Indianapolis, IN
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
8 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?
9 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?
What do you think professionalism means?
What was the most interesting question?
What did you do in high school (it's not all that interesting of a question but I didn't know they cared that much what my class rank, GPA and SAT were!!!)
What was the most difficult question?
If you saw two students cheating in your first med school exam, what would you do? (And then I was asked with follow-up questions based on my response).
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
40 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
1
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 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?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read their website, looked at my AMCAS application, talked to a friend who's a first year there to get advice, and watched the IU competencies video online (make sure you mention that you know these!!!)
What impressed you positively?
Everyone was really friendly. The tour guides were enthusiastic. Their facilities are great. They had a record-high USMLE pass rate for this past year's second year students. They just got streaming video to re-watch lectures online.
What impressed you negatively?
My interviewer was 20 minutes late.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
They have 9 different campuses you can be at the first 2 years and I didn't realize they were all so different.
What are your general comments?
I was really impressed. The day lasted from 8:30-2 and it was not stressful at all. I had my interview the first thing in the morning and everything else was smooth sailing. IU has a lot of great stuff to offer!
📍 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?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$101-$200
Where did you stay?
Friends or family
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
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