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  • University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Reno, NV
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 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?

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)?

"If you could never study medicine, what would you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Should we offer you admission to this school? Why? (I jokingly asked if anyone ever answers ''no'' - apparently no one ever has ;) " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Who do you think is the most important figure in United States history?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What would you do if you caught a classmate cheating?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How do you feel about affirmative action? How would you feel (as a non-URM) if a URM less qualified than you was admitted instead of you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN interview feedback, bioethics websites" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The facilities are very nice and the staff was incredibly friendly. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The faculty interviewer was generally unprepared for the interview and seemed to have a personal agenda with many of the questions asked. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It was a good experience overall, though I did not have a good feeling after my interview with the faculty member. I would have preferred an open-file interview as a lot of time was spent talking about things that were already in the application. " 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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

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?

01/01/2006

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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