How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Why medicine? Why now?" Report Response

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

"Why have you attended >1 undergrad. institution?" Report Response

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

"You have done other things, how can we be sure medicine is right?" Report Response

What was the most interesting question?

"Same as hardest question (below)" Report Response

What was the most difficult question?

"What EXACTLY about one clinical experience I described on my AMCAS did I find so compelling? (be prepared to talk in a bit detail about what you have already said. no big deal, just be ready. as I said, the interviews were low stress.)" Report Response

How did you prepare for the interview?

"UMASS web pages, review of UMASS research of interest, re-read my AMCAS application, mock interview with a friend" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"very low competition among students and low stress interviews" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Admissions staff didn't get me to my first interview on time" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"very low stress, seemed to want to get to know me, one interviewer discussed her research quite a bit." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

02/02/2004