Jackson, MS
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
8 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
The overall experience was very good. The staff immediately put me at ease with pleasant conversation, until Dr. Case was ready to interview me. Dr. Case interviewed me open file, while the other two chose to do it closed file (its the interviewer's decision). One was the associate dean for student affairs, who was pleasant. We talked a lot about my wife and the pressures of medical school on spouses and support groups. The other was an ER physician that I connected well with, and spent a full 10 minutes talking about our tastes in music.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Why did you choose the MHA over the MPH degree? How do you plan to use this degree? (There was a whole line of questioning from all interviewers about my graduate training.)
What was the most interesting question?
Tell me about your wife? What kind of music do you like?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, talking with my wife, reviewing questions from Barron's "Essays that will get you into medical school".
What impressed you positively?
Dr. Case and his staff goes out of their way to ensure that you are as relaxed as possible during the interview process. A new hospital is all but completed for the medical school. Progressive involvement of student government and student body with administration. USMLE step 2 scores are a full standard deviation above the national mean.
What impressed you negatively?
A few medical students seemed less than enthusiastic about the school. Our tour guide wasn't sure about what to show us.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That the interview process was even more laid back than I had imagined.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Neutral
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours 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
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