Positively
3 out of 10
7 out of 10
9 out of 10
50 minutes
At the school
3
One-on-one
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"The questions were very straightforward; though several required some personal details to answer as fully as I wished. But all the interviewing was exceedingly tactful and gentle and fair." Report Response | I was asked this question too
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"The school is magnificent: lecture halls, labs, facilities, are all top-notch: not to mention the ***** (5-star) professors. The administration seems thoroughly respectful of and responsive to the students' wishes--with a caveat (see below):" Report Response
"The admissions staff was, at least before us as a group, rather unwilling to concede there were any drawbacks whatsoever to attending the U of C. Really? Even the weather is wonderful? One student, whose honesty I appreciated, conceded that the scores on the Boards might well be lower at the U of C than they might be elsewhere--though admittedly this doesn't seem to matter much on the match. He came close to saying that he wondered whether the $250,000 price tag was entirely worth it (and for those with good state school from which to choose, and little money, that's a nontrivial decision!). Some students have asked for problem-based learning--i.e. the case method, i.e. fewer lectures, and more real medical problems. However, the office of medical education sticks to its guns, and so at U of C, for better or for worse, the first two years it's a smidgeon of clinical observation, two years of quite detailed (but non-Board-relevant) hard-core science lectures, and no formally supervised small-group learning. Those first two years are pass/fail, though, so the students band up to get through the exams. " Report Response
"That altogether U of C like most other private schools will cost about $250,000 for four years. That parking around the office is difficult on Tuesdays due to street cleaning. That rental cars in Chicago do not, as they do in Los Angeles, come standard with air conditioning; you have to ask for it: Chicago in September was 91 degrees Farenheit, with 40% humidity." Report Response
"I really liked the two students who gave us the tour, and the student who interviewed me: all were exceptionally cordial and good-hearted. " Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
10 out of 10
Out of state
4-6 hours
Airplane
$301-$400
ORD
With students at the school
10 out of 10
yes
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