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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private 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?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Go through your entire academic and non-academic career and tell me what has prepared you for medicine. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your application? Do you have any questions for me?
Is there anything about you I should know besides what's in your personal statement? Do you have any questions?
Tell me about your background, mother, father, siblings. Why do you want to do medicine? Brain question. Tell me what other schools you are applying to. What do you think is going to happen to health care after the election? what do you think will be the biggest health care problem facing you as a physician?

What was the most interesting question?

Something about whether I thought the brain was a marine adaptation ? (I've take a few neurobio/brain courses)

What was the most difficult question?

Go through your entire academic and non-academic career and tell me what has prepared you for medicine.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed 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?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Quality Inn

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?

7 out of 10

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

7 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?

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN feedback. Read over the brief essays on the secondary app.

What impressed you positively?

The facilities. how much the students seem to love the school. cheap cost of living in winston salem.

What impressed you negatively?

nothing

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I had gone over my personal statement before the interview because that is the ONLY part of your file the interviewers have.

What are your general comments?

I arrived at 9:45 and basically just sat around talking with the other interviewees and a doctor's wife until 10:45. There are 6 interviewees on any given day. I thought both the presentation about the school and financial aid were very good. Lunch with M2's and tour with M1's. Interviews were only 15 min. each interviewer just has your personal statement, but they may not have read it very closely or remember it well. Two of my interviewers were very stoic/aloof at first but they warmed up by the end of the interview... I think they may do that at first to see how you respond.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses