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  • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Iowa City, IA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

2 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

25 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)?

"What makes you want to pursue medicine as a career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us about a time when you were forced to be caring and compassionate." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you solve the rising cost of health care in this country?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How would you solve to problem of rising health care costs in America?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How would you solve the problem of rising health care costs in America?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read website, Read Iowa info, SD Network, Reviewed my Application" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The people were fantastic. I had taken a tour a year ago and was not as impressed. Everyone was very nice and very enthusiatic about this program. They had lots of research opportunities and ways for students to get involved. They told me they really encourage first and second year students to have ''non-study'' activities. Overall it seemed like a very supportive environment." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Iowa City is a great town given it's size, but it's just not very big. Also, it cost $10 to park and other schools I've been to paid for my parking. The box lunch they provided was pretty bad." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The day began at 8:30am with three presentations, two from the admissions office and one from financial aid. The group was only 12 people, so it allowed for a lot of questions and time to get to know the other applicants. The interviews began at 10am. Mine was at 10 and then I had to do the Case Based Learning section at 11am. That took one hour and was in a group of five, including the M4 proctor. That was actually lots of fun. The day was closed out with a bad box lunch and a tour from two very enthusiatic (even to the point of silly) M2 students." 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?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

2-3 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

10/26/2007

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?

10 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

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