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  • University of Vermont College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Burlington, VT
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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

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

"What do you think of UVM?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What organic chemistry classes have you taken? Why so much physical chemistry? (My course titles weren't very clear on my transcript)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Are you interested in Vermont because of the mountains? (my experience is very outdoorsy)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why are you switching from Chemical Engineering to Medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, review of notes I made on previous questions, AMCAS" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"great facilities, friendly students & admissions staff, great curriculum, start rotations march of second year" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"no chance of becoming in-state resident. my interviewer pointed out that the academic teaching is very compressed since students see patients early in their education." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"should have contacted student hosts sooner. i had to stay in a hotel." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"conversational and relaxed. my interviewer said he hadn't done many interviews before. he had extensively reviewed my AMCAS" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

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?

$401-$500

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?

Lang House

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/13/2004

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

7 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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