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University of Kansas School of Medicine

Kansas City, KS

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What are the problems in health care today and how would you fix them? Should taxpayers dollars be used to pay for preventative health care campaignes (ie, stop smoking, condoms, etc.)?
What did you do during your summers?
You have 1 minute to tell me why you should be accepted to KU over anyone else; GO!

What was the most interesting question?

Mostly personal, pertaining to my activities and research.

What was the most difficult question?

What would your best friend describe as your strengths or weaknesses? I always hate this question because of the weakness aspect.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

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?

Neutral

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 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?

Holiday Inn Express-Westport

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 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 AMCAS app and secondary app, read journal from a previous internship

What impressed you positively?

That they are expanding their curriculum so that it is more applicable to the actual practice of medicine. They are including a course in Medical Spanish, which I think is becoming increasing important to have. The facilities are also nice, and they seem to be trying to improve on them even more. That all students will be purchasing a HP-tablet PC.

What impressed you negatively?

How much down time we had.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing.

What are your general comments?

The overall experience was good. Everyone had 2 back to back 30 minute one-on-one interviews. The first interviewer has access to your entire file, including grades, and the other interviewer can only see your essay and activities. I had a great first interviewer who really just tried to get to know me and focused on what I had done to prepare for medical school. My second interviewer was a little different from the others because he was put in on short notice, so unfortunately he had not seen my file and could only ask me basic questions. The only negative part of the day was that we had a whole hour to wait around by ourselves, so I wish I had brought a magazine or something.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses