How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.98 | 214 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 175 |
| Negatively | 10 |
| No change | 28 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.82 | 211 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.01 | 156 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.78 | 139 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 3 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 0 |
| 20 minutes | 1 |
| 25 minutes | 16 |
| 30 minutes | 145 |
| 35 minutes | 24 |
| 40 minutes | 12 |
| 45 minutes | 5 |
| 50 minutes | 5 |
| 55 minutes | 0 |
| 60+ minutes | 7 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 207 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 5 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 214 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 65 |
| Closed file | 147 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 1.98 | 214 |
"What does integrity mean to you? Tell me about a time you had to show integrity."
"Give me an example of when you showed Integrity"
"What is your definition of integrity? Tell me about a time when your integrity was challenged."
"Tell me a story about how you showed your integrity?"
"Why medicine"
"Tell me about how you decided on medicine."
"Strengths and weaknesses"
"MS4: This is entirely to see if you'd be a good fit with the culture here. You'll basically guide this entire interview. What would you like to talk about? (I ended up asking him about Long culture, balancing a family and medicine, and some generic stuff)"
"What would you do if you caught a classmate cheating?"
"What's the biggest misconception Americans have about your culture? (URM)"
"Asked about my TMDSAS essays and to expand on what I wrote"
"Tell me about your major and what made you choose it?"
"What are your greatest strengths?"
"What is a current event that you feel is important, and why?"
"He set up a few scenarios to find out more about my personality and my intrapersonal skills"
"What specialty do you see yourself going into?"
"Tell me about your background/family/personal statement. What have you done since graduation?"
"Do you think you want to go into pediatrics or work with adults?"
"Tell me about some of your leadership experiences. How do you think they will help you in being a doctor?"
"Tell me about yourself? Tell me about your research experience? your work experience?"
"Tell me about yourself (both interviewers asked this)"
"Mostly they were just general questions about my motivation and a lot of questions referring to my essays"
"How do you handle stress?"
"If you could have dinner with any three people, who would they be?"
"What are three of your strengths?"
"If there was no medicine, what would you do as a career?"
"What is your greatest achievement?"
"Why did you major in x (I was a lib arts major)? / Give an example of both a strength and a weakness of yours. / Give an example of when you faced adversity and what you did about it? / How did you decide you wanted to be a doctor? / Do you have any relatives that are doctors (do you know what it's like to be a doctor)? "
"Give me three words that characterize what's best in you?"
"About the state of healthcare"
"What are your three best characteristics and why?"
"Have you read any good books lately?"
"tell me a little about yourself"
"I'm in clinical research, and the interviewer asked me to discuss the one of the drugs I mentioned."
"Why not veterinary medicine?"
"What was the happiest moment of your life? The worst one?"
"Who in your life has been a great influence upon your character?"
"Tell me about your research."
"Tell me about your parents."
"Will you continue to do research when you are in med school?"
"describe how you've dealt with failure in your life?"
"Describe a difficult time in your life. "
"What would you do if you could not be a doctor?"
"Describe your ideal medical school?"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"Who are you? Tell me about yourself."
"Questions about my personal statement and discussions following that. Most of them were along these lines. "
"What are you interested in doing?"
"Name 3 strengths (also weaknesses)."
"Why should you be a doctor?"
"Explain your leadership roles."
"Tell me how you got to be in this seat. Talk about your pre-med experience."
"What do you rely on for strenght duuring stressful periods"
"Tell me about _______ (fill in essay topic). "
"What are some leadership roles you've had?"
"Why do an MPH before the MD?"
"What specialty do you want to do?"
"Who are your role models?"
"What's the biggest issue in healthcare, and what's the solution to solve it?"
"What is the most difficult experience you have had in your life? "
"How did you pick your undergrad institution?"
"Tell me about yourself. (They are only given your personal statement, nothing else)"
"What do you see as some major problems in healthcare today?"
"Describe your support group."
"You've had a lot of experience in surgery-- would you consider primary care?"
"What would you do if you were drafted by Major League Baseball and if you were accepted into med school? "
"If you could never be a Dr. what would you be?"
"Do you *really* want to be a small-town doctor? (This question offended me greatly. Yeah, I'm sincere, that's why I wrote my whole essay on it. Ass.)"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Tell me about your family."
"same stuff"
"Tell me a little about yourself."
"Convince me that you have what it takes to really care about your patients. "
"What would you do if you don't get into medical school this year?"
"more of a convo"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"You'll be practicing in 10 years, what do you think will be some of the major problems in medicine?"
"What are your long-term goals as a physician and how will they benefit society?"
"Tell me about your father?"
"Name three adjectives to describe yourself."
"How do you think your research fits in with the population in San Antonio? "
"What if you don't get in to medical school?"
"What is the current medical issue?"
"Why Univeristy of Penn for college?"
"What will be the biggest problem facing you as a medical student and again as a physician?"
"Basic stuff- Tell me about your research."
"Tell me how you deal with stress."
"tell me about yourself stuff"
"tell me about your music"
""Tell me about your life from birth, but don't get all the way to college. I don't want to hear about anything academic.""
"In SOCIETY's opinion, what is the purpose of the government subsidizing $200,000 into a 16 year education for a doctor, when PAs and FNPs will be the primary care physicians of the future?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine?"
"All very standard - tell me about yourself."
"Tell me about yourself, other standard stuff"
"What is the difference between a Nurse Practicioner and a Family Practicioner? "
"Why more school? What is the goal of all of this studying? Will it end at medical school?"
"What seperates good physicians from bad ones."
"What are your weaknesses?"
"What outside, non-academic interests do you have?"
"Describe your personal integrity?"
"Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to be a doctor? Do you know what specialty you would like to go into?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? What field of medicine do you want to practice?"
"Describe your volunteer experiences."
"What sort of leadership experience have you had?"
"What's your favorite health care system: HMO, PPO, Point-of-Service, or socialized medicine?"
"Name one person in history who you think did alot to affect the course of history?"
"Why medicine and why now? (nontraditional student)"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"tell me about yourself"
"where do you yourself in ten years."
"What position did you play in high school basketball?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Why San Antonio?"
"what are your weaknesses"
"what is an example of your integrity."
"How have I exposed myself to medicine?"
"Tell me your feelings about the situation currently in Iraq."
"When did you discover that you wanted to become a physician?"
"So, the military huh?"
"What interests you about San Antonio (not why do you want to come to this medical school)? "
"Why did I choose my undergraduate school? "
"have you thought about what specialty you want to go into?"
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"What teamwork have you done?"
"see above"
"Tell me about yourself. (closed file)"
"Why did you pick your major? "
"Why did you choose psychology as your major?"
"What was the most shocking thing you found when you went away to college"
"Why medicine?"
"Why do you want to come to San Antonio?"
"What did you like about college?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"My first interview asked me specific questions about my major, my family, and even specific things I had written in my personal statement. I don't think the second interviewer had even looked at my file, because not once did he look at my personal statement during the interview, and all he asked me were very general questions, like "summarize yourself in just a few minutes" or "tell me why you like San Antonio." He even asked me if I spoke Spanish (there are a lot of Mexicans in San Antonio, and they make up a big percentage of the patients that you will see in your clinical years.)"
"How do you think you'll apply your humanities studies to a career in medicine."
"Where are you from?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years (asked by both interviewers)"
"What are your hobbies?"
"He talked about overcrowding in free clinics downtown."
"tell me about your research"
"you seem really mature, what do you think has made you so mature?"
"What are your outside reading interests? - led to a long discussion of conservatism, liberalism, death penalty..."
"What draws me to the medical field? (Why do I want to be a doctor?)"
"How did you change your goals, classwork, etc. when you decided on medicine? "
"Tell me about your greatest challenge."
"How will your background in [something in my Personal statement] serve you"
"What are some of your interests?"
"Tell me about a time you had to manage an unforeseen challenge?"
"Tell us about a time you overcame a challenge and how"
"Tell me about a time you accomplished a goal you had with a team"
"Integrity is important to the profession of medicine. Tell me what Integrity means to you and about a time you either struggled to maintain Integrity or how you exemplified it."
"Patient interactions"
"A classmate got hammered and lost his textbook with extensive notes. You have the notes in your textbook because you were responsible and didn't lose it/get hammered before the exam. What would you do?"
"Tell me about your research experience"
"Why our school?"
"What leadership activities have you been a part of?"
"What research do you do? (Only after I briefly mentioned my research)"
"Tell me about some of your community service."
"What was your favorite class in college?"
"How do you deal with challenges?"
"What kind of MCAT scores do you have? What about your grades?"
"Would you say your life has been easy?"
"What specific volunteer experiences have you had?"
"If you couldn't go into medicine, what would you do?"
"What do you like to do in your free time? How do you de-stress?"
"What did you do since graduating?"
"Do you have any Questions for me?"
"Tell me about an instance in which you demonstrated integrity."
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"What are your biggest strength/weaknesses?"
"What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses and how will they help you as a physician?"
"What was your biggest mistake?"
"What is your greatest strength and weakness?"
"Why UTHSCSA?"
"What is your greatest weakness? "
"Tell me about your volunteer experiences."
"What volunteer experience can you tell me about?"
"How is new medical knowledge created? / Do you have a specific interest to guide you as you enter the medical profession (e.g., research)? / How sure are you that you want to enter the field of oncology? / Do you have any other interests besides oncology that you'd consider looking into? Which?"
"Why medical school?"
"About My Internships"
"Tell me about your leadership experiences both medically and non-medically."
"What do you think of the school and the students?"
"tell me about your time abroad"
"Why did you choose this school?"
"How did you end up in Texas?"
"Where do you see yourself working in 10 years? What kind of practice would you like?"
"What do you think your best quality is; and what is your worst quality, and what would you do to fix it?"
"What type of leadership activities have you had?"
"What did you want to be prior to making a choice to become a physician?"
"Why do you want to go to medical school?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Tell me about your family."
"Tell me something about yourself other than what is in your personal statement."
"tell me about your senior thesis "
"How would you deal with patients that had different beliefs and values from you?"
"How will your travels help you become a better doctor? "
"Talked about some of my research."
"Who has the most positive influence on you?"
"What are some things you do to handle stress?"
"What clinical experiences have you had?"
"You have obviously excell in your leadership ability. What would you tell a protege or someone aspiring to your position was the most important skill or personality trait that attributed to your ability and success as a leader?"
"What do your parent do?"
"How do you handle stress?"
"How did a Communication/English major become interested in medicine?"
"What do you think will be the most difficult part of medical school?"
"Problems of healthcare system"
"Why Medicine"
"You seem happy in engineering, why are you leaving it?"
"What is the role of religion in medicine?"
"How will you balance med school with your social life?"
"Both interviews started off with above question, rest flowed as a conversation, was wonderful to talk to my interviewers."
"have you had any difficult experiences?"
"What are the differences between the UK healthcare system and the US system."
"Tell me about your sister (from essays)."
"If you weren't going to be doing medicine, what would you do?"
"What do I like to do in my spare time?"
"Tell me something about you that you would like to improve/that you don't like."
"What is your biggest strength? Your biggest weakness?"
"How long have you been in the U.S.?"
"What type of setting do you see yourself practicing in ten years in the future?"
"What are your strengths?"
"What don't you like about our school?"
"strength's / weaknesses"
"Why in the hell did you move to Houston?"
"What qualities do you possess that will make you a good physician? What do you need to improve upon? "
"How did you decide on medicine as a career?"
"Do you have any interest in research?"
"Why San Antonio, why TX?"
"do you have some thoughts on what you want to specialize in?"
"Where else have you interviewed? "
"What are the most pressing problems in medicine today?"
"What else can I tell the Admissions Committee about you that will help you stand out?"
"What types of things do you like to do for fun?"
"Who's someone that has made a significant impact in your life and why?"
"What was one failure and how did you overcome it?"
"What will change in medicine in 10 years?"
"How would you describe your interview style?"
"What was your greatest disappointment?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"What made you want to decide to be a doctor"
"What experience has taught you the most about medicine?"
"How did his absence affect you?"
"Why medicine? Why UTHSCSA?"
"What made you decide to go into medicine?"
"Describe a strength/weakness of yours."
"Who is your role model?"
"Why was studying abroad so significant for you?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Tell me about your family"
"How is your relationship with your parents? (the interviewer was a psychiatrist)"
"Why San Antonio?"
"How and when did you decide to become a doctor?"
"personal statement discussion"
"what do you do for fun"
""Have you done any academic work since you graduated from your undergraduate institution?""
"What speciality will you pursue to make sure you're not "phased out"?"
"What do you like to do in your spare time?"
"Where would you want to practice medicine?"
"What is one important characteristic for a doctor to have? "
"Why medicine? Why now?"
"Why did you pursue a MPH before applying to medical school?"
"Why would you dedicate over 10 years to be a doctor, when you can be a nurse in only 3 years and do the same things as a doctor? For example, nurses can deliver babies."
"Tell me about yourself. (I've always hated open-ended questions like this)"
"Talk to me about being a listener."
"Tell me how you came to think about medicine, what you've done to get to this point and what you hope to do in the future"
"Tell me about X (from personal statement)."
"What is your motivation to enter medicine: give me pros and cons."
"Does the fact that your family live here influence your decision to want to come here."
"Asked about work experiences."
"Is anyone in your family a physician?"
"What do you think the best aspects and the worst aspects of a career in medicine will be?"
"What was the happiest/saddest day of your life?"
"Tell me about your leadership experiences"
"What do you do outside of studying?"
"Tell me about your family?"
"Where will you be in 10 years? "
"How do you work in a group and make sure that responsibility is shared equally?"
"what field of medicine do you want to enter?"
"What field you want to specialize in? "
"Are you still interested in radiology? (from my personal statement)"
"Identify your biggest strength and weakness."
"Do you think you would accept yourself if you were on the committee? why?"
"What is the biggest problem facing healthcare today?"
"considering all you do, when/how do you find time to relax"
"explain sucha nd such activity."
"What kind of leadership do I have?"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"Do you know what your life will be like in medical school and afterwards?"
"What else have you done?"
"What do you do to decompress?"
"What motivates you? "
"what is your greatest weakness? and how has it hurt you?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Why medicine?"
"Tell me about XYZ experience. "
"Why do you want to come to UT San Antonio?"
"What do you think about the state of health care"
"Why UTSA? What would you like to know about UTSA?"
"What area of medicine are you interseted in?"
"Why the career change?"
"What are the chances that if we accept you, you'll come to this school? Why?"
"Why do you want to become a doctor?"
"What qualities do you have to make you a good physician"
"What type of clinical experiences have you had? Were they paid or volunteer? "
"He talked about his work."
"What specialty are you interested in?"
"what field of medicine are you interested in"
"Why not be a PA, NP, when they could do the same things as a MD?"
"What classes have you taken outside of the biomedical engineering curriculum?"
"Do I have personal/professional leadership experiences and what were they?"
"Did you have any regrets in your undergraduate school?"
"tell me about a time you overcame an unforeseen circumstance"
"Student interviewer mostly asked questions about or wanted elaboration upon my activities."
"It sounds like you really impacted ***'s life, can you tell me about someone who has impacted your life and why?"
"Tell us about a time you showed integrity, what does integrity mean to you?"
"Tell me about a time a relationship between you and another impacted the other person positively"
"Doctors have to communicate complex ideas not only to patients but often to other people in their rooms like the family. Tell me about your experiences of communicating complex ideas to a lay audience."
"An ethnic professor uses a slang term to refer to his own race. A student in the lecture gets offended. Would it be right for the student to report the professor to the academic dean>"
"What do you feel are some of the strengths you would bring to the class?"
"What do you like to do in your free time?"
"How have you been a leader?"
"Why medicine."
"Tell me about your family"
"How would you deal with conflict so that it doesn't affect patient care?"
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"Do you have any regrets in life?"
"How do you de-stress/what do you do for fun?"
"What is your favorite movie?"
"Tell me about your shadowing experiences. What were your favorites?"
"What kind of leadership position have you done?"
"Who do you think has influenced the world the most in terms of progress within last hundred yeras or so?"
"Tell me about an instance in which you demonstrated maturity."
"What do you do for yourself whenever you get overwhelmed with stress?"
"What are some of the programs specific to UTHSC SA that attracted you to the school. What is unique about the school that made you choose it."
"What was the hardest thing you've had to do?"
"Tell me about the leadership council you served on?"
"What do you like about yourself? What do you not like about yourself?"
"What can I tell the admissions committee about you that makes you stand out?"
"Tell me about your research experiences."
"Do you have any specific information I can share with the admissions committee?"
"Who's the most influential person in your life?"
"About my reasons to become a doctor"
"Explain to me topic X of your personal statement."
"(more questions about time abroad)"
"You've been up for 30 hours, it's the night before Thanksgiving and you will not be able to make it home to see your family. Also, you are treating a belligerent drunk that is spitting in your face. How do you deal the situation?"
"What are your strengths?"
"Why Texas?"
"What was your greatest success? Your greatest failure?"
"Have you ever had any clinical experience?"
"Tell me about any mentors you had"
"Do you think you will continue volunteer work after school is over?"
"What do you like about this medical school?"
"Descibe who has a positive influence on you."
"Whats an important issue in health care?"
"How do you plan on maintaining your grades and a social life in medical school?"
"what would you need to have to built an ideal medical school. "
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"What do you see yourself doing in 10 years? What kind of community do you want to serve?"
"If one of your patients died? Would you personally go tell the family and send somebody else?"
"Think of someone who you look up to and knows you well. What would they say about you? (kind of like give me 5 adjectives that describe you)"
"Whom do you have the most positive influence on? How/Why?"
"If you don't get in anywhere this year, then what next?"
"Who besides your parents has been a role model for you? Why?"
"How do you judge whether one med school is better than another?"
"My other interview just talked to me. In my opinion, the best way to figure out if someone is right for your school...see what they're like when relaxed."
"How do you feel about death?"
"Tell me about your volunteer experiences."
"What do you envision yourself doing 15 years from now?"
"What has been your most stressful situation?"
"What is your favorite subject"
"What is the most difficult thing you've encountered in your life?"
"Why medicine/Why San Antonio?"
"What was it like plaing college football? "
"What are your experiences in the healthcare industry so far?"
"what are your hobbies/what do you like to do?"
"Did you apply to the DO program?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"Tell me about your current research."
"What's my MCAT score? (This was a closed file interview... I'm not sure if he was supposed to ask that question at all)"
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"Give three characteristics about yourself."
"So, what brought you all the way out from Texas?"
"Tell me about your abroad studies in Italy."
"Have you ever followed up on any case studies that you've been involved in?"
"What does your family think about you going into medicine?"
"What do you mean by rural health advocate?"
"What do you like about our school?"
"Why do you think the medical profession is right for you?"
"Do you have any questions? (I was asked this about five times.)"
"Why do you rank School X over School Y? (During my stress interview.)"
"What is your greatest strength and greatest weakness?"
"Tell me about your study-abroad experience in France."
"talk to me about a couple of current major health issues."
"Have you seen blood?"
"Where do you see yourself in fifteen years?"
"Tell me about some of your role models."
"What are some of your leadership experiences?"
"What personal quality do you think is most important in order for a doctor to form strong relationships with patients? "
"Do you want to move back to Texas? (I moved away from Texas for undergrad and grad school)"
"Where do you see yourself in 10-15 years?"
"Why would you be uniquely qualified for this school?"
"What was your favorite class in college?"
"What was your greatest accomplishment"
"What aspect of UTHSCSA is most attractive to you?"
"What was New Mexico like?"
"What are the advantages and disadvantages of a career in medicine?"
"What qualities do you think are important in a leader?"
"Why didn't you get a PhD?"
"Why medicine?"
"What hobbies do you have that you want to keep doing during medical school?"
"Anything else i should know about you before I talk with the admiss. comm.?"
"What medical experiences have you had"
"My first interviewer had a list of "Ten Interview Questions" (which we have all practiced on) that he asked directly."
""Ok I have to do this because they make me, even though I don't want to... what sort of leadership roles did you have?""
"Any questions for me? (be sure to have at least a couple questions prepared to ask)"
"cultural questions(they want diversity)"
"tell me about your public health volunteer experience"
""What other schools are you applying to?" He said he thought it was a good idea when I said I was applying to numerous schools. "The more times you pull the trigger, the more likely you are to hit your target." I thought that was funny."
"What life experiences have you had that have led you to make the decision that becoming a doctor is the right life choice for you?"
"Did you enjoy London (I studied abroad)?"
"How often do you attend religious services (asked as part of a discussion on instilling spirituallity in kids)?"
"Describe your research."
"Why medicine? Why public health? What specialty are you considering?"
"What was your biggest failure?"
"Tell me about an obstacle you overcame."
"Who has influenced you in your desire to be a doctor?"
"How did you know you wanted to be a physician?"
"How do you think your personal communication skills compare to others? "
"What do you do for fun?"
"What would you do if you did not get in to medical school?"
"What is the most important quality a physician should have?"
"Why did you not want to become an NP instead?"
"What do you think about euthenasia, stem cell research and HIPPA?"
"What have you done to expose yourself to medicine?"
"Give me a success and a failure in your life"
"What hobbies do you enjoy?"
"I don't recall. It was mainly conversational information exchange."
"how do you unwind?"
"Why did you go to UT since you are from LA?"
"Talk to me for ten minutes about something you are sort of an expert on."
"How should we pay for universal healthcare?"
"If you could fix the nation's healthcare system, what would you do? What do you think of compulsory physician service for underserved areas?"
"how will being a woman impact your medical career - what do you want to give/gain to and from medicine."
"Strengths/Weaknesses"
"How would your best friend describe you?"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What are a couple of thigns I should write down in your evalution that you would want the admissions committee to read?"
"so... why medicine? (this must be in the interviewer's handbook. because i have gotten that question at all 7 of my interviews)"
"What have you done to expose yourself to the medical field? (Clinical experience, research, shadowing, etc.)"
"What kind of medicine do you want to practice?"
"What is one quality that stands out in you? "
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"why did you chose medicine"
"Tell me about your research."
"IF you get accepted to medical school, how will you handle everything that you're going to face during those four years? (for example, personal and academic hardships, stress, etc.)"
"What are you looking for in a medical school?"
"Tell me about your family."
"What kind of doctor do you want to be?"
"What specialty are you interested in"
"Why San Antonio?"
"He talked about how the medical center is not downtown."
"What makes you a good candidate for medical school? Conversely, what weaknesses do you have?"
"explain some of your clinical experiences"
"how would you react if you did poorly on a test or subject? like if you got a C in anatomy, for example?"
"What do you see as some possible solutions to these problems you brought up? from the World Health Organization question"
"What have I learned from personal/professional challenges?"
"(Same as above) Why do you still want to be a doctor given all of the things against it nowadays. "
"All were pretty standard interview questions, no ethics questions or trick questions. Mostly asked me to elaborate on my activities listed in my primary app."
"the integrity one -"
"Would you consider yourself to be a positive person? Tell me about someone who you impacted positively."
"Tell me about a time you improved a process."
"They asked me to discuss a time I influenced someone else."
"What specialty would you choose if you had to pick today?"
"Tell me what you think of our current healthcare situation, the rising cost of care and our attempts to get everyone on insurance etc."
"What's your plan? What do you want to do with your entire career?"
"All questions were pretty normal."
"If I was a genie and you could grant you one of 2 wishes, which would you choose: Never make a mistake in your medical career or that every patient you have fully understands what problem they're having and how to take care of it?"
"I was asked, since I'm interested in Pediatrics, what type of pediatric community service event I would be interested in creating and what would I do."
"Tell me about a skill you learned from your research project that will benefit you as a medical student/doctor?"
"Why would I want you to be my doctor?"
"What has been your greatest challenge?"
"Tell me about a good book that you've read recently."
"What is your favorite thing about yourself?"
"Have you considered teaching? (after talking about TA-ing and academic medicine)"
"If the master plan was to happen (i.e. you get into school and become the type of doctor you want to be), what will it be like in 20 years?"
"What are three weaknesses that you have? and Elaborate on each."
"What is the biggest problem in healthcare today?"
"What are the best/worst things about being a doctor?"
"How will your strengths and weaknesses help you as a physician"
"What do you do for fun?"
"Do you break bricks and boards? (I teach martial arts). "
"If there was no medicine, what would you do as a career?"
"What style of leadership do you follow?"
"How is new medical knowledge created?"
"Tell me about yourself"
"If you had a magic-wand, what would you change about your past academically?"
"If you had an unlimited amount of money to build a medical school, what would it look like?"
"asked me to name 3 things (A,B,C) i have problems with or need to work on. then asked me what would i tell someone else who has problem A to help them deal with it/get better at it."
"What was your "I do" moment? That is, when did you decide to commit to the study of medicine?"
"If an uninsured, poverty-stricken patient comes to you needing immediate health care, what do you do, and why?"
"None were particularly interesting."
"Are you related to Gandhi?"
"Medical school and the life of a physician can be very lonely. Nobody in your life understands what you are going to go through - not your wife, not your kids, nobody. Have you ever gone through anything in your life that you think will prepare you for that kind of stress?"
"Tell me about any mentors you had"
"Do you think you'll be able to live in San Antonio?"
"I have to write a recommendation about you, what should I say?"
"What could I do to make you want to come here?"
"What about medical school could cause concern?"
"mainly conversational, plus some standard why medicine type questions "
"What do you think about the state of healthcare in america?"
"Hypothetical question. Would you rather be a dumb person surrounded by smart people or a smart person surrounded by dumb people?"
"Have you seen the show Scrubs? What would you do if you had Dr. Cox as a supervisor?"
"Hypothetical situation: You have an infant in your care who needs an operation to save his life but the family refuses to have the procedure done. What do you do?"
"So, how come you are not in medical school already? (I started college early)"
"none."
"If you could build your own medical school, what would it be like?"
"The most interesting aspect was that the interviewers seemed to have been matched to the interviewees - my interviewers had both been nontraditional students at the school, and stayed on for residency and as faculty. Another girl said she was a psych major who was paired with a psychologist, and two Asian students were paired with VietNamese interviewers."
"No really interesting questions in my interview, but one person was asked about prevailing ethics problems in medicine, and then the interviewer argued that black-market organs would have been a much better topic than the balance between keeping someone on life support for an extended period of time and their right to die...I thought that was a bit odd."
"Name a person in history that you would like to meet."
"See below."
"How did a Communication/English major become interested in medicine?"
"If your mother was here, how would she describe your personality?"
"If president Bush made you the queen for a day, what would you change about health care?....This was a follow-up question to a discussion. (2nd interviewer)"
"What can i do to convince you to come here?"
"The interviewer and I discussed making end-of-life decisions."
"everything was pretty standard, actually"
"What is your philosophy on being a doctor?"
"What do you think will be the most challenging obstacle for you in medical school?"
"if there was a baby that needed a transplant and the parents were jehova's witnesses...."
"Tell me about your thesis research."
"When you say political and economic barriers to care, what do you mean by political? (from my essay)"
"Nothing that interesting"
"What do I do to handle stress?"
"Nothing. All questions were very standard."
"How important is ethics to you?"
"What has been the biggest challenge you've faced in life?"
"How do you feel about Harligen? I think you would do very well there."
"If I were a fruit what would I be and why?"
"Are you close to your family?"
"How did you get to be where you are now?"
"Are you a worker bee or a queen bee? I think the person just wanted to know if I was able to take leadership and control of a situation"
"What don't you like about our school?"
"nothing really stood out"
"I had very interesting conversations with my interviewers. If they weren't selected to match my interests, it was a nice coincedence and made it a great experience. "
"What kind of car do you drive?"
"--"
"Did you like the film Madagascar? I liked that film. You probably didn't like that one since you like such high-falutin' films. (8-o! During my stress interview.)"
"pressing issues in medicine"
"What would you do if you could run a medical school for a day?"
"Tell me about your experiences with diversity."
"a number of questions from both interviewers about my current(non-medical) occupation and how that could give some indication of my capabilities as a doctor. "
"Tell me about your family."
"What have you done to develop leadership characteristics?"
"Questions about my experiences abroad--What was going through your mind when you chose to do that?"
"none really, all the usual"
"Questions about my pets"
"How would your friends describe you?"
"Why medicine?"
"How would you describe a "successful" medical school?"
"Would you treat a homosexual even though their lifestyle doesn't agree with your religious views?"
"What advice would you give first-year pre-medical students now that you've been through the process?"
"What do you look for in a Medical School"
"Didn't really get a good interesting question."
"Describe for me a situation that you feel was a success? (which I misunderstood and though he said "sexist", it took me a sec to regain my composure)"
"Why do you think so many people from [my culture] emigrated to America? [this was just to start a conversation]"
"How comfortable would you be treating somebody with HIV/AIDS?"
"Who is your role model?"
"What hobbies do you want to keep doing during medical school?"
"What is a personal test you've been thru?"
"basic questions were asked."
"How is your relationship with your parents? (the interviewer was a psychiatrist)"
"Tell me about backpacking around Europe."
"Did you ever think about becoming a professional dancer? (in response to my personal essay, the only thing they see before meeting you)"
"Does austin have a lot of homeless people? (In the context of TB testing and Public Health)"
""Tell me about your life from birth, but don't get all the way to college. I don't want to hear about anything academic.""
"In SOCIETY's opinion, what is the purpose of the government subsidizing $200,000 into a 16 year education for a doctor, when PAs and FNPs will be the primary care physicians of the future?"
"Do enjoy painting with oils or acrylics better? (in referance to my hobbies)"
"How do you define "rural". Tell me about the livestock you had."
"Most questions were standard. First interviewer had read my personal statement closely and most of his questions came from it. Second interviewer played it by ear but was nice and very interested in my background. "
"usual questions; one interviewer was very interested in what was happening on my undergrad campus"
"Asked about my study abroad experience."
"Why not treat people like numbers, should we care?"
"Nothing very interesting."
"What do you think the opportunities for pursing public health are here at UTSA? (I'm currently in a MPH program and is what I plan to pursue as a MD)"
"Can't remember anything too interesting."
"Where does your compassion come from?"
"Where does your self esteem come from?"
"How have you tested your commitment to medicine?"
"If you could change one thing about your life to improve the quality of your life, what would it be?"
"Not anything too interesting...mostly run-of-the-mill stuff. However, my physician interviewer kept going on about how physicians, PA's and Nurse Practioners are all the same thing. She never asked me what I thought about it."
"Everything seemed pretty standard, it was really more of a conversation that a stereotypical interview."
"very generic questions"
"What do you fear most about going to medical school?"
"What do you think of the physician's role in politics?"
"If I had a child who was exactly like me in every way, how would I advise her to plan her life in order to be accepted into medical school?"
"What's your favorite health care system: HMO, PPO, Point-of-Service, or socialized medicine?"
"What is the biggest obstacle you have overcome and how?"
"Tell me about your childhood up wntil the age of 18?"
"Do you know if native Americans of the southwest have a flute type instrument in their culture?"
"can't remember any unusual questions. Pretty standard."
"What do you think will happen with the worldwide AIDS epidemic?"
"How will your studies in engineering benfit you as a physician? "
"Why do you want to practice primary care medicine? Why not specialize? "
"Why did you decide to volunteer at [the hospital I volunteered at] instead of [another hospital in the same city]"
"Nothing really *that* interesting"
"What do you think is the biggest healthcare issue today?"
"what would you do if you were asked to perform a procedure on a patient that went against your morals?"
"One interview was fairly relaxed with only a few of the standard questions and the other was a complete conversation that felt nothing like a stressful interview."
"What would you say to someone who said that AIDS in Africa was a natural result of overpopulation and should not be tampered with?"
"nothing interesting..."
"If you were faced with a situation in your future practice contrary to your value system, how would you respond?"
"None really, if you dont get in, what would u do?"
"What is the difference, minus length of educational training, between a nurse Practitioner and a female physician?"
"none really, very conversational"
"Nothing, pretty standard questions"
"There are a lot of problems in the medical field today. If you had unlimited power, what would you do to correct them."
"Do you know what your life will be like in medical school and afterwards?"
"So, the military huh?"
"Considering your interests in patient contact and research, how do you expect to maintain involvement with both as a doctor?"
"Why I chose to go to my undergraduate school (since I was out of state, and the schools are rivals in the Big XII Conference)?"
"where in italy is San Gimingnano?"
"why did you pick chemistry as major in undergrad?"
"None- all the questions were very generic and boring, even though interviewers have been given copies of our personal statements and a summary of out extra-curricular activities."
"I was asked about my extracurricular. "
"What teamwork have you done?"
"Name a person past or present that has influenced you?"
"Tell me about your childhood."
"None were really off-the-wall."
"nothing really too big, just questions about myself, and why medicine. it was basically a conversation about them trying to get to know me."
"Tell me about some of your experiences."
"If you were to get in, do you think you would want to be one of the students to go to Harlingen?"
"What was my most important coping skill"
"If healthcare became non-existent tomorrow, what would you do?"
"none, the questions were mostly about what i wrote on my personal statement"
"What would you like people to say about you at a banquet in your honor 50 years from now?"
"None. They were mostly questions about school (since it was closed file, they do not know your GPA or your MCAT when they interview you), family, and aspirations. "
"How do you differentiate between religion and ethics, and how do you think this applies to medicine?"
"What would be your alternate career path if for some reason you were unable to become a doctor?"
"None"
"WHat makes you so motivated and determined to succeed?"
"None, No questions were asked other than tell me about yourself. They just talked a alot."
"What is one thing you fear about medical school?"
"None of the questions were particularly interesting..."
"What would you do if someone in your group does not do her/his share of the work?"
"You are the head of the World Health Organization; what are the problems you feel the WHO should focus on and why?"
"Questions about my personal statement and undergraduate major."
"How do you plan to use the information you gained in undergraduate coursework to implement it in the contributions you give to medicine? "
"describe a time you showed integrity - I think it is something they ask everyone and I kinda sat there for like 10 seconds bc I had to figure out integrity then find a time I showed it"
"N/A. If you practice the questions on here nothing should be unexpected! :)"
"Tell me a story about how you showed your integrity?"
"A time you showed integrity."
"N/A all very approachable"
"Tell me what you think of our current healthcare situation, the rising cost of care and our attempts to get everyone on insurance etc."
"As a physician, how will you provide the optimal care for your patients?"
"Nothing. Long was very focused on making it relaxed/conversational"
"Nothing was particularly difficult."
"If you have a Jehova's Witness (don't permit blood transfusions) as one of your patients and he/she is bleeding out on the table, what do you do if you have 30sec to decide?"
"The first interviewer I had did not speak at all. He just kept nodding and wanting me to talk the entire time. It threw me off a little since I never had that type of interviewer, but I was able to keep coming up with topics about me to talk about."
"What is something you are passionate about?"
"What else about you do you want me to tell the admissions committee?"
"How do you manage to work with someone you don't like?"
"None - all were easily answerable/about myself."
"Describe a time when you had to work with someone that you didn't like and how you handled the situation."
"Nothing whatsoever. Interviews were SO relaxed/talkative."
"Where else did you apply and why those schools?"
"Why should we turn you into the world as a physician? What characteristics that you possess would make you a good physician?"
"Tell me about an instance in which your relationship with somebody affected you positively."
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"What is unique about UTHSC SA besides its curriculum, great faculty, MS stuents and the like that make you want to attend the school."
"What was your biggest mistake?"
"What is your perception of physicians as a healthcare worker?"
"Interview me for the last five minutes."
"Nothing too difficult really, I guess the question about what they could tell the committee about me. "
"If there was no medicine, what would you do as a career?"
"What will you look back on as your proudest moment when you are 80?"
"All fairly basic."
"If you could fix healthcare, how?"
"If you had a magic-wand, what would you change about your past academically? The rest of the questions were pretty straight forward."
"No hard questions."
"what are 3 things you have problems with, what do you think will be your biggest obstacle in medical school"
"If an uninsured, poverty-stricken patient comes to you needing immediate health care, what do you do, and why?"
"What makes you stand out among all the other applicants?"
"If you were a doctor and due to a mistake that you made a patient died, how would you deal with it as a doctor? How would you tell the family? How would you interact with your colleagues from that point on?"
"I want you to describe yourself - everything - in one word. (come on... one word?!)"
"Nothing all that difficult."
"They asked about my critical thinking skills that I mentioned in my personal statement."
"I did a lot of diversity studies while I was in college; there were a lot of questions about that. "
"Lots of ethical questions"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"see above -- my first interview was a conversation. The second was a more traditional interview with a lengthy discussion of physician regulation and the problems of providing affordable healthcare."
"Sum of your past, present, and future in two words. "
"What do you think is one of the biggest problems in health care today?"
"Whom do you have the most positive influence on? Why?"
"They were just trying to get to know me... nothing was that difficult."
"If you could build your own medical school, what would it be like?"
"What leadership experience was the most difficult and why? How was it resolved? What was the outcome?"
"There weren't any real questions - it was all conversation."
"What do you require in your learning environment to be successful? Describe the most conducive learning environment for you. What about this school indicates that it will provide what you need?"
"Who are you?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"Who have you had a positive effect on in your community service work?"
"Why should you be a doctor?"
"What is the most important thing that you want the admissions committee to know about you?"
"Tell me about someone you don't respect and how you handle that relationshsip. (Ist interviewer)"
"What is the most difficult thing you've had to deal with in your life?"
"What is the role of religion in medicine?"
"What is your philosophy on being a doctor?"
"Nothing, all were fine, no stumpers."
"have you had any difficult or conflicting expereinces?"
"Why pursue an MD if you want to do research. "
"PA's give just as good care as primary care physicians, so there's no reason you should go into primary care. So what else do you plan to do?"
"Nothing really that interesting"
"What's the biggest problem I will face as a medical student?"
"Why come here if you have better options?"
"What has been the biggest challenge you've faced in life?"
"Tell me about yourself. (There are so mnay ways to go with this question!)"
"What is the most difficult situation you have gone through in your life?"
"What exactly about the medical profession makes you want to be a doctor?"
"Describe a difficult time in your life and explain how you overcame it. Also what you learned from the experience"
"Nothing was too bad"
"What was a difficulty and how did you over come it?"
"--"
"With what other schools have you interviewed? (Also during my stress interview.)"
"tell me about yourself"
"Have you read any interesting journal articles recently?"
"none were difficult, but they were phrased so that none of my nifty, pre-planned, medi-clone answers would work. i actually had to think. how dare they! both were very skilled at interviewing."
"Where is medicine headed in ten years?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years, both personally and professionally?"
"What are the most pressing problems in healthcare today?"
"What was the hardest thing I've ever had to do? (This one is pretty routine, but always hard for me)"
"What do you think will be your biggest challenge during your first year of medical school?"
"What will you do if you don't get in this year? A relatively easy question but my mind went blank for a sec!"
"What i would do if i didn't get into medical school"
"What ways did you research UTHSCSA?"
"What personal quality do you think is most important in order for a doctor to form strong relationships with patients? I didn't think this was particularly difficult, but I struggled to find the word "trust" for about a minute before he prompted me with the word. It definitely killed my mojo for a sec, but I think I recovered well enough."
"Once you finally get that acceptance letter, what are you the most afraid of?"
"What is the most altruistic thing you have ever done?"
"You'll be practicing in 10 years what do you think will be some of the major problems in medicine then?"
"(regarding my research) what are the differences between plant and human immune response"
"same"
"Null"
"What I was most proud of during my college career?"
"Who was your hero? (He asked me about six different times all in different ways, I ran out of people -you can only say Jesus so many times)"
"What are some disadvantages of a career in medicine?"
"How do you think your research fits in with the population in San Antonio? [a question specific to my personal essay]"
"How well do you handle stress?"
"nothing really"
"Tell me about yourself. (Hard because so vague)"
"Where does ethics fit into med.?"
"n/a"
"What will be the biggest problem facing you as a medical student and again as a physician?"
"What are some problems facing medicine? How do you plan to solve them?"
"Tell me about one of your failures and what you learned from it."
"What is your biggest disappointment?"
"None were really difficult."
"What exactly are you looking for to spark your interest in a specific medical school?"
"What is your father's occupation? (simple enough, however my father works internationally and as I attempted to explain, interviewer cut me off and jokingly replied, "you don't know what the hell your father does.""
"Questions about being divorced and raising kids"
"None really. "
"nothing too tough"
"What are some of your weaknesses?"
"What is your biggest flaw?"
"Nothing very difficult, either."
"It was all pretty standard"
"what is the difference between a nurse practicioner and a family practicioner? (then she started grilling me about how they make the same amount of money and do practically the same thing!)"
"Where do you see insurance playing a role in my practice ten years from now?"
"Tell me one event or trial in your life that really tested your character and how you dealt with it."
"Nothing too difficult...like I said before, everything asked was kind of what I expected."
"What will be the hardest part of being a physician? What is your goal in life? "
"ditto from above"
"Name one obstacle that you have had to overcome throughout college."
"The above"
"Nothing especially difficult."
"see above"
"same as above"
"It wasn't necessarily the most difficult question but my interviewer asked me what area of medicine I wanted to specialize in and I gave him my answer and he told me that I wasn't experienced enough to know"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"What is and how would you solve the U.S.'s greatest health problem?"
"nothing difficult"
"Have there been role models in your past that have made a significant impact on you?"
"What is an example of a situation where you have been faced with conflict and how have you handled that situation?"
"Why are you interested in becoming a doctor instead of a PA, nurse practitioner, or any other health care giver?"
"what would you do if you were asked to perform a procedure on a patient that went against your morals?"
"What do you think of the political situation of Gibraltar? (I had mentioned it among a list of places I traveled to and visited when studying abroad.)"
"Talk to me for ten minutes about something you are sort of an expert on."
"How will we pay for universal healthcare?"
"Why not pursue other health careers such as PA or nursing?"
"What are your weaknesses"
"name an expereince lately that has changed your mind about a view you once held."
"One of my interviewers wanted part A, B, C and on...on almost every question!!"
"What's not included in your application that you'd like to tell the admissions committee about?"
"Both of my interviewers asked me to expand on what I thought were problems in medicine and how I might go about fixing them. I hate this question."
"If you had unlimited resources and power, what would you do to change the healthcare system today?"
"Explain why you took time off after College when you could have applied to medical school right away. "
"what will you do if you don't go to medical school next year?"
"nothing too bad"
"See above."
"Tell me about yourself. "
"What about the "darker" side of medicine?"
"What is a personal goal that you want to achieve before you die?"
"no tough questions really."
"None too difficult...i suppose one was a little iffy where he kept pressing me to elaborate on what were problems in healthcare specific to TX. Didn't seem too thrilled by my response, kept asking "anything else?" "
"none"
"None of the questions were difficult!"
"Describe some the most pressing problems in healthcare today and how you would go about solving them."
"none, really."
"None. "
"How do you distinguish a neurological behavioral problem from a simple discipline problem?"
"What doctor is known for performing the first successful open-heart surgery?"
"None - all were easy"
"None were difficult"
"None of the questions were very difficult..."
"If you can tell me one thing that you would want me to remember from your application or this interview, what would it be?"
"Tell about the specific time you knew you wanted to be a physician."
"How is medical school rewarding?"
"Given all of the reasons why you should not be a doctor anymore (outlandish malpractice premiums, can do exact same things as a PA, NP, etc., low family success) why do you still want to be one? "
"Read my primary app, read the SDN interview feedback, read the school website, read the interview day website in depth, watched the videos on their interview day youtube channel, practiced standard interview questions"
"sdn lol"
"SDN questions, researching the school."
"This SDN thread, practiced interviews with family and friends, practiced many general questions"
"SDN, Long SOM resources"
"SDN, Dr. Gray's book, University pre-health office materials, reviewing my application"
"Read Dr. Ryan Gray's Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Interview. Looked online for common interview questions. Rehearsed answers alone and with family."
"Sdn. read the school's website and mission then took good notes during morning presentations"
"Read through lists of general interview questions"
"SDN interview feedback, previous interviews."
"Read SDN, looked over my essays, school admissions brochure"
"Looked up the school online, brochure online, etc."
"Background of school, motto of UTHSCSA, ask questions from older students"
"mock interview, SDN, looked at school website, re-read personal statement/file"
"SDN, practice interviews"
"SDN, reviewed TMDSAS, browsed UTHSCSA website."
"studentdoctor.net, other med school interviews"
"Read interview feedback on SDN, reviewed my application, read up on healthcare reform news."
"Read SDN and looked over my application"
"SDN, UTHSCSA website, healthcare books and articles, ethics textbook"
"Read here, MSAR, current students at the school."
"SDN, payed close attention to the Dean's presentation."
"propanolol, glycopyrrolate"
"Good nights sleep, review MSAR and primary application."
"Read application over again, jotted what I wanted to say the most down, practiced some with my fiance"
"I used SDN, read my application, googled and practiced questions, visited my school's career center and practiced with my business communications professor."
"Read my essays, read SDN, made a few lists of my strengths and weaknesses"
"Reviewed my personal statement/Common questions"
"Mock interviews, read up on healthcare in TX and US. Read about school opportunities."
"SDN, mock interviews, read the schools website, read my personal statement, relaxed. "
"SDN interview review questions, read up on the health care system, pored over the website."
"Mock interviews, read school curriculum, SDN, reviewed TMDSAS personal statement and application, briefed myself on some health policy and medical ethics topics, quizzed myself on example interview questions"
"Read up on the school, reread my personal statements."
"Read every wikipedia article on healthcare"
"Mock Interview, researched the schools web-site, read over my application and research publication, and SDN."
"Read SDN interview feedback, thought about potential questions, practiced answering questions out loud during my commute to work each morning."
"read website, read PS"
"Read over my application. Reviewed this site. RELAXED!!!"
"Read app, read SDN, read common interview questions"
"Re-read my TMDSAS application and essay, read interview advice online, got a good night's sleep."
"reread my application, went over potential interview questions"
"SDN, TMDSAS application, bioethics course"
"Read SDN Feedback, my TMDSAS app, and info about the school."
"Read personal statement, SDN, mock interview with school"
"SDN, read application, relaxed"
"Didn't really do anything"
"SDN, Washington Ethics Site, the book, ''The Medical School Interview.''"
"Read app, looked at previous interview questions"
"sdn, bioethics websites, reread my applications and personal statement"
"read essay, look over website, talk to current students"
"I read over my personal statement and essays (the only thing the interviewers see is yoru personal statemtment and others essays as well as a list of the places you went to school). I also read up on healthcare issues and major eithical questions in medicine."
"SDN, The Medical School Interview book, talked with current MS at school"
"SDN, practiced questions by myself. MRSA booklet"
"SDN, interview book, read up on health care, re-read personal statement"
"SDN, Personal Statement"
"It was my second interview and I didn't really."
"SDN, read over my personal statement and browsed the school's website."
"SDN, mock interviews, read a book on interviews by an MD, re-read TMDSAS application, reviewed major facts about the school, formulated some questions to ask both students and teachers, good nights sleep"
"SDN feedback, reread PS, waxed the monkey"
"Glanced over my essays, good night's sleep."
"I searched this sight, went over my essay and app, and practiced answering common med school interview questions with my parents. I also found a list of medical ethics with questions, scenarios and discussion on the best way to deal with them that was really helpful."
"Reviewed possible questions."
"TMDSAS app, website, sdn interview feedback, reviewed research"
"Reviewed my application, used this website."
"Looked over TMDSAS application, studied website, SDN"
"SDN, personal statement, school website"
"SDN, read school's website, TMDSAS"
"SDN,intereview questions,read my personal statement and research stuff."
"Re-read TMDSAS, chatted with alumni who had interviewed candidates there."
"Mock interviews, read my application, tried to relax."
"read my app, newspaper, etc. none of it really mattered though"
"read SDN, looked at school website"
"SDN, mock interview, reviewed apps"
"Mock interview with MDs, read Understanding Health Policy, reading Healthcare Meltdown, read most of UofW Bioethics site, current events, my pending papers."
"this feedback, mock interview, check out this website: http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/index.html for ethics topics--it really helped!"
"Mock intervew with friend. "
"SDN--i really should have read over my application again, they really study it."
"Mock interview, thought about questions that could potentially be asked, read over my old research"
"nothing"
"Read over interview feedback, had answers ready for standard questions (such as, tell me your biggest strength/weakness, etc)"
"Look at their website. Look at SDN website."
"Read over my personal statement, checked past SDN interview feedback, & a good night's sleep"
"slept well"
"Thought up 5 of my best qualities, my strengths, and my weakesses. Also did a brief overveiw of health policy stuff"
"I read the interview feedback and the school's website."
"Mock interview with advisor and reading SDN interview reviews"
"Read SDN, school website, apps."
"good night of sleep"
"Read the website, reviewed my amcas essay because this is all the interviewers had to get to know me before the interview. "
"Previous interviews, read UTHSCSA website."
"reviewed feedback and school's website"
"SDN, TMDSAS app, school's website, margarita at Mi Tierra"
"Read my personal statement, listened closely to presentations and medical school panel."
"Researched school's website, reread TMDSAS application, reviewed HPO interview tips, talked with current students at a mixer the previous night."
"looked at questions on sdn"
"SDN, other interviews, read the website, called a friend at the school"
"SDN feedback, looking at school's website, talking to some friends who are students"
"sdn, talked w/current students, read personal statement 5 times. said the st. francis prayer about 20 times. "
"Read about the school's programs, school website"
"SDN, Read over my personal statement and application"
"SDN, catalog, talked with the students"
"SDN, School's Website, MSAR"
"SDN, school website, reading over my personal statement"
"SDN, read my personal statement, mock interviews "
"SDN, friends, mock interviews"
"mock interview, SDN, school website, looked over my application"
"I read up at SDN, read my personal statement, went to the pre-interview social with some M1 and M2 students the night before. I STRONGLY recommend this! Go there and have a drink with the students, get to know the school, and have a good time!"
"sdn, talked to my roommate (who had interviewed at UTSA earlier)"
"SDN, read over my essay and research I had done, quizzed with questions by friends"
"Read SDN, reviewed my TMDSAS application"
"SDN, school website, mock interviews"
"reviewed my app, researched the school"
"Read up on the school"
"Read up on the school."
"Drank a few beers and watched the Astros game."
"SDN, read over personal statement, application"
"Read SDN and the school's website."
"Read my application, SDN. Nothing special."
"Read School website"
"Read this website, reviewed application, looked through school website"
"this website, read school website, personal statement"
"SDN, mock interview, other websites"
"SDN, school's website"
"SDN, School website, went to mixer the night before and talked to med students"
"SDN, mock interview, website"
"SDN site, school website, read over appl, thought about possible questions"
"read website, SDN, application thoroughly"
"Looked at school's website"
"Read feedback here, read their website, and reviewed my application."
"SDN, talked to students, read as much stuff as I could get my hands on in the week b/w summer school ending and my interview"
"Medical school catalogue and my universities feedback notebook."
"SDN, TMDSAS application, other interviews, becoming familiar with healthcare issues"
"Read SDN, newspapers and magazines about current health events, and all my essays. "
"read this website and my apps, mock interview"
"Looked at potencial questions, SDN"
"Read healthcare issues, government legislation, my application"
"Reviewed SDN, my personal statement, the mission statement of the school, and talked to a friend who had already interviewed there. It was sufficient prep, believe me."
"SDN, thought about my responses to potential questions"
"read my personal statement"
"Didn't do much. Read the SDN website and piggy-backed off of my experience at other interviews. Relaxed."
"Reviewed personal statement, and this website. "
"SDN, school mission statement, prepared answers for expected questions"
"Read personal statement..."
"Didn't"
"Mock interview, talked to med students at night before social."
"Admission books with practice interview questions, school's website, reviewed my application."
"read over my app, read this website, that's about it"
"interview feedback, viewbook, my brother went to UTHSCSA so he was my main source of information"
"School website, this website, and interview prep books"
"I had researched the school online and checked this site. I had my physician friends "interview" me."
"Went over application, looked at student website, read about health care, but jesus not enough for the above question."
"read this site, read my file"
"Read my personal statement, read the viewbook, asked students about their interview experience there"
"Relaxed, focused, practiced eye contact with a videocam."
"TMDSAS, 2nd app and SDN"
"no preparation"
"reviewed school website and practice questions from books"
"Mock interview, read school website and this website"
"Read this site, MSAR."
"Mock interviews and read their website."
"SDN, talked to current medical students, read the schools website."
"usual stuff. "
"read about school in MSAR"
"read my essay, school website, this website"
"read this site, UTSA viewbook"
"Personal essay, this website, the school's website"
"website, SDN, went to the night before outing (go to it - the students are fantastic) and stayed with a student"
"talked with students, SDN, read their website"
"read the school's website, read interview feedback, read over my application, mock interviews"
"The usual"
"Read the school's website, read over my application, studentdoctor.net"
"SDN, school website, read application."
"Reviewed the school website, took their virtual tour, went to the pre-interview happy hour. "
"Read SDN, looked over my secondary and TMDSAS application"
"read through the packet they sent."
"same ol' stuff"
"Brushed up on current medical news, SDN, researched school web site."
"read interview feedback, read about the schoool, had a good breakfast"
"student handbook, read over my app"
"SD network, internet, read over personal statement, had a margarita the night before."
"website, SDN, the usual"
"Read website, SDN, relaxed"
"just prepared answers for the usual questions. just relaxed."
"read over website, AMCAS application"
"Read up on the school, reviewed my application, read reviews on this site"
"read this website"
"read SDN, my essays"
"Read 3 books with interview questions, did mock interview with video camera, read up on UT-San Antonio, stayed with student to ask questions."
"I read my essay as well as the medical school's viewbook"
"Looked over their website. "
"Read school viewbook, personal statement, application, talked to other students about the school, read potential questions"
"Read over personal statement, read interview feedback, and reveiwed the school's website"
"Read my application, keep up to date w/ current affairs"
"SDN feedback and UTHSCSA website info"
"Scratched my head and watched ER and scrubs (funny)."
"read over application and looked at their informational brochure"
"looked over my personal statement"
"read the brochure"
"I read UT-San Antonio's applicant viewbook and read their website. "
"Read over application and personal statement. Also looked at information about the school."
"Reviewing material sent by the school. "
"Everyone at this school is so nice! Students were very chill and easygoing, and the admissions director and team really emphasized that interview day was supposed to be relaxed and laid-back. They did a great job of reducing stress and making it an all-around positive experience. Interview day and the overall attitudes of the students and admissions teams made me want to attend this school. Administration seems like they are super receptive to student feedback and fostering a positive environment for their students' wellbeing. Also, great match rates and match list!"
"the students seem to really enjoy being there"
"It was very welcoming and conversational."
"Dr. Kellaway is incredible and truly cares about her students. She led the day and was very personable. As an OOS-er I felt valued. Long SOM also gives OOSers IS tuition which is incredible."
"The medical students are all super friendly and happy."
"The friendliness and high quality education"
"The warmth and enthusiasm of the students, faculty and staff on interview day. The interview also actually felt like a conversation."
"Extremely friendly atmosphere!"
"Campus is nice"
"The culture 100%. Also, the step resources/time off is incredible. (one week off before exams!)"
"The interview day ran like clockwork, and everyone- students and faculty- was very friendly"
"Current students, staff, campus, anatomy lab."
"It's a very collaborative environment, EVERYONE talks about how the students are like a family want to learn together"
"The campus was very nice! The medical school is in the middle of the large medical center, it's very busy! On the campus tour we were able to tour the hospital with a fourth year medical student who had a lot of insight into what it's like working in the facility. I was very impressed! They are about to open a brand new medical school building - the designs looked cool!"
"Students, Students, Students, and Faculty. You will be sold as to how nice and family-like UTHSCSA is."
"Cheap tuition. Students were very friendly and happy, gave interviewees high-fives as we walked to our interviews and wished us good luck! They also took time out of their day to walk interviewees to their second interviews if they were in another location. Dean was straightforward about probation and what they are doing to fix it. New clinical skills facilities"
"Casual atmosphere, how happy all the students seemed, and the Harlingen program"
"Opportunity to have more hands-on experience during clerkships by doing rotations in Harlingen."
"Both interviewers were very nice, very polite. The first guy was very reassuring, kept saying things like "Oh you're gonna get in to med school, don't worry about it.""
"School grounds are nice, students seem happy, 4 year Md/MPH program"
"The friendliness of the students and faculty and the new curriculum changes and clinical facilities under construction."
"The great personalities of the students and staff"
"Their admissions philosophy, Dr. Jones, the students passion for SA, the school's location, very genuine and down to earth students"
"Systems based learning, non-competitive environment"
"Honors in Research program, Hospitals are far from downtown so calm and quiet, letter grading system, hospital affiliations w/ lvl 1 trauma, VA hospital."
"Fantastic area and facilities"
"The student panel with the MS4's and the overall impression I got from conversing with various other students."
"the genuine willingness of the students and faculty to help"
"The students. They seemed happy and all loved San Antonio (but for one MS4 from New York)"
"THE PEOPLE, everyone was very friendly and well-rounded and funny, the tutoring system, the location, the hospital system, the military connections"
"Organ based curriculum"
"The friendliness of the student body."
"The schools focus on students, volunteer opportunities, holistic education, and life outside of medical school. The kindness and caring attitude of the faculty and students. The many volunteer opportunities from year one, the light 4th year schedule allowing for volunteer or travel. "
"It was during exam week, but the students were very friendly and relaxed. The international programs and social and community programs are very accessible. Research is on a choose-if-you-will basis. Local VA, Army, Air Force health care facilities are accessible. The Dean and Assistant Dean met with our group of interviewers and were very friendly and encouraging."
"The friendliness of the students, who all seemed very enthused about their school. The amount of funding and expansion activities that are slated for the coming years, especially the acquisition of a major cancer research institute. The number of clinical training facilities available. That students are given a 250 GB external hard drive for use in the first and second years. The new student gym that will open in spring 2009. The commitment to wellness of the students (they have a large running/cycling track, built to minimize impact on your joints, surrounding the campus, with a Texas hill country vista). The fact that San Antonio is soon likely to be THE location to train for military medicine in the US, if it isn't already. The new MD with Distinction in Research degree. MD/MPh degree that can be earned in 4 years, via online coursework. Dean Henrich's warm and inspiring welcome."
"The people are friendly, the students are approachable, the material seems manageable, the curriculm is interesting, the teaching hospitals offer a lot of primary care experience"
"The school had a small school atmosphere feel to it. Everyone there (students, faculty, and administration) helps everyone else reach their goals. They have many programs available to students if they need extra help. The faculty have an open-door policy and are willing to bend over backwards to help their students. They have many opportunities that allow students to participate in research as well as travel abroad summer programs to medically serve underprivileged communities throughout the world."
"The students were very nice and seemed happy to be there."
"building new facilities"
"Everyone is incredibly nice. There really is an environment of "Hey, we're all in this together, let's help each other." Once you're in, they really seem like they'd do anything to keep you."
"The students seemed truly laid-back, confident, and happy. Not sure if this is the kind of crowd UTSA recruits or if this is what happens to most after beginning school here. Beautiful, wide-open campus. Best of both worlds: an intense trauma-filled med center and breathing room for a bike ride."
"The facilities that they are building, the amazingly friendly students, the lack of interpersonal competition (replaced by personal competition), the opportunities for clerkships in southern Texas (working with mostly immigrants)."
"school's environment, cohesion of the student body"
"What didn't? The school was excellent. They are looking for students who are genuinely commited to a career in serving others, not themselves. I was impressed with their teaching curriculum, and impressed with their educational facilities. The Harlingen RAHC facility - sort of near where I live - seems like an excellent environment to really get your feet wet with medicine."
"The students were extremely nice and helpful."
"How nice the students were"
"Community of students who all seem to support one another."
"How nice the med students were"
"New Clinical Skills Lab and new recreation center (opening sept 2008), low cost of living"
"How nice the student body was, been to many schools and never met so many nice people."
"The people were extremely friendly. It did not seem like a high stress environment or like it was highly competitive."
"students seem really happy and very willing to help each other"
"The students were very friendly and seemed laid back and cool. I also know a few people who are students there so I felt very relaxed. Dr. Jones the dean is very nice and he gave a very encouraging explanation of the school's admissions process."
"Everyone there was very kind and helpful. Very nice clinical facility."
"The student atmopshere was fabulous. Everyone was friendly and eager to help me find my interview rooms. "
"The med students are all very friendly and seem genuinely happy with the school. The system-based curriculum seems to be a good way of learning the material."
"How welcoming and supportive the admission staff, medical students, and everybody at the school were. The school's philosophy on choosing whoom to interview."
"They are adding some needed elements to the curriculum next year including the completion of a brand new building that has a floor dedicated to standardized patients and related instruction."
"The students there are amazingly helpful and seem really excited to have you there. They really made you feel special for having been asked to interview and you could tell they were most concernced with you figuring out whether you would be a good fit there."
"I love their organ-systems approach to teaching. It seems like I'll get all the clinical experience I will need to become a successful doctor."
"Great student body that really seemed to support each other and had staff and faculty that really cared."
"The friendliness and accessiblity of the students - we must've had 50 tell us good luck and give us advice!"
"Their clinical preparation site is phenominal. All of the students were very amicable and normal. Definitely the coolest and happiest student body of the Texas medical schools. There was a great mix of people. Interviewers were really nice and interesting."
"Involvement of faculty. Frankness of discussions."
"Location- close enough to downtown yet far enough to avoid traffic. Also helps b/c it helps the campus seem more ''together'' and laid back"
"The friendliness of the students."
"The way the school is so organized...also the fact that even out-of-state applicants can easily qualify for in-state tuition rates"
"how they stressed that they want all of their students to succeed, a number of students told me that the school makes it hard for you to fail"
"Good student community"
"I liked the surroundings and the school itself. And of course lunch!"
"How enthusiastic about the school and their peers all of the current students were. Also, if you paused for a second to figure out where you were going, someone would ask if they could help you find something."
"The enthusiam of every single student that I met and the clinical skills center."
"the people"
"students are really excited to be there and extremely friendly, the hospitals look new and the new clinical skills building lets you practice with standardized patients. the school actually has scholarships to do international rotations in India, the 3rd year lets you spend time in Harlingen where they actually provide you with housing! "
"GREAT people! Very supportive atmosphere."
"The unique and inspiring attitude of the students and faculty."
"I LOVED the students and the facilities were nice. I just loved the overall feel of the school."
"The school is wonderful and there are a lot of good opportunities for clinical training for students (ie new clinical training facility, third-year in Harlingen). "
"The Dean's message about how they select students, it seems like they put a lot of thought into who will make a good caretaker, not just on MCAT scores. Students were super chill and had cool life experiences."
"Student camaraderie"
"The people are very nice. I like the location of the school. "
"The attitude of the students. There seems to be a great deal of cooperation and camraderie between them. And they were all very nice to stop and talk to us, give us directions, answer questions, etc."
"The new clinical skills building."
"The interpersonal atmosphere between the students, faculty, staff, & administration. The new Clinical Skills Center."
"The Clinical Skills Center. It is optimal for acquiring clinical training!"
"Student enthusiasm and relaxed atmosphere. They are trying to impress you just as much as you are them."
"The students appeared to have a large amount of camaraderie. There are many opportunities for the third-year students to work at different hospitals and settings."
"There were plenty of opportunities to interact with med students and the students seemed knowledgeable."
"everyone was very friendly and the hospital was great"
"The students-- definitely the least nerdy of all schools in Texas"
"I met a lot of students and they all seemed very enthusiastic about the school and the San Antonio area. There is affordable housing as well around the area."
"Outstanding clinical opportunities (to compare, I have also interviewed at the schools ranked #1 and #3 in primary care and I thought UTHSCSA had better clinical training programs). Large class size with a lot of diversity (in ethnicity, age, medical interests, etc.)It seemed that there was a place for everyone whether you are interested in family med, surgerical sub-specialties, research etc."
"Very laid back Texas atmosphere. The new clinical studies building seemed neat."
"Friendliness of everyone at the Health Science Center"
"Scope and designation of clinical facilitiesâ€â€all five hospitals are public, including one military. Micro-location: on the edge of the beautiful Texas Hill Country, that there are so many nice housing options near campus, and with lots of new facilities being constructed. Students were very warm. The administration seemed very supportive of their studentsâ€â€nobody's forced out or falls through the cracks."
"diverse gorup of students who were well accomplished and relaxed. mentoring w. upper classman."
"The students and faculty are GREAT!! Everyone seems really friendly and eager to introduce themselves to people. I felt totally welcome here. Also, I had heard that the weekly quizzes were hard and had become a burden to the students. However, this afternoon, one of the first year students told me that the deans had listened to their feedback and are dropping the quizzes (unless they improve the students' grade). It's nice to see a place that actually has administrators that listen to what students have to say. I really hope I get in here."
"Sounds like students are very happy here, no competition at all. The administration seems to be very responsive to student requests/complaints; both Dr. Jones' went out of their way to get to know me and make me feel welcome. Also, there seems to be amazing clinical training here that leaves students graduating with skills equivalent to a resident."
"the students absolutely love their school and their professors. big believers in teamwork, too. lots of hands-on opportunities for 3rd year folks. strong emphasis on the compassionate and ethical aspects of being a physician, in addition to having technical proficiency. "
"The students. The post on sdn about the administration not listening to student feedback is erroneous - In fact, this afternoon students received an email that the quizzes would only count toward their final grade if they HELPED. Also, the students were told that there would no longer be an integrated quiz in the spring - only physiology quizzes. No word yet on what this means for the incoming class, but feedback from first year students has definitely been heard."
"They have a really impressive Clinical Skills Resource Center and the 3rd year students get a lot of hands on experience."
"The students and faculty are very enthusiastic about the school. The area is gorgeous. The student life is great. There are tremendous opportunities such as doing third year rotations at the satellite campus in Harlingen."
"students are very enthusiastic about their school (even those not participating directly in interview day), Clinical Skills Center, Dr. Jones, opportunity to do 3rd and 4th year at Harlingen"
"How happy the student body is, the clinical skills center, how beautiful san antonio is..."
"The camraderie of the students; the state of the art clinical skills center"
"Dr. Jones (both of them)"
"the students were very friendly and relaxed. "
"This school is pretty much what I was looking for. Lots of clinical opportunities, friendly and diverse class, safe campus, friendly faculty, nice/new training facilities."
"the studnets were so nice, the opportunity to go to harligen, the dean of admissions was great!"
"The students seemed to really like their campus, and there seems to be a lot of opportunities and flexibility in the 3rd and 4th years. There was positive feedback also on how much the faculty cares and gives individual attention to students who seek it."
"location, it's outside of the city several miles. I stayed with a student and I think it made all of the difference. It was nice to have someone to talk to who knew the school inside and out. If you have the opportunity to stay with a student, take it."
"enthusiasm"
"students seemed nice."
"The students were extremely laid back and seemed very happy the chose San Antnonio. Also, learning how cheap housing is in San Antonio."
"Great facilities, really great students/staff."
"Everything, I really like this school and the location."
"Clinical application building is brand new and awesome, small town feel, students seemed very laid back/ friendly"
"The enthusiasm of the students, the positive atmosphere, the medical center."
"students are TERRIFIC. They literally go out of their way to help you. Atmosphere aside from the curriculum is very laid-back. Housing is cheap, students are happy, and there's a fantastic teaching hospital there. Also a great opportunity to do clinicals in Harlingen. The pre-interview social was a lot of fun. The associate dean is such a nice guy too. Also it's in a great area of San Antonio."
"Location"
"new clinical facilities, the students, the positive things students said about faculty and administration"
"everyone was really friendly and laid back"
"student spirit"
"clinical center"
"the curriculum, how the adcom selected interviewees and prospects, and how excited the students were who attended there."
"The students really seemed to love it there. They were all enthusiastic & got along well - they email the whole class when they find or make something helpful to study. Also liked the fact that they started clinical integration early on."
"the new clinical care center, the friendliness of students/faculty, san antonio"
"Students are amazing, go to the nite before social- you ask all the questiosn your want. Housing cheap and walking distance to school."
"People were very nice, eager to help you out and answer your questions. It seems like they accept a very diverse class."
"The faculty and students were incredibly friendly. Random people in the hallways were friendly. They focus on the whole person and spend a lot of time reviewing applications, rather than just judging quickly by numbers."
"The student body and how much they all seem to appreciate each other and take care of each other. The Harlingen opportunity. The new clinical skills center."
"Location and laid back atmosphere."
"The location, high number of patients, class interaction, curriculum, opportunity to do a rotation in the Valley."
"Students appear happy and proud of their school. More than one person came up to me and asked if I had any questions. Panel of fourth years were really laid back and fun. Dr. Jones has a great attitude and makes you feel at home. "
"the school, the curriculum, the faculty, the students"
"Dr. Jones and the students, everyone was very friendly."
"The school is really laid back, fosters an environment where students help each other, more friendly, more personable."
"4th years we met with were very enthusiastic about the place, but of course, they were all class leaders."
"The students love their school and were very helpful."
"the fact that the interviews were closed file made me feel more comfortable, since each student was viewed on the same level."
"Dr. Jones presents the school so well. The students seem pretty happy and are convinced that they have it better than the other students in other Texas medical schools."
"The students, the faculty and new clinical facility being built."
"the students were great"
"One of my interviewers was a fourth year student on the admissions committee. Strangely enough, he was also my tour guide right before the interview. While I got the impression that he took his job seriously, he was still laid back and enthusiastic -- a very comfortable interviewing environment."
"The students love their school, definite sense of comaraderie in the class."
"I loved the sound of their new curriculum, the chance to go to Harlingen, loved the students, loved the library....I could go on forever. SA is #1 for me!!!"
"The students and faculty were very friendly and inviting."
"how ridiculously friendly the students were, how laid back the interview process is"
"Dr. Jones' great speech (he always tells it like it is). Students were very friendly and genuinely interested in helping each other. Intramural program is excellent. New clinical skills center seems promising."
"The medical student panel was very informative. The medical student I interviewed with was very easy going and made me feel comfortable. "
"Wow! Everyone was friendly. People would stop and ask me if I needed directions anywhere. Doctors I passed in the hallway would tell me "Good Luck!" The students are a good mix, with plenty of older students with varied life experiences."
"The curriculum is very clinically based and that really appeals to me."
"how friendly everyone was--they were willing to go out of their way to give you info and take you to wherever you needed to go"
"The friendly hours, non mandatory classes (some of them)"
"The Dean of Admissions was charismatic and represented the school very well."
"the people, cirriculum, location"
"Dr David Jones, Dean of Admissions"
"Great location and excellent education in both clinical and basic sciences. The average USMLE1 scores are above average for this years class and they get residencies all over the state and nation. "
"the curriculm is thorough and emphasizes clinical skills. Also, you're graded against a standard not a curve (like at other schools), so you're encouraged to help each other out. This is the way a graduate program should be!"
"The students seemed happy yet realistic. They mostly live within 15 minutes walking distance of school. The dean reminded me of Alan Alda and seemed very down to earth and easy to approach."
"students seem really laid-back and san antonio is a good sized city (not too big, nor too hick) to live in for med school. also opportunity for 24 students every year to go to harlingen for 3rd and 4th years- sounds like an awesome clinical experience"
"Students really like the school."
"SNMA members made students feel welcome."
"how relaxed and friendly the students and faculty were. I also appreciated the non-confrontational nature of the interviews and the structure in the day's plan, i.e. you weren't left wandering around by yourself to kill time."
"My friends who are at the school said it was very laid back and they really enjoy it. The admissions staff were really friendly and excited about the school and the interviewees. My interviews were challenging but interesting."
"The Dean was very cool. Took time to meet me, spend time talking with me. Most of the students were very laid-back and happy with the school."
"beautiful campus just outside the loop; access to 3 level 1 trauma centers; huge emphasis on clinical skills; very low cost of living; are in the process of building state-of-the-art clinical skills classrooms"
"The friendliness of the students and faculty. They all seem to be genuinely happy there."
"the students are great, the spirit and the ideals of the medical school are great - if you want to be a great clinician- go here. this school produces good, caring doctors who also do VERY well in the match."
"The dean's morning speech--makes you pumped to become a physician"
"The STUDENTS!!! These are some of the friednliest, nicest folks I've ever met. By the end of the day I was on a first name basis with lotssssss of first, second, and third years....who also remembered my name. Not bad. :)"
"The campus and the surrounding hill country was wonderful. The interview day was very professional and informative. They seemed especially sincere about what they could offer and how they thought they stacked up. The hospitals wherein your clinical training takes place (should you stay in San Antonio) seemed to be great institutions for learning. Even the opportunities in Harlingen have aspects that make it an appealing alternative."
"The simplicity and calmness of the campus and surrounding area."
"The focus on the students with lots of faculty support."
"The students and faculty are all extremely friendly and made an effort to be involved in the interview day, even in the middle of mid-terms. Also, there are several teaching hospitals attached to the medical school. "
"The niceness of everyone. I was walking by myself from one interview to another and everyone (and I'm not exaggerating) said "good luck" or made sure I was doing all right."
"campus outside the city. students walk to school. spend your 3rd year in Harligen. (a lot of clinical exposure) the new building built specifically with the medical student in mind. "
"clincial experience here...there's a million and one hospitals in S.A. also they have really high matching rates for residencies. oh yeah & their admissions process is totally in the right place. i quote the dean "we make doctors not med students""
"The students. Everyone was totally social and eager to get to know the interviewees; overall, they seemed like a great bunch of people."
"I like San Antonio. The weather is good. "
"the student's enthusiasm"
"The students were very friendly. The number of hospitals (including the Harligen campus) available for rotations. The number of students who receive their first choice in residency programs is higher than the national average. The cost of living is low in San Antonio. The school is located in the suburbs."
"San Antonio is a nice town, the Dean is very approachable, the students seem happy, even the MS IV's"
"STUDENTS--by far the friendliest, most laid back, down-to-earth bunch I've seen. They are truly one of a kind and very into their class and school. I didn't run into one person who seemed unhappy/standoffish/dissatisfied. everyone loves their teachers, classes, and experience. i also like the safe suburban setting and low cost of living! GREAT school. "
"the fact that both interviewers said they were going to try and wirte the best eval to get me there next year. and it worked! I'M IN! also like the fact that the students didn't hold anything back, and were very, very honest"
"the school is very laid back and genuinely cares about its students"
"The amount of clinical exposure that is offered from the very beginning of the first year, the friendliness of the students and faculty."
"The friendliness of the students and faculty"
"The hospitals and enthusiasm of the students."
"The dean of the school was personally with us for most of the day and spoke about the school. The interview led by the faculty member was great. From the beginning, he got right to the point. He basically laid it out for me to tell him everything I wanted the admissions committee to know about me."
"The students were nice and helpful. The weather and the place was great. It was a very nice day."
"The cohesion between the students. They really seem to support each other."
"The attitudes of the students, also the facilities. I didn't they had as much stuff going in San Antonio as they actually do. "
"Students are genuinely happy, no sense of the false enthusiam I encountered at Houston. Great campus. Huge emphasis on faculty teaching, and a huge emphasis on the success of each and every student."
"The niceness of the students, staff, and faculty. The low-stress educational environment and closeness of the class members."
"Interviewers were very freindly and relaxed"
"The facilities available to the students."
"Medical center is not downtown for a change."
"how EVERYONE is willing to help you out"
"the dean was really friendly and seemed easy to talk to"
"the FRIENDLINESS of the students! they were soooo friendly! and the Dean seems to really care about the students genuinely!"
"The facilities were nice and I got along really well with the current students."
"The people and the fact that there are fourth year students on the admissions committee."
"Closeness and friendliness amongst the students. "
"Preclinical grades aren't purely pass/fail; they have honors, high pass, pass, fail. Kind of a drawback since a lot of other schools are completely pass/fail for preclinical grades."
"no hablo mucho espanol (Yet ;) )"
"N/A."
"Tech problems during both of my one on one interviews, but they made up for the time."
"Grading system"
"Vague on their step scores, but honestly I believe they will help students reach their goals."
"San Antonio gets very hot outside in the summer"
"Some of the building interiors look a bit dated but that's not a big deal."
"Honestly nothing, kept asking the students what they didn't like about the school and got answers like "San Antonio is really big I guess""
"One of my interviewers was not technically associated with the medical school so they did not know anything about the school/curriculum, etc."
"School exterior looks kind of old."
"My second interview was with a faculty member who was foreign, didn't speak English very well, and spent maybe 10 minutes interviewing me. Didn't seem very interested in talking to me and wasn't making much eye contact, but perhaps this was a cultural difference."
"Parking"
"Facilities were old, interview day was unorganized."
"I felt like the first interviewer didn't know a thing about me; he hadn't done his homework. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes not."
"LCME probation status, teaching hospital is run down, interviewer was late"
What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?