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  • University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Madison, WI
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

Questions

How long was the interview?

45 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)?

"So was your _____'s health a factor of you going into medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have any questions or comments?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Research" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you were Taylor Swift when Kanye West got on stage and said she didn't deserve the award, how would you have reacted?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What will you do to succeed in medical school? How will you transition?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"SDN, school advising, job/MCW/fellow pre-med mock interviews, looking over school's websites, AMCAS, secondary" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"-The extracurricular opportunities are outstanding! -The school and the dean's office are very interested in the students' well-being and opinions regarding the education they receive. -The curriculum seems to change frequently, but is for the better and is done smoothly. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Nothing. I guess I expected the other health care professional schools to have some integration with the med students, but the only real interaction is them all being in the HSLC." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"-Bring your own coffee mug so coffee doesn't spill all over your overcoat hahaha. -Add 2-3 hours on to your estimated time of arrival to account for weather and traffic. -Prepare more questions than you believe satisfactory, since everyone you meet will ask you if you have any questions. At the same time, a lot of the people you will meet will not have a say in the selection process." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The school is amazing! The faculty interviews are typically only 30 minutes but mine started early and ran late. Questions were kept to a minimum and we mainly talked. It appeared as if certain applicants missed the memo of it being relaxed in tone. All of my interviewers were great. The M2s that interviewed the applicants just had an exam and still had prepared unique and fun questions. Both the most interesting and most difficult questions were during the medical student group discussion." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 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?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

11/15/2009

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?

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

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Keep doing what you are doing." Report Response

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