How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

10 out of 10

How you think you did?

1 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

1 out of 10

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)?

"Ethical question, such as if you know a patient has a terminal disease and their daughter begs you not to tell your patient because it will only upset them, what do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Basically what my views on the affordable health care act are." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why CMS/why medicine/what field would you like to go into and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"ethical questions" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

""if you don't like seeing people suffering because they don't have access to medicine, then who do you think should pay for their health care" (at this point she had me cornered so I just gave up and answered "the rich people"" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked over my AMCAS and personal statement and the secondary I submitted." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"the new recreation facilities" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"pretty much everything else. The interviewers were inappropriate, the school is on probation, their student services are lacking, and the day was disorganized." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That sometimes its better to say what you know the interviewer wants to hear." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I'd still go here if it was the only school I got into, but my interview day moved this school from high up on my list to all the way at the bottom." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ 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?

Home

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

On what date did the interview take place?

11/13/13

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

1 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?

5 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

5 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"The day was unorganized, we spent so much time trying to get everyone interviewed and there was no food. Every other morning interview I have gone to has offered some snacks. And after three hours of waiting to finally be done with my interviews, I was shaking for food. Because it took so long to be done with the interviews, we got a shortened version of the tour and I had to stop eating before I was done. My second interviewer was plain nasty. She had be at the point of tears for no good reason except to berate me. I know for a fact I am not the only one she has done that too. I felt overall that the interviewers made their opinions too well known, which I think is inappropriate in an interview when concerning topics so polarizing. Other schools have provided avenues for dealing with inappropriate interviewers, but CMS made no mention of what to do in that case, so I kept quiet. I really liked the prospect of going to school close to home and close to Chicago, but frankly, the interview day completely changed my mind." Report Response