Gainesville, FL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
I was just SO impressed with the administration and the students. The facilities are much better than I expected, the students have these labs/study spaces that they basically live in, and everyone is intellectual and outgoing. For your state school, which many people will view as their back-up, this would be a pretty great place to be.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Have you been through hardship?
How did you prepare for the interview?
nothing
What was the most difficult question?
Have you ever been through hardship? (the answer is yes but it's very personal, so my interviewer got embarrassed when I started to squirm but then I basically shared the information)-- he just wanted to know how I cope with things and what my support network is.
What impressed you positively?
Basically everything. The students were incredibly smart and happy and loved being there. My interviewers (a faculty member and a student) were just wonderful, and the administration was amazing. They try so hard to sell you on their school so that they can compete with some of the big names that will also probably admit you.
What impressed you negatively?
I still just can't see myself living in Gainesville. UF is a lot like my high school: really smart people whose boundaries are unfortunately reduced to the peninsula they live on.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Don't wear a black suit. Everybody's doing it.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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