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  • Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Springfield, IL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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 yourself? Explain Grades and MCAT." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"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 3)?

"What don't you like about medicine? What do you like about it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you dislike about medicine? Followe by What do you like about it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None were difficult" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, School literature, AMCAS app" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students were extremely laid back and the facilities in Springfield were awesome." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Springfield is not like I remembered it. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The admissions policy is a little weird. It is non-rolling and you may not know if you are accepted until February." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"There were 4 interviewers this day. We arrived to a 30-40 minute Q&A session. The group was broken up and sent to their interviews(different interviewers for everyone). They usually schedule you to interview with two faculty members throughout the day. One person is open file and sits on the committee, the other is closed file and they may not be on the committee. In between the interviews there is an option financial aid session and student guided tour." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$301-$400

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Downtown Hilton

Would you recommend the hotel?

no

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/07/1978

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?

4 out of 10

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

4 out of 10

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