How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 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?

3

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)?

"If you were responsible for a patient's death how would you go about handling it? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine? Why VCOM? ...then we spoke about our parents and Latin (one of my recommenders was my Latin teacher and my interviewer took Latin)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine? Why VCOM? ....then we spoke about my interests in volunteering etc." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"They were pretty much what I expected except for the patient death question." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Patient death question." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"VCOM website, UWash website, SDN, mock interviews, internet" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The community atmosphere at the school. There was no competition among students and the faculty cared about the well-being of the students. It's basically a brand new with more additions for the next year. Blacksburg is a beautiful town with lots of things to do and very cheap housing compared to where I went for undergrad." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing really. The 12 month school year took me back a little but they have many breaks. The cost of attendance is kinda steep (but debt is debt)." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Nothing was unexpected and they informed you on anything you wanted to know." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I love the school....you will too as long as you like the idea of living in a community focused around culture rather than shopping centers (which they do have)." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 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?

Roanoke

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Comfort Inn

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

On what date did the interview take place?

12/10/2008

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?

8 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?

10 out of 10

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10

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

2 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Nothing much...more recycling bins (I'm a hippie)" Report Response