Lexington, KY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
1. get up early and stress out.
2. arrive at school, and be instantly relaxed by how friendly and accommodating everyone is.
3. watch a short video, be introduced to interviewers, have your two interviewers.
4. have lunch with 2nd year students
5. go on the tour.
The whole thing was so laid back---the school cares about the mental state of its students, and doesn't do anything to deliberately cause extra stress---They care!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
You said in your essay that medicine wasn't your first choice--what was?
What was the most interesting question?
1st interview: was a really nice conversation--most interesting question: ''what is your favorite kind of ice cream?''
2nd interview, more question and answer format: ''I'm sure you've studied for this interview like you would a test...are there any questions you thought I would ask that I didn't?'' So I got to pick my own question and answer it :)
How did you prepare for the interview?
I read my application, looked at the website, visited classes before hand (and grilled some current MS1s) and looked at SDN
What was the most difficult question?
Pick a time in your life when you were asked to do something that you absolutely couldn't. Tell me about it.
What impressed you positively?
The students LOVE it there. They were all very thoughtful, very interested in helping the visiting students. They were very open about what they liked and what they didn't like, and they seemed to love their classmates.
What impressed you negatively?
The facilities are fairly dated (but they're currently building an amazing new state of the art facility). So basically, nothing.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Nothing really, the whole experience was SO COMFORTABLE and really laid back. I had no problems.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Nothing---they are SO NICE! They told us the date that the adcom would meet and encouraged us to cal
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
What airport did you fly into?
LEX
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
no
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