Miami, FL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
The whole day was well organized, with "guides" escorting us to interviews in different areas of the school. The interview itself was relaxed. The doctor who interviewed me was wearing scrubs, and treated it like a conversation. The tour was fairly comprehensive, and we had ample time to ask questions during it and lunch, when about 6 students joined us to eat.
All the students were very positive and seemed happy and not faking it. The clinical training is excellent as well as the facilities. Fairly affordable housing (compared to LA) is available within 15-30 minutes, although a monthly parking fee is required. Of course, the surrounding area is beautiful! I left feeling incredibly enthusiastic about the school, much more so than before I arrived.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Assuming you are accepted to all schools at which you've interviewed, what's the most important factor in choosing a school.
What was the most interesting question?
If you're the lead (not a superior) on a team doing a project, and all others on the team think your idea is wrong and threaten to quit the project, what do you do?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Reviewed my AMCAS and secondaries, this web site, school web site, healthcare/ethical issues
What was the most difficult question?
Why did it take you so long to decide to change your career and go into medicine.
What impressed you positively?
The day itself was very well organized. Their was a great "pep-talk" from a doctor about the importance of being a doctor and adding something to the body of knowledge (his focus was research, but he did not try to sell Miami in particular). The facilities are impressive. The trauma center is a hospital in itself - it has a triage to redirect patients to the appropriate section of E.R.
What impressed you negatively?
The cost - as an out of state student, this may be as much as $60K/year including living expenses.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
They interview only 250 applicants for 150 positions - getting an interview is a huge deal!!!
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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