University of Texas McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

🙂

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 / 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?

9 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

10 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Watched a video made by the students, went on a 2.5 hour tour of the facilities including the new Surgical and Clinical Skills Center, anatomy lab, Texas Heart Hospital, M.D. Anderson, and Mem. Hermann. Then had two interviews that lasted ~45 minutes each. The interview questions were mostly predictable and conversational.

Interview questions they asked

Why medicine?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

How do you study? How did you prepare for the MCAT? How is your mother doing?

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

Would your mother's disease affect your decision to go into X specialty?

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read about issues on wikipedia, thought of questions they might ask and how I would answer

What impressed you positively?

Incredibly nice students, the extent of the TMC including the volume of patients there and free medical care given

What impressed you negatively?

Horrible traffic, difficult getting in subsidized student housing

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great