Morgantown, WV
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Negatively ☹️
What was the stress level of the interview?
8 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
3 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
4 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
I got there in the early morning and had a small brunch with some med students who also gave the tour. I couldn't get over how much the plae looked like a high school with the long halls and lockers everywhere. I was in a group of 6 people and was number 4 in line to be interviewed. The problem was that the same two people were interviewing everyone one after the other, so I waited over 2.5 hours to finally get into my room. The two-on-one approach made me pretty nervous and the woman seemed to laugh at everything I said for some reason. I was especially insulted by the question about why my MCATs were somewhat lower than other candidates. How do you answer something like that? It was over quickly and I took my mug with blue fortune cookies and got out pretty quickly. Honestly, for me the only real draw of WVU over other schools was that friends of mine were going/going to go there. I'm still on their waitlist (which I am told can last up until the day classes start), but I have already accepted an offer at a much better school for me.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Explain why your MCAT scores are somewhat lower than other applicants (despite the fact that my numbers were right on if not above the averages for WVU according to the MSAR).
What was the most interesting question?
Tell us about Sheetz (where I worked for a few years previously)
How did you prepare for the interview?
WVU website, SDN
What impressed you positively?
A familiar location to me personally, adequate facilities
What impressed you negatively?
Everything seemed to be somewhat smaller or cut back from how they are done at other schools that I saw, the interview and having to wait for almost 3 hours
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That interviews were done in such a slow manner that made the whole thing almost not worth it
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Faculty member
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What is your in-state status?
Out of 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
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