Eastern Virginia Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 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?

How can we deal with the rising price of healthcare?

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Pretend that you are the Surgeon General what would you do about the childhood obesity problem?

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What should we do about the 44 million Americans that are uninsured?

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What was the most interesting question?

Say you are doing research on rats that involves killing them, but the research can potentially benefit those with spinal cord injuries. You are out at dinner one night and the person you are with's cousin is involved with PETA. He questions you about your research what do you say? Follow up question: what if the experiment was on baboons, or dogs?

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What was the most difficult question?

Pretend you are the Surgeon General what kind of program would you come up with to provide healthcare for the elderly in an economic way?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

SDN, read Bioethics books, read EVMS's website, reread my AMCAS and secondary application.

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What impressed you positively?

The Children's Hospital was beautiful. Students were friendly and eager to answer questions and give tours. The class size is small and the students were very friendly with one another. There is a real sense of community. The Standardized Patient program is really well set up and run.

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What impressed you negatively?

The interview was basically 40 minutes of non-stop questions. It felt more like an interrogation than an interview.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Norfolk traffic patterns are crazy. Leave ample time to get to the school.

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What are your general comments?

The students are friendly and warm. The facilities seem to be well maintained, and the library looks brand new. The other candidates interviewing on the same day were really friendly. The panel interview is a bit daunting.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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