University of Washington School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

9 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How have you improved your application since you were here last year?

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What do you do in your spare time and what are your hobbies?

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What was the last book you read?

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What was the most interesting question?

Were you ever hospitalized for your asthma? I'm still not sure of the purpose of this question...

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What was the most difficult question?

Ethical question--what would you do if your 14 y/o female patient requested birth control but asked that you don't tell her mother who is waiting in the next room?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

No responses

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

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

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Kept my eyes and ears open for health care information on the news. Tried to formulate an answer for every question listed for UW interviews on the interview feedback website. Reviewed UW's bioethics website. Reviewed several articles on CNN's health ethics website.

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What impressed you positively?

Two of the interviewers were very pleasant to talk to. I think that it's best for the interviewers to be friendly and polite...it's not like they have to be threatening and rude to evaluate you thoroughly.

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What impressed you negatively?

The interviewer that appeared to lead the discussion was extremely antagonistic--even going so far as to twist the meaning of my words in an ethical scenario, making it seem like my solution to the problem was a way of chickening out when that's not what I meant at all.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I had realized how antagonistic an interviewer could be. After I gave my response to the above mentioned ethical question, one interviewer responded with "so what your saying is that all we can really do is protect ourselves." This referring to physicians in ethical situations. If I had been prepared for this kind of response I would have stopped the conversation and said "No, you're misunderstanding me. That's not what I meant at all." Instead, I just sort of sat there with a puzzled look on my face until someone else asked another question. My advice is, if your comments are being misinterpreted, don't hesitate to stop the conversation and restate your answer until the meaning is clear.

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What are your general comments?

My experience on the whole was negative...I left the room feeling extremely uncomfortable. But then, it's not my perception of how it went that counts, it's theirs.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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