How did the interview impress you?

Positively

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?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ 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)?

"Tell me about you college experience" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What books have you read" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why University of Chicago over University of Illinois? (I'm an Illinois resident)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about your experiences with the doctor you shadowed in Maine. From there my interview developed a conversation about how ridiculous it was that doctors complain about decreasing salaries. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The interviewer probed me about how to improve the uninsured/underinsured problem. Listing the problems and giving a very ideological solution wasn't enough. He wanted to know how it was going to actually be fixed." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN/U of C website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students were so enthusiastic about becoming doctors and were much more involved in extracurriculars and student run organizations than students I met at other schools. I also was impressed my the faculties commitment to teaching and to their students. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"It is kind of difficult to get to Chicago from Hyde Park" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"It had been a few months since I last interviewed. I discovered that my interviewing skills had become a little rusty in the 3 months off." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The first part of the day I met with a doctor in the hospital. He asked me fairly difficult questions and probed harder than most interviewers. Probably depends on the interviewer more than the school. He was incredibly friendly and obviously felt very strongly about the quality of the school. In the afternoon I met with a student interviewer, which was really nice because it was much more relaxed and I had a student all to myself to figure out what life was like as a Chicago med student. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

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?

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

OHR

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

On what date did the interview take place?

02/10/2005

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

10 out of 10