Iowa City, IA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
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?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 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 characteristics would you want in a physician who was taking care of you or a family member of yours?
What was the most interesting question?
How do you see technology advances changing the field of medicine? (Besides imaging...)
What was the most difficult question?
How would you solve the problem of rising health care costs in this country?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
20 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
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?
Closed file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN feedback, looked over my AMCAS, researched the school.
What impressed you positively?
The assistant dean of admissions (Dr. Cooper) and my two interviewers were awesome people and very friendly.
What impressed you negatively?
I felt the interview itself was too short. They ask 4 standardized questions to all interviewees, then just go from there.
What are your general comments?
Had 3 short presentations (admissions info, school info, financial aid) from 8:30 to 10:00. At 10:00 we were split up and about half of us did the CBL session with an M4 while the others interviewed. It was fine, although I partially felt it was a bunch of pre-meds jockeying for position... At 11:00 the other CBL session started and our group interviewed. The interview portion was way too short. Prepare yourself for the 4 standardized questions (I listed all of them here). I tried to bring up other things about me that I wanted to talk about in my answers. After the structured part of the interview, they went straight to the things I mentioned so it worked nicely!
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Heartland Inn
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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