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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?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

7 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 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)?

"Why Iowa? Why medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you feel about working with people of differing cultures/beliefs than yours?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How can we increase the number of organ donors?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How do you handle stress?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What are most proud of accomplishing in your last four years as an undergrad?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Talked to med students, SDN, read about the school, read about healthcare issue" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Nice campus, students, the case based learning was way better than I thought it would be. The med students leading it were really fun and gave us some really great insight into opportunities abroad during med school. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"weather" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I was really nervous about cbl for some reason (because i had no idea what to expect), but it was really laid back. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Good school and lots of opportunities to get involved with research, global health, and pretty much anything else without it totally consuming your life. Iowa City is a really cool town, despite what most people think of when they think of Iowa. " 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

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

09/25/2009

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

9 out of 10

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

9 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?

10 out of 10

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