How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

10 out of 10

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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Tell me about yourself / why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you know what Medicaid is? What is it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why are you interested in community health?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What is your support system? I've never had a school openly express interest in that." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Have you heard about XXX health care bill in Congress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"mock interview, SDN, prepped a billion questions, *should have reread my file more closely*" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The interviewers has spent time with my application and asked relevant and interested questions. The school is undergoing a tremendous amount of positive growth, and the students get to reap the rewards." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"How long UMass can take to make a decision on an application post-interview." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Not much; I had a pretty good sense of how the day would flow. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Met in the admissions office at 9:15 with the other morning interviewers. Got our interviewer information with times (10:00 and 10:45) and location (both within the hospital/med school complex). Had a little bit of time to kill before the 12:00 presentations by admissions and financial aid, which the afternoon interviewees come for as well. Then lunch in the room (which you have to sit hungrily and smell while folks are presenting), followed by a presentation by students, then a tour. " 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?

Airplane

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

$301-$400

What airport did you use?

bos

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2007

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

10 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How eco-friendly are the school's application materials and interview process?

6 out of 10