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  • University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Vermillion, SD
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?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

60+ 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)?

"If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How will your major help you in medicine? (I was a political science major)." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What questions were you asked at your last interview?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What kind of animal would you be and why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"How will your major help you in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, friends at the school, looked over the school website, reviewed my AMCAS." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Nice new medical building. Incredibly friendly staff. Friendly students and small class size." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Vermillion. I just don't know if I can do such a small town. The facilities are nice but not the absolute best I have seen. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I would not be fed lunch. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"It seems like a really great school and everything. Time will tell." 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

What was your total time spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

Where did you stay?

Friends or family

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/13/2009

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

5 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 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?

8 out of 10

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