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University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, MA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 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?

6 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

I see that the few B's you got in college were in your major - why do you think that is?
Tell me about your research. Follow-up questions about my research.
Why medicine? Why UMass? What do you look for in a school?

What was the most interesting question?

What do you like about rock-climbing? (Follow-up question to What do you do for fun?).

What was the most difficult question?

What exactly does fMRI measure? (I use it in my research but when I answered her she repeated the question - I think she wanted the physics principles answer which I was unable to provide.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 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?

2-3 hours

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?

No responses

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 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, mock interview, school website, spoke to someone who had interviewed there earlier.

What impressed you positively?

The attitudes of the students, the early clinical exposure.

What impressed you negatively?

Match results - in 2001, 63% of grads got first choice for match, not nearly as good at other schools I'm applying to.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

It didn't take me nearly as long to get there as I expected.

What are your general comments?

Three of us arrived for morning interviews, and were joined after our interviews by 12 more who came for afternoon interviews. We had lunch, a presentation by two 1st-years, and a brief tour. There is usually a presentation by the dean or director of admissions, but they were out of town at a conference. I was out of there by 1:15.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses