Iowa City, IA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What was the most interesting question?
If you were in a market in Ghana and an HIV positive person collapsed beside you and was bleeding, what would you do? You have no gloves.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
25 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
In a group
What type of interview was it?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read SDN, Iowa website, practiced answering the standard interview questions.
What impressed you positively?
Nice facilities, huge teaching hospital, lots of research opportunities
What impressed you negatively?
They didn't have too many interviewers, so if you were one of the last students to be interviewed, you could be sitting there for 3 hours or so.
What are your general comments?
Overall, I really liked the school. The new facilities are some of the nicest I've seen. U of I Hospital is very nice, but it is a total maze, so if you leave to wander around while you're waiting for your interview, give yourself enough time to get lost trying to find your way back. The students seem happy to be there, even though many said they were hesitant to live in Iowa. That was good to hear. Iowa City is a nice, liberal college town, so it's not as if there is nothing to do, but it is pretty small.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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