How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.00 | 37 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 25 |
| Negatively | 6 |
| No change | 6 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.08 | 38 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.35 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.38 | 26 |
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| Response | # Responders |
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| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 0 |
| 25 minutes | 0 |
| 30 minutes | 2 |
| 35 minutes | 3 |
| 40 minutes | 6 |
| 45 minutes | 12 |
| 50 minutes | 11 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 37 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
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| One-on-one | 12 |
| In a group | 25 |
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| Open file | 34 |
| Closed file | 3 |
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| 3.00 | 37 |
"10 MMI stations - topics confidential. 10 minutes per station."
"What's special about you/life story..."
"- Spirituality in Medicine, alternative medicine"
"How do you handle stress?"
" You show up at work, and the building has burned down. How do you spend your unexpected day off?"
"What was the most special volunteer activity you did?"
"In addition to the ones mentioned above. What would you do if 13 y/o wanted an abortion? 18 y/o? Would you perform one personally? Would you tell parents... etc. etc. etc. "
"How will music contribute to your career in medicine?"
"10yo needs transfusion, parents wont allow it, what do you do? "
"what was the last novel you read and why? "
"Why medicine? What are your hobbies?"
"-Why medicine? -Strength/Weaknesses -10 yr old jehova witness comes in and their parents don't want a blood transfusion -Public vs Two-tier system -AIDS drugs in Africa, and what should be done so they can afford the drugs -How would I balance a medical career and my social/family life"
"What is your opinion of "natural" health care?"
"What was the last book you read? Why did you read this book?"
""Why have you decided to apply to medical school, and why the University of Alberta?""
"Tell me about yourself, why UofA, what do you know about the curriculum, what are the failures of the UofA cuirriculum"
"Tell me about yourself... why medicine... how have your volunteer experiences given you skills to be a better physician? "
"What experiences lead me to where I am now? Where do I see myself 5 or 6 years from now (threw me for a bit of loop since I had prepared for the 10 year question but not this one!)?"
"What would you do if a friend admitted to you that he had just cheated on an exam?"
"What qualities would your friends say you have that would make you a good doctor?"
"What is the biggest crisis in national healthcare? in global healthcare?"
"Why medicine? Why U of A? Tell me more about (stuff in personal attributes)? What do you do in your spare time? How do you handle stress?"
"Why medicine? What are your experiences with doctors?"
"What are three qualities in a good physician? Describe a situation in which you worked in a group and tell us if you thought that was good or bad."
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"tell me about yourself. "
"What do you see as the three greatest challenges in med school and during your occupation as a doctor?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me about a conflict you had with a co-worker..."
"- 15 yr old girl wants abortion, doesn't want parents to know, what do you do and why? "
"Why the UofA program?"
" If I told you that medicine does not begin until after you are done residency, how would you respond?"
"What can be done to help troubled aboriginal people in our community? (did volunteer work with aboriginal people)"
"Jehova's witness, would you transfuse blood? baby? 35 y/o? Pregnant 35 y/o woman? "
"What makes a career successful?"
"A friend tells you they cheated on exam, what do you do? "
"Describe a conflict and how you handled it."
"if a person came and asked you for a prescription for viagra but admitted that it was needed only when he was taking cocaine, what would your response be?"
"If you couldnt get into medicine (ever), what would you do?"
"Tell us about the last book you read."
"Describe a time when you were faced with a difficult ethical decision."
""What do you think makes a good leader?""
"what if your colleague/supervisor was abusing a drug, what if your patient was abusing a drug (double doctoring), what if your patient was selling a drug"
"You're an emergency doc and you've got a conscious, sound-minded 14 year-old Jehovah's Witness girl with two broken femurs who will certainly die unless you give her a transfusion, which she is adamently refusing. You cannot reach her parents. What do you do? "
"How do I work in groups? Why U of A?"
"Can you think of a situation you were in that resulted in your displaying the qualities of a physician, a situation where you didn't, and what you learned from it?"
"Let's say you are against abortion, but for whatever reason your patient wants one. How would you deal with that?"
"How would you deal with the religious/cultural differences of your patients?"
"You are on duty in the ER when an unconscious 5 year old girl is brought in. It's clear that she needs an immediate blood transfusion to survive, but her Jehovah's Witness parents are adamantly against it. What would you do and why?"
"Who was my role model?"
"What is your greatest success? What area of medicine are you interested in? What will you do if you don't get in? What would you do as the health minister? What do you like/not like about your family doctor?"
"Tell us what you think about private vs. public health care system. Tell us about a recent BC health care change (I'm from BC)."
"What would you do if you were a surgical resident and your attending came in smelling of alcohol?"
"What do you think of gambling?"
"What do you anticipate will be the most difficult aspect of medical school?"
"What are three of your weaknesses? "
"What would you do if a old dying women offered you her jewelry on her deathbed in the hospital?"
"What is your favourite book?"
"(After I mentioned what sport I am involved in) How many hours do you train a week, and how do you fit it in?"
"Why medicine?"
"Why medicine, how do you rank yourself among the other applicants, lots of ''tell me about your experiences'' type questions (I have an unusual background)"
"How do you feel about private health care?"
" What if a patient doesn't like your treatment options?"
"Your patient wishes to use alternative medicine to cure her cancer. What would you do?"
"Complications arose, would you perform hysterectomy if you knew couple was trying to have children? What would you do if saw coworker steal medication? What would you do if saw classmate cheat on exam? "
"Is your professional life EVER more important than your personal one?"
"3 positive and 3 negative traits. They also asked about my volunteer work, and why it was all at the university."
"What difficulties do you see yourself being faced with in medical school?"
"what is the biggest problem in civilization today, and what have you done about it?"
"What do you think about nurse practitioners?"
"A 13 year-old girl comes into your office and wants an abortion, what do you do?"
"What was the most stressful situation you were in? (I said "this interview"..haha)"
""How do you spend your time?""
"what kind of doctor do you want to be, what role will you take as a physician, what role are physicians taking in future, most important attribute of a physician"
"Whats the biggest problem in our health care system? What's the role of the physician- should he/she be responsible for education of the patient? Why not nursing? "
"If I couldn't get into medicine (ever!) what would I do (not just if I didn't get in this year...this threw me for a loop too!). What kind of research am I interested in? Explain my research project in layman's terms."
"Why do you think, out of the many applicants we are interviewing, that you stand out and should be chosen over them?"
"Have you been in a conflict with an authority? How did you respond?"
"Asked several questions involving the extra-curricular activities I mentioned in my application."
"A senior citizen is suffering from terminal cancer and is in continuous, searing agony despite being given high doses of painkillers. He asks you, his primary doctor, to euthanize him, saying: "I've lived a life of dignity; I want to die with dignity." What would you do and why?"
"What was my favourite book?"
"Scenarios to discuss re: alternative medicine, Jehovah's Witnesses, withholding of information, interpersonal conflict."
"What is the most difficult ethical dilemma you may face as a physician and why? What do you think about the recent human embryonic cloning in S. Korea? Tell us about your research. What's your outlook on the treatment for spinal cord injury?"
"What would you do if you were accepted to all the medical schools you applied to? What would you do if you didn't get into any of the schools you applied to?"
"Where have you demonstrated leadership skills?"
"If you had to choose between intelligence or compassion as a characteistic in a physician, which would you choose and why? "
"Tell us about a time when you were faced with a conflict, how you handled and what you learned."
"If a patient came to you to tell you that he opted for alternative medicine what would you do?"
"What do you do with your spare time?"
"Why have you chosen UofA?"
"Is the oil boom good for Alberta? (I wasn't able to give a good answer for this, but I've been thinking about it ever since, lol)."
"Based on your teaching of young children tell us how you would gauge a child/adolescents maturity level in a clinical setting."
"Do you think that capital punishment should be used in Canada?"
"How can my basic science research be used in a clinical setting today?"
" What is the craziest thing you've done?"
"What makes you get up in the morning and do the things you do?"
"Who is your role-model? "
"If you can meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?"
"Should VLT profits be used to support new heart center"
"What role do you think humour plays or can play in the healing process?"
"what is your favorite kind of art?"
"Why do you think about the Canadian Men's Hockey Team losing in the Olympics, while the Women's Hockey Team won the gold. (I loved this question, because I was randomly thinking about the other day)"
"Nothing really interesting, maybe the pharmceutical one"
"How does being a parent better qualify you for medical school?"
"How many houses did you paint over the summer? (I worked for a student painting company)"
""So tell me about yourself""
"IF your patient was selling the drugs you were prescribing to him, what would you do"
"what I thought about the Terry Schiavo case. "
"Nothing too interesting... a question about what I thought the problems were with health care in the developing world. "
"Based on your personal experience, how would you define 'leadership' in one sentence?"
"Whatis your opinion on euthanasia? Person has cancer and wants to die but you won't let him so he asks to be referred to a different doctor who will (In Oregon, euthanasia is legal and doctors actually do it). What would you do?"
"If you could be any part of the human body, what would it be?"
"Should it be mandatory for med students to first have a Bachelor's degree? The question is pertinent because U of A med currently accepts applicants as young as those fresh out of their second undergraduate year."
"If my mom needed treatment and could get it faster by paying, therefore budding to the front of the line, would I pay...and then grilling me on my answer"
"Tell me one of your weaknesses (that can't be turned into a strength)."
"Can you relate rock climbing to medicine? (I mentioned that I'm a devoted rock climber during the interview)"
"What characteristics would your freinds say you have that would make you a good physician."
"What do you think of gambling?"
"What are the pros and cons of fee-for-service doctors versus salaried physicians?"
"Nothing exceptionally interesting. Probably what I would do as the health minister to fix the Canadian medicare system."
"have you experienced any ethical decisions in your life?"
"What do you think about the situation in Iraq? Is war on Iraq justified?"
"What do you think about alternative medicine and how what would you do if your patient told you they were seeking alternative therapies?"
"Have you ever experienced compassion fatigue? ... (I think that I dodged the question by saying that I've never dealt with dying people. The truth is, one can suffer from compassion fatigue from all kinds of problems with patients/clients, not just death. I realize now that I should have recognized this! I probably have suffered from compassion fatigue a little bit. I think I answered some of my questions too quickly without giving them enough thought....)"
"See above, and ''what are your views on the role of spirituality and alternative medicines in the medical field'' (I'm not religious)."
"The parents of a child with a sever disability want to stop treatment. How do you respond?"
"Define ethics (I felt it was one of those words where you know what it means but its hard to define). "
" You catch a classmate cheating. What do you do?"
"How would you address the shortage of Doctor's in abortion clinics specifically?"
"Why not be a nurse?"
"What was the most painful experience you have ever had (emotionally?) How did you cope with it? "
"What makes a good doctor -- now explain which one of these traits you need to work on."
"Give me an example of a time you failed"
"You're the head of a department and having difficulty recruiting physicians. A good physician who is a friend of yours works in your department, but there are complaints from other staff about verbal abuse...how do you handle the situation?"
"if a patient asked for a referral to a "prestigious" doctor who you knew had drug problems, what would you say to them?"
"An ethics questions about choosing between going to see a rare surgery in my field of choice performed by a surgeon I wanted to impress, and attending to a child who needed to be admitted (there was a second part to the question about another resident who didnt show up for work)"
"Give an example of conflict and how you solved it."
"Which of the schools you applied to is your first choice? (This school was my 2nd choice)"
"What do you think of the sale of drugs by Canadian pharmaceutical companies to the States? Is this fair to Canadians?"
""Based on your experiences working internationally in the health care field. What discrepancies did you observe between the system of health care in the developing countries and the Canadian health care system?""
"If your defensive partner in your hockey game starts to slack when you're down in the game, how do you motivate him... pressure for what exactly you would say"
"don't really know "
"Do you work well in a team? Your role in a team?....Lots of temawork questions."
"What areas in health care did the Canadian gov't put funding into last year?"
"Suppose you were a medical student and you detect alcohol on the breath of your supervisor (who can make or break you). What would you do?"
"You attend a conference where your undergraduate professor is also present. You don't know him personally but he asks you to join him for a drink in a room. How would you respond to that? Would you say that's sexual harrassment? Would you report it?"
"Would you administer a birth control prescription to a 12 year-old?"
"Explain your current summer research to me as if I were an elementary school child."
"How would I determine where to allocate funding for healthcare research? How would I determine between funding cancer research (the faculty member was an oncologist) and funding AIDS?"
"A 14 year old girl wants an abortion - what do you tell her parents when they call?"
"nothing too hard"
"How do we know you are being sincere about your volunteer work?"
"What are the pros and cons of fee-for-service doctors versus salaried physicians?"
"What would you do if your supervisor, in charge of passing you on your rotation showed up drunk to work?"
"Same as the most interesting question that I was asked."
"stolen exam, what would you do... "
"What would you do if you saw a friend cheating on an exam? (this question per se wasn't hard, but they grilled me for ten minutes trying to get me to change my answer)."
"Why medicine? It's a classic question, but I have yet to find a unique, non-cliche response for it."
"I did not have my password for U of A webmail, so I actually did not even know I had an interview until Feb 14th (when the package came in the mail), 1 week before my interview. Needless to say, I was working everyday until just a couple days before...... (I took a few days off work so that I could do some introspection and review some basic ethics)."
"Read ethics book, interview feedback, talked to a friend who is in the MD program here."
"Read up on current events, medical ethics, attended community lectures, spoke with med students and doctors, practiced with friends and family."
"Nothing. 21 years of living (Looked up Canada health care stuff but wasn't even asked about it)."
" I talked to a u of a student."
"Practice questions, researched the school, attended a mock interview session."
"Practice interviews with med students and used this site for practice questions. Also did a prep interview with a Career Counseler which was okay. Read the newspaper, watched the news and kept rehearsing answers to Q's."
"Read lots of ethics books!!! Read up on health care system, read up/watched current events every day for a couple of months beforehand. "
"Ethics, romanow, read file"
"websites, introspection"
"Read up on the school, thought about some answers to predictable questions, tried to get a good sleep."
"read ethics stuff, looked at old questions and discussed them with a doctor"
"Read an ethics book (no assisted suicide!!!), read some news articles (Public vs. Private), read interview feedbacks, went over questions."
"Read sample questions, researched health care and ethics, talked to doctor, practiced with family"
"Had someone ask me potential questions and practiced responding. Asked some docs for advice."
"Read over sample interview questions and brushed up on medical ethics."
"I kept up to date with current events, health care issues, read up on ethics, but mostly reviewed my application and noted the key points I wanted to highlight during the interview."
"prepared a joke, prepared a 'teach me something', prepared a 'why do you wanna be a doctor' and a 'tell me about yourself'"
"looked over probable questions, thought about several issues, did some research on ethics, etc. "
"Read over application. Some ethics stuff."
"Introspection, interview websites, basic ethics reading"
"Introspection, Re-read my application, kept up to date with current affairs, medical ethics..."
"Did a lot of introspection, try to be honest with myself (I kept on thinking about what the interviewer would want to hear). Mock interviews with friends. SDN interview feedback. Read up on health care private vs. public. Current events."
"Introspection. Read Macleans/Times from last 2 Months. Watched CBC News daily. SDN Feedback. Researched CMA ethics code."
"Did a lot of personal reflection, kept up-to-date with current affairs, visited various premed internet forums."
"This was my first interview so I was very stressed...don't be! I read ethics book, kept up on current events, read over my application"
"Mock interviews, read websites, made a list of my personal qualities and experiences, brushed up on ethics and current events."
"Watched the news on CBC every night, read the Maclean's and The Economist on a weekly basis, reviewed my application, lots of introspection, brushed up on medical ethics and Canadian health politics"
"Caught up on the news. Thought about all the "self" questions."
"news paper, this website, classic cases in medical ethics"
"Read up on Canadian health care and the U of A curriculum."
"sample questions online, lots of introspection."
"Went over my past experiences by going through my resume. Recalling details of experiences so that I had anecdotes to tell."
"read current events, health care, reviewed all my work experience"
"this site, mock interviews with friends and the school career center."
"Spent time thinking about my life, strengths, weaknesses, experiences etc. Practiced answering sample questions (but no scripted answers). Read past interview feedback. Talked to friends who have had interviews."
"The friendliness of the interviewers, the warmth and hospitality of the first year med students, as well as their encouragement."
"Facilities are awesome, and the med students were generally nice. Good video presentation by the students."
"How friendly and open everyone was."
"The Med students made an effort to talk to you and make you feel comfortable and relaxed. They genuinely seemed to be happy with the school and were great at selling the UofA as the best school in Canada. "
" The university hospital."
"The friendly environment, and lack of stress in the interview. Also one of the interviewer's was a neuro-surgeon, and was more than happy to discuss several important issues in the field."
"The people interviewing me were very nice and made me feel so comfortable and at ease."
"The interviewers were very friendly, very relaxed. "
"The new facilities"
"the facilities"
"Lots of new buildings going up, and the ones that are there are for the most part absolutely beautiful. Interviewers were extremely friendly and easy to talk with."
"friendly demeanor of the interviewers"
"There is this student lounge with amazing stuff (X-Box, Foosball, Pool, etc.) and once I saw it, I was like: "I am coming here.""
"Relaxed interview, wasn't grilled, felt comfortable. Pizza afterwards!"
"Friendly interviewers, impressive campus"
"How enthusiatic the med students were about the school."
"The admissions staff was incredible. They were socializing with all of the interviewees and did much to take all the stress away while you were waiting to be called in."
"I go here"
"fantastic facilities, enthusiastic students, very solid teaching program."
"I felt the interviewers just wanted to get to know me; they weren't trying to "trick" me. They asked some follow-up questions for clarification, but I never felt they were "attacking" me."
"Not too much. I know the school pretty well since I did my undergrad here. "
"The admissions staff and volunteer medical students made the environment virtually stress free. They were very accomodating and encouraging."
"They understood that I was very nervous and asked fair and very standard questions."
"The great enthusiasm of current students and how they seemed to be a close-knit community with lot's of extra-curricular activities."
"The politeness of the 1st-year med students, who gave us a tour of the hospital and other facilities."
"The students in the waiting room were very friendly and helpful"
"Facilities are well funded and maintained."
"The interviewers were really friendly, and made me very comfortable. The med student was especially supportive during the interview. The first year med student I billeted with was really friendly and helpful. He gave me some really useful interview tips. Everyone I met during the visit was very nice, supportive and didn't have an attitude."
"The interviewers responded positively. First year students were there before and after the interview to help us relax."
"The amazing university hospital."
"The amount of respect everyone had for each other, the other applicants, faculty, admin, and med students were all super."
"The university hospital looks amazing."
"friendly interviewers"
"Facilities are wonderful."
"The school was GREAT! Very bright and sunny, lots of facilities, nice hospital, good location of University in Edmonton. The students on hand for questions and tours were great too."
"My tour guides were very unenthusiastic, for our tour we saw the library and the entrance to the emergency room... thats IT. It was rather unimpressive in that sense, they didn't seem to care too much, but other people had great tours, guess I just got unlucky."
"Nothing much really. Didn't like the room where all the interviewees sit just prior to the interview but that has more to do with nerves. "
" The pizza was pretty bad."
"There was really nothing sepcial done for the applicants (i.e. no interview video etc.)"
"The waiting room was the most tense environment I have ever been in. "
"The first year med students couldn't even bother to make a new video/presentation. I also had one interviewer less than I was supposed to, no explanations"
"Not much, only thing was that when you come in early, its hard to meet people unless you approach them or sit at a table where someone else is sitting and start talking, but after that its all good."
"Interviewees were somewhat bland"
"I felt intimidated, I had expected a one-on-one interview."
"My interviewers were late getting to me."
"I was called in to my interview almost an hour late without an explanation or apology."
"parking for the day was $8"
"The tour wasn't that great. "
"While my tour guide was enthusiastic, he seemed disorganized in terms of what we should see and when. Since my day started with the tour, it wasn't the best first impression of the school."
"The interviewers didn't make much eye contact in the beginning and made me even more nervous."
"Nothing"
"There was little done in terms of describing the medical program, the positives of attending this school, the overall student life, etc. Interviewees basically waited for their interviews, then went on a short tour, and that was it. "
"There was no organized information sessions."
"Tour was somewhat cursory."
"Edmonton is very spread out."
"The tour was not planned at all and was not very informative"
"The interviewers were very unfriendly which made it difficult to relax"
"the interview rooms had a glass door, so others in the hallway walking could see you in your stressful situation."
"Nothing really."
"Nothing."
"There are lots of one-way streets in Edmonton"
"Nothing really, I go to the school already, there were no huge surprises. "
"How relaxed the interview was."
"That I wouldn't have a med student on my panel (I had two docs and a proff)."
" Where the best parking is located."
"How relaxed the interview was going to be. It was more like a friendly conversation."
"Nothing since I went to UofA for undergrad."
"The interview was completely ethics questions - very little on my personal experiences/motivations. "
"The dean made a speech before the interviews"
"3 interviewers in a small room will make you nervous"
"Pizza lunch was provided and the Dean gave an address before interview."
"interview setting was less stressful than anticipated. "
"1) The set-up of the interview room is surprising, its a really small table, with the interviewers all sitting on one side of the table, and you sit at one, so you gotta move your head back and forth to make eye contact, and the interviewers are really close (but makes you comfortable that they arent "high" above you. 2) No matter how much you say you arent going to be nervous, its just a natural thing, and you have to try to calm yourself down so you can focus on the interview."
"Wasn't going to be stressful or nervous"
"Interview format"
"That I would be the last applicant to be interviewed."
"The med school tours only ran to a certain time."
"I thought the UofA was renowned for 'stress interviews' and pressuring you to decide something then hammering you on it. They certainly didn't do that; very calm and comfortable interview/interviewers"
"the safeway down the street where you can park for free. "
"How DRY it is in Edmonton during the winter!!!"
"How nervous I would be and "
"The time-table of information sessions and tours."
"I attended the school as an undergrad, so there were no surprises."
"I wish I had been less stressed. I knew that they were going to grill me to see how I reacted under pressure, but I still let it get to me. "
"Nothing."
"Edmonton is not a safe city."
"It was my second interview in two years at that school so there weren't any unexpected surprises, though I did expect 3 interviewers instead of 2. But nothing really mindblowing."
"Know yourself and your own motivations before you do too much studying about ethics, health care etc. I didn't get asked any real ethics scenarios, nor current events."
"An over-all positive experience. I do wish I had taken more time to think about each question before speaking though. Perhaps my answers were not articulated as well as they could have been. "
"Interviewers tried very hard to keep me relaxed, which I appreciated a lot. They asked some hard questions, with some minor grilling/clarification questions after, but at no point did I feel really uncomfortable. The hardest part was answering questions which I didn't have strong opinions about ie alternative meds, or spirituality in medicine"
"The overall experience was very positive. The med students were great at keeping us calm and informing us about the school. The other people being interviewed were also very friendly and liked to talk. The hardest part is not knowing how well you did in the interview and having to wait so long to find out!"
"Pretty good (for a first time interviewee)"
" The med students were helpful and outgoing. They made me feel a lot more relaxed."
"Very positive, especially for my first interview."
"Was excellent. Advice for applicants = relax and be your self. Be proud that you have made it this far in your pre-medical careers and use this interview as an opporunity to show us why you deserve to be a doctor!! Good Luck"
"It was not as bad as expected, the interviewers were very nice and very friendly. "
"Interviewers were friendly, although slightly unprofessional."
"I got in there and was just nervous. It was embarassing"
"AMAZING! Adrenaline is pumping, and its just the greatest feeling when you leave the room and you are pleased with the way things went (although you'll still feel nervous for a little while for no reason)"
"Pretty good, wasn't nervous or stressful. Now I have to wait a few months!"
"Interviewers were pleasant and amiable. I felt intimidated and had difficulty phrasing my responses eloquently. If I had been better prepared I would have enjoyed the experience."
"Even if you think you did badly, you probably didn't. So try not to be so hard on yourself afterwards. The interviewers were friendly for the most part, even laughing at my attempted jokes. "
"The interview process can be nerve wracking but props to the U of A for minimizing the stress the way they did. This school was the best interview I had, mostly because of how courteous everyone was and how comfortable they made me feel sitting in that chair. "
"Specialist, GP and first year med student mostly asking ethical scenarios then building the next question off of the previous one"
"Unlike my U of C interview, there were two docs and a med student that interviewed me. They were very friendly and straightforward, maintained eye contact, asked specified and relevant questions, and responded with nods and comments like 'ok' and 'good'. They definitely emphasized the ethical questions, but covered quite a bit of material for 40 minutes. The time went by at warp speed. "
"I was EXTREMELY nervous but the interviewers seemed to understand this. Some ethics and teamwork-related questions. Didn't really get asked any questions directly related to my application/things I had put on the application."
"It was okay. I didn't get a chance to bring up some of things that I wanted to bring up (e.g. volunteer work that I started after submitting my application). I didn't feel like the questions they asked allowed much of my personality to show through (plus I was really nervous!). Waaay too many questions about health care and gov't policy and research which are two least interesting areas for me to talk about. The interviewers were polite and said right at the beginning that they wanted to keep it relaxed and informal which was nice since I knew what to expect. I didn't get any ethics questions which is surprising for the U of A. "
"I was relatively calm while waiting for the interview. My interviewers were very easy to talk to and didn't want to 'drill me' at all. Two of my three interviewers didn't seem hesitant to give me facial-expression feedback to my answers (whether it was by smiling, nodding, or even laughing at a bit of humour I managed to end with). The third interviewer seemed more dominant and gave me the impression he tried to rush me out of the room. Though on the whole It was hardly a nerve-racking experience and they made it quite clear that they genuinely wanted to get to know the person behind the application as opposed to deliberately putting me in a stressful situation."
"I was a nervous wreck for this first-time interview. In the beginning I had a difficult time communicating my thoughts. But I gradually became more relaxed and started being myself. Overall an intimidating yet a very good experience."
"A great experience. The interviewers were extremely friendly; they understood my initial nervousness and were even courteous enough to laugh at my poorly attempted jokes."
"Pretty good. I came away being impressed by the school."
"No unexpected questions at all. It was my first interview and upon leaving I felt I hadn't presented myself as well as I could have, but I guess it was good enough.."
"This was my first interview so I didn't know what to expect. It turned out to be very interactive and more like a drawn out conversation. I would answer a question, and then an interviewer would ask me about some details, or move on to a related question. I actually enjoyed the interview because it felt really personal, and the interviewers seemed to care what I had to say. Overall, a very positive experience."
"There was a faculty memember, a 3rd year student, and a lady on the polic commision (lay interviewer). The student was trying to be really tough--but the others were really good."
"The interviewers were very nice and and friendly and really wanted to know who I was and didn't grill me."
"For my very first interview, it was nowhere near as dreadful as I thought it would be. The interviewers were very nice, and comforting."
"I would love to go to U of A as it seems to be a professional well-thought out program."
"good"
"This was a great interview experience, but it may have been difficult for someone who hadn't prepared or practiced."
"Not a walk in the park, but definitely a good experience overall. It wasn't too too stressful, and once we got to talking about things, I eased up quite a bit. There weren't any out of the blue questions, and I didn't get to tell any jokes, or tell them what kind of vegetable I would want to be, oh well, they were quite a serious bunch."
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 32 |
| Faculty member | 0 |
| Admissions staff | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 14 |
| Neutral | 6 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.80 | 25 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 24 |
| Out of state | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 15 |
| 2-3 hours | 5 |
| 4-6 hours | 2 |
| 7+ hours | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 3 |
| Automobile | 13 |
| Train or subway | 3 |
| Other | 6 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 6 |
| $101-$200 | 0 |
| $201-$300 | 1 |
| $301-$400 | 2 |
| $401-$500 | 1 |
| $501+ | 1 |
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| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 2 |
| With students at the school | 0 |
| Friends or family | 3 |
| Hotel | 4 |
| Home | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.73 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.85 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.81 | 26 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.50 | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5.50 | 2 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 10.00 | 2 |
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