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  • West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Morgantown, WV
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

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?

5 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?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"What has led to you a career in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If your best friend was here, what would he/she say is your greatest weakness?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why WVU? Why do you want to go from living in downtown Pittsburgh to a small city like Morgantown?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell us about your visits to Pakistan." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"None, all the questions were pretty standard" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"looked over standard questions, SDN, school's website, reread application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"They are building new facilities (like a neuroscience center), everyone was very nice and tried to make the day minimally stressful. The new library is state-of-the-art. Also, living in Morgantown is ridiculously cheap compared to where I live right now (you can get a 1 bedroom apartment for $500 dollars according to our tour guide)." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"You have to spend your third year at one the campuses and you don't always get your first choice, so you could end up in hicksville. The first year lecture hall is kind of crappy and there aren't big tables so you can't take notes on your laptop. Lectures are on powerpoint and you have to take notes by hand. But they seem to be builing new lecture halls, so maybe those will be an improvement. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing, SDN pretty much told me everything I needed to know" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The whole experience was very relaxed. The interviewees sat in a room and chatted, so waiting for my turn wasn't as nerve-wracking as I thought it would be. The staff and interviewers were friendly and tried to make you as comfortable as possible. " Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

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

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/15/2006

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

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

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