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University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, IA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

How do you know when to ask for help and how do you do it? Anything you want to tell admissions committee about self?
What makes you a good physician? How will you handle stress of medical school? How do you see yourself in ten years?
Why Medicine? Why Iowa medicine? What is a big health care issue today adn how can we solve it.

What was the most interesting question?

None really struck me as interesting.

What was the most difficult question?

When do I need to ask for help. Misunderstood the question at first and had to regroup to answer question...
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

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What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

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Would you recommend the hotel?

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What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Read this site, Iowa web site (very helpful!), my applications, etc. Looked over the 5 questions adn prepared general answers.

What impressed you positively?

The people there are VERY nice and friendly. The new building was nice.

What impressed you negatively?

The medical students didn't seem to be very well rounded individuals. I tried to get info about what else students do besides join committees and serve adn study... adn there was nothing.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That I would definitely get those five questions so that I could prepare perfect responses for them.

What are your general comments?

It was very low stress, adn the people were really nice. The interview is predictable adn relatively easy.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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