How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

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?

2 out of 10

How long was the interview?

35 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?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why Medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why CMS?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you like to do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"none, pretty standard interview" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"none" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, read applications, school website, policy and medical ethics reading" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"students were friendly, you can enter MD/PhD program after starting MD, good basic science research on campus, a definite sense of community, good USMLE review courses offered" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"buildings were old, no affiliated hospital close by, anatomy lab looked like something out of the Saw movies, students weren't enthusiastic--I heard more than one respond with "this is the only place I got in" when asked why the chose here" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"CMS is not in chicago or anywhere near chicago, it is close to Wisconsin. If you have to travel from chicago to school, leave yourself plenty of time to catch all the trains you'll hop northbound. The "interprofessional environment" they tout is BS. it's just a med school and podiatry school sharing the same campus--no classes together or clinical stuff together with any health professions students" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"My expectations of this school were not high and the visit confirmed my expectations. The school is in the middle of nowhere, but all of the students move to the city for clinical stuff so maybe it is a good undistracted environment to learn in" Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

2 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ 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?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hampton Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

10/29/2008

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

1 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

1 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"online application please" Report Response