University of Washington School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

8 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?

10 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you have anything you would like to add? Do you think that your application, letters of recommendation, and our discussion here represent you well?

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What do you think you will do for your residency?

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Why do you think HIV/AIDS is so prevalent in Africa?

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What was the most interesting question?

How will you apply your public health degree to your practice of medicine?

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What was the most difficult question?

A primary goal of the UW medical school is to produce physicians for the under-served areas of Washington State. Since you want to take our education and work in Africa, what should I tell the admissions committee when they ask me why we should accept you over the thousands of students who want to come here and practice in Washington State?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In 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?

$401-$500

What airport did you fly into?

SEA

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

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?

10 out of 10

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

9 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?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read an Ethics book, read the UW bioethics webpage. Talked with health professionals about the US health care system and they problems they see. Had family members ask me questions. Read over my AMCAS application and my UW application. Read SDN interview feedback. Kept up on current events.

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What impressed you positively?

Everyone was ver nice and it is an great school. The students seemed happy.

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What impressed you negatively?

Although everyone was very nice, I got a little stressed out during the interview.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

They weren't going to ask me any ethics questions or current event questions! I was so totally prepared for this.

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What are your general comments?

Good, but stressful. Everyone was very nice. One of the interviewers was really, really nice and smiled a lot, but another interviewer gave me the ice-cold stern stare the whole time.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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