Birmingham, AL
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?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why medicine? (By all 4 interviewers)
What was the most interesting question?
What would you do if you found out you hated clinical practice? (I assumed he was fishing for mention of research, teaching, etc.)
What was the most difficult question?
No very difficult questions. One out of four interviews was friendly but conversation was formal and forced. My other three were conversational and relaxing.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
30 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
4
How you think you did?
7 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 AMCAS, read my responses to secondaries, sacrificed a goat.
What impressed you positively?
The facilities. Research money. Beautiful campus and nice surrounding area. Weather. Notified of acceptance <2 weeks later, also.
What impressed you negatively?
The grading system. Pass/Fail with Quartile ranking that ''you only have to know about if you so desire.'' Please. It is a highly ranked state school which must show preference to Alabama residents: the competition is necessary to help the superstar graduates attain residencies from similarly ranked institutions.
The three campuses and the ''Preference Questionnaire.''
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How many interviews there were. Though they were all relaxing and ''easy'', the day leaves you mentally exhausted and very, very glad to be done with the whole thing.
What are your general comments?
Nice day overall, great food. Tour was a little disorganized and the students seemed a little dazed and unenthusiastic, despite being on fall break.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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?
$201-$300
What airport did you fly into?
ATL
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Double Tree
How would you rate the hotel?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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