Positively
2 out of 10
9 out of 10
9 out of 10
60+ minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
Open file
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What [activities] have you been doing in the past year? " Report Response | I was asked this question too
"How do you know your letter of recommendation writers?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What volunteering activities have you done that you recommend to someone else? (It was implicit that the activities were to help someone understand what it is to be a doctor.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What do you think about the clash between science and religion? (This was an informal question and not really meant to catch you, so don't worry if you get a controversial issue like this.)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"SDN, reviewed my application, went over possible questions I could be asked (e.g. why do you want to be a doctor, describe some activity, etc.)" Report Response
"The students and staff were willing to answer any question and were very friendly. UF COM is continually growing and adding to its facilities (a cancer center, proton therapy center, and genetics institute are just 3). There seems to be a solid commitment to providing the best possible education. Also, the quality-of-education-to-cost ratio is very high (i.e. high quality and low cost)." Report Response
"The day is a bit too long; some of the presentations could have been shortened or eliminated. It would have been faster and more efficient to just provide handouts of the Powerpoint presentations so we could review the info on our time. While I realize that UF is proud of its students, there was too much about how high USMLE and shelf exam scores." Report Response
"This may be common sense, but get a good night's sleep. The day is long (~8 hours) and you don't want to be struggling to stay awake (that could leave a bad impression). Oh, and the interviews don't necessarily go for the full hour slated; both of my interviews were around 45 minutes, so DON'T WORRY." Report Response
"The day at UF COM is long (9 am to 5:30 pm) but informative and fun. The interview group was large (~20 people); that doesn't really mean anything, but I was surprised since most schools aimed for no more than 15. There were presentations about the school, financial aid, the Harrell Center (where students learn clinical skills on standardized patients), STAN (a robot patient), and the reading room (a place for med students to relax). There was lunch during which you could ask med students questions. We were then sent off for 2 interviews and 2 tours (hospital and school) in different orders for different people. My interviews were good (see other SDN feedback for other experiences); the people seemed genuinely interested in learning about me. Questions were straight out of your application because UF is open file (translation: give explanations and examples, don't just repeat what your application says). Tours were interesting; we got in-depth views of many wards and clinics. The day wraps up at 5 pm. The admissions process is as follows: after interviewing, you are accepted (very few), rejected (even more rare), or put on hold (the majority). Hold IS NOT the alternate list; it is a list of applications about which no decision has been made. Around March-April, people on hold are reviewed to be accepted (a few more), rejected (still rare), or put on the alternate list (about 100 people). The alternate list behaves as it does at any school (it may be informally ranked too, but this is speculation/word-on-the-street); few people are taken from the alt list though (weirder things have happened). Update UF COM with important happenings, awards, new grades, or anything you feel will improve your standing. I hope that helped. " Report Response
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