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  • University of Chicago Pritzker School 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

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

50 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?

Open file

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

"With what positive and negative expectations of Pritzker did you come here today? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How have you been a leader? What were your strengths and weaknesses in this role?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you deal with verbally abusive patients from different ethnicities of your own?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why and in what ways do you think China's society differs from our own... (prompted because I began studying Chinese) this question led to a 15 minute discussion about international politics, which was interesting!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Ethics question regarding 14-year old 2nd time heart transplant candidate who hadn't followed the prescribed treatment the 1st time and now needed another transplant." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read over AMCAS, secondary application, researched school website and read "Healthcare in America: can our ailing system be healed?"" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"very erudite atmosphere, superb facilities, emphasis on diversity, admissions staff seemed very interested in acommodating our needs, Pass/Fail system, students were genuinely happy..." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Hyde Park can be a negative and the dean of admissions who interviewed me gave my application a cursory lookthrough. When I answered his questions, I had to watch what he was writing because a few times, he misinterpreted my answers regarding discrepancies in my coursework." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The great extent to which faculty are responsive to students and how highly students are regarded in the hospitals... full-length white coats as 1st year med students!!!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"9:00-9:30 Orientation w/ deans and discussing financial aid 10:00-10:50 Faculty interview 11:00-11:50 Admissions dean interview 12:00-1:00 Lunch w/ MS IIs and IVs 1:00 - 1:50 Student tour 2:00 - 3:00 Student interview" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$101-$200

What airport did you use?

MDW

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/27/2005

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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