Loyola Stritch School of Medicine: The Right School for You?

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Darrel Nabers, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, shares details about the differences between Stritch and other allopathic medical schools in Chicago, how Stritch winnowed their initial applicant pool of 15,000+ to a class of 170, what they are looking for in a successful candidate, and how the admissions process works.

Questions covered in the show with timestamps:

Intro 0:00

What is distinctive about the Loyola Stritch approach to medical education? 2:15

Last year you received 15,015 applications per AAMC and you whittled it down to 165 students. How did you do it? 9:30

So do I understand correctly that you have no preference for in-state vs out of state? 22:40

Do you have a preference for domestic applicants over international applicants? 23:40

What are you looking to learn from the secondary that you don’t get from the primary? 24:24

What is interview day like at Loyola Stritch? MMI or traditional? 27:09

How can someone really blow their interview? 32:50

What advice do you have for Loyola Stritch applicants who find themselves on the waitlist or just haven’t heard? 39:20

What advice do you have for applicants interested in applying to Loyola Stritch for 2020-21 or later? 52:10

Do you prefer applicants to have research experience? 58:45

What would you have liked me to ask you that I haven’t asked? 1:00:00

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