Positively
3 out of 10
8 out of 10
3 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
1
In a group
Closed file
"For the group interview, the professor gave us a hypothetical situation involving a student who cheated on an exam. We had four questions which we analyzed (ethical and moral in nature). I think the whole point of this exercise was two fold. First, the professor probably wanted us to see if we had morals. Second, he wanted to see how we actually organized the group discussion. Did one person dominate the discussion? Did everyone get a chance to give their two cents? My advice would be to somewhat organize the discussion so that no one would be left out and everyone would have a chance to talk." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"After the group discussion the professor interviewed us each individually. My personal interview was literally five minutes. He asked me what my MCAT was? What I did for fun? Why Puerto Rico (I am from the mainland? Do you speak Spanish?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Why Medicine? Classic." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"What I do for fun?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Explain any discrepancies in your transcipt, i.e., grades, MCAT score, etc." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Went over my resume. Read up on the school. Read SD forum and interview questions. Just get the basic questions down like why medicine, why puerto rico, stuff like that." Report Response
"The five minute personal interview IN ENGLISH! Though the other students had another interviewer and he took fifteen minutes for each student. I got really lucky with my professor." Report Response
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"That the tour was completely in spanish." Report Response
"To all those who are weak in Spanish: Do not be afraid of applying here. I suck at Spanish, yet I was accepted to this medical school. Everyone in my group interview (6 students) was from Puerto Rico and spoke fluently. I felt really dumb answering in English while everyone else spoke Spanish. Just make it clear in your one on one interview that one of the main reasons you chose UCC was because you want to cater to Spanish speaking population in the U.S. Also tell them that you will work extremely hard to be fluent in Spanish by the fall. They love hearing stuff like that. Most important thing: Relax and breath. Oh and don't act too much like a gringo. Hasta la vista..." Report Response
Admissions staff
Neutral
4 out of 10
Out of state
4-6 hours
Airplane
$501+
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (San Juan)
Hotel
8 out of 10
Radisson (in the Condado area)
yes
03/25/2010
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"I was not exactly fluent in spanish but could understand it at an advanced level. My advice: accommodate the English speaking students by speaking to them in English." Report Response
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