Tampa, FL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
It was a good experience. The first interviewer was a 4th year med student and we had a very comfortable and laid back conversation ranging from my experiences in medicine to him going hiking soon. It was a good warmup for the second which was with a physician who is also the head of the admissions committee. He was much more serious and seemed extremely concerned with making sure that I had a good reason to want to become a doctor. When he presents me to the committee he said he wanted to be able to tell them something good about me, so it seemed like he really cared which was reassuring. When I asked about USF not being popular around the nation (unlike Harvard, Stanford, even UF, etc) he said that it's not so important and if you put in the effort you will succeed, and I believe him. So overall a great experience at USF today!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me about yourself and why medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
What do you think is the most pressing issue in medicine and how do you think we can try to fix it?
How did you prepare for the interview?
this website, briefly looked at the USF website, thought about the most typical questions like "why do you want to be a doctor?"
What was the most difficult question?
What do you think is the most pressing issue in medicine and how do you think we can try to fix it?
What impressed you positively?
Moffit Cancer Center is really really nice, also the admissions staff was exceptionally inviting and friendly
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing really. Maybe the classrooms because they didn't look state-of-the-art but that's not really a major thing.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The interviews really aren't terribly challenging, but rather a nice conversation.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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