Indiana University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ 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?

No responses

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?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell me about your high school statistics (class size, rank, AP classes, SAT scores, GPA, etc.)

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Where does IU rank on your list?

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Why are you interested in medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

none really

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What was the most difficult question?

No real difficult questions -- one very easy ethical problem

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 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?

No responses

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?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

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 their online brochure, read interview feedback

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What impressed you positively?

the willingness of the students to be sent to one of 9 regional campuses

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What impressed you negatively?

The 3rd and 4th year students constant references to how hellish the first two years were

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the out-of-state tuition is OUTRAGEOUS, and that the interview would be with 150 of my closest friends

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What are your general comments?

Indiana just left a bland taste in my mouth. While I liked the city (smaller, seemingly quiet, but very attractive, well layed out, and easy to get around) the school itself left some things to be desired. First, the interview class the day I was there was about 150 people, including nearly 10 people from my undergraduate institution alone. Indiana takes a different philosophy to the interviews, and I think they try to interview as many as possible. That said, the interview itself was uninspiring. It was a 2-on-1 format with a clinician and a PhD, and the PhD did 90% of the talking. I felt pressured in some instances to find a way to involve the clinician in the interview -- basically I directed a few questions his way, and I actually enjoyed my interactions with him more -- it was too bad most of the talking seemed to be from the other direction. The interview was not stressful and quite easy, but didn't really leave me with much of an impression that these people are sold on their school's medical education. The students were very nice, outgoing, but CONSTANTLY complained about the regional medical education system - they are randomly assigned (allowed to state preferece) to one of 9 campuses in IN for their first two years -- much was raised regarding different difficulty and DIFFERENT GRADING SYSTEMS! in place at different campuses. The students also complained about the difficulty of the first two years, something which I had not encountered before or since at any of the other schools I have visited. Overall, it was a fine experience but didn't leave me with a feeling that it was a place I would realy want to be. The out-of-state tuition (around $53k) was another huge turn-off.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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