Oklahoma City, OK
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
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
After reading some negative feedbacks, I guess I was lucky to have laid back interviewers. We actually laugh here and there. But in general, it was a very good experience. I'm very impress with OU. I get the feel that they really care about each individual students. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me about yourself. What's bring you to OU, why OU?
What was the most interesting question?
If you have a magic wand that can transport you anywhere, where would you go? If you can be any cell in the body which one would you be and why? (right off the bat, I answered that I'll be a stem cell, since I can differentiate into any cell I want! =) heheh.)
How did you prepare for the interview?
Months before = sat down and really ask myself why, what, how, who I am and why medicine is my calling. Read OU's website and really get to know the school and the PEOPLE there. Know why I want to go to OU. Getting in shape..yep the way you look helps with 1st impressions and it also boost your self-confidence (it was one of my resolution anyways). Buy a nice suit (gray or black), a topcoat, the highest ply cotton dressshirt you can afford, tie (i suggest light blue or OU's color) and new dressshoes. You only have 30-50mins to impress 3 people who you have never met before in your life, it is worth every penny.
2 Weeks before = SDN and Mock interviews with girlfriend and older brother who is an onc/ob/gyn surgeon (make sure you get them to prep you for diff. types of personalities, my gf was the laid back interviewer while my brother was the intense-i'm-going-to-eat-you-alive interviewer (stand your ground in a nice way, don't be defensive, be able to back up everything you say, don't falter in your beliefs).
Night before = relax, be yourself, congratulate yourself that you have gotten this far, pray & a good night sleep.
What was the most difficult question?
You have 200 sick patients, 2 of them is terminally ill and the other 198 is mildly sick. You only $100,000 allocated for this group of patients. What would you do? Would you help the 2 terminally ill patient or the other 198?
What impressed you positively?
Hippocrates (all the lessons, Simulation Room w/ Dr. Schmidt, the Gross Anatomy Lab w/ pickled deformed babies in jars (very cool), Classrooms are all wired!
What impressed you negatively?
The MOD rooms (assigned homerooms, yes people, we all get cubbies again like in first grade) are a bit worn down.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Names of interviewers so I can questions about them and get to know them.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What were your total hours spent traveling?
7+ hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
What airport did you fly into?
OKC
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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