Rush msn gem fall 2019

[joekon]

Would like to create this thread to help each other on this process. Please share your interactions with the college, application process, interviews

[Ifi]

Oh and something about how Rush values diversity so how would you contribute to that?

[Ifi]

Good luck to all with the interviews! Would love to hear how it went. For those who have finished, how did it go, what other schools are you applying to? I don't know how I am going to pass the time waiting until March 8th....

[frankie1111]

Thank you so much!! Big help ? really appreciate it!

[springy61]

@Ifi I’m usually pretty good at interviews but that one was a doozy. Even though I prepped, I felt like I was stumbling and no answers I gave were really good enough. ? I applied to DePaul Elmhurst and RUSH (RUSH is first choice)

Has anyone heard anything since their interview?

[springy61]

On 2/19/2019 at 1:59 PM, Ifi said:

Tell me about yourself (I am not sure if this is one of the 5 mandatory questions but it is a question I remember).

1-In your opinion what does a nurse do? Or what is the role of a nurse?

2-Tell me about a time when things didn't go as planned and how you dealt with it.

3- What is the most important thing Rush has to offer to you?

4-What is the most problematic issue with Rush's program for you? (I think this question had to do with you foreseeing any issues you might have trouble with, like fast place, work load, etc. I said it was interesting that they have the most clinical hours out of all the other programs I applied to. I also asked why.

5-The Rush program makes a strong recommendation that you fully commit yourself to the program, meaning the 1st and 2nd term, you should not work; do you foresee any issues with this?

That's the gist of the questions I remember! Hopefully they are right and can help you out!

I think they are asking everyone different questions because mine were indeed different from this.

[Ifi]

I felt the SAME way! I believe we should all be notified on March 8th about whether we are accepted or not and as I mentioned before if you don’t get in the program, they can give you feedback as to why.

Thats a bummer they asked different questions. I keep going over the interview in my head over and over and that’s what I remember ?

@springy61 maybe we are being too hard on ourself and did get fine! What semester did you apply for DePaul?

[Maki777]

I had pretty much those same questions. Who interviewed you guys? I had Dr. Rose, who was very nice.

[Ifi]

Dr. Rodts interviewed me.

[Maki777]

Oops, I spelled her name wrong. I had Dr. Rodts too.

[springy61]

Dr. Lamb was my interviewer and some of those questions were the same but the last three or four were different/I did not get asked those.

Goodness, the 8th seems much too far away!

@Ifi Fall 2019. And you are probably right, I have a tendency to do that :).

[Janny24]

I also had different questions than those that were previously listed. My interviewer did say she will be asking everyone the same questions but maybe each interviewer has their own variation.

I do feel the same as all of you in which my interview went okay. It wasn't great but it wasn't awful, kind of in between casual and serious. My interviewer was very nice though so that did kind of ease the nerves a little.

I was asked which other programs I was considering which I wasn't expecting.

Best of luck to all!!! Eagerly (and obnoxiously impatiently lol) awaiting March 8.

[Ifi]

I definitely wonder how they choose who they admit and I also wonder how many of the 250 people actually want to go to Rush and/or how many people actually get interviewed. Not that this will ease my anxiety. I am convinced that not all schools work for all people and I think with my annoying hyper focused and un-shameless use of a school's resources I would be a good fit for Rush. I didn't quite get that sense for UIC. DePaul was a little to unorganized in being responsive to emails but small cohort size made it my second choice. What about you guys?