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?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
4 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why do you want to become a physician?
What was the most interesting question?
Which aspect of being a physician are you least looking forward to?
✅ 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?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 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?
SDN, practicing interviewing with my wife, looking at their homepage
What impressed you positively?
The University of Iowa has fantastic medical facilities and the staff and administration really want the students to succeed. I love that they stress humanism in medicine so much.
What impressed you negatively?
Iowa is pretty empty. The sheer flatness of the land is difficult to get used to if you're not from the midwest.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
The school has a program where they will set up housing for you with a current medical school student, but I didn't know this until three days before my interview.
What are your general comments?
The University of Iowa is a fantastic place. Iowa was a little disconcerting to me at first because it's very sparsely poplulated in comparison to other places I've lived. Nonetheless, everyone that I met was incredibly nice and the faculty and staff were no exception. The University really stresses that patients are humans first and that a good doctor's job always involves more than simply diagnosing a disease. They have a brand new medical research building which is really nice and the hospitals they're affiliated with are fantastic. My interviewers did their best to make sure that I was relaxed and were very friendly.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$401-$500
What airport did you fly into?
CID
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
The Iowa House
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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