Gainesville, FL
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?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Both interviewers I had were great. The first interviewer was incredibly easy going. We mainly just talked about different things. I think the only question he actually asked me was why I want to do medicine. The second interviewer was more traditional but the questions were typical and he was very nice.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why do you want to go into medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
What schools have you applied to? Have you been accepted anywhere yet?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, AMCAS, Secondary, school website
What was the most difficult question?
Nothing really. Nothing harder than tell me about your research or why do you want to enter into medicine.
What impressed you positively?
Just about everything. Loved the Harrell Center. STAN was cool. Faculty was nice. Students seemed excited and happy. Students also do amazingly well on Step 1's. They also seem to be on top of their game with most things such as having converted their histology class to looking at images on the computer instead of standing all day at a microscope with slides.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing really. Students said they have to work non-stop, but I think that is expected for just about any med school.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
They use standardized patients. Their curriculum seems very traditional and there is only a little bit of patient interaction in the first two years. It seems to work for their students though.
🤝 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?
6 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?
In 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?
$301-$400
What airport did you fly into?
MCO
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Hampton Inn
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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