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?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 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
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
All the questions I was asked are already up...structured portion = 4 of those questions...unstructured is just time to talk...I think I spent a little to much time on the structured...try and pace yourself oh and the knock on the door sort of through me off once we passed the 30 minute mark...grrr
✅ 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?
4 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?
SDN, career center resources, outlined my ideas but didn't rehearse or practice because I wanted to have my answers be though out but still spontaneous.
What impressed you positively?
Admissions staff is incredibly friendly and helpful and once you interview they really seem to encourage you to keep in contact, the facilities are top notch, the learning community breakdown and CBL are both big positives.
What impressed you negatively?
Interview was way to short...my interviewers were defintely looking to talk a little more about why I choose MD over MSTP and about the collegial research enviroment but they only let us go five minutes over :(. Not a huge fan of the non-biased interview approach where the interviewers are not members of the committee
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That up until 6 years ago Iowa had an interview optional policy...and that I get the feeling the interview is not weighted as heavily here as at other schools...
What are your general comments?
Great experience...my fellow interviewees were mainly residents and all very friendly...unstructured presentation about "Why Iowa?" was a great involved way to sell the school...the tour was very brief so I took a little time to see the other facilities...I mean for 35k a year and 4 years of my life I figured I needed to see all that was available not the terrific new MERF building.
📍 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?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
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