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?
6 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 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?
9 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?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
💬 Interview Questions
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
How would you address the shortage of organ donations?
What was the most difficult question?
The 'caring' question, just because it was so ambiguous and so difficult to pinpoint one exact situation.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions
How long was the interview?
25 minutes
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
How many people interviewed you?
2
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 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?
Read SDN, Read my app, etc.
What impressed you positively?
The facilities are freaking ridiculous, the administration seems very VERY responsive to student needs and feedback.
What impressed you negatively?
Iowa was very very very cold. Also, they have an exam every week. Students didn't seem to necessarily mind, but still seems worrisome.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That it would be three degrees when I landed.
What are your general comments?
So the structured portion of the interview was really not as bad as I feared. My interviewers nodded and smiled, they just waited until you seemed done before moving on to the next question and didn't give you feedback on your response until the unstructured portion. Also, the CBL exercise was very laid back. Our student facilitator told us off the bat that she would be giving us all 10s unless someone said something repulsive, and so we were all relaxed and were able to just concentrate on what we were doing rather than worrying about performance.
📍 On-Site Experience
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
Out of state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
4-6 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Airplane
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
$401-$500
What airport did you fly into?
Cedar Rapids (CID)
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Sheraton Iowa City
How would you rate the hotel?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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