Madison, WI
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
7 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
10 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
Average interview day length (~6 hrs). Presentations early in the day overview the curriculum, facilities, and the merits of the school. Tour of school and hospital(s) by med students. One on one interview with faculty: 1/2 hour, they have your amcas and secondary minus your grades and MCAT. Group interview with students ~4 pre-meds to 2 M2s. Both want you to ask questions. Bring a lot of questions, since most of your basic ones will be answered by the presentations and tours.
Campus, facilities are beautiful: that's a heck of a bonus!
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
If not medicine, if medicine never existed for you, then what would you do?
What was the most interesting question?
If not medicine, if medicine never existed for you, then what would you do?
How did you prepare for the interview?
SDN, Ethics review (turned out to go unused for this interview), AMCAS and UW Secondary reviews.
What was the most difficult question?
If not medicine, if medicine never existed for you, then what would you do? (I don't know why I wasn't ready for it, but I wasn't)
What impressed you positively?
Friendly, approachable, knowledgeable faculty.
Students are laid back, very open about the school and willing to answer ANY questions you might have.
My interviewer, a professor for M1s, M2s, and M4s, was highly regarded by the students. It was very cool to see that, at a larger school like UW, there are still avenues for developing personal relationships with faculty.
What impressed you negatively?
Nothing
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
They are doing a lot of new construction. By 2008, the facilities will have completely turned over (into all new buildings built after 2003 [except the hospital, which is still state of the art])
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
0-1 hour
What was your primary mode of travel?
Other
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
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