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?

9 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 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 you want to be a doctor?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"What do you think of the area?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"You're a doctor in a small rural town, in a hospital of about 100 beds. You're in the ED, all other nurses are busy. You have one respirator. Two patients are being brought by an ambulance, both in critical condition with respiratory distress. Both are unstable with the exact same vitals. The ambulance driver has no medical training. What do you do?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"All my questions were standard. The only that made me think was the medical situation I mentioned." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read up on the school and the town, read SDN, did a mock interview, and read my application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The patient robot simulators. You can even simulate pushing meds." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"There is nothing to do in the town, but it's in a really pretty area." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Everyone was really nice. They gave different arrival times for the interviewers, so I freaked out a little when I arrived and a bunch of people were already there. The tour guide was really excited and helped calm the interviewees. Med students took us to the General Lewis Inn for lunch--one student who went with us was on the PBL track. The interviewers spoke to me more about how I felt about the surrounding area than why I wanted to be a physician, which seemed odd to me." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

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

$501+

What airport did you use?

LWB

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?

Brier Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

09/10/2007

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?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10