University of Maryland School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 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?

MD interview: tell me about yourself.

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MD/PhD interview: What lessons have you learned from events in your life? What kind of emotional/psychological support system do you have in place?

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MD/PhD interview: Why MD/PhD? Explain facets of your research.

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What was the most interesting question?

In the MD/PhD interview, the panel seemed very interested in my past. For example, they asked me what I learned from my experience of living in a car during high school.

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What was the most difficult question?

Do you think you have enough clinical experience to know what you're getting into?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

4

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

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?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

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

No responses

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?

Read the MD/PhD website and my application. Thoroughly reviewed my research.

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What impressed you positively?

Many things. They have a brand new shock trauma center and a beautiful atrium in the hospital. "Smart rooms" facilitate med-student studying and exam taking. Program administrators and interviewers were all extremely helpful and friendly.

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What impressed you negatively?

Not much. The school is very research intensive, but they aren't as heavy on clinical skill training as I would like.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Some research departments are strong, others seem to be not so strong. It would have been nice to know which before the interview.

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What are your general comments?

Highly positive experience. The first hour is spent with the program director and his power point presentation. There is an MD only interview after this, but it's only important if you are not given a position in the MD/PhD program. There are three to five informal meetings with faculty in your areas of interest and the day ends with a half-hour panel interview.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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