University of Kansas School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

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

5 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What sets you apart from other applicants?

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Why Kansas?? (I'm out of state)

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Why medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

What is your favorite movie?

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What was the most difficult question?

You are a cashier at a grocery store, a blind woman with her seeing eye dog puts a number of items to check out. She pays with foodstamps (which wont let you pay for alcohol, tobacco, or dog food)...what do you do??

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

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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?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

MCI

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Best Western

How would you rate the hotel?

7 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

5 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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Reread secondary app, reread AMCAS, SDN

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What impressed you positively?

Nice facilities, weather, and females :) Laid back, not very stressful...students seemed to like being there (even though they were doing their test blocks the same week)

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What impressed you negatively?

They had a negative trend in Step I scores for the past couple of years but are gradually improving...they've been constantly tweaking their curriculum over the past 5 years and it seems to be greatly improving Step I scores and the students seem happy about it

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

They are constantly tweaking their curriculum and its hard to gauge how efective it is considering it was vastly different from the year before. Also, they dont tell you who your interviewers are until you meet them face to face

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What are your general comments?

Good interview...~50 students there during the whole day, but interviews were spread throughout the whole day. Lots of information thrown at once without any handouts...in one ear and out the other. First interview date for regular admissions. There were 2 interviews. The first was open file with a member of the selection committee...consisted a total of 30 minutes. Directly afterwards was another interview that was semi closed (no access to grades, courses taken, GPA, MCAT) and was done with a physician (alumni) and a 4th year med school.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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