My trip to Northwestern could have been a little bit smoother somewhere between drunken passengers that sat in the immediate row in front of me and the two hour delay that I had at my stop over. Nevertheless, Northwestern definitely shot up to the top of my list after interviewing there. The students that I met on my interview day did an amazing job of talking about the selling points of the school such as the ability to complete an MPH/MD in four years, cultural life, and the ability to take certain courses for free(I believe at the undergrad campus). The school also has beautiful lecture halls, friendly students, and a pretty nice hospital. However,  the selling point for me was the strong sense of community that I felt at the school. I especially loved the treatment that I received from Office of Diversity which took a group of interviewees out to dinner the night before our interview. I definitely got a strong vibe that they really wanted us there and that they would make sure that we would be provided with  a strong support system needed to be successful in med school.

                Now on to the interview… There were two types of interviews. One which was the panel style which involved 3 interviewer and 3 interviewees. While, the second one was a more personal one on one interview style.  My group interview (panel) experience could have been a little better. All I can say about this interview type is to  just be yourself and it is truly the luck of the draw in terms of chemistry of a particular group but in the words of Tim Gunn “Make it Work!” But my individual interview was a lot better. My interviewer and I were definitely were more compatible since we shared a lot of the same interests and even accidentally went over time.  

                Now onto locationàLocation. Location. Location. I love Northwestern’s location it kind of reminded me of a weird hybrid between  Georgetown and Manhattan. Chicago seems like it has a great cultural life. However, Chicago’s weather will definitely take some extreme acclimatization acclimatization in the form of gaining 200 lbs of body fat. Nevertheless, I am thankful to have had the opportunity to interview at Northwestern and could definitely seem myself attending J