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  • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Iowa City, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

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)?

"How do you handle working in a difficult situation with many different people?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How will you handle balancing a family with your career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Describe a time you went above and beyond the call of duty." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"See above." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reviewed the school's website, mock interview, reviewed AMCAS and secondary, SDN." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The new facilities are beautiful. The hospital is one of the nicest that I have been in. The student tour guide was extremely helpful and outgoing and provided more than enough advice not just about the school but about the application and interview process and his own experience making a decision last year." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Structured interviews are odd. The doctors interviewing you ask you four questions and all they can do is nod and smile at you; they aren't allowed to comment until later in the interview, after you have jabbered on for fifteen or twenty minutes about yourself." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I was really nervous while I was driving to the school as it was my first interview, but the whole process was definitely more laid back than I expected, and I was very calm by the time of my actual interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It isn't as bad as you think it could be. Also, it was fun to meet some other applicants from all over the country." Report Response

Tour and Travel

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?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/10/2005

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?

7 out of 10

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