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University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Tampa, FL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

why medicine? what do you like to do for fun? what work/volunteer experiences do you have? what do you think are current issues in medicine? how would you resolve these issues?

What was the most interesting question?

what do you think are current issues in medicine today?

What was the most difficult question?

what do you think we could do to resolve these issues? (while this question was difficult, it was asked in a very non-threatening way and my interviewer didn't challenge my answer or tell me I was wrong)
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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 another location

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, read over AMCAS and secondary app, read about USF

What impressed you positively?

how extremely nice the admissions office staff was (making sure we knew where we were supposed to be, feeding us enormous amounts of good food)

What impressed you negatively?

USF campus

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

how much information they provide, the day is mostly you learning about USF and the interviews seem like just a small part of the day

What are your general comments?

overall, this interview experience was very low-stress and informative; the admissions office is very helpful and friendly; interviews are mostly conversational and are very non-threatening
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student