How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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?

Closed file

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

"Who is your hero?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If you could tell the admissions committee just one thing to convince them to admit you, what would it be?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Somewhat of a standard...I'm an officer on a life raft with 5 subordinates, with only enough food for 4 of them, who would I throw overboard. " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Do I think that the healthcare systems of Canada or England would be effective in the U.S.?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, UAMS website, reading Taking Sides on Bioethical Issues, mock interviews." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The commitment to research, and growth of the facility." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"The school seemed less student focused, and more research focused." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"The length and open-endedness of the interview. I would have prepared a more in-depth explanation of why I wanted to go to med school, etc. I thought that time would prohibit that. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I only got about 2-3 hours of sleep the night before, so I could have been more coherent. After the orientation we went directly to the interview, no time to prep, go to the bathroom and get thoughts together, nothing. The interview was much longer than I had anticipated. Had I known I would have prepared more complete statements. I just tried to make it clear how much I wanted to attend the school, and left it at that. We'll see what happens!" Report Response

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?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

On what date did the interview take place?

01/06/2007

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

7 out of 10