Memphis, TN
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?
6 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?
10 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 are your general comments?
I feel that the interview went pretty well. I only had 1 interview becuase I interviewed last year and thus they just wanted to me catch them up on what I have been doing in the past year. The first couple of minutes of any interview are always going to be a bit dicey, but I really felt that once that was over things went smoothly. I may have been a bit nervous about giving them a right or wrong answer, but my interviewer was really calming and explained early on that there oftentimes is not right or wrong answer. He even brought up a situation of his, where he had to explain to a patients family that he did not hold out much hope. We ended up talking for about a hour and a half, but it certainly didn't feel that way.
💬 Interview Process
What was the most interesting question?
If you were in charge of distributing 1 million dollars to healthcare, what area of need would you send it?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Reread by AMCAS, this forum, read the NY Times Medical Pages (available online)
What was the most difficult question?
What do you say to a family that wants all necessary measures taken to save someone, but you hold out no hope for an outcome.
What impressed you positively?
Everyone that we spoke to (interviewers, tour guides, students in class, deans, etc.) was really nice and took time out to wish us luck and tried to encourage us to relax and be ourselves. Also, the students really seemed to enjoy themselves and weren't overly competitive with each other. Diane Harris and Nelson Strother are some of the most helpful people in the world. The Med (one of the clinical hospitals) is the 3rd busiest hospital in the country.
What impressed you negatively?
The part of Memphis that the school is in is not the safest part of town. But that may be good, in order to see how inner city medicine is accomplished (i.e. plenty of patients to see).
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Not much. The UT website and publications do a pretty good job of getting you informed ahead of time.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 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?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
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