Richmond, VA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What were your SATs? GPA? MCATs?
What was the most interesting question?
What are your SAT scores? If my interviewer had my file like he was supposed to, he would already know.
What was the most difficult question?
Is there anything in your file that you would like to explain? Kind of open ended.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
How many people interviewed you?
1
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read this website, read MCV website, talked to students.
What impressed you positively?
Nice classroom facilities, standardized patient program seemed cool, classes from 8-12.
What impressed you negatively?
Richmond is dirty, my interview was pushed back an hour so I had to wait around, a lot of reapplicants and students with lower scores.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
You have to find your interviewer somewhere on the campus - it took me almost 20 minutes to find mine b/c the building was under construction and I had to enter underground from a different building.
What are your general comments?
I was not impressed - I try not to buy into rankings so much, but I see why MCV does not rank in the top 70 or so. My interviewer was a PhD (i have no interest in research) who did not even teach at the school. He was not even an almumnus of MCV, he couldn't answer most of my questions about the school. Also, it was supposed to be open file b/c the interviewer is supposed to be your advocate in front of the admissions committe. I had to give my printed copy of my secondary to my interviewer b/c he didn't even know my name! I asked four people about the exercise facilities, and no one could tell me much. It seems the quality of life is low there - and tuition for out of staters just went up to 35K. I could find a much better school for the price.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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