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  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Worcester, MA
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

1

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 your clinical experience" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why do you want to be a doctor (only one interviewer asked me this question)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What have you been up to since graduation?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Actually... nothing. I wasn't asked many questions at all. It was pretty much: ''tell me about yourself.''" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Nothing difficult was asked." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Mock interview, SDN, studying up on healthcare reform, reading UMASS website, reviewing AMCAS and secondary application." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everyone was extremely kind and enthusiastic." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Although I was told a number of times that the interviews would be open-file, neither of the interviewers had bothered to read my file." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"No reason at all to be stressed out about interviewing at UMASS--nothing difficult was asked and everyone was kind." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Both interviews were conversational. In fact, sometimes it was difficult for me to cut in, as both interviewers seemed more interested in hearing themselves talk. I often had to interrupt with statments like, ''that's why I want to be a doctor'' or ''I think so too.''" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What was your total time spent traveling?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

03/03/2008

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

8 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

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 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?

7 out of 10

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