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  • University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Gainesville, FL
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

6 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)?

"What do you think about the health care reform debate?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"It was really more of a conversation. Didn't even get the usual questions about why you want to go to med school or why you want to go to UF in particular. Very relaxed and actually talked about interesting issues - great interview format! I thought an hour would be a long time, but it went by pretty fast." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

No Response

What was the most interesting question?

"What do you think about the debate between Peter Singer and Harriet McBride Johnson?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"Tell me about yourself." Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read over AMCAS and secondary, surfed UF's website a bit, talked to current student." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The faculty was SO nice, great resources, STAN, Humanities in Medicine program, how much students liked UF." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"It's in Gainesville. BLEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"How LONG the day is. Drink lots of coffee!" Report Response

What are your general comments?

"I came in thinking I would hate UF and I came away actually considering it as a serious option. Good work admissions office!" Report Response

Tour and Travel

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tourguide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

7 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?

Airplane

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

$201-$300

What airport did you use?

JAX

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

02/05/2010

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

3 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

1 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?

9 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"The interview day was very, very long. By the end of the day I was so exhausted that I couldn't absorb any more information about UF!" Report Response

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