University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 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?

6 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Have you weighed the costs of becoming a doctor and the strains on family life compared with taking a less stressful job with my present education?

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Why do you want to become a doctor?

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Why do you want to study in Arkansas?

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What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about the obesity epidemic, and what steps would you take to resolve it?

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What was the most difficult question?

Who are three people that you would like to be able to sit down with over a meal and talk to?

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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?

Closed 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?

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?

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

LIT

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Hilton

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 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?

SDN forums, talking through possible questions and my responses in my mind

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What impressed you positively?

I was excited to hear about the emphasis placed on clinical skills and family medicine. I was worried coming into the interview that research would be heavily stressed, but it wasn't.

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What impressed you negatively?

Talking with the fourth year who was a part of my interview reinforced that medicine is a hard field to get into and requires a lot of devotion and a bit of sacrifice - I don't think this is unique to this one school, so in a way, it was good to have the honesty.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

This was my first experience, so the whole thing was new to me. What I think would have been helpful would be to go over aspects of myself that I wanted to make sure to communicate during the interview, and then make sure to touch on them often during our discussion. I feel like I let the interviewers guide the conversation too much.

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What are your general comments?

I was pleased with the experience. Of course the part of me that likes instant gratification would have loved to hear right away what my chances were as a candidate, I was able to feel pretty content with how I did. The main thing I think I would have liked to change would be to be more assertive, but that's not something I consider a natural part of my personality.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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