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  • Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Winston-Salem, NC
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

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 Wake Forest? Why did I decide to go to med school abroad." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medcine and how am I prepared?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was my most challenging undergraduate experience?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Are you emotional?? I wonder why he asked me that. How do I plan to combine family and career? (isn't that an illegal question)? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Is a competent physician who is not compassionate better than a compassionate physician who is not competent? I had fun with this one!" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"read SDN, reviewed personal statements and had a mock interview with the director of admissions at my undergraduate school. boosted my self-esteem by telling myself i was the best!" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The faculty seem very friendly and approachable and Wake has very nice facilities. The cost of living is pretty cheap and although there is not so much to do in Winstom, I like the absence of distractions. Wake encourages international rotations and volunteer work. My host was the best!!" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Upon my arrival, I was told that enough acceptances had already been sent out to fill the class and I would therefore be placed on the waiting list. I still think I have a chance though!!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"same as above." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The 3 interviews were not as stressful as I had imagined and the tour guides were truthful and excited about their school. I really hope I get into Wake and I can't wait for three weeks to go by. Overall, the interview was very conversational and the financial aid session was very informative." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$101-$200

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/07/2005

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 out of 10

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