How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 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?

Closed file

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

"Tell me about yourself?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did I decide on my major in undergrad?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"A specific question pertaining to my personal statement." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What did your parents do for a living? Because neither of my parents worked. When I told the interviewer that he gave me a funny look." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, AAMCAS, Secondary essays, UIC catalogue" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The faculty was really welcoming and supportive of their students. All of the students that I talked to seem to love UIC. The students were also very close with one another. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The only thing that I could think of was that I didn't like the student lounge." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"To take the cermack train not the forest park train (blue line) and get off at polk street and the medical school is 5 mins away. You cannot take the UIC shuttle if you are not a student. Also, do not get off at UIC medical center." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I really like UIC. I don't know why they are not ranked higher. 88% of the studerts get their top three residency choice and 98% get their top 4. The average boards score is 2-3 points higher than the national mean. They also built a new research facility and are in the process of building a new gymnasium. I also liked the students. They were very helpful and seemed normal and easy to talk to. The interview is laid back, but I was still a little nervous anyway." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

11/22/2004