Indianapolis, IN
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
7 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
3 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Hmm asked the usual ethical, if you caught a friend cheating on an exam, what wld you do?
What was the most interesting question?
Nothing really, for the most part, the interview is low key
What was the most difficult question?
Nothing really..
Oh yea, look up the core competencies (like everyone says), and other stuff about the school. Make sure they know that you'd LOVE to come there..really..
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
40 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
In a group
What type of interview was it?
Open file
Where did the interview take place?
At the school
How did you prepare for the interview?
Sdn, indiana website, pretty much.
What impressed you positively?
Hmm good question..lol jk...its a good school, and the core competencies thingy is a step in the right direction.
Cost of living is really cheap in Indianapolis
The fin. aid session was kinda long in my opinion...but everything else was nice n quick! Thats how I love it.
Seems to be lots of medical opportunities in the city.
And yea, the students do amazing on their Step 1...
What impressed you negatively?
Ok a couple things...and not tryin to beat down on the school..
1) Very lil or no diversity. I'm international, and love meetin pple of all races/color etc., but Indiana is VERY VERY HOMOGENOUS. An indianapolis, and ya the med school itself is idk very homogenous if you catch my drift ie. very white. If thats how you like your coffee, then go for it. But ja that was idk not too cool..
2) Idk I talked to just a few med students...and unlike the other med school's i've interviewed at, I just didnt feel the vibe and excitement from the med students to be there. I just cldn't feel it at all. Mayb it was cos they were havin exams or something, but it just wasnt there. And ja, just a few of them came to sit n chill n talk w us. Kinda weird, but no real excitement to be there at all...
Maybe it was just me tho'..
3) VERY VERY EXPENSIVE for out of state..just ridiculous. REAL turn off, I was like what the heck!??
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Lots of downtime if you didnt have the sweeeeeeeeeeeet schedule that I did. You cld interview at any time of the day, from 9am, or even at 3pm...so be prepared.
I had a sweet day, and had stuff back to back till 2pm, was done then. But many were not soo lucky.
What are your general comments?
Make sure you write your feedback too when you're done, esp if this helped you. This is my own way of sayin thnx to those that wrote before me....
any questions, hit me up...i think my sdn name is chiz2kul...i think..lol
Oh yea one more thing...if you're into saving money, try stayin w a student, cos hotels there are really expensive.
I stayed w this md/phd kid that had his own house, and I got my own room and free dinner and transport to the school of medicine.
oh shoot i gotta mail.. him a card or something later lol
And ja, public trans is not soo good, taxi's can get expensive, costs about 30 bucks or so to the school, so try using carey. Or you can split w a student on your ride back to the airport in a texi...;) Thats what I did, and ended up payin like 10 bucks lol
you gotta do what you gotta do..
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Man, this school is interesting. I think they hav like a total of like uh 9 interview days, so they
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
What airport did you fly into?
The only airport in the city..
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