overall how would you rate scholl's interview and admission procedure. is it very hard or u can say medium. and how is the interview procedure at Scholl's
The scholl interview is pretty laid back. Just be yourself and tell them why you want to go into Podiatry. Myself as well as others who interviewed at Scholl thought the school was great, thats why we attended here.
From what I can remember:
You first meet someone in their admissions office who goes over the history of Scholl, its old location, and why it is now affiliated with Rosalind Franklin University and the Chicago Medical School. You get a folder which goes over the averages of MCAT and GPA of their last years maltriculated students.
Next you would meet with Mandy, the admissions coordinator, who will go over the majority of things with you. Such as the schedule you will be taking at Scholl for the next four years. She goes through every class on this well designed pamphet that shows the breakdown of % of classroom vs clinical for the next three years.
Then you go on the tour in which she shows you around the campus, and drives you to the nearby clinic where you will be spending the next three years visiting. You get to walk around the clinic and see the structure of the clinical experience that you will have as a Scholl student. Then you come back and meet with another person for the interview. Most cases they are doctors themselves that now teach here at Scholl. The person who interviewed me was the head of the department of podiatric surgery and teaches different classes. He asked why Podiatric Medicine? Did I apply to regular medical schools as well? What can you bring to the field of Podiatric Medicine, how will you be an asset? Then some small talk about where you lived. Really a laid back experience.
After that you meet with some students who will take you out to lunch and show you around their part of the school. The anatomy lab, classrooms, CLEAR lab, the orthotics lab, radiology lab, computer lab (where they show you how Scholl uses computer imaging for Histology), and the feet first museum.
Then when you come back you meet with Mandy again, and she goes over the tuition costs, expected living expenses, avaliable on-campus housing, and options. Finally, at the end of the day she formally told me that I was accepted and since I had so much extracurricular experiences and a high GPA above 3.6 (which is their cut off line for the presidential scholarship) that my first year tuition would be 50% off. And since I made this the first year I would be more eligible to get another scholarship like this if I can keep above a 3.4 GPA at Scholl.
Personally, I am very happy that I chose to attend Scholl. The professors are absolutly awesome, and they really care about your success with them. They are very organized in your weekly schedule. They won't bomb you with too many classes if they know that you will be having a test at the end of that week.
However, I must add that their program is very challenging, but rewarding. They expect a lot from you, so be willing to work your tail off in every class.
My classes up to at least christmas:
Clinical Anatomy (lecture and lab with MD students)
Stucture and Function (Physiology + Histology(with Pathology Assistant students))
Biochemistry
Fundamental of Podiatric Medicine and Research (learn podiatric exams and full H&P using actors in the clinic)
Interprofessional Healthcare Teams (lectures on interprofessional healthcare and evidence based medicine, also meet in groups with MD, PA, DPT, DPM students to discusses clinical cases)
