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  • Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • North Chicago, IL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

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

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

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

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

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

What was the most interesting question?

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

What was the most difficult question?

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

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read over their website, read my secondary essay, looked over my AMCAS" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The plasma tvs in the anatomy lab for each tank, showing the days disection, step by step. The 24 hour, on campus gym." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"North Chicago. The student that came in in the morning in between our interviews and preached about the competitive and almost cut-throat atmosphere" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"They don't give you breakfast...not even coffee." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Short day; we were done at 1:15 which was nice b/c it was before the afternoon rush-hour began. The morning was very unstructured. We were interviewed at random and a couple interviewees were done with both of their interviews when I had just gotten back from my first. Other than that, the day went well." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/18/2006

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

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

2 out of 10

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

3 out of 10

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