How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

25 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?

Closed file

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

"These are in addition to the two I mentioned above: Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What personality characteristics do you have that will make you a good physician?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you work with different groups of people?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What would you do if you knew a colleague of yours had a drinking/drug problem?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me about an influential moment in your life?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN--all the potential structured questions are on this site, mock interviews, just relaxed" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The new facilities are great. Also the learning communities are impressive. I likes the idea of getting together with M1-M4's and sharing thoughts and hanging out. Also, all the changes Iowa has made over the last few years are geared to helping students succeed." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The weather. Typical Iowa--you never know what you are going to get. October 3rd and it was hot and humid (90 degrees)" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Which part of the building to go into. They are all coneected so it was a bit confusing. Give yourself plenty of time to get there." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was a great interview. It is 1/2 structured: they will ask you four of 12 possible questions (all on this site)which you will answer and the faculty cannot follow up with a prompt. It wasn't as weird as I thought it would be. The second half is unstructured and very casual. Afterword, you meet with the admissions coordinaotr for any further questions you may have about the school and she is really funny and laid back." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

CID

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

How would you rate the hotel?

10 out of 10

On what date did the interview take place?

10/03/2005

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?

9 out of 10

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

8 out of 10