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University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, IA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 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?

Please describe your research for me.
Why an MD/PhD and not just one or the other?
Why do you want to be a doctor?

What was the most interesting question?

Name one current problem in health care and address various ways that physicians can help remedy it.

What was the most difficult question?

If you could only do one (MD or PhD), which would you choose and why?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

6

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?

Standard interview preparation: read up on the various parts of my application, work my interviewers were doing and various interesting aspects of the school

What impressed you positively?

Beautiful new medical education center; recently renovated laboratories; enthusiastic students and faculty; the "downtown" bar area on Saturday night

What impressed you negatively?

Iowa City is pretty small and the public transportation system seemed a little inadequate for how many students need to use it every day

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The format of the med school interview -- five questions + two "completely objective and expressionless" interviewers (closed file) + 25 minutes = weird

What are your general comments?

The MD/PhD weekend is, overall, a fabulous experience -- a lot of time to talk to students/faculty and explore the city. The interview day is long, with the med school interview and four other MD/PhD interviews. I briefly summarize the med school interview below. The MD/PhD interviews were pretty standard, focusing largely on the research that I've done and my reasons for applying to a dual-degree program.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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