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Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Boca Raton, FL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ 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?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What do you think are advantages of working alone?
Why don't you want to go to school back home or why do you want to come here?
Why types of leadership activities have you done?

What was the most interesting question?

Would you want to work with underserved or uninsured populations?

What was the most difficult question?

Why did you do so poorly on the verbal reasoning section of the MCAT? (it was the last question while we were walking back and caught me off guard)
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

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?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

No responses

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?

6 out of 10

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

6 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?

Read my file over, and worked on key points for certain questions.

What impressed you positively?

Facilities, seemingly approachable faculty, student-faculty ratio, PBL, new curriculum

What impressed you negatively?

Boca Raton and the lack of patient diversity compared to the main campus. Cost of living.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the school would be so gorgeous

What are your general comments?

My interviewer was very nice and made an effort to welcome me. A few times she asked me questions that she meant as hypothetical situation but had not mentioned beforehand - I had actually experienced both situations she described - so she had to rephrase those questions, but I guess I gave her the answers she was looking for.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses