Birmingham, AL
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?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
In one word, FRIENDLY. Everyone was so nice and so helpful. Even though the school isn't number one in the rankings and Birmingham isn't exactly a wonderful city, the people more than made up for any not so great things about the school. I don't think you could go there and not make friends.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
If you had to commit to a specialty today, what would it be?
What was the most interesting question?
How did your parents raise you so that you still want to talk to them and value their opinion?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read student feedback, read a book on health care issues, reviewed my applications. They're open file, so know your own stuff.
What was the most difficult question?
Nothing really. All the questions were pretty straightforward. Most were about myself.
What impressed you positively?
The people.
What impressed you negatively?
Not much diversity, ethnically or religiously. It really is in the Bible Belt, and is very WASPish. That said, everyone is super nice, and if you've grown up in the south, like me, it shouldn't be a big deal.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The area the medcial school is in seemed a little grotty, and the buildings were really old and dingy, BUT they're builidng a huge new hall where most the medical stuff will be that's going to be open soon and looks really nice.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
Success!
School has been added to your favorites.