Lexington, KY
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?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
One positive, one slightly negative interview. Lunch and subsequent tour were disorganized; general feeling was pretty laid back, although when we all first got there it was tense/quiet.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Do I support stem-cell research?
What was the most interesting question?
Lots of questions about my non-traditional high school situation (several schools, early grad) and early college entrance/grad (I was 19 when I graduated college.) One interviewer seemed somewhat critical of this, but she also seemed interested and rather perplexed.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Practiced with other pre-med students, talked to an interview coach (VERY HELPFUL!)
What was the most difficult question?
How well I think I could do on the MCAT if I took it a second time (I had a great score on one part, but slightly below average on the other two).
What impressed you positively?
I was already pretty well-informed about UK so there weren't any big suprises; it's my first choice, so I am already very positively impressed.
What impressed you negatively?
About the school: terrible parking (which I already knew)
About the interview: interviewees were brought back from their 2nd interviews whenever they were done; mine went rather long, and I missed a majority of the lunch with students (I was there for about 5 minutes of it, it seemed disorganized.)
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That not all the interviewers would be equally qualified; one of them, although a very nice person, seemed to be somewhat in the dark about important things like the MCAT, and obviously hadn't had much experience interviewing.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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