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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?

6 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

4 out of 10

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Virtual

Questions

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At another location

How many people interviewed you?

3 (3x 30 minute interviews)

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)?

"What would you have done differently in your undergraduate career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you define your own successful career?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How did you study for the MCAT?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Tell me about your graduate research." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Why is diversity important in medicine?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

No Response

What impressed you positively?

"Current students were enthusiastic about the program and they showed a clear bond between one another." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"One of the interviewers seemed uninterested, short, and did not understand a question I asked at the end." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Have an answer when asked about diversity in general." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Three thirty minute interviews: two with faculty (open file) one with a current student (closed file). Over Zoom." Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

No Response

How did the tourguide seem?

No Response

How do you rank the facilities?

5 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

No Response

What was your total time spent traveling?

No Response

What was your primary mode of travel?

No Response

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

No Response

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

No Response

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Comments on where you stayed

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

No Response

General Info

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

4 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

2 out of 10

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

2 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?

"The financial aid portion of the presentation should be kept for matriculants. I feel it was unnecessary for interviewees. Beginning the interviews earlier in the day would have been nice, as it was a very long day." Report Response

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