University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

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?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Discuss a time you showed compassion. What sort of difficulties do you expect to face in medical school?

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What would you look for in a physician?

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Why medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

The questions weren't surprising, they were the standard Iowa interview questions.

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What was the most difficult question?

What makes a professional? Define 'professionalism'. This was related to an answer I'd given to a previous question.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

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?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read SDN, read up on current events, read up on the school, did three mock interviews.

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What impressed you positively?

The facilities are incredible and the continued construction on research buildings is impressive. The school is really reinvesting in itself and building on its reputation.

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What impressed you negatively?

It rained all day, but who can help that? I didn't feel like I had much time to eat lunch, but got to see a lot more of the facilities because of the rush.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I didn't need to know it ahead of time, but I thought this was interesting: our student guide told us that the admissions staff monitor this website and take any criticism to heart. I hadn't heard of this website too long ago, so it surprised me.

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What are your general comments?

It's been described previously, it doesn't change much. I liked that the interviewers knew virtually nothing about me and therefore could not make any biased assumptions or inferences about me or my experiences. The structured questions are not intimidating, although they could be if one didn't know them initially. In a previous interview experience, my interviewer kept on interrupting me, but with this type of format I felt like I was able to finish my thoughts.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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