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University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville, VA

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?

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?

Name a few strengths and weaknesses you believe you have.
What's your favorite color and why is it so?

What was the most interesting question?

Do you like playing video games?

What was the most difficult question?

Explain to me why you think UVA should accept you among other applicants (ergo, what can you bring to UVA).
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

25 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?

Read a bunch of stuff. Student Doctor Network is very helpful!

What impressed you positively?

Down home, country fried feel. Really nice library and study areas. Strong classroom instruction. A lot of up and coming research, even in light of a drop in state funding.

What impressed you negatively?

The hospital was kind of boring. The entire area around UVA seemed to be peppered with redneck, mullet wearing types. Lack of integration of clinical correlates in preclinical years struck me. They didn't mention any type of standardized patient program. During the tour, I also saw a couple of 3rd years on rounds with an attending, and the patient was screaming "If one of those sommb!tches even touches me, I'm gonna sue the bejesus out of the lot of ya!" Clearly not what I wanted to hear in a so-called "teaching hospital."

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Convince your tour guides to take you to eat on the Corner if you can.

What are your general comments?

Overall, nothing out of the ordinary. Not a bad experience at all, but I did leave the interview less excited than I had come. I think a lot of it was because I was building up "Thomas Jefferson's University" leading up to the interview day. Bad idea since he hasn't been around to oversee it in the last few hundred years. The admissions office people are awesome! Make sure you try their coffee in the morning for a quick jolt.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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