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University of Massachusetts Medical School

Worcester, MA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

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

4 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Was there any time you were disappointed by the way a doctor treated you?
What do you like to do, beside work? (actually, it was the first question from the second interviewer)
Why did you choose to attend ''this school'' for your undergraduate education?

What was the most interesting question?

Many people go into medicine because they want to be leaders. But now, doctors aren't usually the leader, it might be the HMO, or someone else; how do you feel about this?

What was the most difficult question?

Why medicine?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

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?

8 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?

5 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?

Read the website, read the viewbook, prepared answers to sample questions

What impressed you positively?

New facilities, students were friendly and down to earth

What impressed you negatively?

Hard to navigate around the building to find my interviewers' offices, but at least the secretary gave an ''emergency'' number to call her in case we got lost

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Interviewers may not always be members of the admissions committee or doctors; my first interviewer was a staff member outside of admissions

What are your general comments?

Nice state school and short interview day. But admissions decisions are the slowest of any school I applied to!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses