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East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, TN

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

3 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

2 out of 10

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

2 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

(Open file but only partial - no grades/ MCAT) Why ETSU?
How has your environment affected you in recognizing/ promoting cultural diversity?
What do you see in 10 years? What types of medicine do you want to practice (specifically)

What was the most interesting question?

A lot of ethical questions - what if patient was not compliant? what if your referring physician rejected your patient? what if your colleague physician stopped sending patients to you? etc... (at the end this interviewer asked me series of questions which took about 30 min total)

What was the most difficult question?

If you get into XX school and ETSU, which school would you choose?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

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?

1 out of 10

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

1 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?

5 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

1 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, website, ETSU COM catalogue

What impressed you positively?

Building & environments were really nice. A lot of affiliated hospitals were pretty nice and new. Students giving us tours were really nice. (Funny story - while we're touring with 4th yrs we were locked inside of New NICU unit... We all survived at the end haha)

What impressed you negatively?

Location.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

I don't know about 11-week straight of anatomy course for MS-1. It is doable but current students looked very stressed out about them.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses