Ann Arbor, MI
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Very positive. The first day I interviewed with professors whose research I was interested in. Also interviewed with the director of the MSTP program. Went out to dinner with MSTP students and stayed overnight with an M1 MSTP student. Friday I joined the Medical School applicants for the day. Interviews were in the morning, then seminars on financing your education and the technology at U Mich. Finally had lunch with lots of med students and had the tour. The interviews were run very efficiently, was impressed.
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
Imagine you are walking down the street, and a box falls from the sky. It is addressed to you, and it says it contains $100,000 that should be used to reform health care. What would you do with it?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read school's website, review AMCAS and secondary applications, read up on current events
What was the most difficult question?
Do you think the United States is in a Health Care crisis? What can we do about it?
What impressed you positively?
Students really seemed to like the pass/fail system for the first two years. It eliminates competition, and it hasn't negatively affected the school's pass rate for the Step 1 USMLE. In fact, U of Mich's average score for Step 1 is two standard deviations above the national average, so the students definitely aren't slacking off because of the pass/fail grading. Also, all the lectures are video taped, so you can access them if you missed anything or if you missed a lecture. It allows for lots of flexibility. Finally, during the tour we got to go into an anatomy lab for about 15 minutes and watch the students dissect the posterior leg. It was very cool.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing really.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How relaxed the atmosphere of the interview was. I wouldn't have stressed about it so much.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$201-$300
What airport did you fly into?
DTW
Where did you stay?
With students at the school
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Holiday Inn North Campus
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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