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  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Chicago, IL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

Questions

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)?

"Who's a mentor to you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Where do you get your news?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What kind of music do you listen to? (clearly, they grilled me)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How would your teach understanding of different races, cultures, and creeds to Northwesten medical students, qua curriculum organizer?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How do you define a mentor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, AMCAS file review, Secondary review, internet research on health care + medical ethics, practice interviews, and long hours of angst and moral development" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone I met at NU treated me very well. Their panel interview format is actually great, which I had not expected (in fact, previously I feared and loathed it...). The campus was some endearing mixture of modern, opulent, and urbane." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Some students could only think to tout the school's location. This made me wary - of the school itself and of some students' lack of pride in going to a school ranked 20th. Nevertheless, I LOVE NU." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"NU ought to have been my first choice from the very first." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great interview. Met great applicants. Great-looking campus. Picked up a CD at the giant Virgin Records store a couple blocks away on Michigan Ave. GREAT STUDENT HOST. Good times had by all." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

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?

$401-$500

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/03/2004

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?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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