How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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)?

"Why medicine? Also: Why would you be a good doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would your friend describe you? How would your profs describe you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have any questions for me? This was asked for both open and closed file interviews. However, the closed file he asked ME questions for about 15 minutes, then the rest of the interview I asked him stuff. Moral of the story: Come with a bunch of good, discussion-provoking questions. And LISTEN to what they say so you can ask insightful things about their responses." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"When I asked my interviewer about his research, he asked me to come over to his computer and browse his pubmed publications" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing I didn't expect" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Brainstormed responses to typical interview questions, read SDN, talked to a doctor who practices at the hospital" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Atmosphere is very collegial, students seem happy with academics and happy with Rush. PLUS THEY STILL BOOZE w00t w00t w00t!!!!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Rush has a wide spectrum of buildings meaning that some of them are old and dumpy but some are very new and nice. Some of the elevators suck! Some of the other interviewees seemed like they were putting on a act, which kind of bothers me sometimes. But hey, didn't affect my performance so I guess who cares." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Interviews immediately follow the welcome session! Also, they say 30 minutes/interview but mine were 1 hour / 40 minutes. The doctors either don't know about time limits or don't care." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"My interviewers were both very friendly and easy to talk to. It seemed like they were pleased with my file and my responses so things were very low-stress = ). I spent a lot of the time just shootin' the shit basically. Some of it was medicine but a lot of it was random stuff." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

ORD

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

On what date did the interview take place?

11/09/2005

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

8 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