Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

1 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

Overall, the curricular design is very much based on self-directed learning. A good deal of technology is involved and used in both group and pbl. I liked the school (although there are definately few frills compared to other schools, but as one student said the positive of that is that you don't increase your debt to study somewhere "pretty" either), but was a little disappointed with one of my interviews. It was my first at the school...the guy showed up late and then only talked to me for 20 minutes. Nice guy, but seemed to have had me sized up based on my app. It was all positive, but a little different than any other interview I've experienced and somewhat frustrating.

Interview questions they asked

Tell me about your hospital-related experiences

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What was the most interesting question?

Nothing out of the ordinary. What books are you reading. Why I picked my undergrad. etc.

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What was the most difficult question?

None

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read the curriculum guide, talked to friends.

What impressed you positively?

It's a strong program...I have a couple friends that have and are going through and they love it.

What impressed you negatively?

Springfield. Lack of organization. I did not meet any of the other interviewees until the financial talk at 11 am. The school expects you to figure out how to get to where you need to go on your own.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Springfield is pretty bad...knew that, but being there reminded me!