University of Maryland School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about (this random community service thing i did 12 years ago).....while ignoring other more relevant things in my file

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What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?

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What would you be doing if you weren't going into medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

Whether i had experience working with minorities - both interviewers asked this.

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What was the most difficult question?

So, you've been out of school for a while - do you think you'll be able to handle med school?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

< $100

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?

4 out of 10

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

6 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?

reread AMCAS & secondary, SDN, school web site, talked to friend who goes there.

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What impressed you positively?

The facilities were better than i had expected - the lecture hall has been recently renovated and some of the other buildings were brand new. Students seemed pretty enthusiastic about the school and seemed down-to-earth vs. snooty or competitive.

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What impressed you negatively?

I'm not a huge fan of baltimore, but I confess that I don't know it all that well.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

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What are your general comments?

My interviews were interesting. One was with a PhD who didn't really know the school all that well and was very research-focused, and some of the questions threw me off a little (i think of maryland as a school that is non-tradional-applicant friendly, that values patient care experience, and that is less concerned about what grades you got, and my interviewer seemed to contradict this impression). After reading the previous comments about waiting around for hours in the morning, i called beforehand and was chastized by the person that answered the phone and told to 'come at the time the email told me' - and i still waited around for an hour and a half for the first interview to start. My other interviewer clearly had not read my file ahead of time and spent the first 10 minutes of the interview facing away from me, asking me questions, and cutting off my answers with new questions. The second half of the interview was much better. In the middle of the day, there was a tour, lunch with students, talk with the dean, and a financial aid presentation.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses

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