How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"What was your favorite class and why? What was your least favorite class and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What would you contribute to the Feinberg med school community?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What's in your CD player?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you were a physician and you made a mistake, how would you handle it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Re-read my Northwestern secondary, read a book about the healthcare system, read this website. " Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Northwestern is located in a really nice part of Chicago with accessible public transportation. The hospital was great and the students were friendly and intelligent. I was especially impressed that the students seem to have plenty of time to participate in extracurricular activities, and several of them even work part-time." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I spent way too much time stressing about this interview. The panel interview actually turned out to be less stressful than some of the one-on-one interviews I've had." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was really nervous about the interview because I've never had a panel interview before and a lot of the questions that I read on this website seemed bizarre. I was worried that the other students on my panel would be super competitive, socially inept, or just plain mean. It turned out that the other two students who interviewed with me were awesome, and we were all asked reasonable questions. Overall, I had a great day at Northwestern and I would be very happy to get accepted. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2004