University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

All the questions I was asked are already up...structured portion = 4 of those questions...unstructured is just time to talk...I think I spent a little to much time on the structured...try and pace yourself oh and the knock on the door sort of through me off once we passed the 30 minute mark...grrr

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What was the most interesting question?

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What was the most difficult question?

No responses

🤝 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?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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?

Friends or family

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 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, career center resources, outlined my ideas but didn't rehearse or practice because I wanted to have my answers be though out but still spontaneous.

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What impressed you positively?

Admissions staff is incredibly friendly and helpful and once you interview they really seem to encourage you to keep in contact, the facilities are top notch, the learning community breakdown and CBL are both big positives.

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What impressed you negatively?

Interview was way to short...my interviewers were defintely looking to talk a little more about why I choose MD over MSTP and about the collegial research enviroment but they only let us go five minutes over :(. Not a huge fan of the non-biased interview approach where the interviewers are not members of the committee

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That up until 6 years ago Iowa had an interview optional policy...and that I get the feeling the interview is not weighted as heavily here as at other schools...

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What are your general comments?

Great experience...my fellow interviewees were mainly residents and all very friendly...unstructured presentation about "Why Iowa?" was a great involved way to sell the school...the tour was very brief so I took a little time to see the other facilities...I mean for 35k a year and 4 years of my life I figured I needed to see all that was available not the terrific new MERF building.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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