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  • Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Richmond, VA
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?

8 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?

One faculty Member

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)?

"Describe a situation involving interacting with a culture different from your own." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"Why VCU?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Describe a situation where you experienced negative feedback, how it affected you, etc." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"What would you like me to tell the adcoms" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read SDN, VCU website" Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Everything. Students were well taken care of, the faculty really goes out of their way for the students. Richmond, while it is a small city, has enough to keep a med student busy. The facilities were pretty nice/new, the hospital was huge and clerkships are definitely this school's strongpoint." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Richmond, if anything, seemed a bit racially divided downtown, but maybe that's an overgeneralization." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"That I wouldn't be stressed at all for this interview." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"VCU is definitely trying to climb the ranks and improve their rep, and it seems that they are doing a great job of doing it." 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?

Out of 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?

Richmond

Where did you stay?

Hotel

How would you rate the hotel?

5 out of 10

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No Response

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

General Info

On what date did the interview take place?

No Response

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

8 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

5 out of 10

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

7 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?

"Nothing. Extremely enjoyable experience." Report Response

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