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University of Missouri School of Medicine

Columbia, MO

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How did you end up at [my undergraduate school]?
What will you do if you don't get accepted to medical school?
Why Columbia?

What was the most interesting question?

None, really. All of the questions were about my application, my background, my family, etc.

What was the most difficult question?

None.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read over my AMCAS application, a book on healthcare issues, this website.

What impressed you positively?

One of my interviewers was incredible, and her enthusiasm for the school was contagious. (Although not enough to win me over after I got home and thought about my overall experience.) The students seem very happy with PBL.

What impressed you negatively?

The cost of attending Columbia is outrageous for a state school. In recent years, they have raised tutition as much as 10% per year, and the tuition is not fixed for entering students. Also, they don't seem to give a lot of scholarship money. The town of Columbia seemed really isolated.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

There was no financial aid presentation for us. Luckily, one of the other applicants told me that I could just go to the office of the financial aid director and talk to him. He was very helpful, and it was great to have a one-on-one financial aid discussion, but if she hadn't told me about it, I wouldn't have known.

What are your general comments?

I was disappointed that we didn't get to meet very many students during the interview day. I think that a big part of the reason that I have a negative opinion of the school is that the few students I met had very different personalities, interests, and goals than I do, so I just felt like the school was a bad fit for me. One of my interviewers was downright hostile, while the other physician was an absolutely wonderful person to whom I could have sat and talked all day.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses