Positively
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45 minutes
At the school
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One-on-one
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"Describe your research." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why do you want to be a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Describe your community service/extracurricular/leadership (and so on) activities." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What do you think is the most important attribute for a doctor to possess?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What was the most difficult time you had in school? (Not very difficult, just out of nowhere.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"reading interview info at student doctor.net, reviewing my application, practice interview, attempting to stay current with the news" Report Response
"everything: the admissions staff, the Harrell Center, STAN patient simulator, students' USMLE scores, good atmosphere, up-to-date facilites" Report Response
"limited information about the admissions process/statistics, med student area is a bit old" Report Response
"the tier system, unusual interview tactics" Report Response
"The interview was an overall good experience. I wasn't very stressed because Robyn and Denise provide a comfortable atmosphere. I thought I performed fairly well under the conditions and it was good to see the campus. UF is probably the best med school in Florida. MAIN Things to know: 1) good cop/bad cop interviewers: I don't know if they actually plan this or if it works out this way, but one interviewer tends to be nice to you and the other more mean. There are varying degrees of "good" (bubbly to pleasantly curious) and "bad" (argumentative to mildly disinterested/emotionally distanced). Just don't be surprised if one person loves you while the other leaves the room to make a phone call (DURING the interview). Be poised, calm, and do your best. 2) the admissions process: Before I begin, let me just say that this is speculative; I have heard this as "the word on the street." After interviewing, you are either accepted, rejected or put on hold. Hold means they have made no decision about you. They then review people on hold for acceptance, rejecton, or waitlist. This is definite. The operation of the waitlist is what is speculative. From what I've heard, the list is split into three groups, or tiers. Consideration for acceptance goes in order from Tier 1 to 3. As you submit materials to the school, you can move up or down from one tier to the next. If this is true, then the list is semi-ranked. In other words, Tier 1 has a better chance of getting in than Tier 2, but everyone in Tier 1 has the same chance. I can't say this is 100% true or the implications, but I just wanted to give a possibility." Report Response
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