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  • University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Vermillion, SD
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 out of 10

Questions

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)?

"What makes you a good candidate to serve in a underserved area of south dakota?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe your shadowing of a doctor." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Where do you see yourself in ten years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How can the committee trust that you will move to an underserved area?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"reading this site and looking over my file." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"smaller class size" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"getting a parking ticket in the visitors parking lot." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"As others have stated, the interview was split into two separate locations with plenty of time to travel. The first interview was pretty easy going but the second was more intense. The interviewer really wanted me to sell myself to him so that he could defend me to the committee. He seemed very interested in my grades and MCAT scores. There was not as much emphsis on lifetime experience or past degrees." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Neutral

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

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/10/2005

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

1 out of 10

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