University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 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?

Tell me about your research.

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Tell me about yourself.

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Why medicine instead of another field?

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What was the most interesting question?

Describe yourself in one word

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What was the most difficult question?

If I were conducting this interview with your friends, about you, what kind of person would they say you are and what would they say about you?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

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?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Re read apps, SDN feedback, mock interviews.

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What impressed you positively?

New building is nice. Funding available for summer research/clinical fellowships (summer research is a joke ~ you get $2,000 to spend 6 weeks hanging out in a lab and make a poster)

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What impressed you negatively?

Arogance of students/faculty. Administration doesn't care about students. Research faculty knows little about medical school operations so don't bother asking questions during the "Do you have any questions?" portion of your interview if you get a Ph.D. Anatomy is at old medical science building in a dungeon like lab. Campus near State St is really ugly. Major roads/train tracks run through campus. Housing is expensive, school has no parking, and the city doesn't provide adaquete public transportation to offset costs.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Suit/tie not required. I also wish they had better explained where to go.

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What are your general comments?

It's a state school so if you're out of state and get an interview they like you. If you're in state, its a token interview. For in state students all they really care about is your grades/MCAT & volunteer activity. They expect your service hours to be in the hundreds. As I say in the negative impressions area, the research faculty have no clue about the way things run. Neither does Beth Menzer or Tena Krummel. If you really want to know things like their residency placement/student satisfaction/statewide medical school ask to speak with Lucy Wall. They base admissions on a point system giving and taking points for Academic Record (GPA/MCAT), Community Service (medical and special populations), LORS~personal qualities, and Diversity (take it as you will).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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