How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How you think you did?

5 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 Cincinnati?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If someone came to your doorstep and instantly took you to Washington, D.C., how would you change America's healthcare system? [followed up by numerous questions on funding this healthcare reform]" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"In recent years, the income of the physician has decreased significantly. Ideally, where should physicians "rank" in the hierarchy of income categories?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were politically, morally, or religiously opposed to abortion and one of your patients, a single, young woman, asked you to perform an abortion, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How exactly would you go about funding healthcare reform?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read interview experiences, reviewed my application, read on their website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The students, including those that gave the tour and those that my group ran into in the building, were very friendly and helpful. The interviewer told me to relax and that it was just a casual conversation. The presentation on UC was impressive, and the financial aid representative was very knowledgable." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There were a couple of questions that threw me off, and my interviewer seemed to keep asking me about funding healthcare reform, which I was not prepared for. The interviewer was also about 15 minutes late. Also, there is a lot of construction going on inside the building." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I didn't know which parking garage to park in. I also didn't know that I could have scheduled my interview before all of the presentations." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I didn't thnk I did too well in the interview. The healthcare reform funding question threw me off, and the interviewer stuck on that subject. Nevertheless, he was friendly and attentive most of the time. The lunch was pretty early (10:30 AM), and the presentations were nice. Even though I didn't think I did too well, I got accepted about a week and a half later. The assistant dean was also very friendly and helpful, and told us that there was usually a 2-3 week turnaround time for a decision." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/18/2004