How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.98 | 121 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 105 |
| Negatively | 7 |
| No change | 10 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.46 | 122 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.57 | 93 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.27 | 82 |
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| Response | # Responders |
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| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 1 |
| 25 minutes | 3 |
| 30 minutes | 51 |
| 35 minutes | 4 |
| 40 minutes | 6 |
| 45 minutes | 19 |
| 50 minutes | 19 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 20 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 120 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 121 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 3 |
| Closed file | 116 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.98 | 121 |
"Is it better to be a good communicator or a good listener?"
"Why ECU? BSOM?"
"Describe a time when you showed compassion to someone less fortunate/a minority."
"What is one of the future problems you see facing the health care community?"
"How would you balance school and social life?"
"What would you do if you saw someone cheating on an exam?"
"What is one strength and one weakness of your application."
"What is our mission statement? (know this)"
"How did you choose your college?"
"Do you think the healthcare system is broken?"
"Tell me what happened after you graduated from college in 2005."
"What clinical experience do you have?"
"Where do you plan to practice medicine?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor instead of a nurse or PA?"
"What have you done since you last applied? (I'm a re-applicant) "
"why medicine? why brody?"
"How long have you been interested in medicine?"
"why your major"
"GPA,SAT,MCAT?"
"Why ECU? Why ECU over my current undergrad?"
"why did you pick medicine?"
"Why medicine? / Why ECU?"
"Why medicine? Tell me more about yourself."
"where do you see yourself in 1o years"
"Why Brody?"
"They got a bunch of basic information. Then asked normal questions about why medicine, what is wrong with healthcare, what do I want to be doing in 12 years etc. "
"What was your GPA? Grade in Organic Chemistry?"
"What is your GPA?"
"Any more questions for me? "
"Tell me about your family."
"Where do you see yourself in 12 years?"
"tell me your story--how did you get here?"
"Tell me about your medical experiences (types, variety, etc)"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Tell me about your self?"
"Tell me more about your research"
"tell me about your research"
"Tell me about your medical experience."
"Tell me about your undergrad years."
"MCAT, GPA, undergrad school?? ....closed-file interview"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"Why did you decide to go change careers? (EE undergrad)"
"What do you see yourself doing in the next 10 years?"
"Why you want to be a doctor?"
"What do you think makes a good doctor?"
"Tell me about yourself and where you are from. What do you want me to tell the committee in your behalf."
"What were your MCAT, GPA, SAT, etc."
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
" rate these 3 words in order of importance to you and why? compassionate, integrity and intelligence"
"What three people would you have over for dinner? (Anyone, live or dead, cartoon or real)"
"Tell me about yourself, your family, what you do for fun? Standard closed-file questions."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?(Both interviewers asked this question)"
"What is one of the toughest problems with medicine?"
"What makes you want to change careers to become a doctor?"
"Tell me about yourself; what do you do for fun; "
"Where do you see yourself after med school?"
"Why did you decide to apply early decision?"
"If you are provided full scholarship at all the institutes you applied to....what factors will influence in picking the school you decide to matriculate?"
"What was your MCAT score?"
"Why did you apply to an Osteopathic school? Answer: Osteopathic medicine embodies the principles that I treasure most highly in the practice of medicine. There are three aspects to every patient, Mind, Body and Soul. When any of these are out of balance in some way shape or form the patient's health suffers in some way."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"Why did I choose my undergraduate instituion?"
"Tell me about yourself and why medical school"
"See question above"
"What experience besides practicing as a PA do you have? (volunteer, community involvement, shadowing other fields)"
"What made you decide to go to your Undergraduate school?"
"What would your best friend say were your strengths and weakenesses?"
"why medicine/why ecu"
"MCAT scores and are you happy with them?"
"What was your MCAT?"
"What is your MCAT? What is your GPA?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Describe yourself in one paragraph."
"Why ECU and what do you know about ECU"
"What do you do for fun?"
"Why medicine?"
"What is your MCAT (closed file)?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me when you first became interested in pursuing medicine."
"Why ECU?"
"Which of your volunteer experiences was most impactful?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"How do you approach wellness?"
"Tell me about your extracurricular/volunteer activities. (they heavily stressed the value of community service)"
"Tell me about a mistake you made and how you handled it."
"Tell me about a time you had to give negative feedback and how was it received."
"How would you bring diversity to brody?"
"What is one thing you liked about one of the doctors you've shadowed and one thing you disliked?"
"Community Service Experience- seemed to stress it a lot"
"Is there anything else I should know about you?"
"Where do you want to practice?"
"Tell me about your parents."
"What is a weakness of yours?"
"Have you thought about specializations?"
""Tell me about yourself""
"Why Brody?"
"what is Brody's mission (mission statement)? why was it formed - wanted specifics"
"Why did you take a year off of undergrad before applying to med school?"
"why your undergrad? (i went out of state for undergrad)"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years"
"Why want to go into medicine?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine?"
"How many schools did you apply to? if you got into every single school, which one would you go to? "
"Why Med School?"
"Your strength/weaknesses? (the question was phrased politely)"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Any thoughts on specialties?"
"Why MD"
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"Asked quite a few questions about information that came up during interview which was nice because I was able to communicate things I may have forgotten."
"what do you do for fun?"
"If you had to write a paragraph about yourself, what would you say?"
"What did you make on the SAT?"
"Why medicine and ECU in general?"
"What is your greatest strength and weakness?"
"Why Medicine?"
"Please describe your none medically related volunteer service"
"what would you do to improve the health of your community"
"What do you do (service oriented) that isn't medically related"
"Why do you want to go med school, why ECU?"
"Why did you choose Brody School?"
"tell me about yourself... start from where you were born and end with how you got here. "
"Why the Brody School of Medicine?"
"What kind of community service do you have?"
"So do you think you will go back to [my hometown]? ... this question lead in to a discussion about healthcare disparity in the state and some medically underserved areas, prompting conversation about how PCMH is the tertiary care center for eastern NC"
"How would you fix the rising cost of healthcare?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Tell me about your family?"
"What have you done to improve your application from last year?"
"Why do you want to come here (Brody)? ******"
"What happened with your grades in undergrad compared to grad school grades?"
"Tell me about your research. What have you dobe since undergrad. Did you do any volunteering."
"What healthcare-related volunteering have you done?"
"Tell me about yourself."
" why did you decide to become a doctor instead of a nurse since both are in the health career profession."
"How would you describe yourself in one word?"
"Why did you apply to ECU?"
"If I called your best friend, what would he say was your best qualities?"
"Why MD when you're a PA?"
"What will you do if you don't get in?"
"what is the strongest and weakest parts of your application"
"Why didn't we accept you last year?"
"What will you do if you apply, apply, apply and never get into a medical school?"
"Where do you see yourself after becoming a doctor? i.e. location and type of practice"
"After the previous question: If you feel that way, why are you trying to get into ECU? Answer: Glad you asked. Of all the M.D. schools I have applied to, ECU's emphasis on primary care and rural medicine seems to mirror these attributes. I've spoken with urologists who have graduated from ECU med school and all say the focus on the smaller class size allows for a more personal approach to medicine. Therefore, ECU meets my needs and is in alignment with my philosophy of medicine."
"MCAT score"
"how serious are you about living in this area (greenville)?"
"What kinds of issues is the medical community going to face in the coming years?"
"Tell me about your family."
"if there was only one spot open and you and one other candidate were exactly the same, why should the committee choose you?"
"Why medicine? What was the most interesting course you took and why? "
"What person has had the greatest impact on your life, and why?"
"What was the best/worst aspects of your undergraduate education?"
"What will you do if you don't get into medical school this year?"
"how would a friend describe you?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Why theater and then why medicine?"
"Why ECU?"
"Why Brody School of Medicine?"
"Why do you want to go into primary care"
"If you couldn't be a doctor, EVER, what would you do?"
"what other shcools did you apply?"
"What do you do on your personal time?"
"What would you do if not accepted"
"What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?"
"What is your biggest weakness?"
"What kind of patient care experience do you have?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"Why Brody?"
"Why Brody? How does our mission relate to your goals in medicine?"
"Describe a time you had to handle a conflict within a team?"
"What would you do if your senior resident appeared to be intoxicated?"
"Tell me about a time you witnessed kindness and what you learned from it."
"What would you do if a classmate was behind in a class and asked to see your paper that was due the next day?"
"If you see your friend struggling in class what advice would you give them?"
"What do you hope to specialize in?"
"Hobbies"
"What is the mission of BSOM? How do you feel about it?"
"Tell me about what you did in college."
"Why would you want to go to ECU?"
"What is your: MCAT, GPA, Grade in Organic Chemistry ect"
"What would you like me to tell the admissions committee about you?"
"Not really a question.. but they want to know that your mission in life is to serve people who have less than you do. They like primary care, but it is not the be all and end all."
"Why do you want to be in Greenville?"
"Where do you seen yourself in 10 years?"
"Where do you want to practice medicine?"
"Where else have you applied?"
"where do you see yourself at age 40 in the medical community"
"Where do you see yourself in 10-15 years?"
"What type of medicine are you interested in?"
"strengths/weaknesses"
"Why Brody? Where do you see yourself in 12 years?"
"Tell me about your college (I went to a small liberal arts school)."
"What I will be doing in 10 years?"
"Volunteer experience?"
"where do you see yourself in 10 years **ecu loves primary care folks"
"Tell me about your extracurricular activities."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Is there anything questionable in your application that you might want to explain or clarify (ex. any weak areas)?"
"What do you like to do for fun? Is there anything we didn't ask you that you wished we asked?"
"Tell me about your research/volunteer"
"From your medical experience, tell me a great moment that you had with medicine. "
"Tell me about your medical/community service"
"What kind of experiences do you have that qualify you to be a physician?"
"What is the weakest part of your file?"
"What were your grades like for organic chemistry?"
"Tell me about experience X?"
"What do you think is the biggest problem in healthcare today?"
"What would you do if you did not get into medical school?"
"What do you think it takes to be a good doctor?"
"why medicine"
"Why ECU and not (insert big name school here, Duke, Harvard, etc)"
"What was your MCAT score?"
"What kind of a doctor do you want to be? ( they are all about primary care and staying to practice in NC"
"Did you apply anywhere else?"
"Why North Carolina? Why ECU?"
"To what other schools did you apply?"
"What type of medicine would you like to practice?"
"As a doctor where (city/town) would you like to work?"
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"Where else did you apply? Why Brody? How would you fit in here? have you been to greenville before?"
"Who are your heros?"
"Why did you pick your undergrad school?"
"Why medicine? Tell me about your familyl"
"What will you do if you dont get in?"
"What do you see will be major issues with healthcare in the next 10-15 years?"
"What will you do to improve your application if you don't get in?"
"Do you have any questions for me? What do you like to do in your spare time? Tell me about your family."
"Any questions for me?"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years? (Both interviewers asked this. From what I understand after reading other SDN feedback, this is a trick question designed to see if you are planning on a primary care career. If not, they red-flag you as someone not interested in general practice)."
"What volunteering have you done outside of the medical field?"
" what do you plan on doing if u don't accepted and how do u plan on improving ur test taking skills."
"Why do you think you will be able to handle the rigors of medical school?"
"How will these qualities make you a good doctor?"
"What have you done this year to better your application from last year?"
"Tell me about your volunteer work."
"what was your favorite class in undergrad"
"What do you do for fun?"
"Do you know how ECU Brody School of Medicine was founded? (I interviewed with one of the people that helped start the school, I am glad that I did my research and was able to answer that question)"
"Problem with healthcare, how will you solve it? What do I do for fun? Where would I like to practice and what kind of medicine? How I became interested in medicine? and Why now? (I am non-traditional)"
"What will you do if you do not get into any school this year?"
"What do you want to specialize in? Answer: Well most people feed a line that they wanna do rural medicine. I just told them that I used to want to be a pediatrician, an otolaryngologist, a urologist and a ER doc. However, I've realized over the past year that I won't know what the heck I want to do until I do my 3rd and 4th year rotations. I'm leaving my options open and keeping an open mind with regards to that."
"Why ECU as an undergrad?"
"biggest issue that healthcare faces in the US?"
"Why [undergraduate college]?"
"Why ECU?"
"what do you do to have fun?"
"How have you grown since your previous application/interview? What have you done? Did you meet with Dr. Peden and if you did what was recommended by him? "
"Tell me about yourself."
"What else should I know about you?"
"What made you interested in studying medicine?"
"tell me about yourself"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years (in what part of the state)?"
"What do you see yourself doing in ten to 12 years?"
"What do you think about Organized Health Plans?"
"What happens if you do not get in?"
"Tell me about your research"
"If you got in to all your choices, got full tuition scholarships at each, what would be the factors you went by in choosing your school?"
"what do you wish will change in the health care system when you become a medical doctor?"
"Is there anything you want the committee to know that may not be in your file....? (this question was hard to answer) I didnt know how to respond..."
"Is there anything that you would like me to tell the admissions committee on your behalf?"
"If you had to change something about yourself, what would it be?"
"If you could go back and change your life, would you and why?"
"One or two specific ethical questions that I cannot remember now."
"What would your walk up song be for this interview?"
"What dessert would you be?"
"What kind of music do you listen to?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"Explain what you would do if a classmate came to you feeling overwhelmed and considering dropping out after their first year."
"If I was an office supply instrument what would I be?"
"How will you adjust to ECU"
"Do you want to practice medicine abroad (I have spent significant time abroad)"
"Nothing stands out as particularly interesting. Most of the questions were conversational in nature and were simple questions about my background."
"Tell me all of your extra-curricular activities in chronological order, throughout college."
"If you could fix healthcare, but only could do one thing what would it be?"
"Tell me something funny that happened while you were volunteering."
"Walk me through your life, from the beginning."
"Why do you think more doctors don't go into primary care?"
"What are you looking for in a medical school?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"No questions was really all that unique from standard interviewing questions."
"make sure you know your MCAT score section by section including your writing letter- the interviewer had it in front of him but asked just to quiz"
"Is xxx school your first choice?"
"Tell me about something in you saw in your shadowing experiences that you DIDN'T like."
"How do you think most people choose their doctor?"
"The interviewers stuck to the basics, it was really just a get-to-know-you conversation. Very laidback."
"How does molecular biology relate to the practice of medicine?"
"tell me an interesting story about a patient (from one of my clinical experiences)"
"None were too interesting."
"Not sure?"
"Has your strong sense of empathy ever got you into trouble?"
"They were all pretty nice, mostly a conversation"
"If I have to tell the admission board one thing about you, what would you like me to tell them?"
"Tell me about your research"
"Weakest part of file"
"Can you tell me about the racial tensions in (hometown)? What is your ideal vision for (hometown)? *these weren't random, they had to do with my non-medical service work*"
"What did you do with your summers?? lol"
"none"
"How much do you think the average heart bypass surgery costs?"
"what are important characteristics of a physician"
"Nothing really. The interviewers genuinely seemed to want to get to know you."
"How has your hometown changed in the years?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary."
"What do you think will be your greatest challenge in completing medical school or learning how to be a doctor?"
"What were some of the physics lab you were involved in? (I had not taken Physics in almost 4 years)"
"Did your father go to school here?"
"Tell me about your research."
"What was you SAT score?"
"What would you like me to tell the Admissions Committee on your behalf?"
"very basic, conversational questions to learn more about my background since the interviews are closed-file. talked about the school's history, how faculty end up there and the draw to training at brody-- easy conversation"
"rank these three words in order and tell why: integrity, intelect, compasion"
"If you had to write a paragraph about yourself, what would you say?"
"What is rural medicine?"
"Just basic tell me about yourself."
"Who is your hero?"
"very standard questions. one interview was rather persistant about asking me what i would do to solve the problem of people being uninsured."
"My interviewers never really asked a lot of questions- if you can talk and keep a conversation going- you are fine... my second interviewer was a big USC fan, and being the day of the college football Nat'l Championship, we talked about that... so i guess who do you think is going to win the nat'l championship?"
"If you could invite 3 people alive or dead (non-family members) for dinner, who would it be?"
"Why ECU? or Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Nothing really out of the ordinary"
"Standard, boring closed-file stuff"
"No off-the-wall questions."
"Nothing really interesting... all get to know you and what you have done (and why you have done it.)"
"1) why doctor and not nursing? (i open myself up for than question) 2) hypothetically speaking, if i was 42 and still trying to get into med school, what will i do or be doing?"
"What is the most recent book you read outside of school?"
"Who pays for the services rendered to an indigent patient in an ER?"
"NONE! The closed file interview is barbaric. Each interview was as bland as dry white toast."
"If a reported from the Greenville News was outside of the door, what would you tell him/her about coming to Greenville for medical school? "
"what changes do you see in medicine?"
"How much would it cost for a family of four with no company subsidizing for health insurance for one year?"
"Where do I see medicine going in the future, and how do I see myself involved."
"Nothing stands out. The questions were mostly conversational and low-stress."
"Pretty Standard stuff "
"what would you do if you had a patient with hypertension that wasn't taking the medicine prescribed but was taking a home remedy?"
"Nothing too interesting...basic questions"
"During your hospital internship did you ever watch anyone die? (the answer is 'yes' unfortunately)"
"none really....all were pretty standard from this website ... more of get to know you kind of questions"
"What is your favorite movie?"
"What is your solution to the problems of Managed Care? Think I gave a 10 minute fired up answer on this one. :P"
"What would be your greatest sacrifice if you came to med school?"
"Tell me about your little sister"
"nothing really sticks out.."
"I was asked to describe social work I did as an ugrad."
"I was asked if I would change anything about my life."
"Mr. Smith has hypertension and only takes his medication when he remembers. However, he takes a home-remedy everyday. What would you do?"
"If the roles were switched and you were the interviewer and I were the applicant and you could only ask me one question what would it be and why?"
"If my father called to say that he is lonely, now that the kids are gone, and he wanted to take a piece of hair from me to clone another child, what would I say? ( He said there is no right or wrong answer)."
"What does your chinese name mean?"
"What was the most important thing that your undergrad school provided you, besides the education?"
"If you were the interviewer, what question would you ask? "
"Do you know how intramedullary pinning came to be common practice in the Western World? (related to an earlier question)"
"What did you like best about your undergraduate experience?"
"Nothing really interesting just standard med. school questions. i.e. Why medicine? Where do you see yourself in 10 years? "
"We got into a conservation about the challenges of staying grounded with increasing education levels."
"What motivates you to keep applying to this school?"
"nothing really just talked about my hobbies and why ECU"
"Nothing particularly interesting, really. Standard questions it seemed."
"If a party is thrown in the honor of you and you get to invite five people, dead or alive, who would they be and why?"
"Nothing Ordinary.... It was a closed file, so the questions were meant to get to know me."
"A older gentleman comes into the clinic with hypertension and he supposed to be taking the medicine that you have given him and he is not because he says he has been taking a home remedy for years that has worked for him just find. What would you do to assure that he starts to take your medicine"
"Nothing really interesting...just the standard questions."
"Why would you want to come to ECU? (this was a great question for me b/c I have lots of reasons of why I want to go there)"
"Not at all."
"What is your greatest strength and weakness? (had prepped for weakness not strength)"
"Is it ever ethical to lie? Why or why not?"
"What do you see yourself struggling with in medical school?"
"If you made a mistake, but you fixed it before it affected your patient, would you still tell the patient? What would you say?"
"What is one of the future problems you see facing the health care community?"
"If you're working for a clinic and there're not able to accept medicaid anymore how would you tell your patients?"
"Name a time where there was a misconception between you and another person"
"What things do you think you will do well in medical school."
"Nothing tough - just random."
"How would I fix healthcare"
"No difficult questions. At all. None of the questions were asked in a strict manner, everything was very free-flowing and conversational."
"Tell me about your research. (I work in a reproductive bio lab and was interviewing with an OB/GYN researcher)"
"Why do you think more doctors don't go into primary?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor instead of a nurse or PA?"
"One of the interviewers really drilled me on "Do you have any more questions?" Make sure that you have lots of questions for your interviewer."
"when and why was BSOM founded? what are some specific specialties that BSOM emphasizes"
"There really wasn't a difficult question."
"What do you think it would cost to buy health insurance for a family of 4?"
"Nothing too difficult. I was caught off guard when my interviewer wanted me to list several weakness (I was prepared to give a strength and weakness, but not to list a couple weaknesses). "
"Why ECU over my undergrad?"
"If you had to choose between here and UNC, which would you pick?"
"why do you want to do primary care"
"Pretty standard ?s"
"The questions weren't really difficult. They mainly asked questioned to help them learn more about me and my background."
"How do you think your liberal arts education prepared you for for the MCATs? (difficult because I wasn't expecting it)"
"From your medical experience, tell me a great moment that you had with medicine. "
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years"
"none really"
"What do you think the biggest problem in healthcare will be in 10 years?"
"Paragraph about self"
"How much would insurance cost for a healthy family of four?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary...we spent alot of time talking about football and the like. Maybe...what was your most memorable Patient?"
"none"
"How is Pitt Memorial Hospital Different than say...(enter duke, wake, unc's hospitals) (its a trick question cause its not any different at all but with all the stress on primary care people have heard about they're expecting you to think it is different)"
"why should be take you"
"Name three doctors you think every doctor should have."
"What are your feelings on healthcare?"
"(At the end of the interview). Now that I know about you, what is one more thing that you can tell me about yourself?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"What were some of the physics lab you were involved in? (I had not taken Physics in almost 4 years)"
"What do you think the impact of technology will be on medicine? Do you technology will increase the cost of health care?"
"Why did you transfer schools (academic probation)."
"What was your SAT score?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years."
"nothing too difficult-- talked a lot about the idea of training in eastern NC, which is difficult if you want to leave your options for your future open but still try to work into their mission"
"describe what I would do in a hypothetical clinical situation that an interviewer described to me"
"If you had to write a paragraph about yourself, what would you say?"
"Who won the DUke game?"
"NA"
"What was your worst experience from undergrad?"
"see above. "
"None- why do you want to be a doctor... you should know that. Maybe why Brody? you need to have good reasons for this ?. "
"How much does it cost for a family of 4 to pay for health insurance out of pocket? (I had actually looked into this but could not find a good answer)."
"What do you think is the biggest problem in health care?"
"Give me a paragraph about yourself."
"Where else are you applying/interviewing? Difficult only because I feel it may hurt my chances of getting in at ECU."
"Most surprised when asked what my MCAT was and if I was happy with it."
"the two above questions "
"Tell me about yourself. What separates you from other applicants"
"What benefits are there to having a free clinic for the hospital/health care providers?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years...of course, this is a trick question at Brody."
"Interview questions were standard. The first interviewer even assuaged my anxiety by telling me that there were no trick questions and there would be no locked windows to open. "
"same"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Nothing difficult. Just be sure of your reasons for wanting to practice medicine."
"See above"
"What is the weakest part of your application and explain"
"Where do you see yourself after medical school?"
"Why didn't we accept you last year?"
"none really pretty standard questions"
"No really difficult questions"
"Well they were going to ask me what I was gonna do if I didn't get in but seeing all of the stuff that I've done in the past 3 years he said it was not necessary to ask that. He then turned around and said: "Why ECU? Why after 4 years do you persist in applying here and why should we accept you?" Told him I've jumped through all the MCAT hoops they've set, that I'm a North Carolina taxpayer, I've wanted to go here since I was young."
"A reporter from the The Daily Reporter is standing outside and after the interview asks you why you want to become a physician. What would you tell him/her?"
"What are 5 things that you'd like to see happen in the next 10 years."
"Tell me about yourself. (I mean, do you want a short and sweet summary, an autobiography, you want to know the names of my pets? What?? That question is so dicey.)"
"What will you do if you do not get in (besides reapplying)."
"No difficult questions...it was really a laid back interview for the most part."
"If you noticed another student, who was also a friend, violating the honor code, what would you do?"
"Same question as above"
"If I received an acceptance letter to every school I applied to on the same day. What are the factors that will affect your decision on next years admission?"
"What criteria will you judge schools that accept you to their MD program?/What would you do if you apply and apply and never get accepted to medical school?"
"If you could've done one thing in your past college experiences, what would it be?"
"how should we fix healthcare?"
"How have you interated with diverse peoples?"
"There were no difficult questions?"
"Nothing. The interview was bascially just to get to know you as a person. The closed file setup makes it difficult for them to ask challenging questions. They simply are getting to know the basics about you."
"Nothing really...just had a relaxed conversation"
"Describe yourself in one paragraph. (which wasn't too hard)"
"Wanted to know if I planned on staying in eastern NC when done. I am interviewing at several schools and I was also asked if accepted would I come over the other schools."
"What do you think will be the most difficult part of being a physician."
"If you are a third year medical student and a patient Mr. X came up to you and told you that he has a history of hypertension, but he felt good because he stopped taking his medications and start using herbal(alternative medicine) instead, what would you tell him?"
"The most difficult was the question on community service, because my community service is not as strong as others."
"None really - just good conversation"
"Honestly, I wasn't asked any hard questions. "
"What are you most afraid of?"
"Describe yourself in 3 sentences. (i hate these questions)"
"Tell me some thing that I can use to defend you at the meeting?"
"I did a mock interview"
"Dr. Ryan's Interview book! Practice with peers"
"SDN, practice one-on-one interview with peers, etc."
"SDN Interview Feedback; Practice Questions; Talking to current students"
"SDN interview feedback"
"Brody website, talked to current students"
"Prepare answers for "why medicine", "why medical school", and "why Brody""
"Practiced answers to typical questions, reviewed Obamacare, and look at this website"
"Read over personal statement and secondary. Thought about my experiences listed on my application and wrote out how they influenced me."
"SDN interview feedback, self-reflection"
"SDN (forums and feedback questions), other interviews, relaxing the night before"
"Reviewed AMCAS application, read up on the school...was NOT "overprepared" as I have been in the past."
"SDN, Met with pre-medical advisor, asked a few students"
"SDN, looked at material from the ECU website."
"Read about ECU, used this site to get an idea of what questions they might ask."
"I spent a ton of time exploring their website. I used this site somewhat... and I also read a lot about the current state of healthcare in the US."
"SDN, ECU website, stayed with a friend the night before who told me some stuff."
"I didn't, really"
"SDN, talking to ECU students, reviewing my AMCAS and research"
"mock-interview"
"AMCAS, SDN, practice interview questions with friends"
"SDN, review personal statements, essays, etc.... PRACTICE answering moch questions out loud"
"SDN, mock interview, practice practice practice"
"Read AMCAS, Secondaries, studentdoctor.net, Brody's website"
"SDN, Brody website, review AMCAS"
"online advice, SDN, talking to friends and family, practicing questions with spouse."
"Look up about school on website and SDN"
"SDN, college health careers office"
"SDN, brushed up on my AMCAS, personal statement"
"SDN, read over my secondary, browsed the Brody website"
"Read over my AMCAS"
"SDN interview feedback, ECU website, read AMCAS and secondary app & essays, wrote down answers to most commonly asked questions"
"SDN! lots of mock interviews with friends and family, Brody SOM website, primary and secondary applications, a good night's sleep"
"Read about ECU, secondary, SDN"
"Relax and know about Brody..."
"read about ECU, AMCAS, secondary"
"SDN, website, mock interview"
"SDN, ECU website, re-reading application essays"
"read this thread"
"SDN, talking to med students, amcas, secondaries"
"SDN, AMCAS, Secondary prompts, and the schools website"
"read my amcas application, ecu secondary essay"
"read this website, thought about how I would answer basic interview questions (family, background, strength/weakness, why medicine, etc)"
"SDN, AMCAS, mock interview, school website"
"sdn, essays"
"AMCAS, SDN, School website"
"This website, ECU's website, other practice interview questions"
"looked over my application"
"school website, sdn"
"Discussed with friends, searched for the questions in the internet, visit the school's website, went to the library, purchase interview "
"Looked on SDN, had several mock interviews with friends/family and retired interviewer"
"I used www.studentdoctor.net, mock interviews, practiced with someone already accepted, and read over my application and essays."
"Read comments on SDN, reviewed my application, read up on the school."
"SDN, AMCAS app, mock interviews with family/friends."
"Nothing special, read threads on here and researched the school through their website."
"looked through interview feedback, read through my application materials and essays, reviewed the brody/ecu website and conferred with a current student about suggestions for the interview"
"SDN, read application"
"read school brochure, web"
"SDN, read ECU app and amcas"
"Read Interview feedback on SDN, review amcas app."
"Application, essays, SDN, ECU website, current events"
"SDN, AMCAS app, Health Politics (Mike McGee), basic research on HMOs, read over my research."
"I watched colllege football, relaxed and played poker. I also wrote down 7 things i wanted to make sure the interviewer knew about me before i left. "
"SDN, Application and essays, Brody's website, friends with mock interviews."
"Read other people's feedback on ECU and the questions there were asked. I talked to a few friends who already go to ECU. Then I also read about ECU and its mission statement on the ecu website."
"SDN, read over my application"
"SDN, re-read AMCAS and 2ndary. I got admitted to UNC (my 1st choice) the night before my ECU interview, so I didn't spend a ton of time preparing."
"Read the admissions brochure, looked up the curriculum and other information on the website, talked to friends that go to school there, read over my application."
"Read SDN Interview Feedback, Admissions Bulletin, and surfed school website."
"glanced through my personal staement and read a little from the schools website."
"Read my AMCAS and reviewed the ECU website, SDN (Tried to remember the MSAR and my secondary essay, they were stuck in N.O.)"
"Read SDN, read ECU's webpage, looked over my personal statement and secondary."
"Read others' feedback, school web pages."
"Reading the Brody website and the AAMC's Admission Requirements handbook. Reviewing my application. "
"sdn."
"Student Doctor.net, mock interviews, reviewed my AMCAS and ECU essays."
"Essays, SDN, interviewed last year."
"ECU website, my application and update letters, etc. "
"SDN, website/booklet, review AMCAS"
"I reread my amcas essay and supplemental, i also looked up facts about ecu on the website and in the brochure. I prepared two different questions for each interviewer."
"ECU website, this website, AMCAS and secondary applications"
"I was a reapplicant so I was familar with the process"
"visited this website, ECU website, talked to past students"
"Read over essays, looked at website and ECU publications"
"SDN, emailed students, looked over AMCAS and secondary"
"None needed, I've been through this entire process 3 times before."
"No prep."
"went to putt-putt the night before with some friends."
"skimmed over my personal statement, got in touch with a doctor who attended the school many years ago and asked her a bunch of questions"
"sdn, read all ecu materials and website etc."
"SDN, WEBSITE, INTERVIEW RESOURCES"
"this website, read my application again"
"Read this website, reviewed my primary and secondary application...Most importantly BE YOURSELF"
"SDN (the best prep), ECU Website, Reviewed with other Doc's and residents, prayer."
"nothing"
"SDN, re-read my application essay, knew about ECU's program"
"read up on ecu, reread application "
"Read brochure and website"
"SDN's Interview feedback, re-read essays and ECUs Website"
"Website, catalog, talked with students. "
"this website, mock interviews, reading various news resources, talking to contacts at Brody"
"I bought a new suit and read over my application materials. Prior to that, I obtained an EMT certification, did more volunteer work, got a job running a medically related .com from a urology office, attended Urological conferences around the nation. Basically anything I could to strengthen my application and keep my foot in the door. :)"
"read ECU website"
"Read their booklet and my applications."
"SDN, AMCAS application, talking with med school students about ethical issuses etc.."
"Reading "common interview questions"... friends asking medical questions. Asking myself, "why do I want to become a doctor?""
"Interview feedback, look at application, read relevant newspaper articles, looked at website, read book they gave with secondary application"
"Knew my application really well (secondary and AMCAS). Also read over the secondary essays from other schools. Brushed up on interview skills and read interview skills websites. "
"Asked myself the standard questions..."
"Reviewed my AMCAS and ECU essays, and reviewed material on ECU. Prepared a list of questions for the interviewers."
"Relax."
"All the students (mostly M1s) that spoke to the interviewees were very positive about the environment and seemed close knit"
"Relaxed environment, passionate about Brody and ECU, close-knit community, a lot of resources, etc."
"The supportive and close-knit environment and the conversational style of the interview"
"Small, cooperative class"
"Very laid back, primary care focused, student all very friendly"
"Student life"
"How friendly everyone was"
"The connection between the students & staff and the simulation center"
"the friendliness of everyone, the affiliated hospital"
"Brody is actually a really good school, despite what you may have heard. Of course you can't go to a better school if you are interested in primary care, but if your interests change during school you can match anywhere so long as you do well. Also, this school is just about the cheapest in the country."
"Friendliness of admissions staff, interviewers, Dr. Peden, hospital, students."
"Interview day is organized and done pretty quickly."
"Everyone there was extremely friendly, ECU is great."
"Community atmosphere at the school."
"How friendly everyone was. The facilities are great and the professors really invest a lot into providing the students with a great education."
"I like the admissions office, the other applicants, the small class. Only five other people interview with you."
"everything!"
"Everyone was so nice!"
"students were very happy"
"Very nice interviewers, happy and friendly student tour guides, organized interviewing day, great admissions staff"
"extremely nice admissions staff/student tour leaders"
"The friendliness of the second year students that gave us the tour, the laid back interview style and the extremely nice interview that I got :)"
"The collegiality of students across classes; school emphasis on practice throughout all four years."
"VERY laid back, everyone seems very friendly and students are great"
"Friendliness of students and faculty, strong support for students and early clincial experience. Several new facilities (Heart Center and library)."
"Friendly. Hospital was main medical care for all of Eastern N Carolina. The interviewers loved ECU (important ppl like where they are)"
"Students love it here! The classes are really close-knit and the professors are very engaging. My second interviewer was very friendly."
"The people are extremely nice. The faculty are always easy to reach and the students are close to each other. "
"It was very relaxing. A 1st year actually took time out to tour us eventhough he had an exam that same day."
"Helpful and friendly staff; students giving us the tour were very knowledgeable and supportive; gave us their email addresses and insisted we contact them with further questions. The interviews were low-key, conversational and laid-back."
"Friendliness of admissions staff & students, lots of patient interaction starting in the first year, student mock clinic, genuine camaraderie among students"
"The students and faculty were so friendly! There also seemed to be a true sense of community at Brody, especially amongst students in your class. There are tons of service opportunities at local free health clinics that seem to give BSOM students a leg up when it comes to early patient interactions. "
"Faculty and studnets were very nice The fact that they focus on Primary care"
"The students are so happy. Plus, the school provides them with great facilities to study...the curriculum has a nice balance between textbooks and clinical. And yes, the school is focused on primary care but it is also advanced in other area as well. It was the first place to have robotic heart surgery. I can totally see myself being at Brody."
"The friendliness of the students. The students were great!"
"friendliness of everyone, class size, faculty attention"
"Friendliness of the staff and students"
"Everyone was so nice and informative. The community is really integral and everyone is accepted immediately. Everybody went out of their way to make us as interviewees feel welcome and comfortable."
"Everyone was extremely friendly, laid back, and happy. It seemed like a great atmosphere and very tight knit"
"Everyone in the admissions office was very nice and personable. The students were helpful, laidback, and seemed to really enjoy Brody."
"The friendliness of the students and faculty. The faculty will truly bend over backwards to help you succeed. One thing fairly unique to ECU is there 2 weeks of dedicated board prep offered at the end of year 2 and then about 6 weeks on your own."
"The interview was very low stress and conversational. The facilites are new, and the students are very friendly."
"the small class, commitment to primary care. I really was impressed with the level of commitment the faculty has to teaching. Professors are there to teach, and most of them have offices a couple floors above the medical school. "
"The positive attitudes of the students, they all seemed to really like it there. Also the new Brody building it was very nice and wasn't run down or anything like I heard "
"pretty hospital/campus, very friendly and encouraging tour guides"
"Everything. The interview was so low-stress. Even with the faculty, I felt like I was talking to a friend. The tour guides were enthusiastic, the hospital is huge and full of opportunity, heck, even the hospital food was good."
"The people were super friendly. The class sizes were small. The classroom had two plasma screen tvs!"
"The friendly atmosphere in the school."
"The student were nice"
"It was a nice place, nice people.. and they made me feel like I'm not a stranger."
"The faculty and students"
"Everyone, from the secretary to the associate dean, was incredibly nice, and made me feel like I was one of them."
"Not a whole heck of a lot. At least it was a nice day =)"
"How friendly the staff and students were."
"the family-like atmosphere"
"how happy the students were; the fact that the pitt county hospital system is the tertiary care center for eastern NC, leading to a lot of exposure as a med student. also, the staff and interviewers were friendly and tried to make the interview as conversational as possible, which was incredibly welcoming"
"The hospital complex adjacent to the school and the small class size"
"the students and faculty were all really great."
"The students were great; laid back but obviously very smart, very welcoming"
"Location, layed back atmosphere."
"The warm reception I got from currents students and admission officers really makes for a very comfortable atmosphere."
"the students seemed to love the small class size and seemed to be close to one another. "
"the friendly faculty- they really show their concern for you as a student and a person from day one. Dr. Peden (Dean of Admissions) as well as all the staff and interviewers really do care about you and want people that want to be there. "
"From what I heard, the faculty are very approachable and are readily available for questions. This with the small class size makes for a great atmosphere and a comfortable learning environment which is important if you are going to spend the next 4 years of your life around the same people. "
"The open door policy of the faculty and the resources available to the students, such as the summer program before and after your first year of med school. Also I like all the growth that is going on with the medical achool and ECU as a whole."
"The small class size, the primary care focus."
"Very little."
"Friendly staff/students/faculty, nice facility linked with the hospital, good, cheap food at the cafeteria...definitely would be a more affordable lifestyle than at many other schools."
"The campus facilities look very good. The classrooms are very nice and the people/staff are friendly too!"
" the energy of the students and the whole environment of the school on general."
"I really liked the comraderie shown between the students at ECU. They are a very diverse, yet small crowd, so you really get to know your classmates and everyone seems to get along really well. When we were started our tour everyone was coming out of anatomy, having fun with one other, joking around about the smell, it seemed like a nice relaxed atmoshpere (for med school!)"
"Very low stress interviews, great campus and modern facilities. The cafeteria food was good too, and the interview group only included me and one other student."
"The students themselves seemed to have a genuine sense of family among them. The learning environment was open and modern, not cut-throat like some other schools."
"The proximity of Pitt County Hospital to the medical school (literally next door), the one-on-one exit interview with Dr. Peden, the food in the cafeteria (no joke-you can eat a full meal for next to nothing and there is a wide variety of foods and salad bar. Students receive a discount.) There is abundant affordable housing very close to the medical school. "
"cost, primary care focus, laid back atmosphere"
"The school has highly dedicated students and faculty that seem to be hard matched elsewhere. Also they were not pushing the rural medicine as hard as I expected."
"Laid back attitude, with the professors being excited about the new changes Brody is going through. Students were excited about the program and are happy with their decision to attend ECU."
"I loved the warm, home town feeling I got while I was there. Everyone was very friendly and eager to help. It seems like it would be a great place to study medicine."
"Small class size, personal attention, nice people"
"The students were everywhere and were so eager and happy to talk with me about my interview and to encourage me to go to ECU."
"Laid back interviewers"
"My interviewers were trying to come up with reasons as to why I was rejected last year and they couldn't come up with anything"
"As always, their small class size and how professors know your know on the first day you arrive at school....after matriculation"
"Great focus on teamwork, community, and student support. Facilities were nice and there seemed to be a lot of improvements being made. Overall the faculty and students I met were extremely friendly and positive they really sell the school well."
"Small class size, the tour guides were great, really friendly."
"Students were alot nicer than last year. :) Dr. Peden seemed to be in good spirits too."
"The interviewers were very personable."
"student/administrator attitudes"
"The students that gave me the tour were very knowledgable and super-cool. They answered any and every question I had and seemed really happy to be at ECU. I also liked the small class size. (72)"
"ECU is beautiful and everything is new or being renovated. It's definitely an upscale place."
"TUITION, MODERN FACILITIES, STUDENTS WERE SINCERE"
"the fact that my interviewer tried to keep the interview very low-stress"
"I was interviewed by a 3rd year medical student and a faculty member. Bother were very nice and my interviews were relaxed. I didn't feel pressured at all. The two students who gave the tour were VERY informative and nice. I also spoke with other students in the building during my interview and they were unable to give me any reasons not to attend the school. The tuition is WONDERFUL"
"The students couldn't stop saying enough good things about the program. Technology is well advanced for a primary care focused school. Close proximity to Hospital."
"Students were very enthusiastic and fun in the tour. Classrooms were very nice complete with flat screens. Hospital was also very nice."
"Everyone was very nice and had a smile on their face. The tour guides were pretty cool and really enjoyed attending Brody. The classrooms were very nice and up to date."
"very nice, laid back. parking was easy. the medical center is very nice. "
"size of class, friendliness"
"Everyone was very welcoming and nice. Each time a student saw us coming they would say, "Welcome, how was your interview, who did you have?" Small classes."
"The class size."
"the students appeared very laidback and reported only minimal stressed, upcoming improvements with the building, the realiness of the faculty and staff"
"Everyone is very friendly there. All faculty members are interested more in the character of the applicant instead of just a bunch of numbers on page. Every time I've had a tour by the students, I've never heard any negative comments about the school. "
"small class size"
"The facilities were very modern and nice. The students seemed very happy there, and assured me that going to ECU wouldn't limit my possibilities as far as residencies go. (not so sure about that one)"
"The small class size, very friendly atmosphere, cheap living cost. ($600 for two bed rooms in a very luxury appartments with gym, hot tub, many other futures which I can't remember now"
"The interviewers were very relaxed and layed back, and sincerly wanted to know me. The interview was not to degrade me or to ask me why did I "deserve" to be in their medical school."
"Facilities, friendly faculty and students, comfortable experience"
"The interviewers and the M1 students who conducted the tour were genuinely friendly. It was very relaxed."
"The people in Greenville are VERY friendly. Also there are nice apartments in very close proximity to the SOM. Oh yeah, and I learned that Dave Mirra is from Greenville!"
"The interviewers, administration, and students were all so friendly!"
"The openess and friendly atmosphere. I got the impression that everyone in the administration and faculty was genuinely interested in their students not only as future MDs but also as people."
"Student M2 interviewer. She was great!"
"Greenville is not the most ideal city (but CHEAP!!!)"
"Facilities need an upgrade"
"Nothing!"
"very uninterested in research..."
"Most of the students lacked enthusiasm for Greenville, and it's not hard to see why. There is not much going on there (which is good in some ways; no distractions) and it is very far from any other major cities (1.5 hrs from Raleigh, the closest "big" city/cultural hub). I think Brody would be more prestigious simply if it was located in another town and/or attached to a different university. Personally, I like Greenville because it is a small city and it is dirt cheap. Both of my interviews seemed kind of rushed because there were other interviewees waiting in line. I felt as though I didn't get a chance to ask a lot of questions or gracefully wrap up my interview. Finally, the tour could have been a little more in-depth; the students kept referring to a cool library and parts of the hospital we didn't get to see. These are all minor gripes though!"
"Greenville is kind of a small town...but it's not that bad."
"The facilities are not overly nice, wish we would have had more enthusiastic students."
"Med students are essentially on the same floor of the same building all the time."
"The facilities, the tour. Done by M1's who were just there for the free food. Not overly enthusiastic about ECU but they may have been stressed b/c their first anatomy test was upcoming and it was only their fourth week of school. . ."
"- too rural - not a P/F grading system - students not all happy being there - hard to find things to do there - hard to get clinical exposure first year - facilities are really old looking (although not old in age)"
"old facilities, does not have the funding that other schools have for teaching resources"
"** GOOD COP/BAD COP- one interviewer is extremely nice, another interviewer is mean and tries to throw you out of whatever comfort zone you may have"
"Facilities are small, Spend a majority of time in the same classroom"
"I wish there were more on-site facilities. "
"Didn't really feel like I was being closely listened to since most of the questions came from a worksheet. Interviewers weren't very friendly."
"There are only 2 main classrooms for year 1 and 2."
"Other ppl interviewing not is same place of life as me. by this i mean kind of older and married. I want to be with ppl that are in my stage of life for social reasons. I felt I had to defend going out of state for undergrad and that I wasn't too stuck up for ECU. Which I am not other wise I wouldn't have applied. Also it is a small city, but I am sick of living in a big city and am ready for change"
"The Brody building itself is a little bit dingy (but the hospital is nice)"
"facilities are not modern/up to date, especially certain floors of brody"
"Nothing really, maybe having all classes in same room...but I don't think that's really a big deal."
"Greenville seems to be a bit boring. I tried to find some places to hang out off campus, but couldn't. I won't have much down time during med school anyway, but a little excitement in the town would be nice."
"Nothing really, people always say the location but Greenville is not that bad... I mean its not your NYC or DC but its a nice chill anda relax place, not very busy and not a lot of traffic, perfect place for a medical student if you ask me..."
"nothing. Most people would say Greenville. But hey, you are going to be studying in medical school. So who cares if Greenville has nothing to do? "
"The second interviewer did not seem interested in interviewing me. The first question he asked was what is my gpa and mcat score. I felt as though he had sized me up from my gpa and mcat score alone. He would cut me off while I was in the middle of answering the questions. Kinda rude and condescending. I did not feel welcomed by the school (with the exception of the students)."
"nothing off the top of my head"
"It's very small and there isn't much space to move around, especially in your first couple of years."
"all classes are in one room"
"One of the interviewers was very dry and did not act interested in anything we had to say."
"The only thing I didnt like was the fact that 90% of classes will be held in the same room."
"Greenville is out in the middle of nowhere and there didn't seem to be very much in the town. At least if you went to medical school there, you would have no distractions whatsoever. When I asked one of my tour guides what people do around here she said, "Uhhh... there's a bowling alley. There's a movie theater too I think...""
"I don't like Greenville too much, but its close enough to the beach to make easy weekend trips, and close enough to raleigh/chapel hill for the same. "
"one of the interviewers seemed a bit arrogant"
"Greenville isn't the greatest city on earth, but there are things to do, and you are only 1.5 hours from the beach and Raleigh."
"nothing. I was impressed with the school."
"Nothing, but greenville not the best place to live"
"the tour- it was short "
"How dingy and dark the facilities seem. The school is stuck on the side of the hospital, and all your lectures are held in one classroom."
"Nothing really."
"the isolation of greenville and ECU. the lack of room to consider options outside of NC or primary care post-med school. also, the students were really nice and incredibly happy but my tour was lead by married students, which was difficult to relate to as a possible peer"
"the facilities seemed kind of cramped with the large hospital "
"small town"
"the facilities seemed cramped and many things were outdated. the rooms where all M1 and M2s have class are so small. we didn't get a tour of the hospital. even though i know ecu has a strong mission, i didn't get a feel for that at the interview."
"when i defended my answers, one of my interviewers acted like i was getting too excited. maybe this place is for people more laid back than i am. "
"N/A"
"I think they interview way too many people for so few spots. They are interviewing like 468 people for 72 spots."
"See my summary of the experience for a complete run-down."
"One of the students giving the tour was spouting statistics that I know aren't true ("over 50% of the students go into family medicine"), so I felt I had to take everything he said with a grain of salt. The other student that gave us a tour/escorted us to lunch was very friendly and helpful, though."
"Greenville is in the middle of nowhere... you're going to have a lot of time to study!"
" none"
"Nothing at all. This was my second time there for an interview and I became more impressed with it this time around. The area may not be a bustling metropolis but thats ok with me."
"Nothing."
"The closed file interviews were very difficult for me to feel like I was making a connection since every quetion seemed like the kind of cocktail party chit chat you engage in with strangers to fill time: "So where did you grow up?...What was your major" and so on."
"I have no negative feedback to report, I was very impressed with Brody. "
"location "
"Greenville, the town doesn't have much around it. "
"The only thing I can complain about was the rainy weather, which I don't think the med school staff can do anything about."
"Small town - I had known this about Greenville, but it is one of the school's main drawbacks"
"The tour was kind of a letdown because there was nothing to it. All the classes except lab are held in the same room so all they could really show us was the locker room, the one classroom and the room where exams are held."
"facilities"
"I was not able to get a rejection interview with Dr.Peden before the interview and I knew I was going to be asked about my reapplicant status, so I felt like I was going into the interview a little blind"
"nothing really"
"Greenville is really in the middle of nowhere. However I knew that coming into the interview. The tour was very brief and not very descriptive. It could be more extensive. Also both the student tour guides has very similar backgrounds. I would have like to talk to some people with different perspectives i.e. older students, students from more diverse upbringing."
"Visit was nice, didn't have anything bad about this interview really."
"After the interviews, the dean's secretary wrapped it up!"
"small classroom, parking"
"The first interviewer was rather dry and I didn't feel like I had a chance to establish a repiore b/c he didn't give me a lot to go on. There was a lot of silence in-between his asking a question and then taking notes on my responses."
"It's Greenville. The tour was rather abbreviated and I think they could have shown us a lot more. If adcoms read this, get the tour guides to show us more! (Meaning anatomy lab, cancer center etc!). -"Closed File" that conveniently has my gpa on it (PFFFT!). It would have been nice if they had at least thrown my MCAT on there too to balance it out. "
"No negative impressions."
"it was snowing so we did not get a full tour"
"NOTHING..."
"I had to find my way around the school to get to my interview. I thought the city would negatively impress me...but it wasn't as bad as everyone says it is."
"the students seemed like the only reason they came to brody is that they did not get in anywhere else. both tour guides were obviously up all night because of test week, they were a little frazzled."
"Knowledge of class, second interviewer"
"It was almost too casual. Will the tourguides were very nice, I felt they were rather unprofessional. Greenville is rather far from the city life too."
"The location. Atleast it is close to the beach."
"would not prefer to live in Greenville for four years but I can become accustomed to it"
"Nothing. The school is a perfect fit for me."
"facilites are not the greatest"
"Greenville."
"Greenvill, basically there is nothing excpet the Brody."
"The school's geographic location is not premiere by far. Out of towners would find a lack of good eateries, entertainment, and shopping... However, RTP is only 1.5 hours away."
"Nothing"
"Driving through Wilson is very confusing at night...hopefully the new part of 264 will be open soon. "
"Greenville isn't the most exciting town."
"Greenvill, NC. It's just not an exciting town. It's not bad, just not great either."
"The tour student. He was not good at all. "
"The schedule and the amount of wait-time"
"They emphasized community service and the desire to serve the local inner-city community."
"More about my interviewers"
"Not to worry about getting there late. VERY relaxed and intimate (only 6 of us). My second interviewer was a student."
"That it only takes ~1hr and 45 minutes to get to Greenville from the Raleigh/Durham area. Also, it is important to the admissions office that you are NEITHER excessively early or late. They want you showing up precisely 5-10 minutes before your interview day is scheduled to start."
"Just relax... prepare thoroughly, but relax. No hard questions at all."
"How far out there Greenville is."
"That there was no reason to be stressed or nervous at all."
"Nothing really, a good day overall."
"How to manage in the cafeteria... it was a madhouse!"
"I already knew this, but bring a snack in case you get hungry before lunch and a bottle of water."
"just relax, as stressed as you are, it's really not that bad"
"THE INTERVIEWS ARE LAID BACK. Absolutely no need to worry. They are not trying to trick you! Just be yourself :)"
"That the interviews were so laid-back."
"how much i'd like it"
"What type of interview to expect."
"Nothing surprised me. "
"To be prepared to defend my decision for undergraduate"
"it's pretty laid back"
"Greenville is a small town and that could be ideal for some people, but not for everyone"
"nothing. it didn't take as long as i thought"
"To just relax! No need stress at any point during the interview day. "
"There were some long breaks before interviews and between interviews--bring a book or interview notes to keep you occupied. "
"Nothing really"
"The interview doesn't really start until 10:30. So don't go earlier than 10. "
"To bring thank you cards with me instead of waiting to send them"
"Nothing really...a little of waiting around."
"the availability of the professors for clarification and extra help is incredible."
"Ignore the urban legends. You don't have to prostrate yourself and chant 'Primary Care' to get in. Mainly, ECU wants students that are committed to providing medical care in the state, in whatever facet you choose. If you, like 85% of those interviewing, don't know what you want to pursue yet, be honest and tell them. They'll thank you for it."
"They have a rolling admissions process which means that some of us might not find out if we are accepted or rejected until May."
"I was taken aback to see how they have treated me so nicely.. I didn't expect that."
"Interviews are semi-open, but rarely do the interviewers open their envelope with our information"
"That most acceptances don't find out until April or May. And there's no feasible airport option in town (the airport there would have cost me $400 extra)."
"That there were many other hotels near the School and that Greenville was actually good looking--not a dump at all like some students here have suggested. "
"Construction was happening all around the school."
"i didn't know how the closed-file interview would go. it wasn't bad, just a little repetitive. what i did appreciate was how their system really helps ECU choose a class that will fit its personality and mission statement, which i think is important for NC"
"greenville is completely in the middle of nowhere"
"both interviews were closed file. "
"Not much, since this was my 2nd time interviewing at Brody"
"1. its hot in here, even in january. 2. greenville is in the middle of nowhere, yes...but there are a lot of things i didn't expect there (ie, an old navy)"
"Nothing really- There is a lot of construction in the area right now... so you may want to allow more time for your arrival."
"More about the details of health insurance."
"The teachers stick around even at night to help students during test time as well as other times."
"This school is not nearly as great a place as it purports to be."
"Well, I wish the website would post more information about the curriculum - it's ABCF, traditional class-based schedule, full days. No big deal since I got to ask about it at the interview though."
"Nothing really... I think the school does a 'good' job in hiding the fact that Greenville really is in the middle of nowhere."
"mapquest gave me a wrong direction."
"Second interview in as many years, and went there for a meeting with Dr. Peden this summer, I was pretty familiar with everything."
"Lots of physicians in the adjoining hospital do lectures and presentations on their specialities. It sounded really interesting and a great opportunity to get to know the physicians in the hospital."
"I made the mistake of letting it slip during my interview that my husband's profession requires he work in a large city. In my post-rejection follow-up interview I was reminded that living in an already medically overserved city "does not fit the mission of Brody." Also, being a relative newbie to NC, I was deemed a flight risk. Before your interview say this ten times: Underserved, primary care, North Carolina."
"Many students at Brody have worked dilligently to get into medical school and for several it has been a multi-year process to achieve this goal. This is both frightening and encouraging at the same time. This makes for Brody students to be some of the most dedicated. "
"shower wouldn't work at the motel I stayed at. Don't stay at red roof."
"the admissions office is on the 2nd floor now, but now big deal."
"Nothing - there were many surprises for me, but they were all good."
"I was applying for early decision and on the date of my interview there were also regular decision candidates interviewing"
"Nothing much....I know the strengths and weaknesses of the program from my relatives who are alumnus of the program..so have been visiting the school since '98."
"The interviews were very relaxed. The interviewers seemed to just want to learn a bit more about you, not stress you out or trap you into messing up. It seemed like the other people that interviewed that day (with different interviewers) had the same experience. "
"Face it, it's a state school and they have to have "a class representative of the population of North Carolina." I'll leave you to fill in the blanks there. ;) Also they have sent out 72 acceptance letters already, leaving the other 3 people interviewing me with that "I've got a snowball's chance in hell of getting in" type of feeling. :P I know better though, since half of those letters will goto candidates who will inevitably goto UNC medical school."
"That I may not know until the end of April since the committee may not meet again until then!!!!"
"That a large percentage of North Carolina residents are automatically granted an interview. Makes you feel real special."
"A certain SDN'er does not loan her dog out! (she's greedy)"
"PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR BRODY. THEY HAVE A PLETHORA OF COMMUNITY CLINICS. "
"that it would take 1-2 months to receive their decision on acceptance or rejection"
"Only 3 interviewers at a time. "
"That ECU is a very student-oriented school. Students even conduct interviews and serve on the admissions committee."
"over half of their students were rejected on previous applications."
"I wish I had known I could bring my spouse to lunch."
"nothing."
"nothing really...had a fairly good idea about the school an its working before I got there"
"This was my 3rd time through the process. No surprises here :)"
"54% of the class are reapplicants. "
"Not a whole heck of a lot."
"not a lot of ethical questions asked rather just conversational type. "
"Nothing"
"I would like to have known about my interviewers beforehand."
"They have a great program where 2nd year medical students actually run a minority clinic in a rural community. The first-year students get to volunteer there and get experience. I thought that was a great idea!"
"I wish I had known who I was going to interview with ahead of time so that I could have done some research on them and their work at the school."
"Very close knit student body, VERY laid back interview"
"Overall, I had a very positive experience and have no negative feedback."
"Only 3 other people were interviewing, and everyone was so friendly and welcoming. The school seems like a close-knit community, and I loved the smaller town feel of Greenville."
"Loved the school. Wished I had more of a tour. Smaller town, very safe."
"I was very impressed with the school. the location less so. But still very pleased!"
"Relax! The interviewers are not trying to make your interview difficult. Don't let your lack of enthusiasm for Greenville discourage you, as Brody is an excellent school, as evidenced with Step 1 scores that are just as good as UNC's or Wake Forest's and match lists that illustrates Brody will give you any tools you need to do walk whatever medical career path you choose."
"A good school for some, but not for everyone."
"Awesome school! The interview day was fun and entirely stress free!"
"I'd love to go to this school."
"ECU is a good choice for medical school, low student to cadaver ratio."
"even if I don't get in, the school impressed me positively. I am very supportive of their mission."
"Be yourself. You will know if the school is a match for you as well as they will know if you are a match for the school pretty quickly :-)"
"Make sure to stress how much you want to stay in NC to practice medicine!!!"
"when they say arrive at XX:XX they mean ARRIVE AT XX:XX. do not be early and do not be late."
"Brody makes the experience very laid back and not intimidating. Just chill out and be yourself."
"I had a good expereince during the interviews and tour, I would love to go to Brody if they make the offer. "
"Would be honored to go to ECU and hope I get the opportunity to attend"
"Great school. Loved it. The tour guides insisted that there is a lot more to do in Greenville than you might think. And great beaches are only two hours away."
"I really enjoyed my day at ECU. This was my first interview so I was extremely nervous when I arrived but the friendliness of the admissions staff and my fellow interviewees helped me to relax a little. The interviews were great...far less scary than I imagined. The atmosphere is really laid back and low stress. It seemed more like having a conversation with two cool strangers instead of having someone drill me with random questions. As long as you know what’s in your app and why you want to be a doc & why ECU, you'll be fine. This was a great first interview experience!"
"The interviews were super laid back and conversational--a lot less stressful than I imagined. Overall, I was far more impressed by Brody than I thought I would be. Because I am interested in primary care and working with the underserved, it is an excellent match for me. It jumped from the middle of my list to right at the top."
"Great school, ranked (I think 5) in primary care. Nice enviornment"
"This was my second time at ECU. Last year, I didn't accept me because they didn't feel that I'd stay in North Carolina just because I went to undergraduate somewhere else. So this time, I was hoping that they wouldn't pick on me abt where I spent my undergraduate years that much. I hope that they realize how much I am dedicated to stay in the state of NC. My interviewers were a professor and a 3rd year medical student. I wish that I had gotten a chance to meet Dr. James Peden at the end of my visit but he was busy. "
"Had I known that the interviewer would have treated me like that, I probably would have saved my time and money( as well as theirs) and not gone. "
"I liked my interview day and feel like I would love to go to Brody if they extend an invitation."
"Students and staff were very friendly. They also provided us with six dollar vouchers for the cafeteria in the hospital. Overall, I really liked this school."
"ECU was great. The environment was very friendly, and the interviews were extremely laid back. The interviews are blind, so nobody has seen your application. The entire thing is them trying to get to know you as a person, so it's an opportunity to make an impression. I really enjoyed it all around."
"I hope I get in, because its definetly better than I expected and moved up my list."
"I started off the day at 10:00 am in the admissions office. It was me and 2 other people. We started out by filling out a questionaire about what specialty we were interested in, and of course, unless you're stupid, you're going to put some kind of primary care/rural medicine as one of your top choices. Then I had two interviews, one-on-one, with faculty members. They are closed file, but both interviewers kept slipping in questions that would've been answered if they'd just looked at my file. "What's your GPA? What's your major? What was your MCAT score?" I didn't really understand that, unless they're trying to double check or something. Both of them also asked me what other schools I was applying to and sending seconardies to. Of course, after we got through all of the questions they had planned to ask me, the tone of the interview became much more conversational and we just talked about whatever. Then after the interviews we had a short tour of the med school and ate lunch in the cafeteria."
"I was very pleased to see the atmosphere of a school like ecu. I had always had a negative idea of ecu as a school, but most of that was from the average undergrad experience and shouldn't be used to describe the type of medical school ECU really is. It really seems to be a positive, non-competitive, enriching place. We started in the office of admissions (there were only two of us that day having interviews) and they gave us envelopes with the interviewer and his office number. Each interview was very relaxed, mostly asking questions of family, background, etc. There were many of the typical questions (strength, weaknesses, etc) but they were asked in a very non-threatening way which alleviated some of the stress of the typical med school interview."
"Overall a good experience. Really liked the school. Seems like it would be a great place to learn medicine. Even though everyone says that they're all about primary care they're also doing robotic heart surgery research (which i thought was really cool)"
"pretty conversational; they were busy trying to put the pieces of our story together since they are given no information going in there"
"I think I've said most of it. I like that it isn't a large group to be interviewed, only 2 or 3. Everyone is very warm and friendly. The facilities are better than other SDN reviewers complain, and there is a lot of construction going on. I cannot say enough about the school, and am anxious to start there (hopefully)."
"The process began at 10:00. I filled out some paper work and then they gave me two envelopes with the names of my enterviewers. I was interviewed and then students gave the group a tour of the campus. We then ate lunch, spoke with the dean, and went home. "
"Great"
"My very 1st interview so I had nothing to compare the school to"
"I really enjoy myself during the interview. The interviewers were very friendly."
"Report to the office before 9:15 and fill out a survey. I waited 30 minutes-1 hour for my first interview. It lasted 30-45 minutes. No drilling--conversation. Met with staff from the minority office for 15 minutes. My next interviewer picked me up at 11:30; very conversational lasted about an hour. At 12:30, lunch and quick tour. Met with admissions staff (told us about the application procedure). The day was over at 2 pm."
"Wonderful!"
"Pretty lackluster in comparison to my other schools."
"A few specific questions. I mainly did all the talking. The two interviews were back-to-back with not restroom break. I might have talked a little too much--my interviews lasted more than 45 min. I arrived there at 9:45 AM, filled out a short survey, got my $6 meal ticket, headed to my first interview at 10:30AM and to the second interview at 11:30 AM, met the M1 tour guides, headed to the cafeteria, ate lunch with them, went back to the adm office around 1:30 PM, set down with Sheila Lee for a brief talk about the adm process, and I was out of there before 2PM. "
"Two comfortable interviews that were somewhat repetitive in the questions I was asked. I was completely stress-free."
"overall welcoming, friendly experience. the school has a specific mission that they want to fill and i appreciate that they do. the day is set up to find applicants drawn to staying in NC to work in those underserved areas that the state is full of. i didn't see myself fitting in with the student body only because of my background-- i was especially impressed with how happy students seemed, how satisfied they were with the education and how much they felt like the administration was doing all that it could to help the students in any way possible-- collegiality is evident here!"
"The interview day was fairly short... about 10-1:30 and very laid-back. "
"we arrived and filled out a survey, which took all of two minutes. then, we had two 40 minute interviews, going back to the admissions office to wait between them. after the second interview, two first years came to take us on a tour of the med school, which was not very informative. then we ate lunch and headed back to the admissions office to talk with the dean of admissions and after that we were free to go."
"My experience was definitely more relaxed this year than last year. I felt more at ease with the interviews (2 professors) than last year. I really felt that my interview went well even though I have read that most overestimate their interviews. The biggest change from last year is the idea to relax and let the interviewers get an accurate picture of your personality. "
"the interview and tour were both positive experiences, overall. however, i was very disappointed by the fact that i did not receive a single communcation from them (that i did not initiate) in the three months between my interview and my acceptance. for a school that prides itself on personal attention, i found communication skills to be lacking. note: keep calling, or you will have no clue what is going on. "
"It was wonderful, relaxing- just be yourself- the faculty are very nice. "
"The interview process was relatively painless. I think I was more nervous than those around me since this was my first time applying to Brody and my first interview anywhere. My first interview was truly closed-file. He started off by asking me where I went to school, my grades, my hometown, where my family lived, what I did for fun, etc. My second interview was definitely more positive (a 4th year) since we shared similar interests and similar backgrounds. This made the time fly by. I have seen other's imput on the school making it seem like a ghetto and not that much to do around here. But if you are in med school, wouldn't you rather not have constant distracting activities so you can focus on school? Greenville is not that far from just about anything you would want to do (Raleigh two hours away, beach two hours away, mountains 5 hours away and DC about 4 hours away). In my opinion, this is as good a location as any for med school. The hospital is nice and it is growing at the moment. I like the fact that they are building a new heart center to serve as a research and clinical facility. From talking with the tour guides, the faculty are eager to help and want to see you succeed. The hospital cafeteria is terrific (you can eat for almost nothing there and open 24 hrs.). My second interviewer had mentioned that even up to the 4th year, many students still remain close friends and plan to stay in contact even after school. The one thing that you need to keep in mind is that Brody is focused on doctors who want to practice in underserved areas. This is not a secret from anybody that has read the mission of Brody. Just something to keep in mind when applying and interviewing."
"My experience was very positive and I feel that I have a good chance but I also saw that about 50% of the students that got into the program last year were reapplicants and that is disscouraging for first time applicants. I guess they want you to apply many times and give them more money."
"Overall pretty laid back experience, no trick questions. Cafeteria food was pretty good. "
"When I left for my ECU interview, I had only been admitted to Tulane (obviously a sketchy choice at this point in time). I wanted to do well at ECU to at least have a school on the plate that wasn't destroyed by a hurricane in the last year. I got the phone call from UNC while I was at the hotel preparing for my ECU interview the next day. UNC was my 1st choice, so I felt I could relax on the interview prep. I still wanted to do well, though, because it's always nice to have choices in the end. I have one friend who attended ECU as an undergrad. He hated it so much he transferred out, and when I told him I was going there for my interview, he offered one piece of advice: "Make sure you lock your hotel door." That didn't bode well. He was right - I took a mini-tour of Greenville by car the night before, and the city is not friendly. It's mostly rural, and the population is seemingly composed entirely of poor minorities. I don't mean to sound elitist, but I felt like I had been dropped in the middle of Harlem, only without the benefits of a large city like NYC. The hospital is similarly disappointing. While the hospital itself is relatively modern, it is surrounded by a whole lot of nothing. It's like the Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz... a big shiny new thing emerging from a rural countryside, and looking totally out of place. From there it got worse... My first interviewer was lovely, I really liked her. She was a young psychology PhD, and made me feel very comfortable. My second interviewer was AWFUL. He was the stereotypical old man concerned primarily with my summary numbers (MCAT, GPA, SAT, etc.) than with my personality. He spent most of my hour with him trying to convince me that ECU was probably the wrong place to be if I wanted to specialize, completely ignoring the other evidence that ECU might be right for me. He sat far away from me, making the situation even more uncomfortable. Each interviewer receives an envelope with your basic biographical info; he didn't even bother opening it when I handed it to him, and therefore most of the questions he asked me were those he could have answered by spending 30 seconds reading the summary sheet. The facilities, while fairly modern, would be hellish to endure. EVERY SINGLE FIRST-YEAR CLASS IS HELD IN THE SAME SMALL ROOM. That means, for an entire year, you'll be spending about 8 hours a day in the same room. Talk about Cabin Fever! The same is true for 2nd-year students. They have a different room, but all their classes are still held in a single room. The school feels like an afterthought to the hospital - it's a big hospital building, and the med school is simply dispersed throughout a number of rooms in the hospital. There's no dedicated med school building, no "college campus" atmosphere around the hospital, or anything else you see at most other med schools. The tour guide seemed neutral, and was evasive when I asked if there was anything she disliked about Brody. The "tour" was pretty much useless; since all classes are held in the same room, she simply showed us that room for a few minutes. Then we went to lunch, which required walking through the hospital to the cafeteria, but she never gave any info about the hospital at ALL. Everything I know about Pitt County Memorial Hospital I learned while trying to find its address on Google. The cafeteria food was OK, but the Admissions Office only gives you a $5 waiver, so be prepared to spend some of your own cash if you want a drink, yogurt, whatever. It's the only lunch facility in the building, and our tour guide said it gets old after a semester. There are no other restaurants within walking distance of the hospital. Overall I was wholly unimpressed with Brody. The interviews were bland due to their closed-file nature, the facilities are not good, and the students are unenthusiastic. ECU would be a last-resort option for me, and given that over 50% of their students are re-applicants, it would seem that most of the students are people who couldn't manage to get in anywhere the first time around. Not the place for me."
"Informative, friendly, informal/lower-stress interviews. "
"I was interviewed by two people (one on committee and other not) for 1 hr each. Don't stress! Very laid back and just get to know you type of questions that you should really know about yourself."
"my first interviewer made me work a little harder than my second. she wanted me to be more specific with my answer and that kind of caughtme off-guard. she took a lot of notes too. boy! that didn't feel good."
"I thought it was a nice, easy going experience. I was interviewed by a faculty member and a fourth year student. Both were very laid back, but especially the one with the student, it was almost like talking to a friend."
"It was great. My second interview went very well and I really hope to be offered an acceptance. It will be hard to turn down ECU."
"This was my first interview, so my jitters were higher than they should have been. Overall it was a very relaxed interview and I loved the school and learning atmosphere. The one-on-one time seemed like a waste."
"A great school, at a great price. During the tour we actually had three tour guides when our tour guides invited a friend to lunch. We spent the meal discussing how their first year had gone and what types of things they did to imporve their application and be accepted at Brody. They were highly encouraging and seemed to feel great about their decision to come to ECU. If you want to do family practice, this is the school for you- it scored quite highly in the most recent US News and World Report rankings. "
"This is the second time I interviewed at this school. I found myself more relaxed and confident this time (better qualifications and more experience helped). The more time I spend at ECU the more it grows on you. Last year my tour guides were not friendly and left us in the cafeteria, making us find our way back to the admissions office. This year the interview group clicked with them and it was very relaxed and fun. Dr. Peden has to be one of the best Dean of Admissions I have met so far. He is honest but with a touch of compassion so as to let you know where you stand and how things are. Also, although their reputation for primary care is their bread and butter, ECU has emerged as a great med school for placement of physicians in EM and regular family practice, and it shows by the compassion of the students and faculty. "
"Great interview time with my second interview. I had a good experience last year, but this year was much better. I had a more relaxed and confident attitude, and I hope it showed. I practice as a PA in burlington, so I realize it may take me a while to gain admission. Everyone was very nice, and BJ was very helpful. The students had great things to talk about as well. "
"I really enjoyed the interview, and I sincerely hope I am accepted. If I am, I would need a very compelling reason (full scholarship) to go to school elsewhere."
"ECU is a good school - especially if you want to go into primary care. If you don't I'd suggest trying elsewhere."
"This interview was really laidback and relaxing. It was my first interview and so I was very nervous but I was put at ease immediately."
"Great interviews and students, facilities were somewhat old though"
"I am a reapplicant and normally people who are rejected are able to get a rejection interview with Dr. Peden, I was not able to, because he was having surgery. Although that was a little discouraging, out of all of the medical schools that I interviewed at last year, I liked the Brody School of Medicine the best and I knew I didn't want to waste my time applying to a bunch of schools that I don't want to go to, so I applied early decision and I found out that I got accepted a month later! I never did find out why they didn't accept me last year, my application did not change that much, except I had graduated and was working and continued my volunteer experiences."
"I started off the day at 10:00 am in the admissions office. It was me and 2 other people. We started out by filling out a questionaire about what specialty we were interested in. Then I had two interviews, one-on-one, with faculty members. They were closed file. I liked the philosophy because that way the interviewer starts off as clean slate without forming any opinions before meeting the candidate. Overall it was a good experience. Tour guides were also trying to give a good feel about the school instead of trying to make a hard sell. I also liked that they provided lunch in the hospital cafeteria, where we would be having lunch as med students rather than providing fancy boxed lunch. Dr Peden made the whole process less stressful by making light of situation about how him and Dr. Hoole (UNC) are at odds because they compete for the same candidates ... and how that was not a problem with him and Dr. Armstrong (Duke) .... ofcourse he was kidding :-)"
"Overall very positive. The experience certainly bumped ECU ahead of other schools I am applying to because of the satifaction and attitude of the students and faculty."
"Going into this interview, ECU was my first choice. Turns out I got rejected but that doesn't change my opinion that ECU is a great school. It was my first interview so I was pretty nervous and perhaps that hurt me. The interviews were low stress, and more conversational then anything else. "
"Well I came into this interview knowing that I had been accepted at some other medical schools. Basically in both interviews I laid the gauntlet down and said "Hey! Wake up! This 4th time is your final chance, either take me now or lose me forever." I don't recommend this approach in your interview of course but I felt invigorated doing so. I think my interviewers sort of appreciated the fact that I was up front with them and not afraid to speak my mind. After all, your interviews are about getting to know you as a person. Beforehand, I was told in an exit interview by Dr. Peden that my 6 in the bio section of the MCAT wasn't going to cut it ( Hey, it's a valid statement!). I retook the MCAT and got it up 3 points. They seemed to like that and take notice that I was willing to work for it. The only bad part is waiting for them to make up their minds afterwards. The committee meets about 3-4 weeks after your interview. Inevitably you will be waiting till May to receive word from them. Granted I already plunked down 3000 bucks on reserving my spots in the other schools, but since ECU is my first choice, I was hoping I would get some type of confirmation sooner. Oh yeah, I know for a fact that Dr. Peden also reads this site alot to gain feedback on the interview process. I would just like to say that my lunch was good this time around and that even though I had 7 bucks of food on my plate (the healthy food is expensive hehe), they accepted my 5 dollar interview ticket as a "Paid in Full." So if you are reading, know you get a big Richie thumbs up for that this year. ;) In summary, the odds are heavily stacked against you at ECU due to 68 slots ( 4 of those are already spoken for no matter what) and over 780 applicants. They get alot of applicants, it's a slow process overall from secondary to interview to acknowlegement of the final verdict. However, everyone at ECU is nice, friendly and approachable. The tour is good and the students seem to like it. When I asked a random girl studying in the first year classroom, she replied "Getting in is the worst part, after you get in you'll love it here." Just keep that in mind and never give up."
"They should give you some indication of whether the interview was positive, negative or ? What harm is there in knowing that information?"
"the interviews were very laid-back and more like conversations, i even talked about basketball for 20 minutes with the dean of the school; I guess my interview was kind of late in the mix, but i got an acceptance letter exactly 2 weeks after my interview."
"The day I interviewed, I was the only candidate there because a terrible snow storm had hit the day before and the school had actually closed for the day. Those conditions made it pretty stressful as I got a LOT of one-on-one time with both the dean and the interviewers. Then again, I guess that could be considered a mixed blessing..."
"Very friendly and low stress. Both of my interviewers would be awesome poker players and rob me of all of my money! By this, I mean I couldn't tell what they thought of me AT ALL. I wish I could tell whether or not I was liked or hated or mocked etc. But I couldn't. Everything was standard, from questions to the tour, I think ECU is an awesome school. The price cannot be beat and the area though boring, has a certain charm for me. "
"A great school and there residency placement is excellent."
"it was very low stress and enjoyable. the interviews were back to back so you get to get them over with at the beginning"
"My interview experiences was great. This is my second time applying to this school and I felt much better about my interview this time than previously. "
"I have been a practicing PA (ortho, family practice) for 3 years, and this was my first interview for Med school. The interview was relaxed and encouraging for me. They really wanted it to be a time for us to ask questions and see if this school is a good fit. My questions were a lot more directed towards why I want to be an MD instead of remaining a PA. It was still a good experience for my first time. Dr Levine was the most intense interview of the day."
"A very relaxed day overall."
"interview day was pretty enjoyable. first, there were two interviews, then a tour given by two students. lunch in the cafeteria, then a wrap up with admissions staff. this is a pretty friendly school."
"One interviewer's opening statement to me was "since you are a Duke student that loves to scuba dive, you have had everythign handed to you all your life and wouldn't understand poverty and wouldn't want to coem to school here". The Dean proceeded to tell us that he didn't expect to see any of us matriculate at his school."
"I arrived at 10. There were 3 of us total. The admissions office gave us our interview appointment times and rooms and then sent us off. First interviewer was a little stoic, but I got him to warm up. The second was really nice and we had more of a conversation. Afterwards, we took a tour of the facilities and then had lunch in the hospital cafeteria. Finally, the assistant dean sat us around a table to discuss the process of admission. Explained that we might not hear from them for awhile and then let us ask questions. Very low key."
"Overall the interview experience at Brody was a positive one. In fact, at first I did not have interest in attending the school in the fall and considered just reapplying next year but I think that would be dumb. ECU has more than enough to offer academically and will be a great place to learn medicine."
"The interview day was overall pleasant...both of my interviews were more like conversations...I was a little bit worried about this at first because some of the things we talked about seemed "taboo" for interview topics (race, politics, religion,etc) but I have since been accepted so I guess the subjects were okay...my advice would be to be yourself, get to know the other interviewees (this can help take the edge off a little) and enjoy the day"
"This is my 3rd time applying to Brody so I was pretty familiar with the staff and the facilities. This year they served us lunch too (which is surprisingly good) :) Both interviews are closed file and they are basically looking to get to know you. You will spend the majority of your time discussing your experiences and how they relate to medicine. Normally they ask me what I am going to do if I am not accepted. This year they never asked me that, rather they asked why I was so tenacious in my pursuit of a medical career. The majority of the class are reapplicants so I felt very good about my interviews this time around. Both people I interviewed with were quality individuals and I never once felt uncomfortable. This is a great school. Many people say that there is nothing to do in Greenville but it's really just like Wilmington 5 years ago. In conclusion, compared to other schools you'll interview at, you'll find the most comfortable interview environment here."
"Overall had a great experience. My first interview was with a md and it was great. She got to really know me. Wanted to know about my interest in primary care and about my desire to become a doc. This was my 3rd time applying so she wanted to know why I was so dedicated. My second interview was with a phd and we just talked about my hobbies. Im in grad school now and he wanted to know if I was sure I didnt want to stay in research. Overall a very positive experience. In my previous interviews here, I was asked what I would do if I dont get accepted. This time I was not asked this question!"
"Very nice little school. Actually liked it better than UNC. The whole building is wireless, which I didn't know before hand. That's a plus for me. The cafeteria is pretty good, and cheap, too."
"It was a very good experience. just be yourself and everything will be Ok"
"An interesting conversation that was brought up was the use of how address the African American/Black. One interviewer hesitated to call me African American so I said, "you can say black". Then we had an entertaining story of how one of his collegues had a problem with being "black".... It was a cool and weird conversation that opened the interveiwee up and we were cool for the rest of the interview."
"Really a good experience, just trying to get know applicant and why they want to pursue medicine to see if you are a good fit for their school"
"It was definitely not the nightmare that I had anticipated."
"Awesome."
"They didn't ask me any out-of-the-ordinary questions. It was basically "Tell me about yourself." "
"I loved this interview-- I actually really enjoyed myself. It was completely stress-free, and both my interview with the faculty member and my interview with the med student were more like conversations than a question and answer session. I left feeling very positive and excited about the school."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 120 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 71 |
| Neutral | 8 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 6.79 | 76 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 78 |
| Out of state | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 17 |
| 2-3 hours | 37 |
| 4-6 hours | 16 |
| 7+ hours | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 2 |
| Automobile | 75 |
| Train or subway | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 45 |
| $101-$200 | 15 |
| $201-$300 | 3 |
| $301-$400 | 1 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 0 |
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 3 |
| Friends or family | 10 |
| Hotel | 29 |
| Home | 4 |
| Other | 1 |
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No
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| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.33 | 81 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.54 | 80 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.53 | 80 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.72 | 54 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.33 | 55 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.00 | 52 |
"Everyone talks about the new health building, I think it would be a great selling point on the tour!"
"More structured interview schedule and an activity/etc. with current medical students during the wait time"
"It was a little funny that we were all just sitting around in the admissions office waiting for our interviews"
"The tour seemed short, as though several things were left out (the nicer library, more of the hospital, etc...)"
"None! Great job!"
"The admissions office is great at ECU. Every time I ever had a question they would gladly give me a helpful response."
"None, they're really nice and answer all questions in a timely manner."
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"Great staff!!!"
"I changed date of interview and the office was really nice and helpful about it. Great office!"
"I think the admission board should try to reduce the number of applicants that are interviewed."
"After I called to check on the status of my application the person answering the phone seemed really"
"Nothing really, I enjoyed my experience very much, minus a couple of gunners..but thats not there fa"
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