University of South Carolina 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?

7 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?

What would you do about the 9/11 attacks? (I was asked this by an interviewer and also by a patient at the V.A. hospital who insisted we should just bomb Afghanistan off the face of the planet)

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What was the most interesting question?

One interviewer would give me two choices and ask me to pick one, such as "democrat or republican," "leader or follower," then he would sometimes ask me to explain why.

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What was the most difficult question?

If you were the president, what would you do about the Sept. 11 attacks (my interview was on Sept. 26)

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open 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?

I have a book about applying to medical school and I read the section in it about the interview process and potential questions. I also take a beta-blocker for a heart murmer, so I took an extra one before the interviews to calm my nerves.

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What impressed you positively?

the use of technology, such as connections for laptops at every seat in the lecture hall (all students are required to purchase a laptop at this school) and wireless internet connections for the laptops.

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What impressed you negatively?

the campus was relatively small compared to other schools I visited

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I wish I had practiced my interview skills better beforehand, because this was my first interview.

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What are your general comments?

This interview was for early decision. I didn't get in as an early decision student, and I'm glad now, because I discovered later that I liked another school better, so that is where I'm going. Overall the interview experience was good, but since it was my first set of interviews, I was really too nervous to enjoy it much. Also, at one of my interviews, there was a second interviewer present who was training to interview students in the spring.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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