Eastern Virginia Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

6 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Question about crack baby described above. HINT: As a doctor, it is your responsibility to be an advocate for your patients, even if they cannot advocate for themselves! Who their mom or dad is should not make a bit of difference.

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Question about who deserves a liver transplant more, person in situation A or person in situation B. HINT: That is not up to you to decide. There is a very precise system in place for the allocation of organs to potential recipients. It matches based on blood type, body size, place on list, etc.

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Why medicine? Why EVMS?

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What was the most interesting question?

A baby is born who is blind, deaf, retarded, and has a congenital heart defect that will not allow her to live for more than a few years. Should we funnel endless amounts of money into this baby's life support/care? Follow-up: What if the mother is a homeless crack addict? (I didn't really see why that should make a difference...) Follow up #2: Okay, so who should pay for all of this care the baby will need?

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What was the most difficult question?

Above.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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?

Other

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Sheraton

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

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, school website,AMCAS application

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What impressed you positively?

The students were great- a very diverse and interesting group. The standardized patient program is very impressive. Norfolk is prettier and bigger than I had expected.

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What impressed you negatively?

The older-looking labs and lecture halls. The anatomy lab has almost no natural light. Yuck. THE INTERVIEW.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

How nice the Norfolk area is, how long I'd have to wait for my interview (3 hours), how aggressive and unpleasant my interviewer would be.

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What are your general comments?

My interviewers all seemed nice enough at first, but quickly settled into a good cop/bad cop routine. There were two doctors and a first year on the panel. The student and the female doctor quickly became silent, and the male doctor proceeded to ask me a variety of ethical questions. This I was fully prepared for. What I was not prepared for was the amount of antagonism I would receive in regards to my answers. My answers were good, I don't think it would have mattered what I said. Every answer I gave, he would attack and/or try to chip away at it to see if I would crumble. I didn't, but it was still very intimidating. During this time, the other two would just sit quietly and nod in response to my answers.At the end, somewhat abruptly, they turned off the good cop/bad cop routine and talked to me like a normal person for a few minutes. One other thing: when he learned I was interested in gynecology, he made a joke about dealing with "women's plumbing." Not appropriate.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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