Iowa City, IA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How do you handle stress?
How would you help a friend with a drug/alchohol problem?
When have you shown compassion?
What was the most interesting question?
What does it signify when an electrical outlet has a horizontal line across one of the outlets?
What was the most difficult question?
None were difficult, if you are given an interview they send you the questions you will asked during the structured part of the interview.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
25 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
How many people interviewed you?
2
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 over the information they gave me, thought about why I wanted to go there and become a physician
What impressed you positively?
Their facilities are very nice and very new. They have small group learning sessions, and lots of new technological things that help you review your performance in patient interviews. Everyone is really nice and friendly, they aren't very stressed out.
What impressed you negatively?
Most students come directly from small colleges in the midwest, and I am a little older and have lived all over so I felt a little out of place.
Even though its kind of pass fail students decide what courses they want to honor in and then focus on those.
The patient population, and the student body is very homogeneous, though they are trying really hard to give students multiculural experiences and help them be culturally sensitive.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That being on the campus would feel kind of like going back to an undergrad at a large state university.
What are your general comments?
Everyone was really friendly and nice, and their facilities are top notch. I just realized over the course of the visit that it might not be the best place for me personally.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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