University of Massachusetts T. H. Chan Medical School

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

Both of my interviewers were doctors, and mostly seemed to want to know more about me. My first interview was very conversational, we mostly just talked about big things in my application, e.g. the volunteer experience in my essay, my research, one other anonymous EC that would give me away instantly. My second one was more like an interview, with the doctor asking a few tougher questions that weren't just variations on "Tell me about yourself." The second one seemed more formal than the first, but neither one was very intense.

Interview questions they asked

(All from the second interview)Who has been a role model for you, and what were some of the qualities that made them a role model?

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What was the most interesting question?

What qualities made X person a role model for oyu?

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What was the most difficult question?

What are two words you would use to describe the medical profession?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Nothing in particular.

What impressed you positively?

The friendly, positive students and the very strong feeling of community with students and professors. There is a massive amount of expansion and renovation going on with the buildings. Students with off-site interviews were transported with a limo.

What impressed you negatively?

The food was subpar. They changed the pickup location for off-site interviews and didn't tell us about it.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

UMass will defer 2/3 of anyone's tuition until after finishing med school, and there are ways of getting all of that erased in a few years.