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

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

3 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"What kind of research do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you think of stem cell research?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is be biggest problem with healthcare today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What are you going to do about the 45 million?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What can you do, personally, to help the uninsured?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, reviewed my AMCAS and secondary applications, reviewed healthcare and bioethics books." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The large number of various hospitals in the vicinity." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"On the tour, the med students seemed immature...as if they had never been exposed to the world outside academia." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That my interviewer would compare me to other (presumable successful) applicants during our interview process...in a harmless yet nerve-wracking way!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I went to the morning session of the interview. We were greeted with a brief explanation of our schedules before our interviews. After our interviews were over, we were given a powerpoint presentation of the school by the dean. Then, we were led on a tour of the school. The day ended with catered lunch at 1pm." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

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?

02/01/2005

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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