How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 out of 10

How long was the interview?

60+ 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?

Open file

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

"Why did you choose your college?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"I see you've done really well in all your biology, chemistry, and genetics classes at school. Were you suprised by your low MCAT Biological Sciences score? Why do you think that happened?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about: family, your research, playing rugby, etc. A lot of ''tell me about...''" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Your younger brother goes to JMU and he's extremely liberal. What was the rational behind that one? (He first asked me to tell me about my family and that somehow came up in conversation. He was curious)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me about a time in your life when a situation presented itself and it had ethical implications." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read my AMCAS, Talked to people who had interviewed, wikipedia'd stuff on socialized medicine, HMOs, PPOs, health care terms." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The exposure to patients. You get unparalled experience in your first two years working with patients and being in the hospital. By time you get out of the 4 yrs, you have seen so much pathology you'll be ready for anything. Also, the atmosphere. UT cares about students and making them great doctors. I felt so comfortable with everyone I met." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"It's a terribly ugly campus. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nohting" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Awesome. I interviewed first with a pediatrician and then a PHD. They both went through my AMCAS file and asked questions about it. I didn't have any hostile questions or ''what do you do if...'' scenerios. The interviewers wanted to get to know me beyond grades and test scores. In my second interview we talked about everything from sushi, traveling to Rome, Irish ancestory, Memphis, banning smoking in bars, and red wine. It was like chatting with one of my parent's friends. So relaxing." 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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Marriot

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

03/20/1984

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?

5 out of 10

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

8 out of 10