Madison, WI
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the friendliness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
So was your _____'s health a factor of you going into medicine?
What was the most interesting question?
If you were Taylor Swift when Kanye West got on stage and said she didn't deserve the award, how would you have reacted?
What was the most difficult question?
What will you do to succeed in medical school? How will you transition?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
45 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
1
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What was the style of the interview?
One-on-one
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, school advising, job/MCW/fellow pre-med mock interviews, looking over school's websites, AMCAS, secondary
What impressed you positively?
-The extracurricular opportunities are outstanding!
-The school and the dean's office are very interested in the students' well-being and opinions regarding the education they receive.
-The curriculum seems to change frequently, but is for the better and is done smoothly.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing. I guess I expected the other health care professional schools to have some integration with the med students, but the only real interaction is them all being in the HSLC.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
-Bring your own coffee mug so coffee doesn't spill all over your overcoat hahaha.
-Add 2-3 hours on to your estimated time of arrival to account for weather and traffic.
-Prepare more questions than you believe satisfactory, since everyone you meet will ask you if you have any questions. At the same time, a lot of the people you will meet will not have a say in the selection process.
What are your general comments?
The school is amazing!
The faculty interviews are typically only 30 minutes but mine started early and ran late. Questions were kept to a minimum and we mainly talked.
It appeared as if certain applicants missed the memo of it being relaxed in tone.
All of my interviewers were great. The M2s that interviewed the applicants just had an exam and still had prepared unique and fun questions. Both the most interesting and most difficult questions were during the medical student group discussion.
What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
Keep doing what you are doing.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Admissions staff
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 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?
With students at the school
How would you rate the hotel?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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