Iowa City, IA
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?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
The interview experience was typical of most experiences except for the interview itself. You are interviewed by two faculty members who have a set list of questions to ask you. These interviewers have not seen your file, nor will they ever. The interviewers will also not react nor probe further on your responses, but do allow you to add things after the standardized portion is over during the informal session.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why are you interested in medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
If a friend of yours in medical school was displaying signs of alcoholism, how would you try to help him?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read through AMCAS app, Iowa website, prepared answers to standard questions that were provided in interview confirmation letter.
What impressed you positively?
New facilities, med school campus is separated from undergraduate campus, CELLS program (check website)
What impressed you negatively?
Too narrow a focus on clerkships in the state of Iowa during 3rd and 4th year.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Info on the CELLS program
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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