How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

20 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

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

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

"What are your hobbies?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What undergraduate class do you think will help you most in med school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What undergraduate class do you think will help you most in med school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"none were really difficult" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read school's website, brushed up on hot topics in medicine, mock interview" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The interviewers were really nice. It seemed like they wanted me to feel comfortable during the interview. There was also a lot of time for the prospective students to talk with current students, who were very eager to help answer any questions." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The whole med school consists of one very run down building. Aside from the interview, most of the day was a complete waste of time. Although our tour guide was very nice, the tour was terrible. Most of the time we were just wandering around the building getting in everyone's way. The tour guide was so confused- it felt like she was just trying to distract us for an hour by dragging us up and down the elevator in the same building we were in all day. This was especially annoying since I didn't interview until 4, so they basically wasted my time all day before that with really pointless stuff." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"There weren't really any surprises" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall the day was kind of annoying, but the actual interview was great so I can't really complain. UIC isn't a bad school, but the day could have been organized a little more efficiently. Despite all the negatives, I would still consider going to UIC med school since I did get a sense that the students still got a decent med school education." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/02/2003