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

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

35 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)?

"The U.S. healthcare and how do you plan to fix it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why you did research before applying to med school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"The universal healthcare!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why did you apply late? What if you don't get in this year?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Do you know social medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, the past interview experiences. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The medical loop, the lunch, the interviews were very organized" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Supposed to be a partial blind interview. they don't know your GPA, MCAT. But one of the rude guys ask me about that... so i have to answer" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"If you are an OOS, you have to pay $ 50 k a year for 4 yrs" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I chose the morning session. My first interviewer was old, late, blunt and rude. The second one is neutral, he's a student. The third one is faculty and he's ok." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

5 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?

$501+

What airport did you use?

ORD

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hyatt Regency in Downtown

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2007

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

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