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University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine

Calgary, AB

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?

Do you have a mentor? Who is it and why?
If you had a million dollars to spend in the health care sector where would you spend it?
Tell us about a time when you completely changed your point of view on a long held opinion.

What was the most interesting question?

What is your biggest regret in life?

What was the most difficult question?

What is the most difficult decision you've ever had to make? I was surprised that I didn't get a single ethical scenario question.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 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 this site, thought about my responses to possible questions, glanced over the Romanow report, but basically just tried to relax and believe that if it's meant to be, it would go all right.

What impressed you positively?

The admissions staff are fantastic. I had to reschedule my interview because I got sick and they were very accomodating. The students all seemed very cool too. It is a really relaxed med school with a team environment.

What impressed you negatively?

The facility was all under construction, and thank goodness, cause some of it is old and ugly.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I could have my interview and come back for the orientation and tour another day rather than having to cart all my good clothes there and change in the bathroom and spend all day sitting in the room with other stressed out applicants.

What are your general comments?

My interview experience was awesome. I just felt like I was having a conversation with two friends. It was so low stress I couldn't believe it, but I guess I had a sort of low stress attitude going into it as well. They asked funny questions like "What is your favourite comedy and why?" I was surprised that for an open file interview, the interviewers didn't seem to know much about me. Maybe they chose to be that way to stay unbiased. My interview was over really fast, 35 minutes instead of 60, and in the end I got in so I guess in my case it was a good sign. Overall I had a really positive experience in Calgary.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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