University of Connecticut School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

6 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

This is their first time with Saturday interviews. Personally, I thought it was a great idea. The day started off with an orientation where everybody introduced himself/herself to the group (probably the most intimidating part of the day). Dean Sanford talked about the school's curriculum and other aspects in detail. Dr. Sanford is an extremely nice guy, and I was very appreciative of how comfortable he made us feel throughout the day. My interviews were fairly laid back and stress-free. Then we toured the school a little bit. The anatomy labs have good ventilation (haha) and doesn't feel damped. I really liked the fact that UConn stretches out the anatomy course for a year so that basic science courses correlate to dissections in the anatomy lab. They have plans to renovate the facilities soon, and already have some neat gadgets/resources for the students. All in all, the day was great!

Interview questions they asked

tell me about yourself from the beginning.

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What was the most interesting question?

how do you view the importance of research for practicing physicians?

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What was the most difficult question?

what was the most important decision you had to make?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

read uconn's website, reread my AMCAS and secondaries.

What impressed you positively?

UConn has a very well integrated pre-clinical curriculum. You get early patient contact, learn to perform physical exams and history taking right away, and work with one physician for three years helping take care of his patients. also, since they have a small class, there's definitely a strong sense of family.

What impressed you negatively?

farmington feels pretty bland but hartford is right next, and NY and Boston are only 2 hrs away.. so it's not too bad.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

6 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great