Eastern Virginia Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 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?

AMCAS questions? Why medicine? Fix US health care? Abortion question?

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Grades/GPA too low, but MCAT fine. Have improved over school career but have I considered other options? What to do if don't get in right away? What other schools have I applied to? What do I want them to tell admissions commitee?

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We started talking about my trip down here because I had to apologize for my shoes (which were still lost in transit in my bag - so I wore the sneakers that I traveled in to the interview) and then Why Virginia? (I'm out of state, int'l student) - I was told for in state - Why EVMS? is a staple..and for OOS - Why EVMS and why Virginia?? are gonna be asked for sure

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What was the most interesting question?

You've been the primary physician for a 15 year old her whole life. You know her family and know her and have known them for a looooong time. Now she says she is pregnant and wants an abortion what to do? Follow up: Suppose you do her pregnancy test and it comes up neg?

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What was the most difficult question?

None because they prepared you for all the ethics questions. Technically you already prepare since u read this, and then during the day (the interview is in the afternoon) you will be told multiple times what kinds of questions to expect. They have 10 specific questions they must ask you and ~2 are ethical and one is how to improve the US health care system. So basically...that's all - the rest are about you and ur strengths and weaknesses etc.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Other

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you fly into?

ORF

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Radisson

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

4 out of 10

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

4 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, AMCAS, Watched news in the morning, University of Washington Bioethics site

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What impressed you positively?

That the students really enjoyed it there. They do ALOT of community service. We actually got to see the standardized patient program - not just hear about it..so that we could see what exactly they're talking about

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What impressed you negatively?

Nothing really about the school, but just the city - without a car it could be difficult to get around - but that's about it...although weather is usually good so apparently some students just walk to campus etc.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I should have tried my hardest not to check my bag at the airport..USAirways tends to lose ur luggage..so I didn't get my stuff back until I went back for my return flight out.

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What are your general comments?

It was all in all a great day. Well planned but did give us some free time to check out the school right before interviewing so that was nice. I also got a chance to get to know some of the other interviewees better which I'm starting to believe is one of the high points for me (I love meeting new ppl esp. with similar interests)..so anyways the people at the school were really kind, very helpful, and really wanted to make ur visit to the school as pleasant and stress free as possible.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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