Iowa City, IA
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?
5 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
It was a very positive experience. I would reccommend staying with a student to increase your contact time with students otherwise student contact is limited to the tour. The group size was around 12, not too big but not too personal either. I enjoyed the fact that the interview was only the afternoon. It wasn't drug out like other interviews I have been to. I interviewed with a great bunch of students that I would love to have as classmates!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How did you decide you wanted to become a doctor? How do you handle conflict?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN. The U of I web-site. Spoke with students at Iowa. Reviwed my application.
What was the most difficult question?
What is the difference between a doctor and a physician?
What do you feel is the biggest problem facing health care today?
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are new and amazing. The students were all very cool and friendly plus I already knew several students. I liked the community setting so that every student has the opportunity to interact with M1-M4's. The office staff and the Dean were all very friendly!
What impressed you negatively?
The majority of the interview took place in one room. I don't feel the interviwers really got to know me with the standardized interview setting. Waiting for my interview time in the room with the other students was worse on my nerves than the actual interview.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Iowa City is a cool town. People thinmk because it is in Iowa it will be a small lame, but it is a great college town with plenty going on it you know where to look.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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