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?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why do you want to go into medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
What would you do if someone with different religious or cultural beliefs disagreed with you?
What was the most difficult question?
What would you do if someone with different religious or cultural beliefs disagreed with you?
✅ 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?
1 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?
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, talked to other previous applicats, talked to previous interviewers
What impressed you positively?
Nice facilities
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Nothing
What are your general comments?
Arrived 5 minutes early and had presentations on "why iowa", financial aid and how the interviews were going to work. Next, we met a student and went on a tour through the hospital and medical education facilities. Then we all sat in a room together waiting for our interviews. There were 4 interview slots: 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00.
📍 On-Site Experience
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?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Other
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