How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

40 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)?

"how did you decide to go into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"clinical/ethical scenarios. riddles. questions about the state of healthcare." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what are your hobbies? what are your medical interests?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"a hypothetical question about an urgent care scenario (I won't give it away). also some riddles." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"1. what's your top choice school - be honest! (oyy, way to put me on the spot!) 2. so, what's with healthcare today? (where do i evern start with that one...?)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"at this point, i've learned just to relax and that's probably good enough. you learn enough about the school when you get there. don't go crazy." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"facilities, student residency placement, friendliness of admissions staff, enthusiasm from the students i spoke with, other interviewees (prob the coolest bunch i've met yet)" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"didn't get to see housing, north chicago is really isolated, environment seemed more competitive than other schools, school seemed really crowded" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"i wish i had booked a hotel in lake bluff rather than waukegan" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I was pleasantly surprised by my visit to Rosalind Franklin. The school seems like a nice place, and students appear happy and do very well with their boards and residency matches. I felt that my interviewers both read my file over very carefully - they knew a LOT about me right off the bat. The interviews both seemed conversational, but at the same time, I felt they got to know more about me than any of my other interviewers at other schools. There wasn't much in terms of an information session about the school (I'm still in the dark about how the curriculum is set up) and there was a lot of downtime. However, I feel like I learned enough about the school to know that it's a place I'd be happy to attend. One thing about admissions - they really do make use of the third interview (in the case that the first two interviewers' scores are dissimilar). I think 3 people on my day actually were called for a 3rd interview. All in all, CMS seems like a great place to go to medical school." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 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?

$501+

What airport did you use?

ORD

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Residence Inn (Waukegan)

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

On what date did the interview take place?

01/15/2006

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

3 out of 10