Tampa, FL
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?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 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?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Two ~45 minute interviews, open-file, very conversational.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell me why you want to do medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
How do you see the patients' right to choose how and when they die?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read my primary and secondary applications, SDN interview feedback.
What was the most difficult question?
What are your thoughts on the current health-care reform?
What impressed you positively?
The clinical focus is simply amazing. They actually gave us a lecture on what to listen to during a heart exam on their robot during the tour, talk about early clinical exposure! The scholarly concentration program is also excellent, and it should help you in whatever field you choose to do in the future.
Oh, and hot girls ;p
What impressed you negatively?
I can't really think of much, actually. Maybe give us a tour of the anatomy lab? We did get to see the histo lab.
Oh, the only two girls in my interview group both got the same interviewers, and one of their interviewers drilled both with difficult questions. That's in sharp contrast to the relaxed, conversational interviews everyone else had. Coincidence or sexism?
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That it was going to be an open-file interview. Apparently they just changed it this year. Also, it sounds like they no longer hand out decisions 1 week after the interview either, it's gonna be as long as 8 weeks.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Superbly organized, can't really find anything to complain about.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
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?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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