Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you plan to retake the MCAT? What was your biggest obstacle with the MCAT? What has been your biggest academic challenge or obstacle as an undergrad? Where else are you applying?

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Tell me about yourself. Let's start from the beginning, explain to me how you got to where you were born and raised to the present? Where did your desire to want to understand your culture more come from?

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What do you do in your spare time? What do you like to read? How do you think the obesity epidemic in WV can be addressed?

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What was the most interesting question?

Through all of your international traveling and volunteer work, what was the most impacting thing that you experienced or observed? How do you compare getting access to healthcare in the local WV community versus abroad internationally? What do you think contributes to this?

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What was the most difficult question?

In one sentence, please sum up any points that describe you overall as an applicant or any information about yourself that you think I have not covered. If there was one thing you could do over in your life, what would you do over?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 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?

Faculty member

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?

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?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Ramada

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?

10 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

answered lots of sample questions, SDN, practiced my responses out loud with family and friends

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What impressed you positively?

how friendly everyone was, I got the option of receiving either a JCESOM blanket or gym bag

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What impressed you negatively?

nothing

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that neither of my interviewers were going to be MDS (one was a business consultant, the other was the director of the center for rural health)

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