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University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine

Jackson, MS

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your general comments?

You either have a morning or afternoon interview. If you're there in the morning, you have 4 time slots, 3 of which have individual interviews and one of which you use to get fingerprinted and have a picture made. Then, you meet up with the whole (morning and afternoon) group for lunch. The morning group is done after lunch, and the afternoon group has their time slots after lunch.
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Why is diversity important?

What was the most interesting question?

How did you decide you wanted to go to medical school?

How did you prepare for the interview?

I looked at this website, at the questions, and mentally prepared myself.

What was the most difficult question?

If you knew a fellow doctor in your practice was changing the books to get more money from Medicare, what would you do?

What impressed you positively?

They were very nice, and did not try to intimidate me at all. The one-on-one style really made it less stressful.

What impressed you negatively?

Nothing really impressed me negatively.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

There's really nothing to stress out about. I stressed way too much and it's really better just to be yourself.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

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?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family