How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How long was the interview?

20 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 do you want to be a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you see yourself in 10 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Eh, that's about it. They talked most the time." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What made you decide to open up and share about your experience with an eating disorder in your essay?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What kind of research are you interested in? (I'm not interested in research)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Looked at this site, read my application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The student center and the calm of the campus. It seemed safer than the other places I had been. There seemed to be a welcoming administration, and the senior videos were a neat tradition." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The students I talked to seemed unhappy and kind of dull. Maybe it was exam time, but they seemed to have this, "school is awful; we're just surviving" attitude. The rigid curriculum and inflexible clinicals are a turn off. Also, one of my interviewers pretty much said, "you must choose Southwestern," and maybe it's immature, but I wanted to say, "play hard to get!"" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Come up with way more questions than you think you need, because everyone will ask you what you want to know. You seriously have 50 opportunities to ask questions." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was a tedious. Southwestern was a little hard to get excited about. I know it's a fantastic school, but it doesn't have the spark that other schools have." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

12/04/2005