"
"none"
"Why St. Louis?"
"What about a doctor's job makes it unique from all other professions?"
"How will you decide upon what med school to attend?"
"if there is one thing you could say (about yourself) in front of the admissions committee, what would it be?"
"Greatest strength/weakness"
"tell me about the 'w' on your record"
"What are three good characteristics that a physician should have?"
"Tell me a time you faced difficulty"
"What's wrong with economy? Also, "did a doctor tell you that?" (in reference to something in my personal statement)"
"What challenges have you faced in order to arrive at this point in your life?"
"Why did you have a W in physics?"
"You've been out of school for two years (I was waiting for my husband to graduate before I applied) so how do I know you're ready for this? "
"What was a difficult situation you had to overcome during your childhood?"
"Summarize yourself in one sentence that I will read to the committee, this is the first thing they will know about you."
"Where else have you interviewed? Do you have future interviews lined up?"
"What would you want to change about yourself?"
"What is the one thing that a physician is allowed to do that no other profession in the world allows members to do?"
"Why did you get a _____ in this class?"
"Have you been interviewed anywhere else? Any future interviews coming up?"
"Why do you think there is such a disparity in the distribution of healthcare?"
"Why come to SLU if you are from California?"
"Why medicine?"
"Why did you get a C+ in French?"
"After going through all my medically related experiences, the interviewer said that those don't count, so what else have I done to prove I am worthy to become a doctor."
"You seen to know a lot about the "downside of medicine" (Insurance, lawsuits, ect) so why are you still interested in it."
"Is your MCAT/GPA reflective of your academic abilities?"
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"If you are not able to attend medical school at all, what would be your next career move?"
"What would you do if you didn't get into med school this year? (I answered and then my interviewer told me they were looking for "I would contact admissions offices to find out how to improve my application and then I would reapply.")"
"None of the questions asked were that difficult."
"What is phytoremediation? (I had mentioned a research project I was interested in concerning phytoremediation)"
"What mades a doctor special?"
"see most interesting question"
"Generic questions - don't stress out!"
"If you couldn't do medicine, what would you do? (He wasn't asking if I wasn't admitted into medical school what would I do, but he was asking if it was impossible for me to go to medical school)"
"why did you choose medicine?"
"What do you know about us (SLU)?"
"Why St. Louis since you are coming from LA?"
"I was asked specific questions about "flaws" in my academic transcript (i.e. C's and one Withdrawl). I was grateful for the opportunity to discuss them though; as a Chemical Engineering student my two C's were in classes where the majority of my classmates also earned C's, but you can't put that on a transcript!"
"What three things would I change about myself?"
"no difficult questions at all"
"Can you give me an example of how you used your interpersonal skills to diffuse a situation with a (roommate/coworker)?"
"I was asked multiple questions about psychology terms related to denial because my transcript said I had taken psychology courses. (I had those classes in high school)"
"Nothing was very difficult."
"No difficult questions. No ethics or even why medicine or SLU, just a conversation to get to know you better."
"what the most unique experience you have had in your life. (was difficult compared to others)"
"See above (switch the word "interesting" to "difficult")."
"Do you hate your family?"
"Random questions to explain part of my file which I hadn't thought about for a long time."
"None really"
"What type of scan would you use to identify an acute stroke? (I did stroke research as an undergrad) The point to take away is that you could be asked technical questions..."
"See above."
"Nothing..."
"What are your greatests strengths and weaknesses"
"Everything was related to my application"
"What are some things you are trying to change about yourself/"
"Write your own LOR."
"Nothing too difficult. If you had to write a recommendation for yourself, what strengths would you write about and what would you put that you need to improve on?"
"It was an ethical question, but I can't remember it."
"Do you think you are ready for medical school?"
"What do you want me to tell the admissions committee about you?"
"biggest life challenge."
"Why SLU? (not really my first choice, but will take anything at this point)"
"nothing really, the interviewer really new my file"
"Tell me about this bad grade on your transcript."
"A detailed question about the research I do in a lab at school."
"What would you change about the world? About yourself? What are your weaknesses?"
"What would you change about yourself?"
"Everything was pretty straight forward. No suprises."
"see above (though not a difficult question, it was the most difficult one I had)"
"None specifically, but they drilled me on my weaknesses as expected."
"above"
"Specific questions about the science of the clinical research that I am involved in."
"same as above"
"How would you improve yourself?"
"What do you think is the role of a physician in today's society?"
"What qualities do you think a good physician should possess? Do you have these qualities?"
"Name a major challenge you've experience and how you overcame it. (I felt like she was looking for something huge such as an illness or financial failure, I just don't have that)."
"What did you think about the medical system of the VA hospital?"
"Some ethical dilemma re: a transplant case. There was no real right or wrong answer, yet it appeared that whatever I said (and justified) wasn't "the best" answer that the interviewer was looking for."
"So, exactly how many schools did you apply to?"
"No difficult questions were asked."
"Why SLU? "
"No questions were difficult - really."
"If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be and why?"
"What prevents the country from having universal coverage?"
"See above"
"What sort of volunteer experiences have you been involved in"
"Why SLU Med?"
"Out of all your volunteer experiences, what was the one thing that impacted you most about medicine?"
"What is the one thing you want me to tell the admissions committee?"
"What would you like me to tell the admissions committee for you?"
"Heavily reviewed AMCAS"
"Reviewed my primary/secondary in detail, prepared a "why SLU" and had several questions prepared"
"interview questions in general, review app"
"Reviewed my AMCAS and secondary applications. Checked SDN."
"Sought advice from my mentor who is an MD, watched YouTube videos."
"General prep, mock interview"
"school website, mock interview"
"Read over my application, read interview feedback on SDN, mock interview with an advisor."
"Looked over my application."
"Just looked over my file a few times"
"Mock interview, recording myself talking, SDN"
"Mock interviews with friends and family, review application"
"I didn't prepare much."
"Mock interviews with career counselors"
"Looked over my application, practiced common questions."
"Looked over my file a bit"
"Read my application, stayed with a student host and got their input."
"SDN interview feedback, school website, reviewed application."
"Mock interviews, research the school"
"Mock interview, reread my primary application, especially activities. Read about my specific interviewer on the school's website."
"SDN feedback"
"SDN forums, school's website, re-read my application"
"Mock Interview, researching healthcare, reading SDN, outlining questions"
"Read online materials, read sdn interview feedback, talked to host student."
"Mock interviews and going through my application thoroughly"
"SDN, mock interview with a physician and a friend, read a book on the topic."
"SDN and mock interviews"
"SDN, school website, reviewed application"
"Primary, Secondary, Feedback, website"
"SDN, read the school's website"
"Read SDN interview feedback, researched school curriculum etc, read my primary and secondary responses"
"Mock interviews; used questions from SDN and other internet sources."
"Read school website, SDN"
"Extensive research on the school."
"SDN Interview Feedback"
"SDN, read my primary"
"read SLU's mission, website, read about my interviewer and his research, talked to med students"
"SDN interview feedback and tried to relax"
"practice interviews, with questions from this site and others"
"Reviewed AMCAS, reviewed SDN, copious amounts of research on the school, talked with students, etc."
"SDN, schools website, talking a lot with my student hosts"
"read school website, met current students"
"interview feedback, talks with current students"
"I checked out the interview feedback section from SDN and read stuff from the university website. I also looked into the things St. louis had to offer and made sure that I was aware of everything I had written on my application"
"mock interview, SDN threads, etc."
"Read SDN interview feedback, checked out med school website"
"SDN interview feedback."
"Read the school's website, which actually isn't all that helpful."
"Read over school's website, SDN, Primary app, Secondary app, biomedical ethics issues."
"read over my application"
"Read SLU website, SDN interview feedback"
"Mock interviews, previous interview, looked over research. Chilled out."
"Review materials I submitted to the school (AMCAS, updates etc.). Read website. SDN interview feedback page!"
"Read about the schools strengths and weaknesses, went over the responses I wrote on the SLU secondary"
"Reviewed AMCAS and secondary, read up on SLU through website/MSAR/other sites, reviewed mock interview"
"Reviewed info on school, slept well."
"looked over primary app., looked at school website"
"SDN, school website"
"Read up about the school and the interview feedback on sdn"
"SLU website, re-read AMCAS"
"Read over my app, read about SLU online"
"SDN, read over essays, mock interviews"
"Look over your primary application, tried to relax"
"Looked at SDN, Reviewed my AMCAS, Looked over information sent by the school"
"I didn't really prepare since I recently had an interview. I went through really fast in my head the main questions like why medicine. Nothing too extensive."
"this website, mock interviews, school brochure"
"SDN feedback, read over my AMCAS, SLU website, and most of all just relaxed."
"SDN, reading about the school"
"Read AMCAS over again and contemplated life."
"MSAR, website, SDN, looked over application (most important)"
"SDN, read AMCAS and secondary apps, mock interview, practiced questions"
"Read SDN, MSAR, SLU's website, googled my interviewer, met with an interview coach"
"AMCAS, SDN, Reviewed SLU site, interview prep."
"Prayed, read MSAR, read studentdoctor.net, looked at website"
"Read over SDN, reviewed the school's website, and, in general, practiced interviewing at my college"
"SDN, school's website, look through AMCAS"
"re-read AMCAS and secondary app. SDN, SLU website, spoke to current students"
"This website. SLU website."
"Previous interviews, SDN feedback, school website."
"SDN, looked over app. and checked out schools web site."
"Keeping in touch with healthcare news, bought an interview preparation book (which had sample questions in it), and attended mock interviews at my school. "
"Browsed SDN, looked over AMCAS."
"SDN & looked over app."
"Answered questions from SDN feedback, researched the school through the SLU website and MSAR, as well as researching a little on St. Louis and the demographic."
"StudentDoctor.net, browsing over the schools webpage (some parts were not working), looking up my interviewer"
"Practice interviews, MSAR, SLU website"
"REad through my amcas and secondary app, looked up my interviewer, read interview feedback about the school and read about the school online."
"Read the website and the brochure"
"Re-read my application, SDN, mock-interview"
"AMCAS, Secondary, SDN, mock interview, three previous med school interviews, reviewed healthcare issues, ethics, ect."
"AMCAS application, SDN"
"SDN, MSAR, school website, and application."
"sdn, reread my app"
"SDN, AMCAS application."
"SDN, read the website, previous interview experience"
"This was my third interview so I didn't feel the need to prepare anymore."
"Reread my application, purused the website, relaxed."
"Read my file. Drilled with interview feedback"
"standard"
"Went over questions, but I probably didn't need to"
"SDN, review AMCAS, slu website, relax"
"read my AMCAS application, SDN"
"SDN, St. Louis website, looked over my AMCAS"
"SDN, AMCAS, school website"
"SDN, school's website, prehealth committee materials"
"My AMCAS, SDN"
"sdn, school's website"
"sdn, reviewed my amcas, went down the day before and met with current first year, looked up my interviewer"
"SDN, reviewed my application, read about the school"
"SDN feedback, went over primary and secondary, read up on SLU."
"Reviewed website, SDN, AMCAS, and SLU application"
"SDN, my application, school website"
"this was my first interview, so i had only done a few mock interviews and read sdn"
"Mock Interview, Website etc."
"this website, read about the school online, met with another doctor while I was there."
"SDN, my AMCAS, school website"
"I read SDN, reviewed the school's website, prepared lots of questions, and really just thought about all the reasons to go there and what I still needed to find out to make an informed decision."
"SDN, mock interview, researching the school website."
"Mock interview, read about SLU, talked to current students there."
"read over my amcas, read about the school"
"SDN, AMCAS"
"sdn, read my amcas application, practice a few questions with friends"
"SDN, the website of the school, "
"reviwing my own app (most critical), researching what i liked/dislike about the school, sometimes i dont know until the tour though and i probably glanced at SDN...if uve already interview, u dont need to prepare much."
"SDN, read SLU webpage, read SLU page in MSAR"
"SDN, read application and AMCAS"
"Read over the mission statement of the school and website info."
"SDN, mock interview"
"Mock interviews, SDN, reread my AMCAS and application"
"read a lot about the school's program online (despite what other's have said I found the site to be very useful and felt like I knew a lot about the school going in to the interview). I also know someone who went to SLU for PT school so I talked to them about their experiences there. "
"Read SDN, the school website, MSAR, re-read my AMCAS and secondary app."
"website, MSAR etc"
"No preparation."
"SDN, Briefly read the school website, asked my student host questions. "
"SLU website, Read over AMCAS PS, SDN interview feedback"
"SDN, amcas application, school's website"
"Read AMCAS, talked to students, looked at student doctor questions, reviewed some chapters of premed books about interview questions., etc"
"read this site, read an ethics book (though it didn't end up getting me anything, there were no ethics questions)"
"spoke to current students at the school, researched online, SDN, my file"
"no preparation -- watched TV, slept a lot. "
"SDN, looked over amcas"
"read amcas and website"
"relaxed in a hot tub"
"Website, SDN"
"SDN"
"read comments on sdn, read about the school"
"Nothing specifically for this one. I had at this point become a veteran of the interview trail. I just reviewed my application the night before. It was difficult to find specific information on SLU. Their website was not that great."
"SDN, school website, AMCAS"
"website, SDN, read over application"
"I read about the school online and reviewed my primary app."
"Read SDN, went over my AMCAS application"
"SDN, Kaplan book, SLU website"
"sdn, amcas app, secondary-- they have have your whole application with them so know it!"
"AMCAS, researched SLU"
"This site, friends helped in mock interview."
"Read the school's website, read SDN, and reviewed my AMCAS application."
"SDN, AMCAS, School's website"
"Mock interview"
"Went over my AMCAS and researched the school. I was told the name of my interviewer ahead of time, so I looked over his research."
"Read SDN, mock interviews, and read statements"
"Read book on interviewing, looked through this site, rehearsed answers to common questions."
"Read SDN, the school's website."
"this website, read over AMCAS, read over other med school's ethics site, read newspaper"
"SLU website, reviewed application"
"SDN, mock interview, reread app, essay, etc."
"SDN, reread app, school's site"
"SDN forums, SLU website, read over my application."
"Re-read my AMCAS, read this site, the school's site"
"Read up on the school from the website to see the different aspects of the school."
"Went to other interviews"
"this website, SLU website, read over essays, and looked over possible questions"
"Read this website, study their literature online, talk with students once I was there. "
"Website for school, SDN"
"Read over my application and the school's admission material; scheduled a mock interview with my career counselors."
"i had heard that the interview was pretty relaxed, so i just tried to get rest and read a few things on sdn... this was my 3rd interview so I wasn't as stressed out I think."
"Read this site, browsed their webpage."
"studentnet, amcas, application, st. louis internet site"
"SDN, St. Louis website"
"SDN, school website, talked with other students (I stayed with a student host--that was the only positive part of the experience)."
"looked over AMCAS, secondary, and SDN"
"Read AMCAS and SLU essays, SDN"
"SDN, MSAR, current events"
"I had already had some other interviews. One of my exit interviews for another school said I needed more clincal experience, so I did 40hrs of shadowing two weeks before the interview."
"This website, looking over Amcas, mock interviews"
"Pray, SDN, read about the school, MSAR"
"stayed with a student host who was able to give me tips"
"SDN, school website, secondary app, AMCAS"
"Read application, their website, SDN feedback"
"Read over SDN, school website, list of practice questions."
"SDN site,SLU website, and my AMCAS. "
"This website, the school's website."
"this site, read books about ethics and healthcare policy..."
"Got a recent copy of my transcript for my admissions file, glanced over my applications, relaxed and went to the Gateway Arch the day before..."
"Nothing, this was my 4th interview."
"read my AMCAS, read website on school"
"SDN, reread my apps, asked students about my interviewer, tried to get an accurate impression of SLU during the tours."
"I drove ten hours in a car discussing some of my responses and Sherman's March to the Sea. "
"Read my application"
"Read the St. Louis website, this website, mock interview, reviewed my AMCAS."
"this site, read over my application"
"Went over AMCAS, secondary, school website, SDN, read an ethics book, did research on hot topics, and read the NY Times. All you really need to go over are your application materials."
"sdn, mock interview offered at school, looked at application, prepared for general questions that I knew were going to be asked"
"sdn, my amcas application, st. louis website"
"School website, SDN, a magazine about the school, talked to friends about it, etc."
"Looked over primary and secondary applications, read a princeton review book on the school, looked at their web page."
"this website, SLU webiste"
"Read over application, read website and student newspaper, checked SDN"
"This website, school's website, my application"
"Read apps, SDN, talked to a lot of students"
"Read SLU's website & the MSAR. "
"Read this website and some stuff online about managed care"
"School Website, did some practice questions with friends and family"
"Read their website, read my application, this website"
"Read about the school, SDN, etc..."
"SDN, looked up my interviewer on the website, decided how to answer "why SLU?""
"Read interview feedback, school's website."
"Read AMCAS, SDN..etc."
"Read my AMCAS essays & SLU essays"
"Read over AMCAS app and SLU website."
"sdn, slu website"
"Went to this website, read over SLU stuff from their website and read over my AMCAS/Research work"
"website"
"Read SDN interview feedback, read review on the website."
"SDN, read about the program online."
"Read sdn, re-read AMCAS, and prayed."
"Interview feedback and St. Louis U. website."
"Read up on the school, reviewed my AMCAS and secondary essays, used this site"
"Read SLU site + secondary"
"school site, student md, read app"
"SLU website, read over app"
"SDN, reviewed AMCAS, SLU website"
"SDN."
"Read the MSAR, looked at the school's website, went to the SDN website"
"SDN, reread AMCAS, and read the schools bulletin"
"Read over their website, which was little help. Looked up the program in the Princeton Review book. Thought about reasons to pick SLU."
"school website, interview websites, this website, looked over my application"
"Read interview feedback, mock interview, looked at the school website"
"I read over my application and perused the SLU website for things about which I could ask a question or two."
"Read responses on SDS, listened to NPR, talked with students who had already interviewed at SLU"
"Other interviews, reviewed my file, relaxed, read up on SLU."
"Read announcements, talked to students "
"Looked exhaustively at school website, read over application, listened to npr.com - healthcare issues, etc. Talked to my host student about the school."
"I looked over my secondary application and read reviews on SDN"
"Read about the school on the web, this site."
"Read the website although it does not have very much information about the medical school itself. I learned much more by talking to my student host. "
"Read SDN feedback, read up on their website, read Princeton Review Med school book"
"Talked to some people at SLU"
"read sdn's interview feedback. prayed interviewfeedback.com would be running through sdn. visited SLU's website, read info in MSAR. searched my interviewer's name on SLU's site & google."
"Read interveiw feedback, and curriculum guide."
"A mock interview with my school and SLU website."
"Interviewfeedback.com Read their stuff."
"their website, SDN feedback"
"The interviewer knew my application as well as I did. He was very friendly and accommodating (had zoom issues)."
"school culture, opportunities for service, medical distinctions (elective tracks), faculty mentorship, match list"
"info session"
"Service and volunteer"
"Their students feel confident matching into the (competitive and non-competitive) specialty of choice."
"Everyone (faculty, students, my interviewer) was pleasant."
"They have scholarships available"
"Structure of curriculum and student schedules to allow for balance and health."
"The culture and attitude among students."
"The sense of community"
"Friendly students, free dinner on Sunday, access to current M1, M2, and M4 students."
"The school is very supportive and cares for it's students."
"The school is very focused on making medical school less stressful."
"How relaxed the environment was at the school"
"The Doisey Research Center was really impressive and my interviewer showed me the city from the top."
"The emphasis on student wellness. SLU students seem very stress-free."
"Pass/fail system sounds amazing--the students LOVE it"
"Got to interact and ask questions to multiple students throughout the day. 4th year student led the tour, meaning she actually knew about the curriculum (as opposed to M1 students who gave tours at another school). The students are genuinely happy and friendly. SLU takes seriously a commitment to ensuring their students aren't stressed out. St. Louis as a city was beautiful and livable. The interviewer had taken the time to read my file."
"Everyone actually seems happy. From my student host to everyone I saw, they looked relaxed and interested."
"Friendliness of students, several new buildings, clerkships in other area hospitals; Jesuit tradition and values; St. Louis area (Tower Grove/South Grand neighborhoods)"
"Students seemed really relaxed and friendly, beautiful campus. real focus on student health and wellness"
"The P / F grading system made the learning environment much more collaborative than competitive. The students all got along and wanted each other to succeed. It showed. The campus was also beautiful."
"School really pushes student wellness - the students aren't overly stressed out and seem pretty laid back"
"The facilities, friendliness of the students, and how welcoming the whole place seemed."
"How much they seem to care about the well being of their students."
"Short, sweet, and to the point interview day. Very nice campus. Interviewer told me I did well."
"Informative, happy students, helpful staff, curriculum modified to fit students' needs, the campus."
"The students were generally nice. I liked that they paid for one way shuttle to airport."
"Students seemed happy, and I liked that the school emphasizes student wellness."
"My interviewer was very candid in discussing exactly how competitive I was in the context of the strengths and weaknesses of my application."
"Everyone was very nice and willing to answer questions. J"
"The new research building"
"Great facilities (they had a really cool, state of the art combat simulation center); students were helpful; great student center."
"Amazing interviewer, explained how rotations were evaluated at the school. Good balance of length of day and information."
"New building, school pride."
"Friendliness of interviewer, faculty members and students."
"Really nice buildings/facilities, gorgeous campus"
"Very low-stress atmosphere, happy students and friendly community"
"school buildings were beautiful, updated classrooms, simulation lab"
"the campus was beautiful, and the students there were great (great camaraderie)"
"Welcoming environment, solid curriculum, and opportunities in community service. I really liked it."
"Sim Lab, new research building, very friendly students, laid back atmosphere"
"The new research center is gorgeous, the Children's hospital is nice too."
"current students"
"the studnets, the fun friendly atmosphere, the curriculum seems to really prepare students for the boards, and they just went pass fail and the lectures are audio recorded!!"
"Nothing."
"I thought my interviewer was great."
"Friendly community."
"1.) Nice hospital 2.) Curriculum (dividing the 2nd yr. into organ systems) 3.) High USMLE scores of students 4.) low, low cost of living 5.) Majority of classes are recorded and broadcasted."
"the students and faculty"
"Pretty campus, St. Louis is very affordable and has lots of free cultural activities, anatomy for only 10 weeks."
"The students at SLU do very well on the USMLE."
"Everyone at the school is so nice, very noncompetitive environment."
"School seems nice, and you get to use a lot of the undergrad facilities (gym, library), so you have a lot of amenities, housing is also cheap ($350 a month for a nice apt, coming from Miami, this is amazing)"
"Students were very positive about the school and raved about the collaborative environment. "
"Everything--sim lab, all the study space on campus, the students were down to earth, P/F, podcasting after 1st semester, block scheduling, enthusiastic tour guide, Children's hospital, Virology/vaccine development research, St. Louis, other interviewees"
"From several sources, including alums I hear you get a lot of hands-on clinical experience at this school."
"My interviewer was very nice and did his best to put me at ease. He also came up to the conference room to get me instead of having me go on a wild goose chase in search of his office."
"The friendliness of students, doctors, and admissions office staff. The students' positive opinions and enthusiasm about the school. The affordability of the area. "
"Dedication to life."
"very comprehensive year 1 + year 2 program, only 4-5 hours of class a day"
"Lunch was delicious"
"The students are very friendly and happy."
"Students were friendly. Anatomy lab is not in the basement. St. Louis is very affordable."
"The Children's Hospital was beautiful"
"Saint Louis University Hospital "
"My interviewer was wonderful! She was really enthusiastic about the school and really easy to talk to. The students all seemed very happy as well."
"curriculum, tour, friendliness of students and faculty"
"The facilities are relatively nice and SLU has a level 1 trauma center."
"-Great interviewer -Simulation center was excellent -Students were honest and helpful -Great Step 1 & 2 preparation here"
"The school, the hospital, especially the childrens hospital, basically everything seemed good."
"The school's dedication to the humanistic aspects of medicine was quite refreshing (less research-based) and their hospitals seem to be pretty good. Also, the students seemed to be relaxed and welcoming."
"The fact that the faculty are constantly updating the curriculum based on student feedback. Also, they seem to be getting more money for updating/construction."
"The Spanish-speaking free clinic, the amount of things to do for free in STL, the new research building, the size of the medical campus (small), the low cost of living, the closeness of the hospital."
"There is on-campus parking and the faculty create a supportive and friendly environment."
"Very very stress-free environment."
"Very friendly environment"
"Very friendly and open students. The clinical exposure begins in first year, and their anesthesiology simulator was really cool! The children's hospital (cardinal glennon) is also very new and nice. "
"new research building/ i really liked my interviewer"
"the expansion of their simulation lab, and the new research tower that opens this October."
"all students, faculty, and administrators i met were all REALLY nice and welcoming"
"The school is definitely up and coming. new research building is going bring some major $$ to bring it up in the rankings (not that it matters). Clinical experience in StL is second to none. Students do VERY well on Step 1. Match list is great."
"The facilities are very nice. There are alot of renovations going on at SLU. The research building is going to make SLU climb high in the rankings. This is an awesome school that gives amazing training, both preclinically and clinically."
"Very supportive atmosphere, lots of growth, lots of student involvement in how the school is run."
"The students and faculty all seemed really enthusiastic and were all really nice. It seemed that everyone was happy to be there."
"I had a regional interview but I heard that the people at the school are really nice and down to earth. "
"Students were very happy and nice. Faculty was also very warm and inviting."
"Students were very enthusiastic about the school, the simulation lab was great"
"All the students I met at the med school seemed to really like it there. Nice new research building almost finished."
"Because this was a regional (held in San Francisco), I was most impressed by how well the interviewer conveyed the curriculum and principles of the school, even though we weren't physically at the school's location. "
"how nice the students were, very willing to honestly answer all questions (one of the tour guides had scored the nations highest USMLE score), the new research building which will be completed and opened in August of 07"
"The people were very friendly and tried to sell the school to me."
"I enjoyed the tour and the luncheon with like 30 first and second year med students, they gave a lot of useful and real information about being a med student there"
"The relaxed, laid back demeanor of all the students. Did not seem stressed out at all. Most of them mentioned the fact that you could ''have a life'' while studying medicine at Saint Louis University."
"Friendliness of the students, laid-back attitude, good professor/student relationships, competitive match list, good preparation for boards (according to the students)"
"How nice the students are, the chapels, churches, the style of the buildings - really cool, the curriculum (systems-based in M2) and electives in 3rd-4th year"
"The students"
"Curriculum."
"the 2 girls i stayed with were great, definately take advantage of the hosting program. they were very honest about the positive and negative aspects of their school, med school in general, and living in stl."
"The students were the most normal of any school I have been to, not super dorky and anti-social like another school I interviewed at in St Louis. They do good on boards, have lives outside of school and seem pretty happy considering they are med students."
"The interviewer was very candid and didn't pressure me during the interview at all. I wasn't asked any ethical/difficult/prying questions. The students seemed more enthusiastic about their school than others. They also were very interested in giving you an accurate impression of their school."
"Very friendly staff and students. I was late because of a problem with my flight, but there was no stress- everyone was eager to help me feel accomodated. The patient simulators are REALLY cool."
"GREAT CURRICULUM!!! Students only take one or two classes at a time...many find the time to work. In addition their board scores are great. They even had the highest step 1 score this year."
"The dummy was really cool."
"methods used for teaching, concern of faculty for med students"
"The students and faculty...everyone seemed very friendly and laid back"
"Friendliness of everyone that I met...I was greeted by strangers more than anywhere I've ever visited...it was nice for so many people to just smile and say hi. Interviewer was very clear that he was on my side and did not want me to get stressed out...it was very comfortable."
"I loved the St. Louis area and also talked to a med student who was very informative for over an hour while waiting for my interview, the dummys they have are really cool"
"Patient mannequins, students, and faculty memebers who were very enthusiastic and helpful."
"The faculty are incredibly supportive of the students. Renovations are being done throughout the school."
"Simulation labs, architecture"
"How laidback the students were. "
"eddie (the simulated patient). very neat."
"i don't think st.louis as a city is as bad as most people said it is. i also really liked the fellow interviewees. they are a great bunch to chat with."
"the students and the atmosphere, people seem to work together to help eachother succeed, the city of st. louis"
"The enthusiasm of the students, the simulated patients, the friendly staff"
"The practice dummy - the student working on it killed it when our tour group walked in just to show how cool it was...which it is. My interviewer had definitely read over my application and wasn't there to grill me on anything. "
"friendly interviewer, good food at lunch, cardinal glennon is a great hospital"
"The automated dummy"
"The flexibility of the curriculum - electives, etc., the people (students, staff, and faculty) - everyone seemed happy to be at SLU. The tour was very good, as well."
"The students seemed very knowledgable. They also have an amazing practice maniquin."
"Everyone was very nice and enthusiastic, my interviewer used the word "
"How relaxed the students seemed. No one seemed overly stressed out. They all talked about having fun in/out of school. There is a high percentage of the student body with families, if that is relevant for you."
"I was so impressed by the kindess of the dean of admissions, the excitement of our tour guides, the diverse population of St. Louis, the direction the school is heading, and the lectures that I attended. The school is building a brand-new research building a block away, which will provide state-of-the-art facilities. I was also impressed with the simulation laboratory which enables med students to practice of computerized dummies to get real experience in pharmacology, cardiology, etc. Fabulous lab!"
"The students were incredibly friendly and everybody greatly enjoyed living and studying in St. Louis/SLU. All the students seemed to be friends with each other- there was no animosity or competitive air. "
"eddie the doll, stimulates a lot of different scenarios"
"everything"
"Nothing much."
"Transportation to the school was very convenient. They were prepared for the new clinical part of the USMLE. The staff and faculty were friendly. I like how they had a chapel inside the school."
"the lunch!, grading system, emergency medicine facilities"
"I really liked my interviewer, he was on the admissions committee and did a great job of answering questions and promoting the school. The atmosphere was pretty nice, the facilities were respectable...I got a pretty good vibe from the school"
"curriculum, st louis as a whole, children's and univ hospital right across the street, large city setting, Dr. Wilmore ate lunch with students"
"The facilities, the faculty was very pleasant. They did not act holier than thou."
"The enthusiasm of the faculty and staff, especially the dean of admissions."
"The enthusiastic attitudes of the students and faculty. It seems like a very friendly school that cares a great deal about its students and their well-being both academically and personally."
"My interviewer"
"I interviewed regionally and then later went to visit the school/stay with a student host. Everyone was SO NICE! The staff is incredibly helpful (nearly everyone offered their e-mail address in case I thought of more questions after I left). My host was super nice and informative. She really made an effort to tell me about the school/share her enthusiasm. I didn't know about the student run clinics (which are run by second year students), and she's going to be a director next year so she told me a lot about them. I'm not Catholic, and multiple people told me that Catholic teachings are not imposed on you. Rather, there is an emphasis on humanistic, compassionate clinical care which really appeals to me. Also, one student during lunch told me that she had gotten multiple acceptances and chose SLU, and she has been really happy with her choice. "
"Parking is included in tuition. And the Metro stops on campus (although a few blocks away from the med school)"
"The grounds are really pretty, the food was great and the students/faculty/staff were all friendly and appeared happy. "
"The interviewer is on the board of admissions and he had a very strong knowledge of my application."
"My student host was awesome! He took me to a "party". My interviewer was preparing for a heart transplant the day of my interview..."
"Proximity of campus to local hospitals (University hospital and Children's hospital) as well as their affiliation with multiple hospitals, a huge amount of student-run community involvement la clinica and homeless clinics). The cooperative, fairly non-competetive environment between students. The fact that the jesuit portion of the education is not a heavy influence (although abortion is not taught)"
"The new Children's Hospital"
"The students were enthusiastic about the block curriculum and the faculty. "
"interviewer was real nice, friendly, made me feel very at-ease, talking up a lot of positive things about St. Louis "
"The hospital was nice"
"med students were eager to answer any questions we had; friendliness of professors"
"Faculty seemed very focused on medical student education and mentoring students. My interviewer said that he kept in touch with each student that he interviews who matriculates at SLU."
"The students and faculty were all very friendly. My interviewer was very honest in his responses to my questions and concerns."
"cafeteria"
"A patient simulator, the students I met were nice and humble."
"undergrad campus"
"the students are very nice, friendly, and down-to-earth. "
"The tour guide took us into the hospital. Most tours don't actually go into the hospital. Since students will be spending the last two years there, it seems that most should. The fact that students are laid back, and the numerous community service options in the area. Minor note, but they served hot lunch!"
"Administration seemed very friendly"
"the interviewer (Dr. Wilmore) was incredibly nice"
"The facilities were very nice, better than I expected"
"The staff and faculty were very nice, and the students seemed to like it there. The philosophy with which they teach their students medicine."
"Friendliness of staff, host student was AMAZING!"
"the students and faculty were super nice"
"How friendly and open the interviewer (Dr. Furman) was."
"The school's strong focus on developing clinical skills. The Clinical Skills Center seems very useful as well as Eddie, the patien simulator. I was also impressed by the student run and funded community clinic and the many opportunities to travel abroad during the 4th year."
"The admissions staff was extremely outgoing and friendly. The other students who were interviewing were also very friendly. There seemed to be no pressure or competition."
"The patient simulator."
"I really liked Dr. Willmore, the dean of admissions, who was my interviewer. He was a little eccentric, which I see as a positive -- very interesting and funny. He seemed to genuinely care about his students. Also, he wasn't bored and blase about the process, even though he's probably interviewed thousands of people and made umpteen presentations. During my interview, he was enthusiastic and energetic. Also, I LOVED the Eddie doll. They have this simulated patient that they let interviewees play with. Awesome, awesome."
"That SLU isn't as bad as everyone on SDN makes it out to be. The School is in an urban setting and that is how I expect an urban setting to look."
"I thought the city was pretty nice. I'm from Salt Lake City, and St. Louis is definitely a bigger, more diverse city than SLC is. The students seemed to get along with each other pretty well."
"friendly faculty and staff, children's hospital, the school chaplain"
"The students seem to have a good balance between work and life. Saint Louis is a young town with a lot of stuff going on (free zoo, technology center, Forest Park). Lots of great stuff"
"My student host was absolutely AWESOME. Her and her boyfriend made me feel so relaxed. The other people who were interviewing on my day were conversational and the conference room that we waited in was not totally uncomfortable like it usually is in an interview. The hospital seemed really nice and is a level one trauma center. In addition, medic soldiers who are in Iraq train here (that impressed me.)"
"How freindly the faculty seemed."
"The questions were pretty basic and expected."
"I like the program, systems based in the second year, and block testing, so you don't have tons of finals all at once."
"Students seemed happy and helpful. The tour guide (4th year student) was helpful and straight forward about what she liked about the school. There is a lot of diversity in the city/school which is good. I had previously interviewed at other mid-West schools and sometimes it's a bit strange for a minority to experience a town with so many white people. Not that it's a bad thing, it's just that I am used to diversity and it is readily apparent in St. Louis."
"The tour of the medical school and the hospitals was pretty good. Everyone was really friendly."
"Nice Children's Hospital; students were friendly and helpful--but no 1st or 2nd years students were around"
"The first year class-room was spacious and comfortable. The Jesuit morales that they teach along with medicine. "
"The students were very positive, the attached hospitals seem great. ALso the cost of living in the area is dirt cheap(compared to where im from)"
"The people (students and faculty) were really friendly and nice."
"All the students seemed happy, facilities were fairly nice."
"the MD i met with was awesome... great guy... our interview went a half hour over the allotted time period with neither of us realizing it... he just described the types of students and curriculum that SLU was trying to work with which I found impressive."
"the nice students, facility, campus was more pleasant than i expected"
"Everyone was very friendly. My interviewer was doing everything he could during the interview to figure out how to best present me to the admissions committe."
"The student hosts were very helpful, supportive, and nice."
"the students were very friendly and all excited to be there"
"The neighborhood was not as sketchy as the impression I had, fellow interviewee's were amazing and friendly. Most fun I have had at an interview yet. Attended a seminar by a plastic surgeon - very neat. Curriculum."
"students and faculty were very nice and down to earth."
"The people that I was interviewing with showed me that SLU was striving to get the best people - very intellgent, serious, but friendly. St. Louis is a beautiful city despite the somewhat questionable surroundings of the med. school. There is a brand new children's hospital that is amazing!"
"The doctor I interviewed with was very nice and didn't talk down to me. That was something that didn't happen at any other interview. Also, the interviewer followed up with me after I had been accepted and told me he hoped that I would choose SLU."
"The facilities i.e. the patient simulation lab and patient examination rooms were awesome! And the curriculum is broken down into VERY manageable blocks (no more than 2 classes at a time)."
"The honesty of the students and administration. They didn't try to sell SLU on the interviewees. I was able to clearly see SLU for what it really is: a solid medical school."
"the students were all pretty laid back and the faculty seemed concerned about student learning. the dean of admissions even came to eat lunch with us and answer questions making the administration seem pretty accesible. to be honest, i wasn't expecting much of the school but the overall laid-back attitude made me feel better about it."
"How friendly the staff was. La Clinica - I speak spanish and want to use it."
"Students were very enthusiastic, campus was impressive."
"The students are very friendly, the facilities are fairly modern, and the Dean of Admissions is just great!!"
"The day was very organized and to the point. Everyone was very nice. There were a lot of medical students around to talk to."
"VERY LOW KEY! The interviewer was so nice and friendly. I think he just wanted to get to know me... It was a regional interview, so I didn't get to see the campus."
"The students were all very nice and answered all of my questions. I stayed with two second year students (through a interview stay program arranged through the second year class) and that helped me see what life was like for them better. It was a good experience overall."
"Nothing really"
"Since this was a regional interview in Seattle, I did not see the campus :)"
"The people. Everyone's very friendly and intelligent, and the community support network at the med school is great. And the match list, which was fairly impressive."
"They took us all around the medical school and let us see some of their really awesome equipment, like the medical dummy - whose name I can't remember. The med students we saw said housing prices were low too."
"My interviewer was awesome! He told me all about the curriculum and different opportunities that were available at SLU. I think the block curriculum is great. "
"My host student. He treated me really well and gave me a lot of information about the school that wasn't mentioned during the formal interview day. He also showed me around St. Louis in the evening."
"enthusiasm of students"
"Very supportive environment. The fact that they don't try and push you into primary care. Decent facilities. Most of the exam questions are in USMLE format to help study and prepare for boards."
"How nice the staff was, especially the faculty members and the dean willmore was nice too."
"how friendly all the staff and students were. the curriculum seemed to be very dedicated to making great physicians who can apply what they learn to practicing medicine. the cost of living is cheap."
"how friendly all the staff and students were. the curriculum seemed to be very dedicated to making great physicians who can apply what they learn to praticing medicine."
"The students seemed very friendly and genuinely happy there. The Dean was also a really great guy."
"Medical students seemed nice and down to earth, no one was stuck up."
"The whole Jesuit ambiance gave me a good vibe."
"The people were very friendly. Current med students poked their heads into the conference room to welcome us and generally seemed very satisfied with the school. The block curriculum seemed interesting as well"
"The school's campus is gorgeous, though the city leaves something to be desired for. The people at the school were really nice though and they make you feel welcome."
"The people: all students I met were wonderful."
"New research facility in the works! Nice clinical skills center & library. Also, had a nice grassy area on campus. "
"The Hospital across the street that caters to lots of underserved patients (the pop. I want to work with)"
"The beautiful campus, nice facilities, and friendly admissions staff."
"They have a really cool simulation room and everyone was really friendly"
"St. Louis is a nice town...if you like that small town feel."
"Eddie! A doll that breathes, has a heartbeat, a pulse, eyes that blink with pupils that dilate and contract. He also responds to over 200 different "meds" by reading barcodes when you hook the the syringes to his line. Our guide gave him some epi and we got to listen to his heartbeat increase w/ stethoscopes."
"Everyone was friendly. Eddie the simulated patient was cool. We got to play with it a bit. The curriculum is block schedule and honors/pass/fail."
"Great facilities."
"I really liked how the curriculum is set up. There are opportunities for patient interaction outside of school during your first two years. There's a latino clinic and african american community based clinic that's essentially run or staffed partially by medical students. The clinical training is very strong here and the school isn't shy to emphasize that the clinical aspects are their strong point. In addition, you have electives that can be taken as early as your 2nd semester of your first year! The people are pretty nice. 2nd year board scores are among the highest for Saint Louis University in years. The undergrad campus is really pretty with all kinds of streams and lakes. I saw the gym there and its pretty large. Things are cheap, my buddy pays like $325 for rent. I also hear a new $64 million dollar research center will begin construction in the near future so that's a plus reputation wise. There's two lounges which was a surprise. Students seemed pretty involved there."
"The facilities & technology available"
"The students were friendly and outgoing and went out of their way to introduce themselves to applicants. The school has impressive match lists for 4th year students."
"eddie the dummy"
"cool facilities, cool city, solid program, good/normal kids"
"I liked the M1 block schedule, the dummy Ed is really neat"
"I actually liked St. Louis a lot more than I expected. The city was clean, people were really nice, the surrounding areas seemed to support the school."
"students seemed happy and said that they had alot of free time."
"facilities were nice, faculty was nice, hospital seems busy and intense."
"the friendly students and staff"
"Students' attitudes were very cooperative."
"I didn't get to visit the campus. They had a faculty member on the admissions commitee in my area (far away from St. Louis) and so I interviewed off site."
"Everyone there is super duper friendly! Really! My student host picked me up from the airport, took me out to dinner, and took me to class with her."
"Facilities were pretty nice compared to some other schools"
"Interviewer was nice and tried to make me feel comfortable. It was not intimidating."
"Cost of living is low in MO compared to east coast"
"Eddie the simulated patient dummy in the anesthesiology department"
"Location, good lunch!"
"I had a regional interview in the SF/bay area. But the interviewer was really kind and easy-going."
"The relaxed and amiable student body"
"Tour was very thorough, although I think I'd get lost on a regular basis in that place. Lunch was nice. The financial advisor seemed good."
"How nice everyone was."
"I had a nice dinner the night before in downtown St. Louis..."
"Eddy "
"The improvements being made to surrounding hospitals."
"Friendliness of staff, students"
"St. Louis, the Clinical Skills Center, the students seemed very friendly, happy, and not too stressed."
"the people (students and faculty) are the school were great."
"The school is not in a very nice location of the city. The facilities are old."
"Eddy--the dummy used by the Dept. of Anesthesiology; it's primarily for residents but it's pretty awesome as they let work under an ER-type of situation; two student-runned clinics "
"The METI dummy, aka Eddie...he simulates a person under anesthesia, complete with pulse, pee, the works. Also students were great"
"Students are very laid back and there is a definite sense of camaraderie"
"everyone's so friendly! administration is really responsive to student needs/requests. METI, a dummy on which you can simulate death without the nasty malpractice suit at the end."
"How friendly the people where."
"The people there were all so nice."
"Students."
"the simulated operating room and male dummy that students practice on in the Anesthesiology rotation (elective)<--pretty incredible, but you may only see it if you go into Anesthesiology (although they're trying to change that); also had a really nice library with a lot of computers and internet access"
"The 2 hour virtual tour/Q&A was a little longer than it needed to be."
"location, cost, limited research opportunities"
"no much research and catholic school"
"Some people had to miss presentations due to awkwardly-placed interview times."
"Interviewer shortened interview because of another commitment."
"Hospital is under construction, every student I talked to went there because they didn't get in anywhere else."
"Having to leave the financial aid presentation for my interview. These presentations should be available in their entirety to all interviewees."
"Slightly outdated facilities."
"My interview was by far the most stressful I've had (this was #5). The interviewer was very patronizing, and kept interrupting me before I could get 50% done answering a question."
"Probation. I didn't get a clear picture of why exactly they're on probation and what changes are being made."
"Not many research possibilities."
"It was really cold when I interviewed :("
"The tour wasn't very structured and my tour guides didn't really have much of a plan other than walk around and point out things on campus. The lunch with M2s was shortened, because our tour guides got us there late. I also wish there was more than one interviewer to have more opportunities to show who you are."
"Facilities are a little old and they don't do abortions at St. Mary's :/"
"There are limited clinical experiences for the first two years that are actually part of the curriculum, however students can gain clinical experience through volunteering at the free clinics those first two years."
"Lack of real interview quesitons; there was no formal introduction/overview presentation; overall, the admissions staff did not try to "sell" their school to me very much; very little financial aid offered"
"Basically no clinical exposure the first two years. However, you can volunteer at the free clinic for an elective. My host learned how to give shots and take blood her 5th week there."
"Preclinical curriculum is very traditional - lecture-based and little PBL"
"Saint Louis is a lot smaller than I pictured it."
"Nothing. Seemed to be a great school. St. Louis is not the greatest area to live in."
"Facilities are kind of old."
"Somewhat unenthusiastic/ low-energy interviewer, but I think that's just his style, so it was fine."
"The facilities were kind of old in some areas and it was very dim"
"I did not like St. Louis at all and would not want to live there. There are huge piles of rubble and an old abandoned building right across the street from the med school. Unattractive."
"Saint Louis the city"
"Some of the labs and facilities seemed outdated."
"The university hospital"
"The area was pretty run down and desolate. Also was not sure of how cohesive the student body is."
"Some sitting around, but was able to interact with other students."
"Outdated facilities"
"Had to get through some not-so-nice areas of St. Louis from the airport to my student host. Doesn't seem like the safest city to live in"
"nothing really"
"I wish I had more than 1 interview....my nerves definitely didn't allow me to flourish"
"Buildings are pretty old, but thats also pretty cool."
"Many of the facilities are run-down and outdated. St. Louis is considered the most dangerous city in the U.S. Financial aid is minimal. Expect to pay mostly in loans."
"interviewer"
"nothing I love the campus and the school and i would love to attend"
"The interviewer was very monotonous and disinterested. He asked questions from a list and would not even make eye contact while I spoke. He kept typing on his computer that was placed between me and him and this added to the stress. I was under the impression that the interview would be conversational, however, it was nothing close to that. I kept speaking while the interviewer kept staring at his computer screen, and went on typing."
"The interview day felt like it was thrown together last minute. No brochures or information about the school (outside of the dinky packet they gave us all) in the waiting room we sat in before/after our interviews. The tour was not that informative and the lunch information session I didn't find that helpful either. At all the other schools I had been at, a dean (or someone in a similar position) had made some sort of plug for why you should attend their school. Nothing of sort was done here which made me feel like they didn't really care if you ended up there or not. Facilities reminded me of a run-down catholic high school--not that the facilities make the school, but still."
"Scripted questions, empty town."
"1.) St. Louis looks like a very boring place to live. 2.) Very conservative opinions of interviewer 3.) Must have a car to get around"
"the facilities"
"Car an absolute necessity, indifferent facilities."
"Older facilities, but nothing to complain about."
"Facilities are slightly old. "
"hospital is kind of old, and St. Louis seems like a very empty and not very exciting city. doesn't seem like there is much going on there"
"Facilities are rundown, but they are making a lot of improvements."
"Cost of attendance, area of SLU"
"I don't know about Saint Louis."
"The temperature-- it was so cold I didn't see a single person the first hour I was driving about"
"The facilities are pretty ancient, but the school does seem to be actively moving forward with technological improvements. "
"Location."
"CONSERVATIVE, immediate area around the school is not so safe, interviewer was late"
"School/hospital seemed very dark, not located in the best neighborhood of St Louis"
"The students didn't seem very enthusiastic about the school. The location and safety of the school is not the best."
"The school was too conservative for me: many students are strictly religious and the school showed support for causes I disagree with (eg. pro-life and abstinence only education for teens). Other negatives included: students partied a lot, facilities were shabby, city of St. Louis is dangerous and doesn't offer much cultural life. "
"Some students weren't very enthusiastic about curriculum. THey say it needs to be changed."
"Students looked average happy lol not smiling ear to ear"
"The facilities seem kind of old, especially the gross anatomy lab."
"financial aid, area in city"
"The very impersonal welcome given by the admissions staff. There was no group introduction at the beginning of the day. I met only 1 administrator at lunch (this encounter was at noon! sooo late in the day for finally meeting an admissions member) and someone went over financial aid and that was it. "
"I was not that impressed with the lecture halls that I saw, but they weren't terrible."
"The location of St. Louis, and the difficulty/cost of getting back to either coast."
"The neighborhood is definitely a turn-off. I went over to the undergrad campus and it was much better. Although, I suppose it's a good place to gain outstanding clinical experiences and see a wide variety of cases. "
"The city of STL. Wasn't really impressed, seemed to be a lot of crime and the students confirmed this. "
"Apparently the city is not that safe. It didn't seem biker/jogger friendly either. The facilities are okay, but should probably be better, given the high tuition ($42,000). The tight seating and absence of desks in the lecture hall. "
"illegitimate version of the letter grading system (Honor Pass, High Pass...)"
"The medical school facilities were a little old, but they seemed to get the job done. "
"Not getting to see the anatomy lab (Though it is on the 4th floor and has windows. So it can't be that bad)"
"SLU doesn't seem to have a whole lot of opportunities for its students. "
"St Louis is a meh location. Not bad for 4 years though. Lots of students go back to Cali for residency."
"St Louis was a little cold."
"Nothing, great school with tons of potential."
"I had a regional interview but I heard that the area near the school is not the best."
"The surrounding city. Hearing from my host that St. Louis is ''the most dangerous city in America.''"
"Neighborhood is not very safe"
"The interview day had quite a bit of waiting around."
"However, because the interviwer started very early to interview many students everyday over the course of one week, she *seemed* uninterested and very tired for most of our interview. "
"narrow winding hallways were kind of daunting to get around in and the lab area seemed a little run down, older"
"The tour did not show much of anything. We mainly saw long hallways."
"The facilities were a little old, but really the school seemed great. "
"The facilities were mediocre, at best."
"location (the med school is in a questionable part of town), cost (tuition is $42K, wow!)"
"My interviewer was late and they had to push my interview back 2 hours!! it was scheduled for 8 am and I didn't interview until about 10:15 am. So that was really annoying, and then he seemed really rushed, and kind of like okay let's get this over with, but once we started talking and asking questions, he seemed to chill out a little and so I think the interview went well, it was just getting to that point that was a lot of waiting"
"The lack of a central location for gatherings"
"Interviewer."
"it was extremely cold out."
"The facilities were older and a bit run down."
"The facilities are a little older. They aren't the newest I've seen, but I wasn't turned off by this. It gave the school more character than anything."
"The facilities are somewhat older, but they're renovating and constructing a brand new state-of-the-art research building."
"The city is frightening...but the students I approached assured me that the campus was safe."
"Too many crosses."
"neighborhood"
"Facilities, lack of preparation by tour guide."
"They didn't do a very good job of selling their school, if I hadn't had the chance to talk with the med student I wouldn't have known much about it"
"The weather, it rained ALL morning."
"The facilities are rather old."
"Facilities are a little old but they're building a new state of art facility "
"The facilities were a little old.. not terrible however"
"the facilities are really lacking...lecture pits with no windows...the place just seemed rather drab"
"the facility seems a little old, but they are building a new research center"
"some of the technology is below par, but they're working on improving "
"The crosses on EVERY wall (I am Jewish)"
"The age of parts of the school, the surrounding area. Some parts of the school definitely show their age, some parts have been recently renovated though. Hearing about the surrounding neighborhood and the presence of security at the entrance to the school was kind of weird."
"I was surprised our tour guide actually went to the school! She was a fourth year and knew absolutely nothing - like if the classrooms had wireless internet connection or what time the library closes (she says 10 but i doubt it..). Why would a school ask a mediocre student to represent them? "
"slu is religiously affilicated. i knew this before, but i guess i didn't expect a priest to have an office in the medical school"
"There wasn't much that negatively impressed me. Primarily, I felt that the cost was exorbitant, and I wasn't very impressed with financial aid office presentation. I was also unimpressed with the lack of community feeling within the medical school between classes. "
"The interviewer was a creep. He wanted to do most of the talking. "
"St. Louis is very different from where I grew up in California. Yes, the school's facilities are a bit older, but what do yuo expect from the oldest Medical School west of the Mississippi? The school's location, although not so wonderful, was not too much of a concern because one can live far from campus (as most students do there) and then commute on not-to-crowded freeways (and the rent in St. Louis is incredibly low)."
"The buildings and surroundings seemed old and drab, though the weather was pretty bad while I was there. I attended some labs and was surprised by the number of students snoozing or goofing off, though the class had just taken an exam three days prior. "
"How old the facilities were."
"none"
"the location"
"The weather. It was windy that day. "
"the facilities were overall very old, the area around the school is not the best"
"School is kind of old, the surrounding area is hella ghetto"
"no patient contact unless students chooses that as elective, facilities were a bit old and outdated, tour was not that great, , st louis has some rough area"
"Its in a rough neighborhood."
"The tour by the student was a little dull- she didn't seem interested in showing us around."
"The hallways of the medical school could have been prettier, but that's being quite picky."
"Lots of things: For one they say the metro drops you right off at the school, which it doesn't, it drops you 3-4 blocks away and you are right on a major busy road, and if you are heading straight from the airport (as I was) you have a suitcase, then it is not very conducive. Second the students at lunch sat on the admissions committee and this wasn't common knowledge. I was hugely discouraged by this. Third: the students weren't very enthusiatic, I asked a couple of students and they said the reason they went was because they got in."
"The area surrounding the school is pretty barren (few places to eat, for example) and if you go a few blocks down it's a pretty crummy area. A student living close to the school got mugged walking to class earlier this year. But, I wasn't really all that turned off by this--it's a big city, so of course you have to be careful/aware, and most hospitals are not in great areas because that's where they're needed! The area provides a great opportunity for clinical experience/exposure in my opinion. Especially because you never have to walk around off campus, and the interior of the campus is guarded and safe. You can navigate everywhere underground through the tunnels connecting the hospitals and the medical school. Also, my host said that she never felt unsafe. If you don't live close enough to walk to school (which you shouldn't) you have to have a car. "
"Nothing really."
"Some of the classrooms and other teaching facilities seemed like they could use updating. "
"Interview day was very disorganized. We did not even receive a school packet or a financial aid talk. After our interviews we just sat around...and finally figured out that the day was over."
"The neighborhood around the school was a little rough, however there are plenty of nice places to live within 10 minutes of campus (Forest Park near Wash U)."
"The underground tunnel that felt like it was 100 degrees; while the students there didn't look unhappy, they also didn't seem thrilled or excited to be there. "
"My interviewer, the facilities, St. Louis as a city. "
"Nothing, really "
"Students we passed during the interview were not so friendly."
"facilities seem old"
"Facilities were older than average. Neighborhood safety does seem to be a concern for students."
"I already knew this but SLU is not located in the safest neighborhood on the planet."
"hallway in basement that had 100% humidity"
"The facilities are old. The school does not make a significant effort to make visiting students' trips enjoyable and informative."
"apathetic tour guides, no one was overly enthusiastic about the school, crime seemed to be a pretty major problem"
"the structure of the curriculum into a block schedule and that the honors grades are based on the class as a whole, not on individual performance."
"The facilities could have been better."
"Students seemed less than happy at times. Facilities were pretty delapidated as well."
"it was a regional interview so I didn't get to see the campus... also the interviewer didn't pass out any information about the school or have pictures"
"The fact that the school is right down town, and there is very little parking."
"Location"
"Since it was just a regional interview, nothing."
"Nothing negatively impressed me, but I was not thrilled with the facilities and the students did not seem very enthusiastic."
"Everything seemed very average. The medical student tour guides were neither excited nor disappointed about their decision to go to the school. The facilities were not brand new or state-of-the-art, but they seemed adequate and well maintained."
"This school was very impressive so the only bad thing was the intense heat in the tunnel leading to the hospital"
"The cost! Oh, the cost! Also, there was no financial aid presentation."
"The students at lunch WERE ON THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE and they did not announce this tiny little fact. This was my sixth interview and all the lunches thus far have been the same (i.e. please feel free to ask us any questions we are NOT on the admissions committee). However, during lunch at SLU the students said please feel free to ask us any questions but left the info on the admissions committee out. I evidently was one of the few who asked and they were honest and said yes, but in my humble opinion they should not make us ask. Instead they should be honest and volunteer such information. "
"Regional interview--I didn't get to see the school and I didn't get any information about the school nor any financial aid information. "
"getting off the metrolink and having no idea where i was"
"Students seem just ok with going to SLU. Almost as if it wasn't their top choice or they just ended up there rather than choosing it."
"The facilities look like they could use some updating. Especially the patho lab."
"The school seemed good but not great, and for the price you would want better than good. Nothing outstanding at all to offer here. The technology seemed outdated. No clinical experience in the first two years. "
"The interviewer kept yawning during the interview."
"Everyone there just seemed kinda blah. All of the students seemed content with the school, but no one seemed really glad to be at SLU. Same with the city. Everyone seemed to think St. Louis was alright, but no one was like, "I love it here". That's too much money to be spending on a school to just be "ok with it"."
"When you travel from the airport to the school via the Metrolink, you can see that the city does show signs of poverty in certain areas. But it wasn't as bad as people have posted in other interview feedbacks."
"Almost a little too laid back."
"The interviewer just asked me questions. We never really had a repoire going. He was very nice, but he didn't seem all that interested in what I said. It was almost like he had a set of questions he wanted to ask me before I got to the interview and was just looking for a standard answer."
"The interviewer basically said that all my volunteer, doctor shadowing, and health care sector work experiences didn't count in her mind. She said they weren't good enough. She wanted to know why else I wanted to be a doctor. Since I have many, many reasons and experiences, I was able to satisfy her. But, I didn't like that she shot down the main reasons and experiences. "
"The area. It is not that is is ghetto, more than parts of it feel like Stalingad.THe school is expensive"
"Accidentally stumbling into the "bad part of town." "
"the area isnt as bad as other people on sdn make it out to be... but it's not the greatest either. while my hosts gave me some helpful advice, I also wish that they had been able to take a night off to show me around :)"
"it is a jesuit university"
"Students seemed to have a lot more downtime than students at other schools"
"The city didn't seem that great (of course, I'm from a town of about 80,000 so I don't really like larger cities): too gray, not enough trees, ugly architecture. The atmosphere during the interview wasn't that great either: the students interviewing seemed a little too competitive for my tastes, the facilities were okay but slightly more run down than others I've seen, their were no admissions or financial aid presentations (I was told there was a packet on the desk that I could look through). The faculty did not seem all that interested in the students."
"minimal scheduling and lots of down-time"
"COST and lack of financial support other than loans. Necessary to drive to school. Definitely the "other" medical school of St. Louis."
"old computers in the hospitals, its a really expensive school too."
"My tour was led by a disgruntled MSIV who ripped on the school the whole time. She seemed to take us by the oldest and dirtiest parts of the school, leaving me the impression that it hadn't been renovated in a long time (I later found out this wasn't true)."
"It seemed as if he was teaching me more than interviewing me. I thought that interviews were supposed to be about me, however, in all of my interviews, the interviewer talked more than I did. Also, I had to wait about 3 hours between the tour and my interview. When you go to your interviews, bring stuff to do!"
"The tuition, but I knew that going in :p"
"The weather in St. Louis isn't exactly ideal for me. However the town itself has parts that seem comfortable enough to live in. It's not exciting in the way the that LA or NYC are but STL is better than a lot of people make it out to be."
"i just don't think much about st. louis as a city in general. if you're looking for a big city with a lot to do or are from a large city, or pretty much anywhere from the east and/or west coasts, you may find it challenging to adjust to midwest life. the downtown was cool but nothing really to do there. st. louis university was in an OK part of town, not much around, but not as scary as some of he reviews here make it seem to be."
"Facilities aren't the greatest."
"Area around school was a little scary; interviewer acted like a jerk."
"Nothing, overall I loved the school."
"St. Louis does not seem like the greatest city coming from LA."
"I didn't exactly fall in love with the city or the school. I liked it and would be happy there, but there just isn't as much there as you would expect."
"The school doesn't seem very diverse (alot of hillbillies) and the students didn't seem very cool. "
"The area wasn't that great (though it wasn't that bad), it was just really industrial. Cold as frozen poodles, though I come from San Diego. There's lots of ethnicities in the area, but they seem very segregated."
"The neighborhood was not very good, and the med students we saw were very clear that they DO NOT live in the neighborhood."
"The area that the school is in. I didn't feel very comfortable walking around the school, it seems to be in a bad neighborhood. "
"The neighborhood in which the school was located. I'm not sure I'd feel safe walking home from school."
"location: too industrialized, not so close to undergrad campus, not so student-friendly environment"
"It was so cold, 2 degrees in the morning and I am from az. But overall I liked the school."
"city of st louis, not as good as i expected. Student host discouraged me to go because of high tuition. "
"the area of the school was not fantastic. a car is a must if you go to this school. and the tuition...oh my!"
"the area of the school was not fantastic. "
"THe facilities were old and not very nice. It also seems that the school is trying to disown its Jesuit heritage, which is very disappointing. St. Louis is also a pretty putrid city."
"Not much, do not know if the area around the medical school is great."
"A lot of the students seemed to suffer from low self esteem perhaps from the proximity to UW. Fairly disorganized place, nobody told us we were done for the day so we were left sitting in the conference room until we elected some one to go to admissions."
"The financial aid situation, there was no tour of the hospital"
"Saint Louis is a bit of a run-down city and the school is pretty expensive."
"Must own a car."
"You only have one interview. I prefer to have two, just in case one does not go well."
"I just was not fond of the city and the facilities seemed sort of old "
What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?