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Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, IN

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

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💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about yourself.
What do you feel is the biggest problem facing medicine today?
Why medicine? (P.S. - the answer is not just "I want to help people.")

What was the most interesting question?

What do you like to do for fun?

What was the most difficult question?

None of the questions I was asked were that difficult, although a couple of friends mentioned getting questions about their views on abortion/euthanasia/gene therapy.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

1

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

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What is your ranking of this school's location?

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What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Read the information sent to me by the school, looked at school's website, reviewed AMCAS application, talked to othre friends who had already interivewed at IU.

What impressed you positively?

The facilities are second to none! Plus, Indianapolis has got to be one of the greatest cities around.

What impressed you negatively?

The fact that I was interviewing with 100+ other applicants that day. Although the Med School staff is super nice to the applicants, by cramming so many interviews into one day, I really felt that I wasn't given as much personal attention as at other places or a chance to see what the school was REALLY all about.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Applicants accepted to the IUSOM can be placed at any of several regional campuses for the first few years - Indy (Great!) Bloomington (Even better!) South Bend (Good) Fort Wayne (OK) Lafayette (ehhh...) Terre Haute (Hmmmm...) Evansville (Decent) Muncie (Ewwwww) or Gary (God no!)

What are your general comments?

Staff and interviewer were very nice and accomodating. However, I couldn't help but feeling a little bit like "just another applicant" with so many others there and only one half-hour interview to make myself known to one person.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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