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University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Toledo, OH

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about your undergrad and why you chose to attend there.
What do you think is one of the biggest problems in medicine today?
What is it like working with brain injury patients? What was the most memorable patient/experience you had?

What was the most interesting question?

A patient of yours who was previously stable dies unexpectedly. How do you explain to the family that you would like an autopsy performed?

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think about the tort problem in Ohio? (I said I wasn't sure about OH but I knew how large the problem is in PA, which led to a discussion of lawyers, malpractice, etc.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 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?

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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?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

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What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Reading other interview experiences and just sitting down and thinkig about why I want to become a physician and the expereinces I've had along the way that have motivated me.

What impressed you positively?

Very low stress interview; Deans Myers and Burns are awsome and SO nice; the clinical experience that students have a chance to practice even in the first 2 years (especially in the free clinic that MCO offers)

What impressed you negatively?

I was a little put off by the students we walked by who told us to get away from medicine now while we still have a chance :(

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How friendly and helpful EVERYONE is at MCO and how student-centered they really are--giving their students a great educational and clinical experience and training seems to be their top priority versus reputation, status, etc. -- this really impressed me! Also, I didn't know we were going to step into a gross lab--if I'd never seen a cadaver before I probably would have been a bit nervous about that...

What are your general comments?

What an awsome and low-stress experience! MCO really has its act together with an innovative curriculum, offering out-of-state students residency after a year, letting students volunteer in their free clinic, and having a USMLE testing site on campus. We each had 2 interviews which we had to get to ourselves. Both of mine were pretty low stress and conversational--I was surprised at how much the 2 physicians I spoke with were willing to share THEIR stories and experiences, which was cool. Overall, if you're into a non-competitive environment and close-knit atmosphere, this is the place to be. Oh, and Toledo isn't THAT bad--everyone here seems to bash it but theres some cool restaurants, old neighborhoods, and what looks like an awsome art museum.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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