What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

How long was the interview?

15 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"Why DO? what are you doing now?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"You got a C in this class, do you think you'll be able to handle the tougher curriculum?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what specialty are you interested in?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Compare and contrast MD's and DO's." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What can you bring to this program and why should we tell the committee to accept you?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, interview packet, NOVA website." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything!!!Facilities, ammenities, beautiful campus with the most georgeous library i have ever seen and the largest, most advanced recreational center of any school, area, students and program and the different projects you can do like fellowships and MPH." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Dhelia was very rude. she is the admissions secretary and others on this website had said she was nice, but that is minor! " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"that they are going to break ground on a brand new medical research building! AWESOME. Also, the mandatory attendance is slack since classes are recorded and available online now and dress code is very slack, trust me!!!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Great day! waited with 11 other applicants. got info. on fin. aid, curriculum, programs, student life, etc. went on interviews, then tour of med. school. then lunch, followed by tour of entire campus which was cool cuz it has so much to offer! lastly spoke with the dean who is an awesome character! Oh, MAKE SURE YOUR LETTERS ARE IN. MOST OF US THERE HAD MISSING LETTERS CUZ THEY HAD NOT DOWNLOADED THEM FRO VIRTUALEVALS.ORG OR SOMETHING ELSE. that gave me a headache cuz they won't make a decision until ur file is complete and they were meeting a couple of days after, so i was scrambling to make sure that they did their job and downloaded the letters." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 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

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

On what date did the interview take place?

10/30/2006

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?

10 out of 10