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  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • Allopathic Medical School
  • Farmington, CT
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?

10 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)?

"Strengths and Weaknesses?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have any apprehensions about medical school?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why medicine and why UConn?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"more like a discussion... but we talked about burn out in med students and doctors." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"so what are you feeling? (I had no idea what he meant at first, but asked and he meant with respect to starting medical school)" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"researching their site, this site, and talking with current students." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"early clinical exposure, amount of community service, sense of community among the students" Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"parking situation... but I already knew about that." Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"I was pretty prepared after reading through the advice here." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"really research the school. They take pride in their physician-scientist approach, clinical experience, and community service." 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?

0-1 hour

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

< $100

What airport did you use?

No Response

Where did you stay?

Home

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?

01/10/2011

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

9 out of 10

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

6 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

8 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?

5 out of 10

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Have an online site for students to check their application status. Also, give that site the ability to accept secondaries online. I was so nervous that they didn't receive my secondary for some reason because it took a while to respond." Report Response

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