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  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Chicago, IL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 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?

4

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"Tell us about yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What clinical experiences have you had?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you like to do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were working in the ER and had a patient that kept talking to you about their problems/venting for an excessive amount of time, how would you handle it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you don't get in, would you reapply next year? How many times would you reapply? Would you apply to a Foreign Medical School?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Periodicals, UIC website, books, UW bioethics site." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"3 of my 4 interviewers were former engineers and I'm an engineering grad so I felt we really connected. The interview was my most painless. I also felt like the school was really solid on fundamentals, but also down to earth." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The building was incredible warm. We were all dying on the tour and because of the heat, it was tough to concentrate. Also, there is a lot of waiting downtime that added some anxiety to the day." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"No leftie desks in the MS2 lecture hall. Certainly not a deal breaker, especially since I'm a righty." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, it was a really good interview day. The waiting facilites and the cafeteria they took us too were very nice, especially for a state school. The building is a bit run down, but seems to have up to date equipment. I loved my interview, but I think I just got very lucky - it was like they hand-picked my interviewers and questions just for me." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/09/2003

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