Iowa City, IA
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
9 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?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
2 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
1 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Something about the cost of healthcare.
What was the most difficult question?
An ethical question that was awkwardly worded and didn't even seem like a question.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
25 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
4 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
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?
Mock interview. Practiced answers by myself. SDN interview feedback.
What impressed you positively?
The facilities. Service and research opportunities. Learning communities are a cool idea. Tuition is reasonable.
What impressed you negatively?
The tour was very brief and did not highlight any of the great aspects of the school. The first two hours were basically Q&A with people trying to compete with each other to see who was the most interested in the school The result was little new information and the school did not really try to sell its self at all. CBL felt like everyone trying to compete, once again, for attention and good answers. The grading system is basically a curve giving the top 15% honors, etc. This hardly seems non-competitive.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
How short the interview would be and how little time there was for the unstructured portion. I felt I had very little time to actually tell them about myself.
What are your general comments?
The literature given states different rankings in every brochure. Some say "among public schools" bringing the ranking up to the teens which is misleading. The brochures are all from different years, making for inconsistent ranking numbers.
They make such a point that the acceptances go out via mail and "not to stalk your mailman", yet they go out via email prior to the mailing. This was misleading and should be mentioned during the interview day.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Respond to emails in a timely fashion (i.e. less than two months). Be nicer to students calling in.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
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