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University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, IA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell us more about your camp.
What are you doing now that you are out of school?
Why Medicine? The most interesting question. The most difficult question. And What would you do if a patient or a colleague had different beliefs than you?

What was the most interesting question?

Identify a problem in Medicine and tell us what doctors can do about it?

What was the most difficult question?

What qualities would make you a good doctor? I don't really like talking about myself.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed 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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

Train or subway

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 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, Reread my AMCAS and Secondary, US News and World Report.

What impressed you positively?

Everyone was very friendly and cordial. They enjoy working with prospective students and that was nice. The interviewers were very nice.

What impressed you negatively?

Not anything I can think of.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

About the Mobile program to underserved areas, which is different from the community outreach program.

What are your general comments?

I was nervous going in and the structured protion was awkward in that they didn't say anything other than the question, but after than that I got to converse with them more.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses