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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?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

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?

High school rank and GPA (first thing I was asked).
What can we do to convince students to come to IU?
Why get a MD degree and not a PhD (I am in grad school now)?

What was the most interesting question?

If I would be interested in joining the Gary pistol team (I was commenting on how well my undergrad institution' s pistol team was doing. My other interviewer literally almost fell out of his chair laughing, which is a great indication of how nice and laid back my interviewers were.)

What was the most difficult question?

I have learning disorders, so my interviewers grilled me on things such as "Why should we think you will succeed in med school?"
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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 over AMCAS, looked at professors that I would be intersting reasearching with.

What impressed you positively?

How much was being built around the campus. Lots of funding coming in now and over the next couple years. The research is already really good (lots of projects involved with Purdue and their new Biomedical engineering department) and is only going to get better. The people are really nice, too.

What impressed you negatively?

I grew up in Indiana but lived the past five years in Boston, so Indianapolis impressed me the least. Its getting better, but I'd rather be in a more cosmopolitan area. Plus, the winter is cold in Indy.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing.

What are your general comments?

It was a good day. Administration was friendly and profs were more than willing to talk to me. I have a feeling this school is going to really step it up in the next couple years (so much funding and good people flocking to IU/Purdue. Cancer research is already one of the best and I see it being undoubtedly the best in the next decade.)

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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