How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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)?

"They asked me particulars about my activities, particularly community service and research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What type of physician I'm thinking about being" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What hobbies I have." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What books I've read lately" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The student interviewer said I had a lot of community-service oriented activities and noticed (in my personal statement) that my father is paraplegic, so he claimed that I was too emotional to be a physician and then asked if I think I would waste hospital resources because of that. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Studentdoctor.net, reviewed my secondary, school website, answered a packet of interview questions from my pre-health office, contacted students I know at the school for advice." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The school was absolutely beautiful, and you can tell the admissions office really took the day seriously and wanted you to have a good day. Also the pizza was AWESOME. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The student interviewer; he was extremely rude and started talking about all the negative aspects of the school without me even asking, and didn't even bother to mention any positives. Also we're required to do a research project now in order to graduate." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Not to judge a school strictly by your interviewers. Also-- I knew this but most didn't-- USE MIDWAY AIRPORT IF YOU'RE FLYING IN it's way closer!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I ended up getting into Pritkzer, but honestly didn't think I had a shot in h*ll because the student interview went so poorly because he was rude. The school itself and the admissions committee are great, but just take your impressions of the other interviewers with a grain of salt." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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?

Midway

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

09/15/2008

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

9 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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Choose your interviewers more carefully. Pritzker had been my #1 school to attend until my interview" Report Response