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  • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Iowa City, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why are you interested in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"What personal characteristics do you have that will help you in your career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"Medical school is stressful for everyone - how do you plan to deal with the stress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you think about alternative medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How do you know when you need help? How do you know when you don't need help?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read AMCAS, secondary app, thought about topics they gave us, did a mock interview, relaxed." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Really impressive facilities, all the staff and students were incredibly nice. They gave us free parking vouchers. The interviewers were very friendly. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"not much... the room we sat in was hot, but it wasn't their fault. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The structured portion of the interview wasn't as weird as you think... and when that's done the rest of it is fine." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, it was really great. The people were nice, the facilities were impressive, and the interview was more enjoyable than you'd expect. Definately a top choice." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/09/2003

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