Iowa City, IA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
6 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 is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why do you want to be a doctor?
What was the most interesting question?
One of my responses to a question was a story about the injury of a friend and my involvement with the paramedics,etc. and the interviewer asked me how the experience affected my choice to become a physician.
What was the most difficult question?
I'm not big on talking about "issues" in the medical field and I was asked to give my opinion on an ethical issue facing medical professionals today.
✅ 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?
6 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
What type of interview was it?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Mock interview, SDN, looked over practive questions and wrote out responses.
What impressed you positively?
The facilities at U of I are NEW and extremely impressive. A lot of money goes into the medical school from many sources and it is clearly a higher tier school. Also, the U of I hospital is wonderful!
What impressed you negatively?
I'm from the midwest and the overall setting of the school seemed bad to me. I looked at U of I for undergrad but I had forgotten how tiny the town was and how out of place the huge university seemed.
What are your general comments?
It was an ok experience. The pre-interview stuff was pretty uncomfortable and my group didn't have much to say to each other. After we had interviewed things were less stressful, but waiting around for an hour and a half after the interview got long. My student guide was totally unhelpful and didn't really have an insight to offer. However, the hospital was amazing and the classroom facilities were impressive as well.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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?
$101-$200
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Fairfield Inn, Iowa City
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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