How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 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)?

"Tell me about your self, your school, and your family. What do you like to do in your free time?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about the leadership positions you have listed in your application. (She asked questions about each individual position)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you know about PBL? Do you think you would do good in this type of learning environment? Why? How do you study, will PBL work with your methods?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you see as the worst aspect of medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why should we pick you? (What will you bring to Mercer as a student and future physician?)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed Mercer's mission statement, looked at this website, reviewed my application, studied a few sample questions, and talked with my pre-medical advisory committee." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The friendliness of everyone, the interviewers, admissions staff, dean, etc. My first interviewer actually took me on a side tour to meet a couple of his students." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"I wish we could have spent more time touring the hospital. However, we did get to spend a good bit of time with the fourth year students. (Try and ask LOTS of questions, you'll learn a lot of interesting information.)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I wish I would have known that the interview was going to be as stressfree as they said it would be." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"This interview was nothing like I expected. It was very laid back (as they say). Everything went great! I just received my acceptance letter yesterday!! I am very excited about attending such a great school." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Howard Johnson

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

09/20/2005

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10