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University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

8 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?

how is the canadian system different from the US? what are the main problems of the US system? what would you do to change it? why is that a solution? is cost the only factor? (as you can see, we went on this topic for a good amount of time)
time magazine usually has a person of the year. who do you think it should be and why? what about a person of jan-feb? (that was an odd follow-up question, but i think they knew it. :P)
what is medicare? what is medicaid? Bush recently proposed changes to the medicare system-what do you think? just be honest if you don't everything about it. they seemed to understand.

What was the most interesting question?

kid needs a blood transfusion but his parents are jehovah's witnesses-what do you do? what if they still refuse?

What was the most difficult question?

so is there anything else you'd like to say about yourself? it caught me off guard because it was one of the few personal question they asked about me. i didn't have any personal questions for the majority of the interview.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed 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?

Admissions staff

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?

2 mock interviews, kept up with the news, SDN, read up on healthcare(thank God!)-the Understanding Health Policy: A clinical Approach is a good book, read over my AMCAS, read the UW bioethics website, relaxed the day before

What impressed you positively?

UW is a great school-this not my first time interviewing, so i basically knew everything going in. they have a lot of community outreach programs and a new mentorship program that seems really exciting.

What impressed you negatively?

it was hard to gauge how you were doing throughout the interview. they were pretty neutral-no matter what you said.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

nothing

What are your general comments?

it was hard to tell how the interview went, they were pretty neutral about it. they asked me A LOT of questions about the US healthcare system and about Canada's and how i would change it. a lot of ethics questions too. i can't remember one personal question, so at the end it threw me off when they asked if i wanted to tell them something about myself. it's hard to tell how it went. i was really nervous because it's my top choice. life would be great if i got into UW. :)

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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