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  • Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Richmond, VA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

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?

60+ minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

6

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"What were your volunteer activities?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"Are you married?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"To be honest, all of the questions were very generic." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Again, nothing was particularly difficult so I'll say ''Why did you pick MCV specifically?'' (EVERY school asks this question)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Reread my application and used wikipedia to brush up on current medical/ethical topics." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Out of all my interviews, MCV had the best waiting room and interview processing. You may think you're relaxed, but being able to send out a quick email, watch T.V. or surf the web does put you at ease. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My interviewer asked me questions that essentially required me to recite back my application packet. There were no really thought-provoking or deep questions. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That all of my interview questions would come by reciting my application info, i.e. volunteer activities, research experience, clinical experience... I would have spent more time reviewing my AAMC application." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall a good experience. The tours were helpful. After my first interview, I would suggest taking my interviews in the afternoon. The tours always give an excellent idea of the pros of the school, and this question always comes up at length in the interview. I wouldn't recommend an afternoon interview for the first one however, since I was a little too nervous to pay attention." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

12/12/2006

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

7 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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