Iowa City, IA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
The day began at 8:30am with three presentations, two from the admissions office and one from financial aid. The group was only 12 people, so it allowed for a lot of questions and time to get to know the other applicants. The interviews began at 10am. Mine was at 10 and then I had to do the Case Based Learning section at 11am. That took one hour and was in a group of five, including the M4 proctor. That was actually lots of fun. The day was closed out with a bad box lunch and a tour from two very enthusiatic (even to the point of silly) M2 students.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What makes you want to pursue medicine as a career?
What was the most interesting question?
How would you solve to problem of rising health care costs in America?
How did you prepare for the interview?
Read website, Read Iowa info, SD Network, Reviewed my Application
What was the most difficult question?
How would you solve the problem of rising health care costs in America?
What impressed you positively?
The people were fantastic. I had taken a tour a year ago and was not as impressed. Everyone was very nice and very enthusiatic about this program. They had lots of research opportunities and ways for students to get involved. They told me they really encourage first and second year students to have ''non-study'' activities. Overall it seemed like a very supportive environment.
What impressed you negatively?
Iowa City is a great town given it's size, but it's just not very big. Also, it cost $10 to park and other schools I've been to paid for my parking. The box lunch they provided was pretty bad.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
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?
Automobile
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