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University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Grand Forks, ND

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 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?

6 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Can you tell us about this semester (where my performance wasn't so good)? / What do you know about our Patient-Centered Learning program? / Why would it be a good fit for you?
Tell us about yourself. / What's the most exciting thing you've done? / What kind of medicine would you like to practice? / Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
What would you do if someone in your group wasn't pulling his/her weight? / What's the last book you read? / How did you manage to improve your performance so drastically?

What was the most interesting question?

How did you end up back in this part of the country?

What was the most difficult question?

Tell me what was going through your head when you were in school this particular semester.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

6 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

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?

2 out of 10

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

2 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?

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

6 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read SDN, did practice interviews, looked at my application.

What impressed you positively?

Mix of PCL self-study with significant science lectures and 2 lab days a week. Seems a good balance of old and new. Fairly new facilities. Class of 60 is small enough that all the faculty seem to know all the students.

What impressed you negatively?

Location--it was freaking cold the day I interviewed, and a town of 50,000 in ND isn't exactly a cultural hotbed. Lots of opportunities to drink in the town, they tell me, not much else.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I'd get a ticket in the parking lot... the meters can be fed for 1 hour at a time, yet the interview is 45 minutes with 30 minutes of pre-interview stuff--a video and having your picture taking. So that added $15 onto the cost of applying.

What are your general comments?

Their setup seems to be to have one interviewer who acts very, very nice; one who acts actively dis-interested; and a neutral third interviewer who watches you the whole time to watch how you react.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses